All’s fair in love and high school. Lane accepted the bet. Get Trudy to go to Homecoming with him. He didn’t realize that his heart would get involved. Trudy’s having the worst day imaginable. And then she overhears Lane making the bet. He thinks he’s going to Homecoming with her? Never. And then she’s forced to tutor him in math, and she suddenly can’t think around him. He steals her breath … think around him. He steals her breath away. And she gets lost in his eyes.
She is in so much trouble.
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Such a fun afternoon read with good and clean drama.
Trudy’s going through a lot–her sister’s in the hospital with a terminal illness, her mom spends most of her time at the hospital and her dad spends most of his time at work. Trudy’s an honor student who’s trying to get into Harvard, but she’s not having a great day at school, then she hears two football players (Gabe and Lane) making a bet about her, and things go from bad to worse. On top of that Lane gets them sent to the principal’s office because he won’t quit talking to her in calculus class.
Before leaving the principal’s office Trudy finds herself assigned to tutor Lane so he doesn’t fail the class and get kicked off of the football team. Lane thinks this is great–he’ll get to spend time with Trudy, get her to go to the homecoming dance with him, he’ll win the bet with Gabe so Gabe will have to shave his head, and Lane won’t have to wear a cheerleader uniform to school. Lane doesn’t know that Trudy knows about the bet. Trudy becomes friends with Jessica, who’s in the band. They form their own plan on how to get back at Lane and Gabe, but as Trudy learns more about Lane and his family issues she has second thoughts.
Lane and Trudy aren’t what they seem to be at first glance. Trudy isn’t an “ice queen” and Lane isn’t a dumb jock who’s a bully. Both of them have family issues to deal with that others don’t know about–it’s not something teenagers usually talk about at school.
I really enjoyed the story and wondered if Trudy would go through with the plan she and Jessica had come up with since she was becoming friends with Lane. I was surprised by the twist–Gabe really is a bully–and wanted to see how Trudy and Lane would clear up the big misunderstanding Gabe’s interference caused. I also liked Trudy’s friendship with Jessica, the “band-geek”.
I don’t usually read YA, but this is a good one–it’s not just a lot of teenage angst or fluff. It’s the first in a new YA series and I may find myself reading this genre more often.
All’s fair in love and high school!
While I’m thrilled to no longer be in high school, I do love reading high school stories. So when I heard that Victorine Lieske was going to be releasing this one, I knew I wanted to read it. Not to mention the plot just sounded like too much fun to pass up.
Don’t Bet on Love was a touching, fast read. Things were constantly changing between Trudy and Lane. She was so determined to not like him and he was so convinced he didn’t like her.
While I liked Trudy because she reminded me a little of me, I liked Lane despite not being a thing like him. He was the dumb jock with his heart in the right place, despite what Trudy thought. He struggled with school and tried to do well enough to not be kicked off the team. (I do have to say, though, that it wasn’t realistic that he would have been in Calculus – at least he wouldn’t have been when I was in school.) The way Trudy was able to help him was sweet.
There was an underlying reason in the story why this was the worst day of Trudy’s life. Serious and heavy matters were handled well without weighing the story down. Yes, I was sad about the situations both Trudy and Lane faced at home but it was far from depressing.
If you enjoy high school stories with some depth but no angst, it’s a sure bet you will enjoy Don’t Bet on Love!
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I loved Don’t Bet on Love. This first installment from Victorine E Lieske’s Rockford High series. Trudy and Lane are completely opposites. Trudy is the smart and quiet girl in class forced to tutor the star football player. However, they have undeniable attraction for one another. The story is sweet, clean and funny at times, but there are some heartbreaking scenes that will bring a reader to tears.
I give Don’t Bet on Love five plus stars, I can not wait to find out what happens next in the Rockford High series. I highly recommend this one.
I received this book from the publisher, but was not required to write a review. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
Can Trudy survive her fraught life? A moving, realistic tale of teen highs and lows
March 12, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
A really moving and compelling story, well-written and with some stand-up characters facing off against the stereotypical high school bully. Trudy, the heroine, is beset with almost every problem a high school teen could experience and she so can’t comprehend why Lane, a football star whose clique is constantly making snide comments about her, would be attracted to her. I think it’s the brain fog caused by her family issues that make her suspect his affection, but it’s hard for her to accept his behavior at face value. Be prepared for some teary moments, especially related to sister Allison’s declining health.
I adored Lane; a good guy who hung with bully Gabe and the football crowd and learned to regret it. He’s got his own issues, struggling at school and worried about his parents’ strained relationship, and yet really goes all out for the sad, brilliant girl he falls for.
I really suspected more of a twist at the climatic end involving Jessica, Trudy’s, new friend; I had suspected her sudden friendship to have ulterior motives. The ending is a little abrupt but happy and I really enjoyed this story of teen love and angst.
This 55-plus senior had a great time reliving the growing pains of high school through Trudy’s story.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
A beautifully emotional and heartfelt ya clean romance. This engaging storyline that has lot of misunderstandings and miscommunications and rumors as a relationship between Trudy and Lane. It features attempted suicide, borderline grades, cheating parents, cancer, and romance that deals with realistic everyday situations. An enjoyable clean short romance story that will make you laugh and cry. I honestly and voluntarily reviewed this ARC.
A bet gets these two together but will it keep them apart? There is the usual high school angst but Lane and Trudy are also going through some tough things. A sweet, clean romance that tugs at your heart. Both characters show such growth together and individually.
This book really touched on my emotions There is happiness, laughter, sadness, and grief. You can feel the teenage angst of high school and guys making bets about getting a girl to go out with them. You can also feel the sadness of moving to a new town away from your friends which would be especially hard in high school. Add to that Trudy’s family dynamic has changed since her sister, who is ten years younger, is dealing with cancer.
This story reflects on Trudy’s relationship with her parents, her sister who has leukemia, and with Lane who is part of the bet. The story does not dwell on the fact that three months earlier Trudy tried to take her own life. Her life is still in turmoil but she is choosing happiness. I think this story is very well written and sends a very positive message. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
The teenage years are perhaps the most wonderful, but can also be the most difficult time of one’s life. Young people can be some of the cruelest and most insensitive people a teen has to deal with, as both Trudy and Lane discovered. My heart ached for these young people as they faced some of the most challenging events of their lives, and yet did not yet have the emotional capacity nor the experience to understand what was happening to them. The story is well written and highlights “growing pains” at their worst and best. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.