This was a sweet, realistic look at love that had a charming, hallmark loving protagonist. The characters where absolutely great, though I wish some of the side characters could have been fleshed out a bit more. The pacing felt a little off at times but I still wasn’t able to put this one down. This was definitely a solid read.

I DNFd this one. The voice was a little too much for me. I love a quirky heroine but it felt forced throughout. The hero was introduced in a weird way that made me think he was a snob so it was a no from me.

Adina Gellar is 25, living with her mother, piecing together an income by teaching spin classes and making lattes all while she pursues her dream of becoming a lifestyle journalist. When she hears about a big city developer building condos in a small town upstate, she gets the idea to investigate a Hallmark movie come to life. She's disappointed to find that the tropes of movies don't always translate to real life.

The setup for this story was cute and it had a lot of laugh-out-loud moments and funny side characters. Adina definitely reads as a 25 year old who is pretty sheltered and I did find myself rolling my eyes at some of her actions and dialogue. Finn was a good love interest, but his codependence with his father was pretty bad.

Content warnings: Finn's father is an alcoholic and the impact of that on Finn's life is a major theme throughout the book. There's a scene where a drunk father insults and degrades Adina using slurs.

Thanks to Forever and NetGalley for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

3.5 stars for this because I'm sorry to say that this was a very middle-of-the-road read for me. There is nothing wrong with it, but it's also nothing particularly original. Which, in hindsight, might be what they were going for because it's as formulaic as the Hallmark romance movies that leading lady Adina is obsessed with.
A city girl with big dreams of small-town romance brought on by stories of her parents' story and a love of romantic movies and TV shows, Adina is desperate to launch her career as an entertainment journalist when she stumbles upon what she's convinced is the article that will jumpstart her career: a big corporation invading a small town to build expensive highrises and destroy the cozy, friendly culture of the town. The problem is that when Adina arrives at the small town, absolutely nothing is like she expected.
It is interesting to see Adina realizing that the grass being always greener is a saying for a reason. It's in those scenes where her preconceived notions get torn apart that the best parts of the story take place. Reading as Adina starts to accept things as they are and looking for the positive in things is what made this a worthwhile read.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and Forever for the read!

Adina is a writer to heads to a small town to write a “actually happening in real life” Hallmark Movie article. Only when she arrives, the town is anything but that. The people are actually in favor of the Big City Corporate Builder coming in to build a high rise apartment builder and bring in chain stores and coffeeshops…..What?!

The story was entertaining and I loved the connection between Adi and Finn (Big City Corporate Builders project manager). I found it comical that the story didn’t go as planned and Adi had to find different angles…some that also didn’t work out.

This book was billed as a nod to Gilmore Girls, but I seemed to have missed that connection outside of the small town setting. The plot was familiar but not predictable. I also enjoyed the Jewish representation.

4 Stars

Thank you to @netgalley and @readforeverpub for a free copy of this book.

If you are a fan of Hallmark movies, this is the book for you! Cute, small town romance with lots of classic rom com tropes. A fun, fast read!

This was such a delightful read! We follow Adina Gellar, a disillusioned city girl looking for her big break into journalism. She thinks she may have found the story she's looking for when she learns of a big-time corporation's plans for development in the small town of Pleasant Hollow--because if TV movies have taught her anything, it's that small towns will do anything to protect themselves against this sort of threat--but when she arrives, she discovers that everything she knows about small towns may actually come from an unreliable source.

First of all, can we please have more protagonists who still live with their parent(s) in adulthood while they're getting they're footing in a career path? Adulting is rough out here, and if you can live with a parent there's no reason why that should be looked down upon. I also loved how close Adina was with her mom, and it was lovely seeing their relationship on page.

I also really enjoyed the romance and humor in here, as well as ALLLLLLL the TV references. This was such a great read, and I can't wait to see what else Meredith Schorr comes out with!

This was SO cute and so much fun to read! I love Adina and her personality, I loved her relationship with her mom throughout the book. I really loved Finn and the relationship that developed between the two of them. This was a fun, sweet and heartfelt read! I loved the casual Jewish rep!

As a big fan of both Hallmark movies and Gilmore Girls, I was so excited to receive a copy of As Seen On TV. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. While the story was cute, I didn’t really connect with Finn or Adina and was left wanting something more.

Adi is a journalist trying to launch her career in NYC while working as a barista and a spin instructor. She thinks she’s finally found her break writing a story about a big developer breaking ground in a town north of the city. She expects it to be just like a Hallmark movie - charming small town doesn’t want big developer coming in, visiting journalist falls in love with small town man, etc… but that’s not what happens. This book was fun and I really enjoyed it! Would recommend as a fun summer read.

As Seen on TV was just okay for me. I didn't connect to the main character or the romance. There was nothing that I specifically didn't like, I was just generally underwhelmed. I hope this works better for others.

This is one of those books that I thought I would love. I love Hallmark movies, Rom Coms and can even tolerate Gilmore Girls (I know, I know!) I can even suspend disbelief with the best of them. However, I felt like this story lacked in some of places.

The premise was intriguing and sounded promising, unfortunately its execution fell flat to me. I found Adina immature and naive--I did not like being in her head. Her character showed some growth there towards the end of the story, but to me it was a case of too little too late. I did like Finn, but I didn't like him for Adina (which is not good for a romance!). I didn't feel any connection between these two and although some of their chemistry bled through, what little did make it to the page didn't come across as genuine.

I admit, there were some good moments in the story. I found myself laughing out loud at points and genuinely getting into the small town atmosphere of the story, but in the end this was a Romance and I wasn't sold on it.

Overall, I believe my enjoyment of this story comes down to a case of "It's not you, it's me" type scenario. I'm thinking that I dived into the story with certain expectations that unfortunately were not met to my satisfaction.

All in all, not for me but an okay read nonetheless.

Adina Gellar is a huge fan of Hallmark movies where the big city girl finds love in the idyllic small town. So in order to save her writing career, she decides to do a piece on the charm of a small town and maybe? just like you see on TV, find a cute guy. She picks a town where a big real estate company is building a complex hoping to find residents in protest mode and she can break the story and deliver a Hallmark moment of her own. Except, the town isn't cute or quaint and they don't really care what's happening with the huge construction project. But she does meet Finn, and while he's sweet and handsome, he's not acting like the small town hero.

This was a cute premise, and I liked most of the book. The issues between the couple carried on for way too long, and if you have to have the best friend explain the grand gesture, then it loses its moment.

Thank-you NetGalley and publisher for the chance to review this ARC.

As Seen on TV is what we all love about Hallmark movies and then some.
It had this cozy feeling to it that made you happy.
The writing style was great and easy to gel with it from the start.
The characters were fun and likable.
I can't wait to read more from this author,

I liked this romance - it had some charming moments and qualities - but I've read so many really expertly written romances this year that this will not make it onto the shelf of my most memorable reads in the genre. I would put it into my "that was okay" category, in terms of my rating system.

What worked:
- obvious and satisfying Gilmore Girls / Stars Hollow vibes
- the depth of the hero character, Finn
- a cozy quality to how the narrative unfolded

Howevers:
- I'm afraid the writing didn't sparkle for me. It felt flat and unrefined a lot of the time.
- I didn't feel compelled to read this. A romance reading experience houldn't feel effortful, but at times, this one did. Perhaps the premise was too familiar, too much like a Hallmark movie for my romance taste?

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a digital ARC of this title.

Adina thought she was going to a quintessential small town as seen on TV. Who doesn’t crave a Hallmark movie kind of location with romance? Unfortunately, the town she ends up in is not the quant and quirky place she was thought it would be.

This book is a fun and I completely enjoyed it! I really liked how it played against the small town stereotypes and showed you sometimes you need to release your expectations to see where life takes you. I would totally recommend this book to anyone who has watched Gilmore Girls or a Hallmark movie (there are plenty of references).

I want to thank NetGalley, Meredith Schorr and Forever (Grand Central Publishing), Forever for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

When Adi travels from New York City to a small town to find the perfect story to pitch and jumpstart her career in journalism, she unexpectedly falls for a fellow New Yorker who also happens to be there and extends her stay. As Seen on TV reminded me of a Hallmark movie, which was definitely intentional given that they are referenced multiple times in the plot. Other reviews say this story reminded them of Gilmore Girls, but I have not watched that series so I can't make the comparison myself. As far as romance books go, this one was just okay. I didn't get attached to Adi (Actually, I found her quite annoying at some points in the book) and I probably will forget about this book within a few weeks.

I'd give this a 3.5. I was drawn to the book for his plot. It seemed like a different type of story than what I have read recently.

However, I didn't feel the connection with the main character and her love interest. Their relationship came off as more friends with benefits to me. I also didn't care for some of the dialogue between the two main characters. The wording felt immature for the story considering the rest of the story was well written.

Overall I liked this book. It had a strong beginning and end. I did find myself wondering how the author would lead the main character to solve her problem (in a good way). The author does a great job of setting the scene and you can feel like you are in the story. The characters are relatable and people you would want to hang out with. There are a diverse set of characters as well.

I would read another book by this author.

Thank you NetGalley and Forever (grand Central Publishing) for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Oh my goodness, this book was so cute!! This book was on my list of highly anticipated reads, and I am so glad it lived up to the hype! This book gave me all the Hallmark and Gilmore Girl vibes. Two of my favorite things!

This book will have you hooked right from the start, and you won’t be able to put it down. I loved the characters in this book. I found the romance between Adina and Finn to be realistic and so sweet. This book will keep you laughing the whole time. If you’re looking for a small town romcom, I highly recommend checking this one out!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ari and Finn are so adorable and this story about their relationship is wonderfully. I love how it is so real, there are constantly ups and downs in relationships, they take work but they also bring so much joy! I look forward to seeing what this authors writes next!

Thank you NetGalley and Forever for a copy of this book. This is my honest voluntary review.