Review

This is seriously one of THE FUNNIEST books I’ve ever read.  I cannot even tell you how much I laughed while reading this book.  And no lies, Grandma Nadine may be my most favorite secondary character EVER!  If this book were a movie, Grandma Nadine would either be played by Betty White or Doris Roberts…I think you get the idea of what her personality is like.

Of course, there were also some tear-jerker moments in this book.  Some sad things have happened in the lives of these main characters.  Also, as absolutely hilarious as Grandma Nadine is, she also gives some sage advice…and let’s face it, grandmas giving sage advice tend to get the water works going.

So, our two “most” main characters, Jake and Char, are pretty close to your typical bad boy and good girl.  Although they both have a few characteristics that make you believe from the very beginning that there is a way for them to meet somewhere in the middle.  Since this book is told from multiple points of view, it is very easy to be frustrated with both these characters!  It’s easy to see they both want each other, and not just in a lustful way, but do you think they could possibly (as I like to tell my pre-schoolers) “use their words?”  Of course not!  But you will love them, just the same.  Jake wants to be a good guy, but he’s not sure he’s capable.  And Char has wanted to be with Jake since she was a teenager, but with his philandering ways, she’s not sure he’s worth her time, no matter how bad she wants him.

There are two other characters that we get a few chapters from their point of view.  Travis, Jake’s brother, and the lovely Kacey, Jake’s former best friend…who happens to be marrying Travis.  Grandma Nadine has them sleeping in separate rooms until after their nuptials.  This makes for some intriguing plans to ‘sneak around’ Grandma, and some gut-busting laughs!  Seeing things from Travis and Kacey’s points of view also helps the reader to see Jake and Char’s relationship from an outsider’s perspective, which I liked very much.

Now, some of you may be thinking that the title stems from Jake and Char making a wager between the two of them, but you would be TOTALLY wrong.  I’m not going to tell you who makes the wager, so it will be a fun surprise when you find out, because you must read this book!

And the epilogue?!  Let’s just say that I can’t wait for the next book! :D