Perfect on Paper was one of my favourite reads last year, so I was really expecting to enjoy this one just as much—if not more. But this one kinda let me down a little bit; yes I enjoyed it, but ultimately, it wasn’t as good as Perfect on Paper.

My biggest issue was with Maya. She was very childish and immature throughout the whole book. Her motivation to take down her cheating ex was unnecessary especially considering the fact she was cheated on TWO YEARS PRIOR to the start of the story. Like at that point: just get over it and move on. I know that sounds insensitive, but I would’ve understood her motive more if the cheating happened a lot more recently.

As a Canadian reader, I loved Skye as a character and how she was Canadian. I know that doesn’t play a huge role in the book, but it’s rare for me to read about Canadian characters; so it was refreshing to see it represented. And I also loved how all the girls ended up supporting one another in the end.

This did take awhile for me to get into but once I did, I couldn’t stop reading. I enjoyed my time reading this, and I plan on reading more from this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Anyone who loves the drama of The Bachelor / The Bachelorette, but wishes it were gayer, this is the book for them. It captures the drama of reality dating shows so well, with the emphasis on how fabricated they truly are. I adored both Maya and Skye, and Jordy was the absolute worst, so it was easy to get interested in the characters and the story.

The premise of this book is extremely clever. I was hooked from the moment Skye landed in Chalonne. I do think that the age of the characters put me off a bit. The plot feels more adult than young adult. Regardless, the writing was hilarious. One of my favorite things to read is wit, and this book more than delivered. I definitely recommend.

This was a really cute read! I absolutely loved the premise of this story, the reality show setting, the love stories, taking down a trash guy, what more could you want?! Maya is hands down one of my favorite female main characters I've read in a while - she has no filter and her internal dialogue had me laughing out loud! Skye was such a levelheaded character, her heart guarded and I loved the deeper thoughts she would have. The dual POV in this book was written so well to really encapsulate both Maya and Skye's personalities and perspectives. All in all, this was a great read! I'll definitely be looking out for more from Sophie Gonzales - thank you NetGalley for the digital ARC!

There are heartbreak memories and being asked onto a second chance tv show with the one who broke the heart in question.

This followed the girls as they went on dates with their ex Jordy and then spent time together. They ended up comparing notes cause Maya thinks he’s an unredeemable ass. In the process the girl that Jordy cheated on her with years ago who she is in close proximity with, start to get close.

This was a fun backstage view of a reality show but of a guy and his ex’s trying to get a second chance romance. He doesn’t seem like he deserves one and a few of the girls fall for his charms. I hate sleezy backstabbing guys.

I enjoyed the planning and trying to get the girls to see his true colors. And the feelings that happen between Maya and Skye are 👌
Thank you Wednesday books for the e-ARC for my honest and voluntary review.

I'll admit I'm a little torn about this one. I love all of the Sophie Gonzales books I've read so far, so I went in with high hopes, but the concept of teens on a reality show like this kind of didn't work for me? Like as a YA concept in general, I feel like this concept works a lot better with NA books like The Charm Offensive. However, this could very easily be a, better if you're the intended age group situation so I can't hold it against this book .

I've loved every book that I've read from this author, and this was no exception to that. I appreciated how the two main protagonists felt distinct from each other, and I think that reading from each of their perspectives helped a lot with that. I enjoyed watching their relationship with each other evolve throughout the course of the story and thought that the plot of a reality show was very intriguing.

This book was entertaining, I really enjoyed reading it. I especially liked the love triangle going on. It was well written and I would really watch it if it were a movie. Reality TV setting was a plus.

This book was both simultaneously absurd and wonderful. Funny, engaging, and kept me interested the whole time.

I love Sophie Gonzales's work and really enjoyed this newest book of hers. The premise of one man's exes all going on a dating show to compete for him again was wild to me. Why would these women want to do that after he hurt them? I, like Maya would've gone for revenge, but Skye went to see if she could rekindle their love.

Plot wit #1 occurs when they bunk Maya and Skye together. Skye being the girl that Jordy cheated with on Maya. The dynamic between these two was amazing. I loved their interactions and eventual friendship. The changes in POV also helped while reading because you were able to gain insight to each girl and her feelings. There was a second plot twist that I don't want to spoil, but if you read the tags you can figure it out. I truly loved how all the girls became friends and realized that Jordy is the real problem.

This was a lot of fun!

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for my advanced copy of Never Ever Getting Back Together.

I really enjoyed this one. From beginning to end I was entertained.
I ended up listening to this book on audio and the narrators were fantastic.
The book was super easy to follow.
The main characters and side characters were equally enjoyable.
The enemies to friends to lovers romance was great.

Overall- highly recommend.

Drama, drama, drama! And I'm right here for it. Love triangle? Not exactly... For the same reasons I watch The Bachelor, the summary of this book drew me. It was Sophie's writing that kept me in my seat, laughing, and rooting for... well, that's the part that took me by surprise. Maya and Skye are so loveable and I think I rooted for them harder than I should have. I know Jordy was the one looking for his second-chance, but I'm happier that Maya and Skye found theirs!

This was a fun story following a stuck up guy who gets all of his ex-girlfriends on a dating reality TV show. I loved the reality TV show aspect. It was very Bachelor-esque.

I really enjoyed the main character. She was kind of unlikeable at times but honestly, that made me like her more. She was vengeful and petty which I totally agreed with throughout the book. The other characters were all great too. I liked how we got to learn more about the girls in the house. All the "behind the scenes" drama made it feel even more like a true reality TV show.

The ending was awesome. I personally would have liked something more petty but it was still satisfying.

The romance was also really cute. I didn't know going into the book that it was a female-female romance and I was pleasantly surprised. I wish there was more of their romance story line because it was adorable.

Overall, it was a fun read!

Never Ever Getting Back Together was a super fun read. The idea of having a guy invite his exes to come onto a second chance at love reality show was absolutely brilliant. Sophie Gonzales has written some great books, and while this one wasn't my favorite, it was still solid.

I think this book would make a great movie. Gonzales did such an incredible job with writing the scenes that I had a vivid picture of it in my head as I read.

I really enjoyed Skye and Maya. There were times where I felt they were acting immature, but this is a YA book and they are teenagers. Gonzales did a great job at progressing the charges through the story, and everyone (besides Jordy, who is garbage) had excellent character growth.

Deeply enjoyed this book! What a fun read. I’ve enjoyed everything Sophie Gonzalez has written so far and this holds true to that statement! This was juicy with the twists and turns, the revenge!! Biggest fan of Sapphics getting their revenge!

I really joyed this book.
Maya has always been haunted by how her relationship with ex boyfriend Jordy ended.
Then out of the blue she’s asked by a reality show to represent one of a group of Jordy’s ex girlfriend’s to see which one he will rekindle a relationship. And that is the beginning of a rollercoaster of plot twists and turns.
This is a fun read.. Enjoy!

This book is haunting me...maybe not haunting, but it has stuck with me. It's 3 days until winter break, and I am knee deep in reality tv with marathons with my friends. Reading Sophie Gonzales' book, Never Ever Getting Back Together, hit me at the RIGHT time. I'm watching these reality tv shows with a new lens. This is definitely a YA book and I am a 33 year old. woman, so transparently, I struggled at times with the intensity of the "forever love" some of the characters expressed at 16-19. However, I do remember being their age and thinking how magical and intense loving at that age felt.

I loved the characters in this book so much. There was a wide variety of personality types in the cast and I really enjoyed how they bounced off one another in conversations. Additionally, I liked that the book shifted perspectives. Gonzales did a fantastic job of making me really root for one MC in the first chapter and I felt totally perplexed by the end of chapter 4 with who I liked most.

I listened to this as an audiobook and read It in between. Fun, captivating, and such a lot of good twists! It's guaranteed to be. quick read because you'll want to keep reading. Definitely read if you love reality tv dating shows like I do!

I've been looking forward to reading this one since Wednesday Books' marketing team reached out way back in April!* I generally like to read a book closer to release so I held off on reading it and then of course missed the release by two weeks, but what can you do when life and school and work get so busy you barely have time to do anything but get from day-to-day?

My first interaction with Sophie Gonzalez was her collaboration with Cale Dietrich If This Gets Out and after adoring that when this landed in my inbox I immediately said yes and am so glad I did. This brings a new romance that I haven't read in a long time to my site (FF) and increases bisexual representation as the two protagonists are both bisexual! I'm still giggling about this line:

'Sorry to disappoint,' I say.' I'm a disaster bi.'
'Literally or figuratively?'
'Literally. In every sense of the word. Where I go, drama follows. It's a curse.'
She settles back into a lounging position. 'That explains it.' (Chapter 5)

The premise of the novel is that Jordy, a pseudo-royal total asshat, has joined a reality TV show and is bringing six of his exes back for a second-chance romance. Maya and Skye are two of them that Jordy royally (HA pun intended) screwed over when they were dating.

I suppose when you trust someone not to hurt you, red flags look hear shaped. (Chapter 17)

The story ends up being your standard close-quarters, common enemy, enemies to lovers, opposites attract type trope, but Gonzales kept it fresh and made all of the characters just different enough I had no issue keeping them separate which some authors can't even do with just the protagonists! And she included just enough awwww moments to really sell it without taking it to the saccharine level.

'They don't call it gentle cascading f0r someone. You don't gracefully descend for someone. You fall. Head over heels, right? And either someone catches you, or they don't, and you don't have any control over how badly buried you are at the bottom of it. (Chapter 28)

I really liked the juxtaposition of the grudge-holding go with the flow whatever happens don't make plans Maya and the super uniform every second planned out Skye. It made their numerous conflicts that much more intense and their ultimate togetherness better.

The ending felt 100% right with Maya going rogue and causing yet another crisis, Jordy preempting some drama, the epilogue, and the viral post by Perrie. It all just worked so well and the ending left me grinning. I would've bumped up the rating from a 4 to a 5 star on Goodreads, but there were a couple of places where the chapters skipped or jumped and it felt like scenes were missing or maybe deleted. Now I was reading this as an ARC, so maybe it was fixed, but after the second one where I had to go back and re-read the page before to make sure I hadn't inadvertently done it I felt like it was part of the actual story and it was missing in general.

Recommendation: Loved it. The bi representation, the female protagonists and building each other up, the comeuppance the villain receives. It was all just so well done and included so much humor! Add in a Jane Austen throwaway reference and I am here for it. Can't wait to see what Gonzales does next and if I ever need a quick fun read I'll keep an eye out for her works.

Calling all Bachelor, Love Is Blind, or any other “looking for love” reality TV shows, READ THIS BOOK!

Jordy (ex-boyfriend) asks his former flames to compete in a “second chance romance” style reality show. However, instead of falling in love with Jordy again, two contestants fall in love with each other.

What I loved:
✨Reality TV setting: Even though I’m not a reality TV show watcher, I thoroughly enjoy the setting in NEGBT. The competition feels fresh, the camaraderie feels genuine, and Jordy comes across as an ass most of the time, which made me laugh.
✨Sapphic Romance: I love this twist. Slow-burn enemies to lovers lead to hot chemistry during their forced proximity (one bedroom), albeit a closed-door romance.
✨Revenge Plot: Maya’s plot to seek revenge on Jordy for cheating on her two years ago is highly entertaining. The scheming and setups offer great banter, feelings of girl power, and hilarity, as things don’t always go as planned.

My only complaint is that the girls feel older than 18 years old. My solution? I aged them as I listened to the narrations, which worked because both narrators sounded older than 18 years old.

3.5 stars rounded up because I’m a Bachelor stan and this was The Bachelor for young people and it was so fun!

This was such a breath of fresh air!
I laughed from start to finish.
Jordy is disgusting, and I am so glad Maya and Skye called him out. We ladies can’t let gross men walk all over us!
I enjoyed how Maya and Skye weren’t instantly in love. Their mutual crush took time and friendship to develop first. I thought the buildup was realistic and sweet.