Second-chance romance meets Bachelor-inspired rom-com? Yes, please!

Emily Peters, an up-and-coming jewelry designer, finds herself as the new lead of a dating show after her mom's plea to find her a boyfriend goes viral. #EmilyAnnNeedsAMan. However, her dream for a fresh start quickly turns into a nightmare when she discovers her high school boyfriend, Jake, is the producer. Emily and Jake's tumultuous relationship keeps you invested throughout as they navigate their past, love, heartbreak, and the cutthroat world of reality television. As they clash on set, old feelings resurface, leading to a page-turning tale of revenge, attraction, and countless unspoken secrets. I cannot wait to read the next book in this series!

Thanks to NetGalley, the Publisher, and Kay Marie for allowing me access to this book. All opinions are my own.

Love it

The characters were hilarious.

This book reminds me of the Love Connection (dating show from the 1980s) meets the Bachelor/Bachelorette.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and or the author for giving me a chance to read and review this book.

Loved this novel from the beginning! The banter and angst between the two main characters was...*chefs kiss*
The storyline flowed well and kept me entertained throughout the novel. The similarities to the bachelor made for an enjoyable read for viewers of the show. Definitely pick this up if you are looking for a great second chance romance novel.

Thank you for allowing me the chance to receive and ARC of this novel.

The Love Rematch is a second-chance romance that takes place behind the scenes of a reality TV show. It's The Bachelorette, but with a good twist. In this hilariously witty and amazingly heart-warming novel, we follow Emily Peters when she wakes up with a call from her sister telling her to open her TV, only to find her mom on national TV, telling and begging the whole of America to find her a boyfriend and as America falls in love with Emily, she finds herself the new lead for a reality TV show called The Love Match. What shocks her to her core is finding out that her ex-boyfriend, Jake, the person who broke her heart all those years ago, is the producer of the show.

I just love thr angst, the banter, and the tension between the two main characters; to be honest, at some point, I almost cried. Another factor for my rating of this book is the humor, it's just so funny! Also, I loved the dual POVs. I also enjoyed Sam as a side character and I would love to read a book about.

Overall, this was a great read for me and I highly recommend The Love Rematch for those who enjoy the second-chance-romance trope. ♡

Wow, what an AMAZING read, The Love Rematch is a witty, faced past, second chance romance novel that has you hooked from the first line. ( and dual POV!) Thank you so much net galley for my arc !!

I was pleasantly surprised by the way this book charmed me. From the beginning, I was captured by the dynamic between the two leads and how their shared history unfolded into a sweet, nuanced tale of lost love.

Thanks to Netgalley, Kaitlyn Davis and the author for providing me a free eARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Another 5 star deserving book after so many days. The book had me from the very first page to the last one.

- Every character was awesome, specially Emily (FMC), I loved her. Jake (MMC) seemed a little idiotic at first but I liked him anyway. Sam and Cooper was my favorite among the side-characters.
- Loved the twists, both in present and past.
- Length of the book is perfect for me.
- The writing was so smooth. Not too slow, not too rush. Not too long, not too short. Loved it.
- It's a perfect combination of funny and emotional.
- Ending was predictable but enjoyable. Though I was waiting for the scene where Emily tells Jake the truth about that dream suite night with Cooper 😂

Overall, I really really enjoyed the read. Eagerly waiting for book 2.

This book had me from the get go, like who doesn’t want a book that’s similar to The Bachelor?! I live for books with drama & this book brought it! It was like a soap opera for readers and I loved it. I finished this book in one day because I had to find out what happened!

I loved the chemistry and the tension between Jake and Em & the SLOW BURN! It was chef’s kiss! I’m so bummed I have to wait for the next book, because I cannot wait for that story!

The only thing I wasn’t a fan of in this book was that it’s in third point of view.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

one of my favorite NetGallery reads EVER! it had literally everything I was looking for and I would 100% recommend. I am a bigggg fan of trashy reality tv shows, and the fact that the FMC was the lead in a show, and MMC was a producer… just *chef’s kiss* because what better way to get back at your ex boyfriend for breaking your heart than to force him to watch you move on to 30 other guys?!

there were so many good twists and turns that I seriously didn’t see coming and I was EATING IT UP! seriously gave me both the giggles and the warm & fuzzies. just an amazing book in every way! I CANNOT WAIT for the second one to come out!!!! eeek!

This book had me from page 1. There was so much anticipation and tension right from the start. She delivered at the right moments to lightly break that tension. Then got right back at it with even more tension, until it finally broke and it was everything! Loved both the characters and it's a YA romance that didn't get a chance to have the right ending that followed them 7 years later to the perfect ending.

All in all I’m pretty unenthused by this book. Jake and Emily fall into typical “obsessed caveman” and “fierce girlboss !!! ” archetypes which is so overdone and unexciting. Emily feels like a constant contradiction, nothing about her character feels fleshed out and solid, nor do I feel like the reader is given the opportunity to know her. One minute she’s a quiet, demur doe, the next she’s got a monologue and a snappy comeback. It feels less like a layered, complex woman and more like the author can’t decide what type of woman Emily is, so she morphs to fit the mood.

Exes to lovers is pretty tough to pull off convincingly, and I was not convinced by this dynamic. I was constantly frustrated by Jake’s obsession with the woman he abandoned 7 years ago, and desperate for a single conversation to remotely address why he would abandon her. Withholding adult conversation for the sake of plot is lazy and irks me to no end.

The pacing of the story feels fairly clunky, and the flashbacks are poorly timed and often interrupt important moments in the present story. They kill any building tension and make me want to skip over them.

All in all it’s a pretty generic, cookie cutter hallmark romance that I found unexciting and without any true depth. I would give this book 2 stars for being ~fine~, but then I remember the Mexican character is named “Margarita” and I have to take an entire star off for that alone.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc

I am not a watcher of dating shows, though I've seen enough from social media to know how the popular ones worked. I went in to this novel with a certain level of expectation as to hoe the storyline would pan out and, I was very sadly wrong.
I felt like I knew nothing important about Jake and Emily's relationship by the end, just a lot of waffle with the show as a poor filler in-between times. I was actually really bothered by the "twist" at the end because it felt like it came from nowhere, didn't further the plot in any way and then was gone as soon as it was mentioned.
Needless to say, I won't be breaking my dating show watching duck any time soon.
Thank you to netgalley and the author for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I liked Kay Marie's books. Thanks to The Love Rematch, I discovered her previous books and ended up completing the Hot Pursuit series.

Similar to those books, The Love Rematch has an interesting plot, and likeable and humourous characters but the pacing and writing felt a little dragged at some points. Regardless, I would definitely read more from her and am hooked for Sam and Cooper's story.

The Love Rematch was a really fun and easy read. I enjoyed it far more than I was originally thought I would. I think it would be the perfect quick read for summer.

I enjoyed this book! I think you will too if...

1) You love The Bachelor franchise shows. It's truly as if you are reading and watching an entire season play out, that has just never been aired on TV. It's the bonus season you never knew you were missing. Plus, you'll discover you are thinking about certain former contestants seen as other characters in this book. And, you'll catch a lot of popular phrases like "Let's do the damn thing." It's clear as a Bachelor watcher myself, that this author has also spent a LOT of time watching almost every season as I have. (It's a guilty pleasure for sure!)

2) You hate The Bachelor franchise shows, because you think it's all completely fake and unrealistic. This book plays right into that, and shows all the behind-the-scenes that you do not get from the actual show, by involving off-camera conversations between producers and contestants. Bargains for more air-time, faking conversations, redoing scenes and pretending like they are real. It will reaffirm your beliefs that the show is fully scripted and ridiculous. (This would be my husband's stance, which we've had multiple back-and-forths on. Ha.)

Overall, this is a super quick, compelling read that follows one woman as she goes on the show "The Love Rematch" as the lead. Would this be categorized as chick-lit? Probably so, but it was fun and entertaining nonetheless...and I fully plan to read the sequel when it comes out in 2024!

3.5⭐️ I really liked the concept of this book. I personally haven’t read a book about a dating show before so I was really excited to read it. I really liked the story! I loved Emily!! Couldn’t really connect with Jake but he was just a little stupid in my opinion🫣 I should also mention that the book isn’t written in the first pov which is always something I struggle with!! I did love the dual pov though☺️

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

The setting>>>
The chemistry>>>
The banter>>>
Love this book!!


Thank you soooooo much netgalley, the author and the publisher for the advanced review copy if this book💗

“He’ll never be her hero. But that doesn’t mean he has to stay her villain.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I could not put this book down! Think, the bachelorette meets second chance romance and that’s what The Love Rematch is!

Emily hasn’t really dated anyone since her ex broke her heart seven years ago. But after her mum goes on national television and persuades the producers of the Love Match to make Em their new reality tv lead, it’s down to Emily to find her future husband in front of millions.

The only catch? Her ex happens to be one of the producers on the show. And Jake has his own secrets about why he left all those years ago. As the pair begin to fall for each other once more, you can’t help but love how chaotic and messy the book is!

Emily is the perfect main character, she’s been through so much and you can’t help but want her to get her happy ending.

Thank you Netgalley and Kay Marie for granting me an advanced reader copy of The Love Rematch in return for an honest review.

This book comes out on the 16th October and honestly it’s one you shouldn’t miss! I can’t wait to read more about Sam and Coopers romance in the sequel!

The Love Rematch was a really heartwarming and fun read about second chances in love.

Emily becomes the new lead in a reality tv show, The Love Match, and discovers her ex boyfriend Jake, the man that broke he heart seven years ago is one of the main producers and heavily involved in the show. Jake is responsible for arranging the dates with Emily and her many suitors and things get a little exciting when Emily realises Jake is harbouring feelings of jealousy!

I really enjoyed the twists in the plot, they were so unexpected. Kay writes so well and I loved how she initially made me dislike one of the characters, only to swiftly change my perception of them. I also really enjoyed reading both Jake and Emily’s perspectives!

Thanks NetGalley for providing me with this digital arc!

I am so grateful to Netgalley and the Publishers for providing me with the e-arc of this amazing romance novel.
I absolutely loved the characters and can't wait to dive into more of the author's works in the future.