Review: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills

Synopsis:

She’s the one bet I can’t resist... 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. I Bet You, an all-new sexy college romance standalone is available NOW! Sexy Athlete: I bet you… Penelope Graham: Burn in hell, quarterback. The late night text is random but Penelope knows 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 nerdy 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 secret mean everyone loses at this game of love? 

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Review: College romances are like catnip for me. Especially ones about jock quarterbacks, and nerdy girls. No one can quite write sport romances like Ilsa, and while the story was a bit of a cliche itself, it was an amazing read. Ryker Voss is is Waylon University's star quarterback. He's the golden boy, who walks on water, and can do no wrong in the eyes of his adoring fan club. He's got a bright future ahead of him. Ryker Voss can have any girl he wants, but the one girl who holds his attention doesn't want to give him the time of day. Penelope Graham is a nobody. Atleast compared to Ryker Voss she is. She's the quiet nerdy girl, who doesn't like to call attention to herself, and most certainly not from famous quarterbacks. But that's exactly what Penelope has done, due to a scathing editorial she wrote about a footbal fighting ring that took place a coulle of months ago. She mistakenly thought Ryker was a part of it, and although she has tried to right her wrong, it's too late. The quarterback has it in for her. Or does he? To Ryker Penelope is a contradiction. She is quiet and shy one moment, but when he annoys her she can be snarky and sassy. Ryker is enthralled by this girl, and its an age old story about the hot quarterback and the nerdy girl. He wants to spend time with her, and pick her mind. He goes out of his way to put himself in situations where she's present. And everything seems to be going alright until Ryker does something stupid. Something that comes to haunt him later in the story. He doesn't make a bet, as much as he's forced to make it due to a douchebag teammate. As angsty as college romances can be, I felt like Ilsa didn't exaggerate and situations. She didn't make the angst detrimental to the story. What really surprised me was when I started crying reading about Penelope and her dad. Although I angry at him, I felt like he tried to help his daughter our when she needed it. Parents are not perfect after all. I also really liked the historical romance parts. And Vampire Bill was freaking hilarious! I really enjoyed I Bet You. It's a quintessential college romance, Ilsa Madden-Mills style. 4 stars.