Review: I Bet You

Title: I Bet You
Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Release Date: October 29, 2018

Blurb:

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with an all-new swoon-fest of a novel about what happens when you look beyond labels and take a chance on love.

Sexy Athlete: I bet you…
Penelope Graham: Burn in hell, quarterback.

The text is random but Penelope figures out exactly who “Sexy Athlete” is. And why she shouldn't take his wager.

Ryker Voss.
Football star.
Walks on water and God's gift to women.
Just ask him.

His bet? He promises Penelope he’ll win her the heart of the guy she’s been crushing on. His plan—good old-fashioned jealousy. Once her crush sees her kissing Ryker, he'll realize what he's missing. Sounds legit, right? The only question is…why is Ryker being so nice to her?

Penelope Graham.
Virgin.
Lover of sparkly vampires and calculus.
His mortal enemy.

Penelope knows she shouldn’t trust a jock, but what’s a girl to do when she needs a date to Homecoming? And Ryker’s keeping a secret, another bet, one that could destroy Penelope’s heart forever.

Will the quarterback score the good girl or will his secrets mean everyone loses this game of love?

*Author's Note: This is a standalone sports romance with an HEA.

**You do not have to have read I Dare You, although you should if you love jocks and nerdy heroines. Xo

Review: 

So I had meant to read I Dare You before I Bet You (even though they are standalones), and had set aside time to do so (which I normally don't do.) But I had been stressing so much about finishing up our Halloween costumes that I am making by hand. If you haven't noticed my blogging definitely took a hit, since I have been trying to finish everything in time. Then when I got I Bet You on my Kindle I figured I would read it slow- when I had a few minutes here or there that I couldn't work on the costumes (at night, or while eating etc). But neither went as planned, since the moment I picked it up at 7 P.M. last night, I couldn't put it down until I finished it. 

I bet you follows Penelope who is smart, nerdy, and still a virgin in college, and Ryker who is a jock, has a different woman on his shoulders every week, and can get any one he wants. When his eyes land on Penelope she made it clear it wasn't going to happen. They are enemies. So why all of a sudden is Ryker being nice to her? Why does he promised to win her a date with the guy she has been crushing on? Ryker is holding on to a secret- one that could end in heartbreak for both. 

I honestly enjoyed this book. I love Penelope's nerdy and quirkiness, and the push and pull between her and Ryker. And I loved the jock Ryker and how there was more to him then what Penelope originally thought. This was a fun, cute romance where the Jock ends up with the needy virgin, but not without some struggles on the way. And I cannot wait to get to I Dare You, and hope there is more to some of the characters (I  be Chirisma and Blaze and want to know more about them!) 

4.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐.