This storyline was one that hasn't been done a million times before, and I must say, it was everything I didn't know I needed!

Emily is single and still harboring pain from a bad relationship 7 years earlier. But when she inadvertently ends up as the leading lady on 'The Love Match', her life suddenly takes a turn when she's brought face-to-face with her ex.
Jake is trying to work towards his directing dream in LA and is currently working behind the scenes of a reality show. When his world suddenly turns upside down when his ex-girlfriend is brought in as the lead, love interest. He left her 7 years earlier to make sure she was able to have a good life without holding her back, and he barely got through that... how are they going to survive this reality show?

This contemporary romance takes us on a whirlwind reality TV adventure, and it was like no other book I've ever read. I love the idea of a behind the scenes show that plays out in front of me, which included some lovely destinations around the world and included lots of details to bring my right along.

The last few chapters threw in some curveballs that weren't expected, so it definitely kept me on my toes right until the last word. Aldo, the added curveball in the epilogue made me extra excited for Book 2 in this series.

This was such a cute concept for a romance novel! I really enjoyed both Jake and Emily as characters. As a second chance romance, this was top tier. This book had so much heart and humor that I will be looking forward to more of Kay Marie's works. Thank you for the ARC!

The bachelorette has nothing on the love rematch! The twits and turns in this book were out of this world. I did not see anything coming and that just made it that much more enjoyable. This second chance romance is a must read! I can’t wait for book two!!!

Loved this book.
Perfect book to curl up with and to get lost in
Will have you hooked from the first page. Romance is my cup of tea
Thanks NetGalley

Thank you Kay Marie for the ARC. This was a great premise. I'd love to see it as a movie. The miscommunication trope went on for too long.

•Second chance romance
•Slow burn
•Moderate spice
•Reality tv dating show
•Happily ever after

This one was cute! Overall it was a slow burn but it also kept my interest from the jump! It felt unique and so funny!

Thank you for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Rating 3.5
ARC REVIEW

thank you to netgalley for the opportunity of this arc!

Really enjoyed this story, it was a quick and easy read! I enjoyed the reality TV show aspect that was shown in this, kept me hooked with what was going to happen next!
There were some heavier topics in this but I feel the author handled them really well!

If you are a fan of second chance romance and dual POV, you'll enjoy this!

I loved this journey so, so much. The dating show aspect just scratches such an itch and I love a second chance romance. I really liked Emily as a FMC and Jake too but I’m hoping for a Sam spinoff because we love a sassy sister.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you Net Galley for giving me an arc in exchange for an honest review

Rating 3/5 stars

This book is kind of like the bachelor, just with more romcom/fun vibes. I really did enjoy some parts of this book, but I felt like there were so many red flags from some of the characters that just didn't sit well for me and it kind of felt strange? I don't want to say unrealistic, because it is fiction, but it was just something that I wouldn't encourage or vibe well with were it real and it ruined it a bit for me. Overall was a quick read if you can get past some of the things that put the book off for me.

Thank you to Author Kay Marie and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC. This book was a ton of fun, and all opinions shared are my own.

Although I don't watch much reality TV, for many years the Bachelor franchise was my guilty pleasure. This funny book included so many of the escapades and star personalities from past seasons and emalgamated them as part of the behind the scenes perspective of show 'The Love Match'.

Whether you love romance, scandal, to be shocked or to get your HEA, this is the book for you! I love a first and forever love type of romance, and although Jake and Emily have been apart for 7 years, the way they slowly find their way back to one another was heart warming. Witnessing Emily as the star vs Jake as a member of the crew made for several high risk moments and I was all for it!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and knowing that Sam, Emily's identical twin, will start as FMC in book 2 of the series has me waiting in suspense! I can't wait to read her love story with a character who also starred in this book 💕

the first part is really exciting, it was like the show Unreal (which is already about the Bachelor) but as a romcom. unfortunately Jake was too passive and sad and guilty to really be an interesting love interest, and too many flashbacks. 🚨now let's see this book's 3 red flags :

🚩 called an Hispanic character "Margarita Gonzalez" 🤨🤨🤨 be ffr

🚩 "what they say about the French is true. He's a lover not a fighter" 🥖 dis ça encore une fois on va voir c'est qui le fighter 🥐

🚩 he left her without a word in the worst time of her life, they weren't in contact for 7 YEARS and you're telling me that only one month after meeting again they're engaged!?!??!?!?!! pleeeaase get some common sense baby girl

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Emily finds herself as the lead on a TV dating show (think the Bachelorette) after her mum goes on breakfast TV begging America to find her daughter a boyfriend. It’s not until she gets to the show that she finds out that one of the producers is Jake, the boy who broke her heart when he left her without a word just as they had finished high school. She’s determined to get revenge on him by showing him how happy she can be without him (and launching her jewellery brand by wearing it on the show) and he’s trying to get a promotion. But it’s a romance novel so of course they’re not as over each other as they think they are. I really enjoyed this – although it took a bit of a surprising turn at the end, which I think needed more time to work out, and the epilogue wasn’t really an epilogue – more of a final chapter just set a year later. But I read it in a couple of days once I really got into it and it was fun.

this was amazing, not a 5 star but still good regardless, I liked it a lot

thank you netgalley for the arc

Reality tv, enemies to lovers, and second chance romance combine in this fun romantic comedy!
The Love Rematch is set on a dating show where the FMC, Emily, is the lead looking for a fiancé and the MMC, Jake, is one of the producers on the show. They were high school sweethearts but broke up seven years ago and we learn why in a series of flashbacks. Not sure if I'm a fan of the flashbacks in this, but the book was a quick and fun read with some good laughs in. The characterisation could have used a bit of work as I don't feel like I ever connected with Emily's character. Second chance romance also doesn't tend to be my thing so, although I thought this was fun, I'm not sure how invested I was in the romance. But overall, there were some goods laughs in it and I enjoyed it!

I loved that this book gave us dual POVs from both Emily and Jake. This always adds a great element to the classic romcom. If you are a fan of Bachelor Nation, this is the book for you. It is a second-chance romance with a hint of revenge. Filled with tension, angst, and spice, this book is sure to satisfy your "Bachelor" romcom cravings. I can't wait for Sam and Cooper's story!

This was so fun! I haven’t been reading a lot while traveling but I devoured this book despite being busy because it was just what I needed. I’m a fan of the Bachelor franchise because what can I say, I love the drama. And this book delivered on that behind-the-scenes Bachelorette drama while pulling off a great second-chance romance. I tend to be wary of second-chance romances because often there’s a reason they broke up to begin with (or the opposite—no reason to have broken up at all), but this story walked the fine line of having a good reason for them to have broken up and still be right for each other.

My only criticism is that I wanted more of the premise! We didn’t really get to know any of the contestants and I think the story would have benefitted from Jake having some real competition. Instead, it was clear Emily’s heart wasn’t at all in the show to begin with so there was no doubt Jake had it in the bag, and as a result his unfounded agonizing over the cowboy didn’t add the necessary tension. Also the twin swap hijinks at the end could’ve been super fun but instead were totally brushed over. If you want to include things like that, go all in!

Overall, had so much fun and I’m looking forward to Sam’s story!

I adore this book and would change nothing. The bachelorette/reality tv trope is one I love and this book executed it so well! I could feel the tension between Jake and Emily throughout the entire book and I loved the flashbacks that really added to the depth. The ending finished in a way I didn’t fully expect and I loved the setup for the next book. This is a much read for a cute and fun romcom!
5⭐️, 2🌶

Truthfully, I hate reality dating shows. All my life, I’ve found the concept of following along each week to see people go on “dates” knowing deep down it’s all fake just didn’t appeal to me. So why, might you ask, did I want to read about a main character going onto one? Well, because the idea of getting out on a show like this while your ex you haven’t gotten over produces the show amused me. And how amusing and engaging this story was.

Jake and Emily managed to fill every single one of their moments on page with tension and longing from exes that I feel so often lacks in second chance romances. It’s one thing to tell me that someone still loves their person, it’s another to show me. And this book, it showed. Every moment of struggle to just have it all out with one another was there and it’s embarrassing the moments I wanted to just turn my kindle off because I was overwhelmed with emotions.

The book was less spicer than I anticipated, but that could be me just forgetting that it was more of a closed door romance. However, even if it not being all out there on the page, there were still the blush moments when reading the parts leading up to the deed.

Cute book, fun forced proximity, and a lot of emotions. Honestly, so many emotions. I enjoyed it immensely.

If I had to pick moments that I was less than thrilled with, it would have to be the feeling as we neared the end. So much was going on and it felt like one page after another, a bomb was being dropped. Too much conflict/issues made it hard to follow along with who still had outstanding secrets.

Now, overall, what really won me over on the book was the ending (cliche, I know) and I have to know all about Sam and Cooper.

Thank you for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review and I shall be waiting here for the next one. 🖤

“I’m participating in a tv reality where my ex (who left me 7 years ago) is a producer.”

💕 Childhood sweetheart
🌱 Second Chance
🎬 Tele Reality show / Dating Show
⚡️ Force Proximity
🥑 Closed door
🍸 Multi dating

Similar to : True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Emily is mortified when she sees her mom on national television, claiming her daughter can't find love. That’s how she finds herself the new lead of The Love Match, a reality tv where 30 gorgeous men will compete for her love. Too bad the only one she really wants is her ex, her childhood sweetheart who left her and broke her heart seven years ago. He’s not part of the show but he’s actually in the producer team, monitoring all her suitors.

I recently read The True Love Experiments and although the story is kinda similar, I find The Love Rematch much more endearing. Who doesn’t love a great second chance romance ? Who doesn’t love two childhood sweethearts pining for each other for 7 years ???

Even though there’s some spice (definitely chemistry), it’s a close door romance. With the longing and the pent-up hurt and love, it didn’t really bother me while reading but I would have liked this book even more as an open door. Just saying.
That’s really my only criticism to be honest.

I seriously can’t wait for book two, where we will see Sam (Emily’s twin) and Cooper (hello cowboy) falling in love.

I got this book thanks to Netgalley and this is my honest opinion !

This was a great concept and excellent execution!

I really enjoyed the way the novel was set up and thought it was a good mix between the present and past. The romance was very sweet.

I will definitely recommend this book and am excited for the next book in the series!