Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky, Zachary Webber

A New York Times Bestseller

From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, this “entertaining” (Publishers Weekly) rom-com in the vein of She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a teen girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of a bet while working at a waterpark.

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip.

Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers—particularly two who keep flirting with each other. Bailey and Charlie make a bet on whether or not the cozy pair will actually get together. Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can’t just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong.

Bailey and Charlie keep close track of the romantic progress of others while Charlie works to deflect the growing feelings he’s developed for Bailey. Terrified to lose her if his crush becomes known, what doesn’t help his agenda is Bailey and Charlie “fake dating” in order to disrupt the annoying pleasantries between Bailey’s mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Soon, what Charlie was hoping to avoid becomes a reality as Bailey starts to see him as not only a friend she can rely on in the midst of family drama—but someone who makes her hands shake and heart race. But Charlie has a secret—a secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made. Can the two make a real go of things…or has Charlie’s secret doomed them before they could start?

Critic reviews

"Jesse Vilinsky and Zachary Webber expressively perform this friends-to-lovers romance...Vilinsky’s portrayal of Bailey’s vulnerable and conflicted persona is emotional and full of feeling, while Webber’s charming mellow tone complements Charlie’s guarded yet benevolent nature. Listeners will cheer as Bailey and Charlie let down their walls and fall in love."

The moral of the story - learn to talk to people you love

It is a decent story about young people, and I absolutely loved it. Small moments, so uniquely captured by author made me giggle and remember silly memories from my youth, However, probably due to my perception of the world, I again felt irritated that people don’t know that the best conflict solution is trying to tell people what you feel and think, as it makes the world you live in so much easier to digest.

loved it

great read and I would totally recommend it to anyone. Fun story and cute ending. enjoy

Good but….

I loved this book and generally enjoy all of Lynn Painters books. The only issue I have is how long she drags out the love story and the weird in between of the characters not just talking like regular humans. Creating unneeded problems between the characters with a very easy-to-guess climax of them coming back together and admitting how madly in love they are. I understand it is for the story but this book especially felt way too dragged out. Super cute overall, but the last 12 chapters felt like a chore to just finish the book and see how it ended.

The couple

I loved the couple but Wes and Liz will always be my favorite ever because there so cute

Adorable

So incredibly cute. At 27 I still found myself wanting a Charlie! Another incredible book by this wonderful author