✨ Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for honest review! ✨

You’ll have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy this one because most of the story makes absolutely no sense but atleast we get the breadcrumbs of a wlm romance.

Things i liked
•the first 20% mayas inner monologue is hilarious
•small interactions between maya and Skye

Dislikes
•way too much time is spent on other contestants and jordy instead of developing the main relationship
•were told how they feel but i didnt
FEEL it
•his decisions didnt make sense( who he decides to keep around) & it made the progression of the story just

As a causal viewer of the Bachelor franchise and many other dating reality shows like it, this book instantly intrigued me. A group of ex-girlfriends fighting to get back to the one man they all dated? Sign me up. And then they fall in love with each other?

This book had such a good concept, but it just didn't live quite up to my expectations. I wish that I liked the characters more, but there wasn't any that I really connected with. I also wasn't expecting fake European countries to be involved and I don't know if I wasn't in the mood for that, but I didn't love that part of the book.

I did enjoy the concept though and how the group of girls came together and worked in this weird scenario that they all found themselves in. I liked the bi representation and how this true enemies to lovers came together, but I was just hoping for something a little more.

I enjoyed this story quite a lot. There are a few over the top scenes and even the idea of a very young woman having so many exes felt a bit far stretched out but overall it was so entertaining and lovely story overall.
Perfect for an afternoon read.

Did I request this ARC solely based on the title? Yes. I was a bit leery as it is marketed as YA, but most of the time while reading I completely forgot about that aspect. I felt that it read much older. Maya and Skye are part of the same dating show marketed as a second-chance at love with their former ex-boyfriend. He's irrelevant. I loved the dynamic of Maya/Skye and I felt that this story was very well done and unique! I would definitely recommend.

This new adult novel was super fun and cute. Ok, the premise of a 20 yr old having enough exes to put together and make a whole show about, is a little out there. It kept me reading and was entertaining the whole way through.

Never Ever Getting Back Together was a masterpiece! I absolutely loved every second of this book. From the endless humour to the characters, everything about this read was perfection.

This book gave me a strong John Tucker Must Die vibe but with modern twists. What isn’t to love about that, am I right?

The story unfolds within the world of reality tv, which was written in such a realistic way. With hijinks, drama, and extravagant world building, it felt as if I was experiencing a better version of The Bachelor. The sarcastic behind-the-scenes look at life on a dating show was the cherry on top!

This is my first Sophie Gonzales read, and I can say with certainty that I will be picking up more of her books. Her writing is incredible. Her take on female relationships and feminist themes was so well done in this book, and i could not get enough of it.

Overall this book is a delightfully flirty YA rom-com and I highly recommend it!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It's a very cute YA romance with an interesting plot. Although, I don't know what parents are sending off their 18 year olds to a different country to appear on an obviously toxic reality television show. That was a bit of a plot hole for me but nonetheless, I still enjoyed the book. I also appreciated the bisexual representation from both main characters. Overall, I would recommend it.

The premise of this book is laugh out loud hilarious. Let's just gather all of the exes of this narcissist in a mansion and force them to date him again! Just beyond. And even better is that it's reminiscent of the two Bachelor contestants who fell in love with each other. I loved how they went from rivals to allies to lovers - it's essentially Do Revenge if the heroines ended up together (which is totally how it should've been). It's absurd in the best way with a pseudo francogerman country and evil producers and HELICOPTER DATES. It pokes fun at all of the dating shows, yet also is adorable in its own right. I'd recommend this to fans of sapphic romcoms and reality TV!

*Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

My first ARC review! I really wanted to like this, but it was kind of a slog to finish. I wish that I could give fractions for ratings, because I think it's solidly between 2-3 stars. I didn't hate it but I didn't like it much either. The concept is very cute--I like dating show books, like One to Watch or The Charm Offensive--and I love the sapphic twist.

However. There definitely didn't need to be alternating POVs when the two protagonists were so indistinct from each other. I kept getting confused about which one was which because their personalities were so similar... in that they really didn't have personalities at all. I also just didn't really buy their chemistry. There were pretty much zero swoon-worthy, heart-palpitating moments, and I read romance because I like to swoon. The fact that they proclaimed they were in love at the end was slightly baffling, because it was like... love... where?

The 3rd act breakup felt pretty forced, which sadly isn't uncommon in a lot of romance. Skye and Maya spent the whole book game-planning together about how they were going to do the takedown. How is it possible that it didn't occur to Maya that the producers wouldn't let her take him down until she was walking up to him during the finale? They'd already discussed how the show could be edited to be whatever the producers wanted. Theoretically she'd already know that if she publicly rejected Jordy, the producers would still orchestrate it to be different.

I also agree with some other Goodreads reviewers in that there's no reason for their ages to be so young. If they had been in their mid to late 20s it would've made a lot more sense.

There were some funny, wittily written lines that I highlighted, but overall there just wasn't anything standout about this book for me.

I received an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

The book on the whole was very engaging. It was a fun twist on the standard love triangle, and was great bi rep! That said, the characters didn’t have much depth, in particular those outside of the two main characters, Maya and Skye.

It was very much a slow burn, as two thirds of the book was dedicated to revenge on Jordy, and a much less significant portion was dedicated to the romance between Maya and Skye. However, overall, it was a fun, enjoyable read.

Sophie Gonzales rom-coms are my absolute favorite and this did not disappoint! The reality show setting was a lot of fun and reminded me of The Charm Offensive in all the best ways. It is always great to see awesome women team up against dirtbag men and this story did that so well! I will definitely be adding this to my classroom library!

4 stars

This is a charming YA romance with some solid queer rep and some tried and true (but not exhausting) tropes.

Maya and Skye dated the same guy and they've returned to repeat their mistakes...or so it seems when they agree to go on a teen version of a date your ex again reality show. Dating your ex again almost never goes well under any circumstances, so it should come as no surprise that this is going to go left quickly when it involves teens and recording devices. Fortunately, the backdrop is much less important than the relationship that really becomes one to watch...the one between Maya and Skye.

It's extremely gratifying when the characters readers know should be together actually make that happen - even for a portion of a work - and that's made even more powerful through the shared ex and general creepy situation these characters find themselves in here. More than anything, this is just a satisfying, "Ah. GOOD," kind of read.

On top of the contentment, readers get some solid bi representation and some intriguing characters. I'd have liked to know more about these characters versus the setup/events of the show, but this was still an enjoyable journey.

Folks who can access the audio version should. It's a well-paced and fun listen.

4.25!!

I did not except to enjoy this book as much as I did! I love the plot so much, I mean girls who share the same ex all go on a dating show together but plot twist! Two of the girls end up falling in love! Its such a fresh concept, I've never read anything like it and I need more of these books to come out!

Some shoutouts to all the representation in this book, it was just thrown in there randomly and not made into some huge deal, and I love that! I also loved how the book depicted the whole reality TV show thing, like you got to see how many times each scene got taken, and I think its a really good insight to remind yourself that everything you see on TV is not real. Let's all say a big fuck you to Jordy because he was a scumbag and did not deserve any of the girls that went on that show.

Overall I would highly recommend if reality TV mixed with a sapphic romance sounds interesting to you!

Thank you to the publishers for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review <3

I was a little annoyed by the characters in the first 1/3 of the book but after that I really enjoyed it. Jordy sucks so much, I hope he has a terrible life lol. Maya and Skye were so great once they started to get along. Would recommend to romance readers and reality TV fans.

As a proud Swiftie, I knew I had to read this book from the title alone! This story reminded me of if The Princess Diaries was turned into a sapphic romcom, perfect for lovers of the enemies to lovers trope!

When 18 year olds Maya and Skye are asked by their now famous ex-boyfriend, Jordy, to participate in a reality TV show called Second Chance Romance, where he gets a (you guessed it) second chance to love with one of his exes, the two girls quickly join forces against him when they realize he played them both.
A cute sapphic romance about revenge against men, I'm all for it! It was funny, it was catty, filled to the brim with The Bachelor references, told in dual POV (Maya and Skye) with two highly distinct voices, this read was very entertaining. I would've loved to see more descriptions, and a bit more character depth. I read this both as an ebook and in audio book, and the narration in the audio was great, very easy to follow the different POVs.
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I couldn't get enough of this queer New Adult rom com!! Such a fun premise: a Bacherlor type reality show that sees Jordy, an obscure royal seeing if he can rekindle romance with a cast of his exes. If you can suspense belief on the plausibility of a show like this ever happening, it worked for me because the main protagonists were the women, in particular Skye and Maya who end up roommates on the show and reluctant partners trying to expose Jordy for the jerk they know him to be.

Great on audio narrated by Natalie Naudus and Barrie Kreinik (two of my fav narrators). This book gave me lots of I kissed Shara Wheeler vibes, had great bisexual rep and was able to tow the line between sweet enemies to lovers romance and entertaining over the top reality show revenge drama. Highly recommended! Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early digital copies of this book in exchange for my honest review!

The moment I heard bisexual bachelor, I was for sure in, and I loved this even more than I could imagine! This book was everything, sapphic John Tucker Must Die meets the Bachelor meets Do Revenge. I loved every part of this book, the tension was beautiful, the enemies/rivals to lovers was perfection. Maya and Skye were both loveably flawed and you couldn't not root for them.
Loved the girl power in this book, it was laugh out loud funny, real, and emotionally raw and I loved every minute of this book.

This was my most anticipated read of the year, thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC! I'll for sure be buying a physical copy as soon as they're available!

When her cheating ex boyfriend asks her to appear with him on new reality show, Second Chance Love, the only thing on Maya’s mind is revenge. The fact that she has to live with Skye, the girl he cheated with, makes her blood boil - but when they actually talk things out, Maya and Skye get along pretty well. Things are about to heat up on set, no bachelor in sight.

I need to tell you a secret - I don’t watch reality tv. Actually watching the show? Not for me. But when I tell you that EVERY TIME there’s a romance set during a reality dating show, I’M IN. I love the idea of a narrative being spun on the show as we see the behind the scenes actual reality, and this book did a great job of breaking down the repetitive and fake nature of it all. (And can I just say that I love Isaac so much??)

Maya and Skye are so sweet together, and I love the camaraderie of all the girls as they settle into filming and realize that Jordy is an absolute dick.

The fact that they are both 18 felt way too young for a dating show, but I appreciate that this is for a teen audience, because we all deserve a peek behind the curtain. If you’re looking for spicy, you won’t find it here - some sweet kisses though!

Overall, this was a great read, and I would definitely recommend!

Trigger Warnings: Alcohol, bar, underage drinking, past cheating/break-up, parental abandonment, off-page car crash, classism, sex, vomit, toxic relationship

Representation: Bisexual, Gay

Never Ever Getting Back Together is a YA contemporary romance about a second chance romance reality tv show. Both Maya and Skye have previously dated Jordy. When Jordy is chosen as the next participant for the show, all of his exes are gathered and must share a house while competing to get back with him. Throughout the filming process, Maya and Skye grow closer than ever expected.

I was hoping for a lot more from this book to be honest. The premise of two girls falling in love while on a tv show about dating a man sounded so amazing to me. Unfortunately Maya and Skye did not have a lot of depth for me. I also thought the book read as much older than young adult. When they would reference only being 18, I kept being surprised. I’m not sure exactly what it was but this just wasn’t the book for me. I think people should definitely give this book a shot and form their own opinion.