Allison Carr’s Reviews > Betting Man > Status Update

The beginning of this book makes me sick to my stomach every time.

“I played his voice in my mind like it was my favorite record. The memory of his warm baritone was the only thing that provided any comfort in my upper middle class prison.” 😭

I love the poker club kiddos so much. 😭

The paper rings. The bread string rings. The straw wrapper rings.

“And however many times you ask me after today, I will always say yes. I will always choose you.” 😭

“The flowers were no longer a symbol of love in spite of horrific trauma. They were a symbol of growing. Thriving. Blooming. A symbol of unconditional love. A reminder that any act of love is never wasted.” 🥹

“I’d spend my entire life waiting for you if it meant that I got you for just one day. Every day with you has been the best day of my life.” 🥹

“When I touch you, it’s not just sex. It’s our souls meeting. We complete each other at an elemental level. So, yeah—I guarantee you this, darlin’. Sex will always feel right with me. Because it is.”

“I loved Chase Brannon with everything inside me, and I would keep loving him until my last breath.”

My heart 😭😭😭

“I wanted to fill Bridget’s life with so much color that she couldn’t help but smile every damn day.”

“I didn’t deserve these people that had claimed me as family, but by God, I was grateful that they had. Found family is a profoundly beautiful thing. The choice to love someone through their best and their worst runs deeper than blood ever could.” 🩶