This was such a fun read! I really enjoyed that the book had both Skye and Maya's points of view and how their relationship started with a genuine dislike towards each other, so that the buildup was more interesting. It had all the drama that comes with a dating reality show, while still having place for each character to have their own personality shine (including the other contestants; I loved Perrie). I loved the witty narration from Maya from the beginning, and I'm glad to have picked up this fun, wholesome book :) Totally recommend!!

P.S. The Taylor Swift book title? Yes.

got this book as an ARC from NetGalley

No star rating because I DNFed. It just didn’t hold my interest. I tried reading it several times over more than a month but I just could not get into it. I hate to DNF an ARC but I have to move on at some point.

First of all, the storyline of this book was so engaging! I also love Sophie Gonzales's other books so of course I had to read this one. Rom-coms are rarely funny for me but this book had me laughing out loud several times! I loved Maya and Skye's romance and the book really made me hate Jordy. Overall, this book was such a fun, entertaining read and I definitely recommend it to lovers of rom-coms.

UMMMMMMM WTF This book was not what I was expecting but in the best way. I didn't know much about it going into it and just decided to not read the synopsis or anything fist and I'm so glad I did it that way. Jordy is a mega ass-hat in every way possible and Maya and Skye are the most amazing, two of the most misunderstood girls in a book I've read in a while. I just cleared room to add this to my top 20 favorite books...honestly probably a top 10 the more I think about it!!! So cute and the ending was obviously not what I expected but everything I needed. A MUST READ!!!!

I have never watch any of the bachelor variation reality shows but this book make me wish I was watching this whole thing play out on my tv screen each week. so so good !

This funny LGBT story was one I won't soon forget. I had a fun time reading every page and the crazy sexy humor. I have a soft spot for enemies to lovers and this one checked off all those boxes!! I couldn't put it down.

Boy meets girl, boy cheats on girl with another girl, they all go on a reality TV show. We meet Maya, scorned ex girlfriend who wants to get revenge on Jordy (the new bachelor of his own reality show) who meets the girl he cheated on her with, Skye. Self discovery and new love make this book super adorable.

Wow wow wow!!! A Bachelor where the contestants fall in love? Yes please? This is witty, feminist, and absolutely heart-wrenching. Both the characters have their own unique voices and the writing is soooo good! You will love Maya and Skye and root for Jordy’s demise. This is a quick and fun read for teens and adults alike!

Sophie Gonzalez strikes a second chance romance with Never Ever Getting Back Together. I've been a massive fan of all of Sophie's books and this one is no different. Two fantastically written main characters compete for a second chance romance with an ex lover of theirs.

Maya and Skye find themselves pitted together competing for a chance at romance with Jordy Miller the "perfect" hunk from their past. Maya joins in with ulterior motives and this book stays interesting until it's very cute conclusion.

One of my favorite things about Sophie Gonzalez books, is how fantastic the writing about bisexual characters. The representation feels real and so valid. Check this out. You won't be disappointed.

4/5⭐️: I was really impressed with this novel and ended up really liking it! Literally felt like I was reading an episode of The Bachelor, which like... how is that not incredibly fun. I thought the two main characters were fun, relatable, and sweet. The only issue with having two female POV main characters meant that it was sometimes hard to keep them separate when picking up the book in the middle of a chapter. But, other than that, this was a really fun book that I found very cute :)

Have you ever been stuck in a house with you ex and all of his ex girlfriends? What about being stuck in a house with your ex, all of his ex girlfriends, and a tv crew? This is the issue Maya faces when she decides to be a contestant in a bachelor type tv show, the catch is that all of the contestants are the suitors exes. Maya has a heated pasted with her suitor, who cheated and lied, even if he doesnt see it that way. To make it worse, maya gets roomed with Skye, the girl he cheated on her with. How much worse can it really get?

This book was great. Watching Maya get her revenge and make friends with exes in the process was priceless. Please read this book.

I had not read any previous books by Sophie Gonzales, but I'd heard great things about Perfect on Paper. Which is why I was so excited to read this one. Never Ever Getting Back Together features a reality dating show front & center in its plot. I think fans of The Charm Offensive, or the Bachelor / Bachelorette shows will really enjoy this one. My only complaint is that I think the characters are too young to really carry this story. The main character, Maya, is only 18 & was only 16 when she first dated the male lead. I don't know about you, but at 18 I definitely didn't care about a guy I dated at 16, nor was I worried (or even thinking about) finding "the one". I just don't think a dating show about finding lasting love is very believable when all the contestants are under 21. In my opinion this would have worked much better if all the characters were in their mid / late twenties with more life experience other than petty high school drama. Other than that, I really enjoyed the love story & all the behind-the-scenes of the dating show. Is it worth reading? Yes, it's a really fun book if you can suspend belief in some scenarios. Could it have been better? 100% yes.

Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

✨never ever getting back together review ✨

A YA queer romance based on reality TV like The Bachelor? Yum! This sweet read was a slow burn and a serious enemies to lovers situation.

Maya and Skye both enter into a reality show where exes get a second chance to rekindle with their former flame. They both go on the show to date their shared ex Jordy.

A little miscommunication, a little shared revenge story, a little romance, sweet friendships and coming of age. This was a very light, quick read and I recommend for any lovers of YA and queer romance.

Thank you to @netgalley for the ARC and to the author @sgonzalesauthor for this beautiful story. This book is out 12/6/2022.

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Love triangles and not my favorite trope. The description intrigued me though. I feel like the author did a good job with the triangle. I was expecting more drama.

I truly enjoyed the way this novel was written and the connection between a past relationship and a sort of look behind the scenes of how a dating reality show probably looks. The characters were much younger than I pictured so it was hard for me to move past some of the plot line when it came to age and relationship experience. I did enjoy the progress of making a snap judgment about someone to loving the person as they are in that moment.

This was such a romp! I was really into the whole thing--the fake dating show! destroying the jerk ex-bf! building girl solidarity! sapphic romance! Sophie Gonzales is very consistently a 4-star author for me--nothing ever reaches 5-star, lifechanging, i will think about this for a really long time heights, but also i always really enjoy her plots, characters, and dialogue. I think this would be great in a high school library.

NetGalley Advance Readers Copy, unbiased, etc.

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What if you had the opportunity to get back at a cheating ex on live television? Well the fast paced, edge of your seat, one sitting read will answer that question. The characters are young, so their decisions might not make sense to mature readers. It is a fun read that allows one to live vicariously through the characters.

Never Ever Getting Back together is a fun, fast-paced book — great as a beach or pool read. I think it has an excellent premise (The Bachelor-like reality show, two of the contestants falling in love with each other) that it executes mostly well.

I have a few criticisms, but before I mention them I would like to say that I am not the YA target audience for this book. I feel like teens and people in their early 20s will really love it and my quibbles may not bother them at all.

I loved Maya and her attitude, particularly at the beginning of the book. I think during the first third or so of the book, Maya and Skye had really distinct POV chapters. However, once they started getting along, their voices blended together and it was difficult to distinguish them. I often forgot whose chapter I was reading and had to flip back to the beginning of the chapter. Their lives as individuals and personalities were touched on, but not enough to make them seem like fully realized characters to me.

I appreciate the author not wanting to go the route of girl-hate, but the other four girls were quite bland. Kim was the love-sick one, Perrie the influencer, and the other two were a bit forgettable.

When reading the summary, I was very interested in the behind-the-scenes reality show premise. There are so many opportunities for drama and tension and while some of that was certainly present here, I feel like the author didn’t take full advantage of the setup. What’s the point of putting them up in such a nice place if they weren’t also going to film there? I think it would have added tension, and also the draw of a reality show setting is not the contest aspect, but more the relationship drama between the contestants, which we would have seen more had the cameras been with them in the house as well. And it would have been fun to see Maya and Skye dodging cameras and crew to find little nooks and crannies around the mansion to make out.

That all said, I would absolutely recommend this book to others as a light, fun sapphic romcom! The author clearly has a great wit and I’m very much willing to give her past books and any future ones a try.

Thank you very much to St Martins Press and Netgalley for the e-arc!

Have you ever gone through a truly heinous breakup? The kind where you not only never want to see the other person again, but you also want to expose every single awful thing they ever did to you so that the whole world knows what a piece of crap they really are? We all know that we're supposed to be mature and let things go and blah blah blah, but let's face it. Sometimes getting revenge is just more satisfying than taking the high road.

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzalez is a story for anyone who has ever had a fairytale romance go bad. It's for anyone who has been wronged by someone who gets away with bad behavior without repercussions over and over again. In this story we meet Maya, who had her heart broken by her cheating high school sweetheart Jordy two years earlier. Since their breakup, Jordy has gone on to become famous for being the charming, good-looking younger brother to the new princess-by-marriage to a small fictional country. When a reality tv producers reach out to Maya to see if she's interested in reconnecting with Jordy via a new show, Second Chance Romance, she reluctantly agrees, plotting to expose Jordy (and the girl he cheated with) to the world. Of course, shenanigans ensue.

I actually hate reality tv shows like the one portrayed in this book but I love books and tv shows about the behind the scenes stuff. If you liked the tv show UnReal, you will like this book. It's fun, it's funny, it's got great bi representation. All in all, it's a fun, silly read about the scars relationships can leave on us - especially when they're with scumbags - and the value of learning to let go.

My only gripe with the book is that the characters are too young! The relationships that caused so much pain and heartache were literally only months long and among teenagers. I think the story would have hung together a lot better and been more relatable if everyone was in their twenties. But maybe I'm just old. Give it a read when it comes out and let me know what you think.

Never Ever Getting Back Together will be released November 29, 2022. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this! Watching Maya and Skye get to know each other, plot together, and fall in love was so much fun, and Gonzales' pacing was perfect throughout. I was honestly at the edge of my seat at the end, having no idea what Jordy would pull to save his own face. A face that I really wanted to punch! I do wish we spent more time exploring the characters' emotions and motivations outside of the competition — I was left wanting to know more about Maya's college plans, Skye's feelings about her mom, and the secondary characters in general. Maya's voice was also so strong from the very first page, and I didn't get that same energy from Skye. All in all though, this is such a fun, joyful read!

*This ARC was provided to me via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion*