⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
🌶️🌶️ 2/5

This book was honestly perfect! No notes!!

Going in, I did not know what to expect. I was drawn in by the comparison to Love Island and Big Brother and was not disappointed! After an absolutely explosive public breakup caught on video, Olivia and Chuck find themselves one million dollars richer if they can manage to live together for one month with no Wi-Fi and without touching. For two exes who cannot stand each other, this should be easy peasy… at least it should be if the chemistry between these two wasn’t alive and well! It is the perfect setup for this second chance romance.

I was obsessed with the push and pull of Chuck and Olivia’s relationship, their attraction to one another was undeniable. It seriously oozed off of the page!

Through all the twists and turns revealed by the producers of the show, Chuck and Olivia find themselves getting to know one another on new levels. With each bombshell dropped, the two find themselves crossing lines to come to the other’s defense or to provide comfort. It was heartwarming to watch and made me cheer harder for these two.

Name Your Price just might be my favorite celebrity romance! It was balanced with both light and heavy moments, hilarious one-liners, and goosebump-inducing tension. This is a must-read for my fellow romance lovers! You will not be disappointed!

Thank you to Holly James (@hellohollyjames) and Dutton Books (@duttonbooks) for the gifted ARC.

If someone offered you $1,000,000 to live with your ex that you just broke up with for one month and never leave the house, would you do it? Olivia and Chuck are faced with this question when their breakup goes viral and a TV game show ("Name Your Price") comes knocking to ask them that question.

This was such a cute book. I loved the game show type setting where our two characters find themselves as they're working on coming to terms with the end of their relationship. Olivia and Chuck have palpable chemistry but this is a slower burn book as they try to find their way of should we or should we not be together. The banter was great, and the connection between Olivia and Chuck kept me invested.

This is a solidly entertaining story. There's great chemistry between the main characters, and I loved the Hollywood setting. The characters are well rounded and have real problems, with history that is flushed out and makes them ones you are rooting for. Olivia, in particular, is wrestling with her family legacy and how it's affected her, and her relationships. Holly James's books should be getting a little more attention, as they have been consistently well done.

4.5 stars Thanks to Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for the E-ARC. Let me start of by saying that if this game show ever comes to real life I want to be called to be on it. Olivia and Chuck have a CRAY CRAY relationship and they are thrown together in a house for a month and they will win some money. The way that these characters grow was so good to watch. I love when a book just flows together making it so easy to read I started it in the morning and literally finished within 5 min till midnight.

Looking for a book with a reality tv plot that you may actually watch in real life? Then look no further than Name Your Price!

Olivia and Chuck are two spitfires that virally broke up in a public video. Viral enough that the producers for Name Your Price want them to stay in a house for a month and conquer challenges in exchange for a million dollars. Needing to help her grandmother, Violet agrees to go on the show on her terms. Needing to change up his image and show others he's not the bad boy the public makes him out to be, Chuck says yes as well. However; once both enter the house, they realize they are in for more than they bargained for with unrequited feelings bursting out in the open. Soon enough, not enough money in the world will stop one of these lovebirds from doing the unthinkable.

Name Your Price had an interesting premise and some "omg" challenge moments however; I wasn't sold on the chemistry between both Olivia and Chuck. I could see them more as friends who just happened to be stuck in aa house without being permitted physical contact. I was more invested with the second half of the story and Chucks' overall storyline, while this was a single point of view story focused more on Olivia.

After reading The Deja Glitch, I knew I'd love another Holly James book. Name Your Price is the perfect end-of-summer, easy investment book. I was invested from the moment Olivia took her shirt off in public haha - and I enjoyed reading it, knowing I was waiting for the 2 of them to get back together.
This is for sure a light + fluffy read, and so worth the read.

Holly James does it again! I always look forward to her reads!
Name Your Price by Holly James was a fun and delightful rom-com.
James knocked it out of the park with this one.
Olivia and Chuck were so much fun to be around!
An exciting Hollywood romance that I devoured in one day.
I found it to be a quick and enjoyable read that will definitely stick with you long after the last page.

Thank You NetGalley and Dutton for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

4.5 stars Enjoyed this one! I really enjoyed this book! This second chance couple story with a side of forced proximity made for a fun plot line. Part way in the book, the reader is introduced to extra pieces that gives us more depth to the story. I found this one to be worth the read! Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the early copy of this read.

Read if you like:
📺 Reality TV
🤬 Explosive Couples
🎥 Hollywood Gossip
🥈 Second Chance Romances

If you like messy dating shows, viral videos, and Hollywood relationship gossip and speculation…. Well, then this light and fluffy romance is definitely for you!

This story features two Hollywood types one being a low level actor and one the love child of prior Hollywood stars that were caught cheating by her conception that died when she was a young child.

So when their explosive breakup is caught on camera and posted to the internet and becomes a viral video, of course a reality TV show, Name Your Price, that has been struggling with their ratings wants to hop on this money maker of their viral video!

When forced to live together for a month without being able to leave, things start to spice up, and communication that these two never really had, finally starts to blossom… until a secret comes out by the production team that turns everything on its head…

I was so excited for this book and so glad it lived up to the hype! Thank you to Dell for my ARC and my finished copy and to PRHA for my gifted audiobook in exchange for my review!

"It's so far over, you couldn't pay me to get back together with you!"

Name Your Price by Holly James is a chemistry-filled, laugh-out-loud romcom that will keep you wanting more! What happens when you get in an explosive fight with your B-list, semi-famous, hot, movie-star boyfriend in the street out front of his house, where you literally tell him that no matter what the price, you would never ever ever get back together with him? Well, of course a stranger would be taking a video that would go viral quickly - and end up in the hands of a Reality Show: Name Your Price. Olivia Martin is the daughter of two famous Hollywood stars (an agent and an actress) that passed in an acident when she was one. Olivia now pays for her Grandma Ruby's care (who raised her) and has fallen behind on the bills. Chuck is living beyond his means, striving to be the biggest movie star Hollywood has ever seen - i.e. he wants the attention, the spotlight, AND needs money to keep his look spot on. When Name Your Price offers them One Million Dollars each to live in the same home for a month, all on camera, it's an offer neither are in the position to turn down. But can their combustible relationship, with a very public breakup, handle everything that the Show will have in store for them? How hard could it be for that much money, I mean: "All she had to do was live in a house with her ex for a month and not kill him."

I absolutely adore Holly James. She is a breakout new female author that has a long, exciting career in front of her. Her novels literally hit every single checkmark and I highly recommend that if you like this novel - go read her other two out, now!

Chuck and Olivia were the perfect characters and really brought this novel to life. The forced proximity trope is spot on, and some of the curveballs the Show throws at them are hysterical - I would watch that show! Chuck and Olivia are opposites in every sense of the word and their tension is palpable, and James perfectly creates witty back-and-forth dialogue making you fall in love with her and ALL of her characters (best friends and Grandmothers alike).

My only downsides were how quick Olivia was to jump to conclusions, especially after all she has been through, and the fact that I knew something had to happen when I was at about 60% (or more) done with the book and they were only at week one living in the house together. However, the ending tied everything nicely in a bow for me, which I'm very appreciative of!

This novel is an easy, fun way to escape in a feel-good, happily-ever-after that will leave you with a smile on your face. You will laugh, you will roll your eyes, you will wonder how all of that sexual chemistry didn't burst off the page! James has made a fan out of me. This is a MUST BUY on July 30, 2024! 4.5 stars - you hope that you know what you are getting, and James delivers perfectly (there is no slow-burn about this book)!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for this arc; all opinions are my own!

"Love is always worth fighting for."

After their raging breakup goes viral, a struggling actor and a journalist (who also happens to be product of a scandalous Hollywood couple) agree to go on a reality show in which they try to live together for $1 million.

What I liked:
- A fun twist on the celebrity second chance romance/enemies to lovers trope
- I wasn’t sure I was going to believe these two could happily be together, but I was won over
- Serious chemistry between the leads
- The backstory around Olivia’s parents (her dad was married to someone not her mom, and then they were killed in a car crash when Olivia was a baby) ends up playing an interesting role both in Olivia’s own choices and how the story unfolds, and while some of it’s expected, in other ways, I was surprised and moved.

What I didn’t like:
- The horribly manipulative producer trope was dialed up to 11 here. In this case, in ways that were beyond ok for ratings
- Chuck is unable to share what really happened that got him fired. NDAs are a bummer. But he could have figured out how to get the truth to Olivia before it totally blew up in his face, instead of making me want to throttle him.
- I missed the touch of magic that’s been part of Holly James’ previous books!

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing/Ballantine Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 ⭐️
Forced proximity, ROM-COM, Second Chance Romance; all the genres I love to read in one! The beginning of the book really hooked me and had my attention. The middle fell a little flat for me. The sexual tension was spot on and the writing style was great. I think the ending wrapped up everything nicely.
I am glad I read it and would recommend to my fellow romance lovers.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such an entertaining book. I was hooked from the very start. The romance between the main characters Olivia and Chuck ended up being super sweet. They had so many cute moments. The premise of them being locked in a house together for a reality show was different than anything else I’ve read.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was so much fun to read. I know that there are plenty of books about reality TV shows, but this is now probably one of my favorites. The chemistry between Olivia and Chuck was fantastic. But so was their explosive arguments. I fight a lot like Olivia. Oliva is a great character. Born to famous parents, but lost them early on, Olivia has always felt alone. Her birth alone is a scandal and she has tried to stay out of the spot light. Chuck on the other hand was born for the spotlight and he eats it up. But he was fired from his job and he won’t say why.

Chuck tries to get Olivia to see they are perfect together, but Olivia wants to protect her heart. The forced proximity in this book worked well for their relationship because it caused them to talk. They know each other really well, but there are always more things to learn.

There are plenty of funny moments in this book as well. And fantastic side characters. Grandma Ruby is one for the books! She’s so sweet and wise. Manse is also great. The TV show people are just eh and cross lines, but I guess that happens.

I think any rom-com reader will love this book.

You’d think that after a very explosive - and public - breakup you’d never want to see that ex ever again. And you’d be right. Except you said on camera you’d never get back with them for a million dollars and a reality TV company is taking you up on that bet. The catch? You can’t leave the house and you’d being put in situations that force you to do the normal couple stuff, the stuff that makes you remember how when it was good it was *real* good. But you can’t do anything about it, since any physical contact can cost you a portion of your million dollars.

I’ll be honest, at the start of the book when our girl is talking about the bad parts of her ex I was A-OK with them never getting back together. He was irresponsible with money and couldn’t seem to clean up after himself. Nightmare fuel for me. But they both put in the work over the course of this book to better themselves so they could better their relationship. The relationship may have been a motivating factor, but they both weren’t just changing for the sake of it or to put on a show for the cameras.

The reality TV host was a nightmare character, and perfect for his role. His increasingly probing and inappropriate topics were for sensationalization when the episode would air, but also drove both of the characters together until one day it finally drove them apart. It caused them - and us the reader - to think about how what we see in the tabloids isn’t always a full picture of whats really going on in Hollywood in one of the more authentic ways I’ve seen attempted. I do think the resolution with the NDA runaround was a little convenient, but necessary given the length of the book.

I could’ve done without the epilogue. I didn’t feel like it added anything extra to the story, didn’t allow for the reader to guess at how things go and make up their own final destination for the characters. No matter what, in a matter of 2 years they go from broke AF to rich AF due to a movie or two and a memoir. Sure it happens to some people, but it didn’t feel authentic to where they needed to be able to be from a relationship standpoint.

5 stars. Marrying zany reality TV hijinks and a romance with both simmering sexual tension and an unexpected amount of depth, Name Your Price was a near-perfect adult romcom that took me by surprise.

Oh was this a FUN one!

Y'all know I LOVE romances where the chemistry jumps off the page - and boy did this one have that! When Olivia and Chuck are good they are golden but when they are fighting... hoooo boy is it brutal. A particularly epic breakup fight gets filmed and goes viral. Chuck is an up and coming actor, and Olivia's parents were infamous because of a cheating scandal. Shortly after their viral moment they are recruited to be on a reality show - they can win a million dollars (!!!!) if they can survive living together for a month.

What follows is both hilarious and also very sweet. Olivia and Chuck are nuanced characters, and author Holly James does an excellent job in developing them. The reality show is a unique storytelling device - it allowed for both lots of hijinks and tender moments.

I don';t know about y'all, but I have just been craving books that will be a bit of an escape from *waves around wildly* everything. And this was just that. I really enjoyed The Deja Glitch by Holly James, so I was thrilled to get an advanced copy of her latest, Name Your Price - and this one delivered! Big thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for gifting me this ARC - just the book I needed this week!

Name Your Price is out on TUESDAY - preorder/request it from your libraries now!!!

4.75 ⭐️
Publication Date: 07/30/2024

Olivia and Chuck Walsh have undeniable chemistry, but their very public break-up has them thrown into the spotlight. A failing game show, Name Your Price, embarks on the opportunity after hearing Olivia claim that she "wouldn't be with Chuck for even a million dollars". This book follows the couple as they compete, living in the same house for a month. Can they survive a month without giving into their chemistry, or will they forfeit a million dollars?

I had the best time reading this book, it had my attention from the very beginning and I could not put it down. While it was funny and romantic, it also touched on some hard topics such as the loss of one's parents. This book was everything I wanted it to be and more. Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for allowing me the opportunity to read one of my most anticipated reads.

Thank you Netgalley, Holly James and Penguin Group Dutton for the ebook! This was a quick and fun romcom with laughs, tears, and some spice sprinkled in. Would you stay in a house with your ex for a million dollars?? Must read!

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC. Unfortunately, I decided to DNF this at 43%. The bickering between the characters felt very redundant, and I honestly couldn’t sense the chemistry between them that the synopsis stated they had.