Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter

Posted November 25, 2022 by lenoreo in NetGalley ARCs, Reviews / 0 Comments

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Title: Bet on It
Author: Jodie Slaughter
Published by: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: July 12, 2022
Format: eARC
Pages: 315
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Source: NetGalley
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2022 COYER Fall, Lenoreo's 2022 Netgalley and Edelweiss Challenge
Find it: Goodreads
My rating:

Blurb:
The first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she’s having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly Wiggly. The second time, he’s being introduced to her as her favorite bingo buddy’s semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it takes is one game for her to realize that he’s definitely going to be a problem. And if there’s anything she already has a surplus of, it’s problems.

In Walker Abbott’s mind, there are only two worthwhile things in Greenbelt, South Carolina. The peach cobbler at his old favorite diner and his ailing grandmother. Dragging himself back after more than a decade away, he’s counting down the days until Gram heals and he can get back to his real life. Far away from the trauma inside of those city limits. Just when he thinks his plan is solid, enter Aja to shake everything up.

A hastily made bingo-based sex pact is supposed to keep this…thing between them from getting out of hand. Especially when submitting to their feelings means disrupting their carefully balanced lives. But emotions are just like bingo callers—they refuse to be ignored.

Jodie Slaughter's Bet on It is a heart-stoppingly fun, emotional romance that will have readers falling in love until long after the last page is turned.

My Review:

I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

DNF @14% — When it’s been 11 days, and you’ve only made it a few chapters in, it’s time to call it.

I was really interested in the anxiety rep for this book, and the own voices in general. And, so far, the anxiety rep looked really solid.

My problem is I just wasn’t interested in either MC, wasn’t feeling connected to them as individuals or as a couple, and so I’m going to cut my losses. It very well might be a solid book, but I hate forcing myself to read, even if it’s just mood.