Holly James has written some of my fav books in the past, but after reading so many reality dating books, this one fell so flat. I didn't care much about the characters and I had a hard time caring what happened to them based on first impressions.

⭐️: 3/5

Despite their obvious chemistry, Olivia and Chuck are constantly fighting, and when their breakup goes viral, they’re presented with a unique opportunity: be filmed for a reality show living together for 30 days and get paid a million dollars each. Both needing the money, they decide to do the show, but there’s a catch, they can’t touch each other either, or risk losing the money. Can they put up with each other and resist each other for a whole month?

I have a love hate relationship with forced proximity trope romcom. On one hand, the tension has the potential to be great, but on the other hand, the premise of the forced proximity also has the potential to be so contrived it hurts to read. This fell somewhere in the middle, where the idea of a reality show forcing exes to cohabitate isn’t that far fetched honestly, but there was also a bit of a logical gap here somewhere around how physically attracted they were to each other, and how bafflingly unable they were to put their problems aside for so much money. First off, the physical attraction was just kind of obnoxious and ridiculous to read about. It just went too far I think, even for a romcom. Then there was the unforgivable immaturity of both parties, especially Olivia. Both were just so sheltered and spoiled, so the contention between the two of them trying to be created came off as just unnecessary and childish. I was in for the plot at the beginning, but it just didn’t pan out in a direction I enjoyed or related to. Overall, this one was a light and quick read, but there’s much better romcoms out there with similar tropes. Also, single POV just doesn’t hit as hard as dual POV, you can’t prove me wrong.

Thank you to @netgalley and @duttonbooks for this free eARC in exchange for my honest review!

Can we give standing ovations to books? Because this one right here is amazing with lots of heartfelt moments that had me blinking back tears multiple times and very high sexually charged energy from both MCs. Loved the chemistry between Olivia and Chuck.

This was not my favorite read, and for me was really difficult to get into. I’m not crazy about second chance romance or reality television. The conflicts seemed superficial and parts seemed derivative of The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

This sounds harsher than I intend. I think if you enjoy reality television, Hollywood, or second chance romance you could enjoy this.

I liked the premise - Olivia and Chuck are celebrity adjacent and have a volatile relationship that ends in blowout fight with her saying you couldn’t pay her enough money to get back together in a viral moment captured on film. Enter a game show with a million dollar prize and both Olivia and Chuck have deep reasons for doing the show and attempting to win a million dollars each. It was just okay and the reason for their conflict felt like a lot of misunderstandings. I am betting you know how this one turns out.

3.5 stars but rounding down.

Thank you netgalley & PENGUIN GROUP Dutton | Dutton for the advanced reader copy.

This book was unique, but I really didn’t love the characters. I thought the MMC was a jerk and did a lot of unforgivable things. It was a fun story, but it wasn’t my favorite read.

Name Your Price- a standalone

By Holly James- read The Deja Glitch and gave it 3*

Publication 7/30/24, Read 7/13/24

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton| Dutton for this E-ARC💛! I voluntarily give my honest review and all opinions expressed are my own.

Rating: 4/5⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Adult/Women's Fic, Contemporary Romance

Tropes: 2nd chance romance, reality TV game, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, 1 bed/1 bathroom, attraction/repulsion, steamy chemistry

💭Summary: After an explosive, public break up Olivia "Liv" Martin and Charles "Chuck" Walsh are approached to appear on a reality TV game show. They will live together without touching to win $1 million each. The press filmed their argument and saw the chemistry they had. Olivia needs the money for debts and Chuck is trying to break into Hollywood's A-list of actors.

🤔My Thoughts: I loved the witty banter between Liv and Chuck. Both attracted and angry with each other, they are forced to live in close quarters and hash out their feelings. They confronted all the things they loved and hated about each other while competing for money.

This was my first Holly James book and it will not be my last! I loved the book and the characters, i loved how i was able to picture everything in my head and it felt like i was reading a movie, rather than a book if that makes sense

Name Your Price by answers the question: what would happen if you got locked in a house with your ex-boyfriend, and have to stay there in order to win a million dollars?

Olivia is the daughter of two former Hollywood big names, and Chuck is an up-and-coming actor. After their break-up goes viral, they are contacted with an opportunity, one they have to decide if it is worth it to this newly broken up couple.

What I liked: I loved the honest conversations these two characters had. In the beginning of the book, they are so toxic for each other and we see how their relationship progresses through this reality show. Honestly, this just says so much about the skill of James’ writing and how she portrayed the ups, downs, and resolutions of our two leads. This book is laugh-out-loud funny and has so much heart.

Rating: I loved this book. Holly James has such a great writing style that is so easy to enjoy. I could not put this book down and stayed up late to finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley, James, and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I adore Holly James books. For many reasons, but mostly because her characters shine so bright. They are so relatable and real. Their struggles are our struggles. She's also the queen of sexual tension. Phew, is it hot in here or just me? I loved this one! I can't wait to see what she writes next.

One of my most anticipated summer releases by a fav author and while it didn't turn out to be my new favorite of theirs, it was still really enjoyable!

A recently separated Hollywood couple get convinced to join a reality TV show forcing them to spend time alone together in a house with the catch that they will forfeit the million dollar prize money (they both really need) if they so much as touch OR leave the house before filming is over.

Forced proximity goodness and reality tv shenanigans ensue, think Big Brother meets Love island in this highly emotional second chance romance that was good on audio narrated by Nikki Massoud. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Steam level: open door, mild details

One of my most anticipated summer releases by a fav author and while it didn't turn out to be my new favorite of theirs, it was still really enjoyable!

A recently separated Hollywood couple get convinced to join a reality TV show forcing them to spend time alone together in a house with the catch that they will forfeit the million dollar prize money (they both really need) if they so much as touch OR leave the house before filming is over.

Forced proximity goodness and reality tv shenanigans ensue, think Big Brother meets Love island in this highly emotional second chance romance that was good on audio narrated by Nikki Massoud. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Steam level: kissing only

Thank you to NetGalley & Penguin for the arc!

the beginning was a little bit difficult to get into but as soon as it hit the 25% mark i could not put it down. This might be one of my favorite holly james books to this day and olivia and chuck had chemistry that you literally could see from page one. I was skeptical but slowly books based loosely on reality tv shows are becoming my favorite genres of the year. I really cannot wait to see what comes next from HJ. i am literally writing this review at 3:30 am I am obsessed with this book.

Name Your Price by Holly James was such a cute summer vacation read.

Olivia and Chuck…. They have some tension. Some major chemistry. They cannot keep their hands off each other despite all their fighting.

Olivia has finally had it. Chuck misses her grandma’s birthday party, and she is TICKED off. She’s done with Chuck for good.

After going to his apartment to break up with him (and maybe get tangled in his sheets one last time), Olivia and Chuck take their last hoorah outside, screaming at each other on the sidewalk.

Unbeknownst to the ex-lovers, this scene is being filmed and thanks to Chuck’s b-lister status, the news travels fast and ends up on the nightly news.

Olivia is obviously mortified.

Thanks to the video, the fighting exes earn a spot on a reality TV show. It’s not something Olivia wants to do, but grandma’s nursing home is anything but cheap, and Olivia doesn’t have enough money to cover the bills.

The TV show is a brutal experience, however Olivia does learn more about herself.

Once the show is over, Olivia feels lost and alone. As she processes the end of the show, she reconnects with Chuck while also going outside her comfort zone and talking to someone from her past.

It’s a sweet story. I liked the characters. Chuck may be a b-lister, but he seems pretty darn great.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was really intrigued by the concept of this book- two exes trapped together in a house for a reality show with the promise of one million dollars at the end- Sign me up! I loved the dynamic between Olivia and Chuck. They are so fiery together- they are either passionately fighting or passionately making up. When video of their breakup goes viral, they are approached to star on a reality show called Name Your Price where they are offered one million dollars, if they can stay in the house together for one month.

Once they are in the house, they are told about other rules- they will have to complete challenges in order to earn things in the house. If they have any physical contact, they will lose money. I didn't like the challenge aspects. It felt like Big Brother with a mix of Too Hot To Handle. I was excited about the reality show concept, but this was the part of the book that fell flat for me. The third act breakup felt out of place, and I didn't like the fallout around that.

I liked how Olivia grew and learned that she doesn't have to run from everything. She and Chuck were great together, and I liked the ending of the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for this ARC.

If you were offered a million dollars to live in a house with your ex, would you do it?

Funny, cute, and sexy describes Name Your Price by Holly James perfectly! Olivia and her boyfriend, Chuck, just had a very public you-tube famous horrible break-up. When TV execs come knocking, the two must decide if they want to try for a million dollars by being locked in a house together for one month. They hate each other-but do they really?

I enjoyed Name Your Price and found it to be the perfect pool-side read!

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC!

Holly James is officially an autobuy author for me. This book was so much fun but also so tender at the same with an added layer of heat. It was a total winning combination.

Olivia and Chuck are caught on camera having a blowup fight ending their tumultuous relationship. A fight that has Olivia declaring she wouldn’t be around him for a million dollars. Reality TV comes calling for an episode of ‘Name Your Price’ tasking the two of them to live together for a month to win that million dollars. Challenges are issued, boundaries are tested, and conversations can no longer be avoided. The question is, can they stand the tension long enough to win?

Let me say again: this was so much FUN. I was hooked from chapter one. Olivia and Chuck’s fight told me everything I needed to know about their chemistry. It was combustible, and yet there was still so much more simmering beneath the surface.

When it came to the show premise, I mean…forced proximity? Check. Only one bed? Check. Oh, but the twist the show issued as their first challenge? CHECK because the tension was about to be off the charts. I couldn’t wait to find out how Holly James was going to handle that. She delivered in ways that included both the tenderness and heat that I mentioned at the beginning of this review.

The external factors in both Chuck and Olivia’s lives really gave the story a full-bodied feel and reinforced the three dimensional existence of their characters. These are not two characters signing on to reality television to make a quick buck and get their fifteen minutes of fame. They had genuine, understandable reasons for their choices. I loved the growth and self-actualizations they were able to achieve during their time in the house,

I enjoyed this book fully from beginning to end. Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh em gee!! This book was so much fun!! I loved the premise of it; a game show of being locked in a house with your ex for a month to win a substantial cash prize!! The TENSION! My. Goodness! It was beautiful to see all the facets of the relationship between Olivia and Chuck; the memories, the fights, and the eventual vulnerability and growth.

There is 💯 on page, open door spice 🌶️ And those scenes are quite 🥵😉

Thank you, NetGalley, for my eARC!

I absolutely LOVED The Dejá Glitch by Holly James and was so excited to get this ARC. Then when I saw the clever premise of exes getting their second chance forced proximity reality tv game show style?? SOLD!

Unfortunately, I just couldn’t seem to get into it. There were definitely some clever moments and I love James’ descriptive writing, but in general I found the MCs to be unlikable and extremely immature. I kept powering through, but just didn’t fall in love. It wasn’t on the same level as the Dejá Glitch for me.

I will continue to look out for more books by Holly James in the future. The specific style of her descriptive writing really is inspiring to me!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton Books for the ARC of Name Your Price by Holly James. This was my first novel by James, but it won't be my last! Name Your Price was so fun - the chemistry was off the charts! This isn't so much a slow burn as it is a constant sizzle- I loved both main characters, their character development, and the fun Hollywood/reality tie-in. This book is laugh-out-loud funny but also very heartfelt -- I love a book that can do both!

I'm so glad I read this one, and I'm off to read the rest of Holly James's novels; see you soon! Have you read any books by her?