thank you to netgalley and wednesday books for letting me read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

this was an incredible book friends! I loved the relationship between the main characters and i loved the fast pacing of this book. i absolutely despised jordy and i think the author did an incredible job at making me hate him so much. i definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good reality tv show novel.

When Maya receives a call to appear on a reality dating show featuring her ex-boyfriend, she immediately says no. But, once a plan forms to bring him down on national television, Maya is whisked off to film ‘Second Chance Romance’ with fellow exes. Soon after the filming begins, it’s made clear that Jordy has been scheming to get his exes to start drama, but when Maya and Skye talk things out, there may be more there than a shared annoyance for Jordy.

Sophie Gonzales is quickly becoming one of my favorite Rom-Com authors! Her previous works, and this title included, make me laugh out loud, sometimes cry, and overall make you feel a sense of the warm-and-fuzzies.

‘Never Ever Getting Back Together’ comes out December 6, 2022, so be sure to pre-order now!

I absolutely adored this book! Maya and Skye sparked from the very beginning and while it was frustrating to see the initial miscommunication between the two, it was so rewarding to see them work it out and team up to take Jordy down. All the contestants were fun to read about as well, and I'd totally read a book about Perrie or Kim's tell all! Without spoiling too much, I will say that while the ending was a great one, it definitely was not as drama filled as I had wanted. I know the right choices were made, but I live for the chaos.

I requested this book because I love a story where a group of women form an alliance to get revenge on a toxic man. That alone is enough for me to request the arc because what is more entertaining than two women forming an alliance to take down their toxic ex?

Honestly? I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. WOW. THIS WAS SO FUCKING FUN. The characters were all hilarious stereotypes, Jordy, the toxic ex, is so fun to hate, and I found myself taking sides and picking favorites just like I do when I watch the Bachelor. This was SO MUCH FUN. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this that much because contemporary romance really isn’t my kind of genre at all but I surprisingly really, really, enjoyed this. The pages just flew by!

First off, Jordy is a piece of shit so the prospect of two slightly unhinged women getting revenge on this asshole was enough to keep me reading. I genuinely was as infuriated with him as Maya is, seeing what a dirtbag he is, yet everyone in the world thinks he is the kindest, most genuine public figure because he is that good at playing everyone. It was infuriating to see how he undeservedly was loved by the media because he’s so good at hiding the fact that he’s a narcissist. I kept reading because I needed to see the REVENGE.

Second, loved the romance between Maya and Skye! Contemporary really isn’t be genre of choice hardly ever, but now I feel like I need to check out Sophie Gonzales’ other books.

Thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for sending me an advanced copy in return for my honest review.

5 stars, 5 stars, oh my god. This book was EVERYTHING. The revenge! The enemies to lovers! The girl tribe! The BANTER. YES. Definitely one of my favorite books of the year!!!

I really enjoyed this book! Fast read and a great concept. Loved the love triangle trope mix up. Will be recommending as a YA romance.

For readers who love to hate (… or hate to love!) reality dating shows, this book is for YOU!!

This was a fantastic YA read about the behind-the-scenes life of contestants on a reality dating show. It had themes of strong female friendship and following your heart even when it’s the road less traveled. As many reviews state, this book has great bi-representation which was a fun spin on the standard Herero-normative and super straight reality TV shows were used to. I always appreciate authors who put people where they deserve to be even when they’re locked out of those spaces in real life.

I thought this book was quickly paced and very entertaining. Definitely would recommend to fans of YA!

Never Ever Getting Back Together was one of my most awaited books from the moment it got announced. It was a solid book, filled with good writing, well developed characters, and a despicable ex boyfriend.
I liked most of the book, the reality tv storyline was interesting, the relationship between Skye and Maya was really amazing to read, the development of the side characters was great - Perrie is definitely my favorite.
I was however disappointed at the ending of the book. Jordy gets to keep his public facade perfect till the last possible moment, and even when his downfall finally happens the readers aren't even shown the consequences he is facing. The typical "choose between love and revenge" is a good trope, but not one I appreciated in this case.
All in all, I give this book a solid 4/5.

thanks to netgalley for the arc!

I thought I would love this one more. the premise was really interesting (a reality show!), the representation was there, and each of the protagonists had their reasons for feeling the way they did.

around the 20% mark it started to drag on, and the characters felt like caricatures of themselves. the main two became more indistinguishable in voice as the story went on. their relationship had no real build up and connection, being built on bickering and hard to buy into. the vignettes blurred together, personally. I'll say the dialogue had a good humor to it though, and the girls were all generally likable, so it was a nice, light read. just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.

also I hate Jordan. man, that was an unlikeable man. kudos to the author for making him so horrible.

Thank you NetGallery, St. Martin’s Press, and Sophie Gonzales for providing this ARC copy of Never Ever Getting Back Together - in exchange for my full and honest review. 



First off - this was my first read by Sophie Gonzales. Her writing is a literal Laugh Out Loud moment! How have I not found her before this?



Second - I am loving the trend of new books coming onto the market featuring unique reality tv! I had no idea this was something I needed in my life before now. “Trash TV” is what I call this in our home, and I was HERE FOR IT! 



Third - LGTBQIA+ representation! I love that the author incorporated this inclusive content within this setting. How fun that I had the honor of reading this during pride month!? Maya and Skye were both openly bi-sexual prior to the show, but I love that this was able to be explored. I feel like there aren’t enough books out on the market that do so - and Sophie was daring enough to go there.



Now to the good stuff… 



The character development for this story was incredible. I love Maya and Skye - and their steamy passion! There were some amazing plot twists that had me reeling! This wasn’t something I was honestly expecting, but I am oh so glad I was able to get my hands on this one! 



The overall pace of this book was good, I was able to devour this in two days. I was rooting for Maya and Skye the whole time! This tv show plot had this reader turning the page dying to find out what happened next.

I received an arc of this book and I loved every second of it!
First of all, gotta love the queer representation. Our two main characters are bisexual women and the book features a gay side character.
Second, THE TROPES. I’m always here for a good revenge trope and an enemies to lovers trope.

4.5 stars

This has so many fun elements: a reality dating show, a villain we love to hate, and a sweet sapphic romance tie it all together. I've been a fan of Gonzales for a while and was ecstatic to get an early copy of her new book. I dove into this and didn't want to stop, work who? I was completely enthralled by this and rooting for the girls to get their revenge against a truly terrible ex boyfriend, while also finding their own happily ever after.

Maya is brave, protective, and not about to let Jordy ruin her life again. I loved that she was on to Jordy the whole time and found him so ridiculous and pretentious. Skye may keep her heart behind a wall, but she also wants to give people the benefit of the doubt and I admire that optimism. The girls fit together so well and together became a great team to take the enemy down. Their chemistry was cute and I liked seeing it build over the story.

Jordy is the worst and at times it was funny how out of touch he was with reality and the girls. It was fun rooting for him to fail and I'm a bit bummed that no one ever punched him in the face. A well written bad guy can bring a story together and Jordy was a pretty good antagonist.

This was a pleasure to read and sure to be a hit when it releases!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday books for the copy

I love sophie gonzales other work and while I really enjoyed If this gets out, I think I like this book even more. 4.5 Stars from me.

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if the Bachelor combined LGBT women and their horrible ex trying to win them back, Sophie has the answer here that it’s a delightful read. Like all of her books she creates authentic characters here that you get to see their growth and feel their struggles over the course of the book. You also get a look at the behind the scenes of filming reality TV and some of the implications of becoming famous. The antagonist will definitely remind some people of bad, manipulative ex’s they may have had, so it’s cathartic getting to see the women team up against him. The book did get off to a bit of a slow start, I think if the characters were aged up slightly I would’ve been invested more from the beginning. But by the end I was hooked and ready to see if Maya and Skye could get their happy ending.

I absolutely loved this book! I found it hard to put down. I highly recommend reading it! You won’t be disappointed.

This was such a cute and fun fast read! Loved all the characters except Jordy ugh did he annoy me. Loved all the different personalities of the girls. I have to say Isaac was my favorite character. This book definitely gives me The Bachelor/ The Challenge vibes. I definitely give it a solid 4 stars . This book makes you think … Would I want to date my ex again ??? NEVER EVER !! Thank you so much for the opportunity to read it .

Such a fun read! I didn't want to put it down and finished it in one day. I laughed multiple times throughout the book and loved Maya and Skye.

Not my favorite SG book, but still really good! The plot went very quickly, and I think it would have benefited from it being less quick. Also, fuck Jordy. Any grown man who goes by Jordy in public is a red flag, and this guy is the worst of the worst.

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzalez is exactly like The Bachelor but with a related-to-royalty guy as the bachelor and his ex-girlfriends as the contestants. But make it sapphic, full of revenge, and feature a group of girls that will form a life-long friendship.

Years before the book starts, Maya and Jordy were dating long-distance until Maya learns that Jordy was cheating on her with Skye and that Skye, not only knew about Maya, but kept dating Jordy. When the book starts, Maya receives a phone call from a a new tv show called Second Chance Romance and finds out that Jordy asked the producers to get Maya on the show. Maya agrees to join the show, despite her hatred of her ex Jordy, for the chance to embarrass him during the finale episode. Things get off on a bad start for Maya when she comes face to face with Skye and finds out they will be roommates while on the show. Little does Maya know, but she’s going to get a lot more out of this second chance that just revenge on Jordy’s cheating ass.

This was the first book I’ve read from Sophie Gonzalez and I’m glad it was. Never Ever Getting Back Together was a very cute and quick read that had me squealing from happiness. Whether it was the friendship forming between the girls, unfiltered Maya after way too many shots, or the sass from the side characters, this book is worth the read. It is a slow burn romance between two of Jordy’s ex-girlfriends with elements of found family, tension of all kinds, and a just a hint of backstabbery (so not a word but you know what I mean).

If you love to read books about girls who get together and make a fool of their gaslighting, shit-talking, complete douchebag ex-boyfriend, then I highly recommend reading Never Ever Getting Back Together.

*An eARC was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions stated in this review are 100% mine.

This was a sweet, eminently readable novel that was much more about friendship than it was about romance. The romance itself was satisfying (although all of the characters seemed far too young to be making such big pronouncements of long-term love ... but that response is clearly about my being middle-aged; I'm sure my high school students would disagree!). But what I found even more satisfying was the way that the young women contestants found their way into mutual support instead of competing for a man's affection as they were supposed to be doing. I couldn't always remember which woman was which, but I honestly have that same problem with reality TV shows. (And I did love the way that the novel made fun of reality TV by, among other things, naming other leading shows, such as Nerds in the Jungle, Dating Without Caffeine, and Cooking Under Constant Criticism.)

This will be a good addition to any high school library.