Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first Sophie Gonzales book that I’ve read and I’ll be definitely checking out her other books!

The book follows Maya and Skye who both dated the same guy, Jordy (also dated him at the same time for a while.. BIG yikes). The girls are invited to a dating show where they get to re-date Jordy.

This book captured my attention right from the get go. I loved the concept of the dating show. It was so unique and totally something I could see on Netflix or something. The humour in it had me laughing from start to finish. The relationship between Maya and Skye had me nervous at first but just swooning at the end. Perfect enemies to lovers!

This book was so much fun and I can’t wait to own a physical copy ❤️

I would love to do a podcast interview with Sophie Gonzales for my podcast Raise Your Words! I have interviewed authors like Intisar Khanani and Annika Sharma on my podcast. I have also interviewed debut 23’ author Priyanka Taslim on The Love Match. I’m a huge fan of Sophie’s and would love to do an interview for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together .

!!!!!!!!! so so so good. this is, like, every romance novel i wish i had as a teen. it was delightful and dramatic and so, so fun to read.

Thank you #NetGalley for an early copy of #NeverEverGettingBackTogether by #SophieGonzales to read and review! (Spoiler Free!)

I really loved this super cute and wholesome YA love story, and I think you will too!

Pros:
• Wholesome, enemies-to-lovers content
• Quick read
• Queer Love story between two canonically bi characters (they both identify as bisexual)
• The slow destruction of the ex-boyfriend (who was actually quiet terrible and gas-lighting them the whole time)
• This is the kind of book I wish I had has as a young adult and trying to navigate my sexual identity.

Cons:
• I see a lot of people who want to read this, also have several other Queer/Sapphic books on their TBR that lean more toward the spicy side. This is not a spicy book! For me, that’s not a con at all as I’m not a huge fan of spicy books. But I also understand that is a big draw for a lot of people.
• The ending felt very rushed.
• I’m not a big fan of miscommunication (or lack of communication) as a trope, and this book’s major climax kind of hinges on miscommunication. Not so much so that it’s hard to overlook for someone like me, but I’m listing it in the con territory regardless. To be fair though, who is actually a good communicator as a young adult? So really, maybe this is just realistic to the age group!

As always, these are just my own opinions! Over all, this is a wonderful Sapphic love story that is cute, adorable, quick and easy to read, and just perfect for a casual reader!

This is my second time read by Sophie Gonzales.
This book follows a story of Maya and Skye who joins the forces to get the revenge from their ex boyfriend Jordy Miller.
I loved this book and the bisexual representation.
I just wanted more of Maya and Skye when they got together. Also I felt characters were to too young to participate in a second-chance Romance reality show.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the arc.

This was my first read by Sophie Gonzales! And it looks like I am going to be picking up some of her previous work after reading this. Now, I am not personally a watcher or fan of reality T.V. shows, especially romance ones, so I think I missed some of the mentions and nods towards the shows that the theme was based on. Even with that I found the humour to be amazing! Also loving the LGBTQ+ representation, we need more of that!

I do wish we got a bit more of the backstory for Maya and Skye, in terms of their personal lives between when they dated Jordy to when they went on the show. And I would have LOVED more of Maya and Skye after the show had ended, to see some of their relationship outside of the show setting. For me the ending of the novel felt a little rushed. Even with that there were some awesome twists I did not see coming which was a bonus that I was not expecting when going into this novel!

The selection of side characters were great and I think the writer did an excellent job of giving them all their own personality so that they didn't blend together while they were on the show.

Overall it was a great read, I am giving it a 4/5. I just felt that more time could have been spent building the main characters before the show and after the show. But overall an excellent read!

I enjoyed this book, but there were a few things that I felt jostled the book out of “omg this could really happen” territory. The biggest was the ages of everyone… if they were just mid-20s instead, it would have been a game changer. But 18 and going on a tv show to fight for the love of your life, aka: the boy you dated for a few months at 15 years old? I kept making them older in my head so it made sense, but there was always a detail that reminded me.

Overall, the idea was great, loved the title and the LGBTQ+ representation with the main characters. Would recommend, but probably not fangirl over.

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This book was on my list of anticipated reads the second it got announced. Sophie is one of my favorite authors and I was prepared to be blown away again. I’m a sucker for reality TV so when I saw the synopsis for the book I thought it was going to be an instant love. It was really unfortunate when this didn’t instantly become a favorite.

The idea of the story was perfect, the execution? Not so much.

Some of my issues:
Jordy is a royal, which take down the monarchy I am here for that, but none of his royalty makes sense. The reality show is about his exes and them getting a second chance with him but one of the exes is a hookup. I know this is fiction but there’s no way a royal would publicly talk about a hookup, that’s a pr nightmare waiting to happen. I think the ages of the contestants should’ve been older. Having exes come back is kinda tough when you’re only 20 years old. Most of his relationships were quick and due to this it’s quite clear that most of them are only there for publicity purposes. It’s hard to see it as rekindling love when only two of them considered to actually love him. How was he the one to get away when he’s hookup? He’s supposed to get away. Only two made comments about actively being interested in him and the one changed her tune, rightfully so, on day two. So the ages came with restrictions,I do understand this is a ya book but I think new adult would’ve worked a little better.

Also, the royal part deeply confused me. I guess his sister is gonna marry is married to a royal? But his family is very rich? I felt like he should’ve been kept as a rich child and leave royalty out of it.

Okay, now about maya and skye. I’m all for maya getting revenge. She should drag his name through dirt, I would support her a hundred percent. What I didn’t support was how aggressive she was towards skye in the beginning. I understand she thought skye knew that jordy wasn’t single when she started dating him but that doesn’t allow her to go in guns blazing without reason. If skye had been actively aggressive then yes bash her go for it, but skye was really polite in the beginning. Maya knew skye would be there so I’m not sure how she thought she could rampage on her without it being a problem. On the first day Maya tells another girl there, Perrie, her whole plan for being there. Not even three hours in and she’s discussing her plan with a literal stranger. That’s not strategic that’s how you get thrown to the curb with the monarchy wanting your head on the chopping block.

Then still on day one skye tells the other girls that maya is being aggressive, which she was, and one of the girls (who really only did it to want to stir the pot to be honest) decides they all need to confront maya that second. It was just unnecessary drama from a misunderstanding between skye and maya. It felt very catty for no reason. I felt like that situation could’ve been handled differently. It could’ve still had its dramatic element that reality tv gives us without it being a whole unnecessary war. I felt like the resolution between maya and skye could’ve been better. It felt rush, like an afterthought to be honest. Their relationship felt a bit rushed as well. It didn’t feel their progression into a relationship was authentic.

Things I did enjoy:
I was here for the showcasing of unhealthy relationships. Especially relationships when you’re young. I thought it was realistic of how Maya held onto her anger for two years. She never got closure and her name got wrongfully dragged into the dirt. She was filled with resentment and that stayed true until the end. I don’t agree with her actions but I understand her emotions. When you don’t get closure you deserve it’s hard to let things go. Jordy got to live a life of peace and prosperity while she had to heal herself in silence. That’s damaging and I liked how Sophie showcased that. I wasn’t a fan of the characters and I couldn’t fully connect with them but I was here for the emotions. That felt real and it’s what I did enjoy.

I absolutely adored this book! I loved the dialogue between each of the characters, jordy was portrayed like your average young twenty something trying to navigate the word of dating, and I really loved the behind the scenes look of what it’s like to be on a dating show. I can’t wait to be able to purchase a physical copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was cute and fun, if unremarkable. I usually have issues with how romances advance in contexts like the one in this book, but it didn't feel rushed or forced at all. Jordy did feel a bit one-dimensional and bad bad bad, but the point of the book was definitely not to have a nuanced or deep villain. The setting was very fun, the side characters were more developed than I expected them to be (in a good way!), and the characterization of the two main characters was distinct and well-written. Overall, quite enjoyable. 3.5/5.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for an eARC of this book!

I’ll start off by saying that the premise for this book is absolutely ridiculous and requires a lot of suspension of disbelief; these characters are way too young to be on a second-chance dating reality TV show, and the idea that our leading lady Maya would come on the show without really thinking it through is truly wild. That being said, I devoured this book and had a great time.

The writing was quick, snappy, and very funny. I loved the dynamic between Maya and Skye, and thought the pacing of their relationship was perfect and conflict felt believable. I was super engaged the whole time and couldn’t put it down because I just had to know what happened!

The side characters felt a little underdeveloped and I also found myself wanting a bit more digging into our leads personalities outside of the show / each other / Jordy. I definitely recognize that this book isn’t perfect and has some larger premise issues that just don’t make a lot of sense (I think this story would have been better suited to the New Adult genre), but I think a lot of people are really going to love it! Plus, I had Taylor Swift stuck in my head the entire time I was reading, and I am never going to complain about that!

I loved this. In a lot of ways, I think this is Sophie Gonzales’ funniest book to date, while still dealing with some serious issues with the gravitas and respect they deserve. It’s a ridiculous book, filled with beautiful characters (and one spectacular asshat). And it might just be that book-orgasm you get when you finish a book where the ending and everything that led up to it was perfection, but I can’t think of a single bad thing to say about this.

CWs: gaslighting, sexism, manipulative behavior, generally gross comments that only disgusting people make. If it helps at all, the disgusting person in question is 100% responsible for everything in this CW section and he gets what’s coming to him. (And it’s so satisfying.)

Sophie Gonzales has written some of my favorite bisexual characters ever. Maya and Skye join a six week reality show for a second chance with their ex-boyfriend Jordy. Some of the girls have more pure intentions than others.

Jordy cheated on Maya with Skye two years ago and had told Maya that Skye knew about Maya so when they are assigned to be each other's roommates for the show they are less than thrilled. When Maya and Skye finally talk about what went down two years ago they realize Jordy played both of them and scheme to take him down.

Jordy is a menace to society and I dislike him with everything in me. He is a charming shallow manipulator. He is the definition of the “nice guy” that ends up being a total bellknob.

Gonzales explores the way people react to grief and healing from relationships in different ways in a way that I loved. I saw a bit of myself in each of the six girls.

Thank you St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for giving me access to an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm sure this is more a reflection of my age than anything else, but I couldn't get into this story at all. The characters seemed to be older, then younger in attitude, depending on what the plot required. The events were unbelievable, and I never got a good sense of where/when any of this was set, between the US college discussion and the European royalty (?) and the reality TV show. (I suspect if you like watching dating shows, you'll enjoy this a lot more than I did.)

The premise seemed to mash up too many different hooks. Everyone sounded the same in voice as well. I had no connection with the characters, and what I learned about them I didn't like, so I didn't care about what happened to any of them. More, I didn't want to spend time with any of them, which is the kiss of death for a rom-com.

Never have I wanted something terrible to happen to a fictional character more than I wanted something terrible to happen to Jordy Miller. I actively rooted for his demise from start to finish, because we ALL know a Jordy that really just needs to get what’s coming to him.

You know how on The Office when Jim would hear some bullshit he would stop what he was doing and stare at the camera? Tell me why I did that while reading this book. SO MANY TIMES. Jordy said some of the worst shit so casually, and I just wanted to throttle him. I rage-paced because I couldn’t sit still reading what he was saying. I loved it.

I genuinely don’t know how Sophie does it, but her writing style just clicks with me, and I felt every emotion right along with Maya and Skye. I wanted that revenge SO BAD, and let me just say I was in no way disappointed with what went down.

Maya and Skye, though. I loved their journey from hating one another because a man basically said they should to realizing that maybe this man is as shitty as they thought, and oh, maybe we like each other now. It was such a fun damn read, and I would watch this awful trainwreck of a show in a heartbeat

Crushed the feel good/cheesy romcom vibe. The dialogue for this one was a miss for me. I would have enjoyed it more with an older age bracket for the characters

4-4.5 stars

I'm gonna start by saying that I think this shouldve been new adult instead of young adult. While I was reading, I was picturing the main characters as 22~, but they're 18. And on a reality show about reconnecting with exes. I think if they were a few years older it would've made more sense.

Aside from that, I absolutely adored this book. At first, I kind of hated four of the six girls on the show (but tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, all things considered), but by the end, I loved them all.

I really like the pace if this book! It didn't drag things out that didn't need to be, and it also didn't move too fast that it felt like I was missing things. The writing and the plot were also wonderful!

Thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review! I'm so happy I got to read this one!

This was “John Tucker Must Die” meets “The Bachelor” and I loved every minute of it. The author does a wonderful job of making you relate to the characters. I loved the girls’ comradery through the competitions and most of all, I adored Maya and Skye. You will love all of the characters (Jordy Miller aside) and root for them and their success throughout the book.

Never Ever Getting Back together is a fun read for anyone interested in lots of drama, has a manipulative ex-boyfriend, and wants a cute sapphic love story.