I adored this book. I love reality TV and when it is incorporated into a book, it is perfect! (If it is written correctly.) I loved the bachelor style reality show, with all of Jordy's exes. I love second chance romance, and I love when characters in books get to participate in things like this, that only I can dream of doing. I loved seeing the bisexual representation and the way this book took a turn toward Skye and Maya. I enjoyed this read from front to back. This was my first read by Sophie Gonzales, and I am excited to read her other books.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy.

Whats there not to love in this book? Revenge, reality tv, a love story. Its got it all. Im so glad I picked up Never Getting Back Together.

Enemies to lovers, laugh-out-loud, dating competition to get revenge on your ex, perfect for those who want an escape.

This gave me bachelor vibes, but without the cringe The banter made me want to keep reading, and I really enjoyed how fast-paced this one was. Before I knew it, I was halfway through the novel. as someone who tends to stay away from reality shows for how ridiculous they are, they are even better to read on paper. I was laughing out loud with this one. Who wouldn't want to be locked away on a tv show with the girl your ex cheated on you with? The way Sophie wrote this had me dying for her every word. This was a tremendous queer romcom, and I think anyone who likes dating reality shows will love this one.

even though i'm not a swiftie, i did really enjoy reading sophie gonzales' latest ya novel 'never ever getting back together,' about a dating show called second chance romance. on the show, near-celebrity jordy dates his exes to find out if there's the possibility of a second chance. our main character, maya, is one of those exes, but she's hoping to use the show to expose jordy for the slimeball she knows he is. her plans start crumbling when she's stuck rooming with skye, the girl jordy cheated on her with. but what transpires between maya & skye might be worth more than defeating their mutual ex?

this book was a very fun, very quick read. it's a book easily read in one or two large bites, with a great frame narrative, a romance to make you swoon, and some hilarious side characters. one not to miss!

Maya and Skye have one thing in common: their ex-boyfriend, Jordy. An ex-boyfriend who just so happens to be the brother of the princess of a small country in Europe. The infamy and intrigue that surround Jordy is just enough for him to warrant his own reality TV show, Second Chance Romance, where he’ll be surrounded by exes from different points in his life to see with whom, if any, he can rekindle the flame. Maya and Skye both say yes to the show, but for very different reasons: Maya, to exact revenge by making it to the finale and rejecting Jordy in front of the whole world; Skye, to actually give Jordy another chance, because what they had was good. Little does either girl expect that their attention would be drawn elsewhere – to each other.

This was such a fun read! I got sucked right in. It went by very quickly but I am happy to report I was wholly engrossed in the main duo as soon as they met, wondering how the heck their insta-hate would somehow morph into the opposite. What begins as a mutual desire to defeat their mutual evil quickly turns into an attraction that slowly turns into even more – the realization and discovery was a wonder to watch unfold from both Maya and Skye’s perspective.

I love the girl power, how the other girls on the show factor into the equation. I will say that some of the supporting characters are a bit more two-dimensional, but they served their purpose well and didn’t distract or detract from the story at all. Jordy himself is a cookie-cutter playboy villain – but you need him to be, and he also is just bad enough to justify the humiliation the girls are plotting. In fact, his cartoony villain vibes just made me root against him more – and for Maya and Skye to be victorious.

Just cute cute cute and fun fun fun. Wrapped up in a lovely and neat little bow. The perfect modern day rom com novel. I can absolutely picture this eventually getting adapted for screen.

I absolutely enjoyed this one. The premise was a very interesting one and I was hooked! I had to keep reading to see how it all ended. And boy was I satisfied with the ending! I will definitely be reading more by Sophie Gonzales

I really enjoyed Never Ever Getting Back Together. I have never read anything by Sophie Gonzales but I will try to find other books to read by her now.

I love the concept of a Bachelor type show with the ex wanting another chance. Jordy, the ex, is such an ass and so well written to be the villain for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the e-ARC. This review is my own opinion.

Never Ever Getting Back Together was a delight, plain and simple. Taking all the best tropes from reality tv show romances, adding a little female rage and a whole lot of sapphic love, you get one of the most fun romcoms I read in 2022.

There is no real issue with the book, but on some level, I didn't connect. The good thing is, I know it will find its audience and continue to recommend it to people given the fun, adorable nature of the story.

going into this novel, i thought it’d be a lot like kiera cass’s “the selection” series. and although in some ways it was (many gals duking it out for one man) i was pleasantly surprised with how this romance unfolded. for starters, i was not a fan of jordy. i thought he was a manipulative cheater who didn’t deserve any of the girls … but this plot doesn’t center around him so that’s besides the point. triangle romances have never been my cup of tea but i loved how this novel decided to focus on maya and skye. even though their initial meeting started off on the wrong foot, i’m so glad they were able to look past jordy’s lies and trust each other

"never ever getting back together” was filled with many loveable characters besides our main protagonists. perrie held a special place in my heart for her optimism and glass-half-full mentality. if i were to ever find myself in a situation like maya, i would definitely trust perrie with my secrets and would want her as my confidante, too! and then there’s issac - if we were to compare the premise of this book to “the hunger games” (i thought of that whenever the girls would get dressed up for shoots or for elimination!), he would be our cinna! i admired his loyalty towards maya and skye along with his desire to stir the pot up with the “real” jordy’s drama! i really loved the ending of the book - everything came full-circle and left me feeling super happy!

Sophie Gonzales has created a fun read following contestants on a dating show. The premise is that the lead brings back all of his significant exes to see if they were meant to be. We follow two of the exes Maya and Skye who have been pitted against each other. As they both came on the show for different reasons it was very interesting to watch how this story played out. I look forward to reading more of Sophie Gonzales in the future.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

I love Sophie Gonzales, and this was everything I wanted. I love the group of characters in this one, Maya, Jordan and Skye were just fantastic.

I just loved the whole book so much. - will reach any Sophie Gonzales going forward.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙭-𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨―𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚―𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙.

📍 Read if you like:
• Reality Dating Shows
• Love Triangles
• Unexpected Romances
• Revenge

I wanted to love this book more than I did, but I just feel like it didn’t work for me. It’s more of a personal thing because many other reviewers loved it.

The representation of the characters was very well done, they’re likable and enjoyable to read about.

I absolutely love reality shows and this one sounded so interesting with a dating aspect and a love triangle in the middle. I got the Bachelorette side of the story with our characters, but I struggled a bit with connecting with it since it’s a YA book.

The setting was so interesting. I hope to see this more in future books, but I found myself caring more for Maya and Skye - Jordy was a bit dislikable.

I struggled more with the beginning of the story. The whole time I was waiting for the romance to kick in, but it didn’t until the second half of the book. It also felt weird how it consisted of these girls aiming to win the ex back after cheating with other girls… weird.

There wasn’t a lot of character development between Maya and Skye, and therefore I struggled so much with connecting with their love story. The drama and revenge aspect was too much for me too, I wish the story focused more on developing the f/f romantic relationship.

I still enjoyed the book as a whole. The ending was wrapped up so well, but I wish the two female characters grew more throughout the story. They were lacking at times with their character development, but I can see why many will love this one. It’s definitely worth the read for the rep and interesting plotline.

I loved this one so so much. I breezed through this and instantly fell inlove with the characters. Can’t wait to read more by this author.

This was an adorable read. I loved the interplay between all of the characters and the way the relationships (platonic and romantic) evolved over time.

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen year old girls—one bent on revenge, the other open to rekindling romance—get tangled up in an unexpected twist when they fall for each other instead in Never Ever Getting Back Together by nationally and internationally-bestselling and Indie Next Pick author Sophie Gonzales.

It’s been two years since Maya's ex-boyfriend cheated on her, and she still can’t escape him: his sister married the crown prince of a minor European country and he captured hearts as her charming younger brother. If the world only knew the real Jordy, the manipulative liar who broke Maya’s heart.

Skye Kaplan was always cautious with her heart until Jordy said all the right things and earned her trust. Now his face is all over the media and Skye is still wondering why he stopped calling.

When Maya and Skye are invited to star on the reality dating show Second-Chance Romance, they’re whisked away to a beautiful mansion—along with four more of Jordy’s exes— to compete for his affections while the whole world watches. Skye wonders if she and Jordy can recapture the spark she knows they had, but Maya has other plans: exposing Jordy and getting revenge. As they navigate the competition, Skye and Maya discover that their real happily ever after is nothing they could have scripted.


I thought this was so cute and sweet. I wanted it because it reminded me of Taylor Swift lol. I like the twists, the villian, the stakes and the jokes. Go read this for a quick fun read.

campy, quirky sapphic | 5/5 stars

this book was a fun subversion of a classic trope (who doesn't love "the bachelor"-eque shows?) with two contestants on a dating show (which revolves around winning back their ex) falling for each other instead. both POVs were distinct and enjoyable, and jordy was the worst man in the world so i fully supported maya and skye getting together! the challenges they did were also fun to read, and i thought the ending was cute <3

Honestly, I didn't love it. It had too much of an adult premise for a YA book. Sadly, DNF'd at 42%. The book may be for a younger audience and just not for me.

Thank you so much, NetGalley, St Martin's Press and Wednesday Books, for the chance to read this book in exchange of an honest review.

It's been two years since Maya was cheated by her ex-boyfriend and she still can't escape him. On the other hand, Skye's heart still beat for him, even though he has called her back yet. When they are both invited to partecipate to a reality show by their now famous ex boyfriend, they have very different goals in mind. One wants revenge, the other getting him back. Whisked away in a beautiful mansion, with other Jordy's exes in a show to compete for his affection, everything changes when they start to fall in love with one other.

Sophie Gonzales is always perfect. If you are looking for a funny, sweet and intense book, Never ever getting back together is the right book for you. And for everyone else, because it's truly incredible. I loved everything in this story. Maya and Skye are amazing main characters and I so loved their bonding, their growing relationship and their goals. It's sexy, hilarious and so sweet. A queer and unexpected romance from two girls with very different goals in mind when they started this reality show and it was so funny following them realizing the truth. Absolutely gorgeous.

Game show books are my lifeblood. When I read the synopsis of this, I knew I needed to read this book. Imagine a Bachelor's-esque competition but the contestants are your exes instead of strangers. I loved the scheming and behind the scenes of the "show" the most. I think the drama kept me going for the majority of the book and the need to know how it would end. However, the characters in the book felt somewhat shallow in their representations, and I would have liked them to be developed a little more. Overall, I felt like this was a fun and easy read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the drama of reality television.

Special thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book!

This was a very cute premise and I liked most of the characters, but the romance between the two MCs didn't quite feel earned to me. Don't get me wrong, I shipped them, but everything just felt kind of rushed. I really liked the ending though!