Review: At the top of my favorite book list!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely love Rachel Van Dyken!  I love her writing style and have not been disappointed by anything of hers that I have read.After reading The Bet, I didn't think I could ever like Jake.  I just didn't think he could redeem himself.  Rachel proved me wrong.  While Jake couldn't be more different than his brother Travis, he has his own unique personality that you can't help but love.  He has a vulnerability that surprised me.  The relationship between Jake and Char is realistic, funny and endearing.  I love how Rachel really delves into the minds of Jake and Char and you really understand how they feel, and why they are both so hesitant to act on their feelings for one another.  I found myself cheering them on as they decide to take the plunge and give each other a chance.  If I'm being honest, the total selling point to this story is Grandma Nadine.  I love that woman!  You first experience Grandma Nadine in The Bet, but she is all over the place in The Wager.  She totally takes control of any scene that she is a part of and cannot wait to see what she has planned in that devious, yet brilliant, mind of hers in the next book!