This is spelled out for you in bold letters. Ever.ĭespite their differences, Min and Cal quickly recognize that they have a special connection. There should never be this much chicken marsala in a book. These characters spend every day of the month eating, talking about, or attempting to cook chicken marsala. Her mother shows up to periodically shout out scathingly horrible phrases like, “No butter!” and “Men won’t love you if you’re fat!” I had to look up the author online and was surprised to see that she doesn’t have a weight issue because the book reads like she’s trying to work through some serious issues about self-image and food.

Every meal she and Cal share involves him offering her a piece of bread and her refusing it because “carbs”. We’re constantly bombarded with her inability to fit into her bridesmaids dress. No Min’s weight is like the 3rd protagonist of the story. Is this relevant? Am I just mean? Fat-shaming? You’re probably wondering why I would include the term “chubby” in a character description. My review is more of a discussion of the book so fair warning – Spoilers below… But you can bet me I won’t be recommending Bet Me to anybody anytime soon. Only when Cal gets unwillingly drawn into a bet two get Min into bed within a month, it’s GAME ON for Cal and Min!įull disclosure: I’m not a chick lit reader so it’s hard to distinguish if my issues with this book are specific to the story or simply a mismatch between me and the genre. Min is a smart, sassy, chubby woman who is far too savvy to fall for a guy like Cal. Cal is a gorgeous charmer who has the unfortunate character flaw of dumping women a few months after making them fall desperately in love with him.

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