I was provided an ARC by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and words are my own.

This book is full of both in your face references and little easter eggs for anyone who loves Hallmark movies and Gilmore Girls. Meredith does an excellent job spinning the tale that not everything is what you see in the movies and it takes Adi a good while to figure out that "the grass isn't always greener" concept. It was a fun spin on the love in a small town trope and I appreciated the fresh take.

Adi is an easy character to identify with in her wistfulness and desire to better herself in her mid twenties. She's funny, she gets back up after being knocked down (MULTIPLE times), and when she gets it right her energy is infectious.

Finn is our complicated hero who's back story is one to tug on your heart strings. I appreciated getting a 3rd party perspective into watching him develop through the story both internally and with his relationship to Adi. I would have liked to learn more about his family (other than what we're given) but all in all it wasn't bad for the amount of content.

One thing I really wished for in this book was more development and plot lines for the side characters (Kate, Adi's mom, etc.) while I really enjoyed the main story line I think having those characters also progress a little more directly would have been an excellent addition.

All in all it was a cute easy read thats great if you're in the mood for something light hearted. Bonus the final scene had me SWOOOOONing.

Heavily inspired by the Hallmark world, Meredith Schorr's "As Seen On TV" is a wonderful whirlwind of a romance.

Adina, our main character, is a lovable twenty-five year old aspiring to pave her way in NYC. Juggling several jobs, trying her hand at becoming a published journalist and living with her single mother isn't quite what she envisioned for herself. Inspired by Gilmore Girls and her affinity for Hallmark flicks, she feels the urge to give small-town life a chance in the hopes of unearthing her very own IRL HEA... and land a columnist job through her essay on said small-town before it takes new shape through new real estate development. Although she unsuccessfully tries to make the pieces of the puzzle fit to meet her expectations in order to write what she had pitched to an editor for the chance at her dream job, she learns some big lessons along the way.

I may not be a big Hallmark gal, but I am a sucker for good romantic storytelling. This book was as charming as it effectively revealed the power of being vulnerable in establishing meaningful relationships. The ending was *adorable* and I found myself pleasantly surprised as to how much I like this story.

4 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

I absolutely loved this book! The protagonist is a heartfelt, strong woman in search of what she desires and deserves. I was rooting for her from page 1! I loved the article. aspect, and how in the guise of chasing down a story, she's able to write her own love story based around the people she meets. The tight-knit mother/daughter relationship reminds me of myself and my own mother and really bonded me to the characters. Overall, a super cute, light read that is definitely worth picking up!

I loved this cute (and unique) book. As a Hallmark movie fan AND someone who creates content for a living, I really appreciated the storyline and dynamics within this story. This was cute, relatively spicy and engaging.

I really liked the main characters, Adina and Finn. The meet-cute happened a bit earlier than I expected and the relationship unfolded in a backwards way, when compared to most other rom-coms. I appreciated that the author took us on a zig-zag journey instead of directly from point A to point B - it kept my attention really well.

Overall.- recommend to anyone who appreciates a light-hearted rom-com with pop culture references.

Trigger warning: There are some heavier issues that are touched on this story, so anyone sensitive to alcohol/addiction and family dynamic issues might want to think twice.

This book is almost as much a love letter to Hallmark movies as it is a romance novel. There were a lot of Hallmark-specific tropes and sort of a breaking of the fourth wall. The story itself moves slowly and the romance is only part of the plot, not the entire story. I found Finn's character arc a bit confusing to me. I really liked him in the beginning, but once his issues with his father are revealed I thought he became almost narcissistic. I felt gross reading the way he spoke back to Adi, and nothing in the rest of the story made me feel like his words/actions should have been forgiven. Since the book is only from Adi's POV, we didn't see the journey he went on to get to forgiveness, and instead we read about Adi feeling bad for standing up for herself and an abuser. I just couldn't get behind that. That being said, the whole section with the grand gestures had me swoony and my heart all aflutter.

This was a very cute read! As Seen on TV follows Adina as she moves from New York City to a small town to get a change of pace and to write a piece for work about the residents of the town. She goes in expecting a Hallmark movie-esque experience but finds that not to be the case. She meets Finn who she keeps bumping into around town and discovers that he's a developer. This is very much a cute and fluffy read. In the beginning, I struggled a bit getting into the book but I felt like the ending really redeemed itself.

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Release Date: June 2022

Adi Gellar, a journalist from New York has had it with trying to find love in the city, so she heads out to a small town hoping to research and write a master of a piece about the residents and their objection to a new development project, and maybe fall in love in the process. But what she finds is that the small town is unlike the other Hallmark small towns she's used to from her romanticized movie obsession. But what the town does have is the dreamy and delicious Finn who works for the developer.

There's instant chemistry between the two, but when family obligations get in the way, Adi must decide what it is that she really wants and what she's willing to forgive all while struggling to find a new angle to her story.

Overall, I liked it. The ending for me saved this book. I finally found that deep connection that I was looking for throughout.  What I struggled with the most was that the book just didn't capture my attention for the first half. I found the characters a tad boring to follow in the beginning and It really wasn't until the second half that it began to pick up, and I became more invested. Once that happened, I fell into an enjoyable rhythm, rooting and cheering them on.

An easy read with characters that will eventually grow on you!

I’m a huge hallmark and Gilmore girls fan and this book was just perfect for me. I fell in love with the characters and story from the very first page!

This was such a cute and very easy read, I found myself immersed in this romance, it’s marketed as Gilmore Girls meets Hallmark movies and it’s definitely a comfort read if that’s your cup of tea.

I had such high expectations for this after seeing all the good reviews, but it fell a little flat for me. Not a bad book by any means but the writing seemed immature. I didn't really like Adina, but I adored Finn. I wouldn't necessarily read it again, but if I had a friend who wanted to read a Hallmark movie in book form, I enjoyed it enough to recommend this to them.

Most young professionals think that living and working in Manhattan would be a dream comes true.
However Adi Gellner, an n emerging journalist is done with romance in NYC. She wants true love~ ‘as Seen on TV’ via Hallmark stories and other TV programs. She wants a marriage like her parents ~ love in a small town, harvest festivals, winter strolls etc.
She believes she has found just the right place in Pleasant Hollow a new development and this might be her chance for love and a position with an on-line magazine.

This is a cute rom.com.
Nothing heart pounding exciting but sometimes a light read is just want I need.

Want to thank NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this eGalley. This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for July 7, 2022

This book was very cute with all of its Hallmark & small town tv show references, especially Gilmore Girls and Heart of Dixie (two of my favorites). Adina lives in Manhattan and is tired of living in the big city - tired of the horrible dating scene, the hustle of two jobs, living with her mom and striving for the chance for a full-time journalist. She sees a reality show about a small town in upstate NY where a developer is building a huge mixed use facility that will increase the population of the town by 50%. It sounded just like a Hallmark movie where the evil villain is coming in to change everything the residents love and cherish about their small town.

She pitches the story idea to an online magazine to compare the real life story with a Hallmark movie and she's given the green light to do it. So she moves to Pleasant Hollow for a week only to realize there's no homemade pie, no fall festivals and no Christmas tree lighting. She does think she's found a small town romance with Finn, the handsome guy she keeps running into around town. However, she soon finds out he works for the developer, so he's essentially the villain.

I thought it was adorable how much Adina wanted the Hallmark movies and quintessential small-town tv shows to be real and I really did enjoy all of the shoutouts to some of my favorite shows. I did feel like Finn and Adina got together really quickly and easily - maybe I've just been reading too many slowburns lately! They definitely had ups and downs but I felt like I wasn't as invested because there wasn't that much tension in them getting tgoether in the first place, though there was plenty regarding them staying together. However, the ending and HEA was very sweet, so I appreciated that. I also really appreciated having a Jewish heroine! A lot of books that have a Jewish character are either about how that character wishes they celebrated Christmas or it somehow ties back to the Holocaust, so it was nice to see this representation!

Mucho si esto era realmente lindo. Me gustó la ciudad de Pleasant. Y disfruté de Adina y Finn. Pero también consiguieron en mis nervios mucho también. Eran un poco demasiado inciertos para mi gusto, pero eso es sólo yo. En general, fue una lectura divertida sobre lo que
Hallmark ha hecho pensar a la gente que es una ciudad pequeña y lo que puede
en realidad ser como.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. Do you like Hallmark movies? Books that reference pop culture things like Gillmore Girls and actors/actresses who are Hallmark regulars? If so, you will definitely enjoy As Seen on Tv. Where this movie differs from the movies is that some of the challenges Adina and Finn face are heavier than the challenges the movies typically have (for example: Finn’s alcoholic father who has been consumed by grief for 15 years). But we are still left with an ending fitting for a Hallmark movie. If you need a fast, fun (for most past, even though there are some heavier parts) then make sure you check this out.

This was adorable. Quick read that I appreciated. The idea was good and so fun to read. I rolled my eyes, chuckled, and even cringed a few times- perfect RomCom mix. I loved how this basically called out Hallmark for setting an unrealistic expectation, but still acknowledged that love itself is not unattainable (especially when both partners work for it). I liked how Finn wasn’t a perfect love interest until he worked through his baggage/trauma and gained some self awareness. Plus props to Adina for recognizing what she wanted in a relationship and not bending on what she deserved- even when her idea of a dreamy small town/romance shifted.

18+ the spice wasn’t as good as other scenes I’ve read but definitely better than a lot out there. Plus there is more than 1 spicy scene.


Special thanks to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this digital ARC.

Loved this Gilmore girls meets sex in the city vibes book!!!! It was fun and a very fast read for me!!!

As soon as I started reading As Seen on TV, I felt like I was the target audience of this book. Like the protagonist, Adina, I am a Jew in my 20s living in NYC. Also like Adina, I absolutely love Gilmore Girls and was drawn in by the references to one of my favorite TV shows.

Jewish representation is books is so important to me. Adina’s identity as a Jew is treated in a way that feels very real. She is a Jew who eats bacon and doesn’t go to synagogue often. However, Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah and Passover and traditions around them are still very significant to her. I loved that As Seen on TV includes a moment at a Rosh Hashanah dinner. It feels appropriate since Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and Adina is seeking a fresh start throughout the story.

Finn is a phenomenal love interest. It is hard as a reader not to fall in love with him. I mean, he only took the job in Pleasant Hollow as a gateway for a project building low income housing. He not only supports Adina and gives her advice when she is struggling to find an angle for her story on Pleasant Hollow, but he drives two hours each way just to have a holiday meal with her mother. Of course, he is not perfect (who is?), but I loved getting to learn more about Finn as Adina does.

There message of the book echoes Wizard of Oz as it reminds readers (and Adina) that there is no place like home. As much as she was eager to leave NYC to go to Pleasant Hollow, Adina finds renewed appreciation for the Big Apple when she takes some time away. As someone who is looking into moving out of NYC myself, this certainly struck a chord with me.

It is a rare romance novel where parental relationships are so central to the storyline. Adina lives with her mother, and she wants to make sure her story on Pleasant Hollow is successful to keep her mother from losing their apartment. It is clear Adina’s mother wants her daughter to move beyond being a barista and spin instructor (she even tells Adina that “some adulting is in order”), but she also is determined to provide Adina with the support she needs to get there. Finn’s relationship with his father provides a stark contrast to the one Adina has with her mother. Even so, he is a fiercely loyal son who just wants to do what’s best for his dad.

As Seen on TV feels like a warm hug on a cold day. It made me silmultaneously grateful to be a New Yorker and eager to rewatch Gilmore Girls and immerse myself in small town Stars Hollow.

A charming rom com about a city girl who follows her made-for-TV romance dreams to a small town. Funny, relatable, and a must-read book!

This was a quick and easy read. I loved the characters and Adina's quest to find a true Hallmark story to write about.
I didn't love Finn at first, but quickly realized everyone has some depth to them beneath what is visible to the eye.
The ending was enjoyable, maybe a bit cheesy , but fitting to the book. I would recommend this to any romance lover.

Overall, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it. That said, the character of Adina really frustrated me and did need some more work. The character of Finn is really what kept me reading, and I didn't care about Adina, only finding faults with her. Having enjoyed about 60-70% of the book, I'd recommend it, but with the warning that you'll have to overlook Adina in the majority of it.