Bet Me in Around the World in 80 Books

Sep 28, 2009 Juliana Philippa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 0-reviewed, 4-to-5-stars, 0-own, romance-contemporary, 4-half-to-5-romance-books, 5-and-plus-romance-books, 0-own-in-dead-tree-form, favorite-romance-heroines-ever, 5-plus-stars, 0-own-in-dead-tree-form-mass-market

In the past few months I have read many, many books (as my Goodreads profile will attest to, lol) and let me just say that this one is definitely one of the best that I have read in a long time. It was absolutely charming and engaging, *hysterically* funny, had fantastic primary and secondary characters, an interesting plot, witty dialogue, and on and on and on.

There are almost always things - even in an absolute-5-star-favorite book - that I would want to change if given the option, even if it' ...more

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May 22, 2020 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: play-book-tag, romance, humor, read-in-2020, pbt-vote-challenge, gambling, ohio

Min Dobbs just had her boyfriend David breakup with her when she over hears him bet Cal Morrissey he can't get Min into bed within a month. She doesn't hear Cal turn down the bet but agree to a bet that he can't get Min to go out to dinner with him. Min agrees to dinner to get back at David but the date goes very wrong. Cal and Min agree never to see each other again but fate seems to have a different plan as they continually bump into each other. This book was a lot of fun. I liked both main ch ...more

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Jun 30, 2013 Snowtulip rated it liked it

Shelves: rom

3.5

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Mar 01, 2010 Nadine in NY Jones rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, contemporary-romance, chick-lit

I liked this book a lot more than I was expecting. I don't usually read "chick lit" but I was looking for a change of pace, and this book got good reviews. I found myself utterly charmed. I LIKED the main two characters, they seemed like real people I'd want to hang around with, I understood their interactions. What I didn't like was the false quirkiness the author imbued the secondary characters with ... the parents were just TOO evil, the nephew was just TOO loveable, the best friend was just ...more

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Apr 25, 2018 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

4.5

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May 25, 2008 Jessica rated it liked it

Shelves: chick-lit

You wouldn't think that an author could wring this much humor out of a book with an actuary as the female lead. A lively cast and a sweet romance make for a great beach read. ...more

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Sep 05, 2023 superawesomekt rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: tmi

I read this after asking chat gpt for some reading recommendations. Mediocre writing and caricature-like villains... Extensive sex scenes I had to skip... I won't read this author again. ...more

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