2 *stars*

Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

At first I was super excited about the story. Reminded me of early 2000's when these types of things were super popular in Latvia. Quite a unique plot as I haven't read more of these type of Gameshow plot books before.

Let's unravel my review a bit:

Disliked:
- You have to be super high on Yourself to hold a grudge for 13 YEARS and not live your life to the fullest because of it. When I found out the reason I was really pissed at the main character Charlotte. Just let me suffer for 13 years and not say a F*ing thing to the person even though You could have just asked right in front of Eli's face. Come on, You went to the same school when it happened. Okay okay I get it teenagers are really tough animals, but really?? ( facepalm emoji here)
- Somehow I didn't feel any emotional connection to both main characters. Maybe they were living in the past for too long and not wanting to let things go as life isn't standing in place.
- Both characters backstory/life struggles were depressive and it was too much to hear them throughout the book. Life isn't easy, but for a good old romance novel it was not enjoyable.
- The story felt so long as it was a second chance romance. I would have been happier if the middle part would have been shortened, a bit.

Liked:
- I really enjoyed the actual Quiz show parts with the questions. If the book would actually start there it would have been a really strong start of the story.
- That Charlotte & Eli really cared about their families and were willing to do anything to help them.

I didn't even care what happened after 1 year later I just wanted to finish and move on to the next story.

Thank You for the experience!

I enjoyed this cute romance/game show book. It took a different spin on normal romances and made it enjoyable adding in that aspect.

3/3.5⭐️ I really liked the concept of this book. I personally haven’t read a book about a game show before so I was really excited to read it. Unfortunately the game show aspect was a little part of the book and the other 95% was about their personal drama. I couldn’t connect to Charlie (found her a little annoying🫣). Overall it wasn’t a bad story I just expected more!

Game shows meet long lost live, second chances and legal drama. This book has a bit of it all. It was an easy to follow book although at times a little slow. The trivia Sprinkled throughout it was fun and done in a suitable manner for the book so felt natural and not forced. Would definitely recommend this book for those who like both romance books and game shows.

I enjoyed this read! It was funny and heartfelt. I loved that it included being on a gameshow because I have not read anything like this yet. I was entertained throughout the book with the humor and the way the author wrote the banter for the characters was well done.

This was a sweet second chance story! I really loved the unique plot of having the MCs being in a game show! Eli and Charlotte are both really sweet people who are in need of some extra funds in order to keep their families together and less stressed. I loved that Eli was a character who clearly never lost his love for Charlotte, and is older and more mature now to fight to keep Charlotte in his life. He struggles so much with wanting to do the right thing, being a good son without making the same mistakes his father did, winning back Charlotte, and trying to make that all happen while some butthead takes advantage of his need for money. Charlotte is also so sweet who is trying to win the prize money for her family and working through trusting herself with Eli again.
While I liked both these characters, I didn't really feel their chemistry together. They both said how much they wanted each other, but their interactions were more friendly to me than romantic. But considering they spend a good part of the book rebuilding their friendship it made sense.
Overall, very cute and sweet story!
Thanks for the ARC!!!

2.5 stars! The concept of this book is pretty interesting with two brainiacs meeting and romancing through a popular game show. I love how the two main characters are totally nerdy and socially awkward. Unfortunately, their social skills were lacking, especially Charlotte. She acted like a silly child for a lot of the book, not understanding any alternative viewpoints or logic. I found her extremely irritating. Essentially, Eli (the other character) and Charlotte dated in high school, but he didn't skip class to meet her on the bleachers one day because he would have literally gotten kicked out of school, and she (now THIRTY-years-old) will not get over it. He is later faced with a moral crisis that will either cause Charlotte to be mad at him or send his literal innocent father to prison, and this b**** has the nerve to act like he committed murder or something. I think we just need to acknowledge that corruption exists in the world, especially in the entertainment industry, and not act like any of this was shocking for two full grown adults. Anyways, aside from a few glaring typos throughout book, I thought the writing was decent and the plot was cute. For a game show book, I wouldn't have minded a few more trivia questions included, but everybody's a critic!

I really enjoyed this book and the characters were so much fun to read. For anyone who wants to read a charismatic, fun and charming story, I highly recommend checking out this book.
I want to thank NetGalley and the author for providing me with an ARC of this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I loved the interactions between Eli and Charlie, You have to suspend your disbelief a bit with the premise. How likely really is it that they would end up as contestants on a national show at the same time? Charlie was also a bit too firm in her sticking to the truth. You're really going to bail on Eli because he's protecting his dad and if you went along with it, he'd be "ruining you again?" You got caught skipping a class and almost got detention. The reaction did not match the situation and it made it hard to continue.

Cover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Love the cover. Very eye catching. It's definitely a cover I would click on in the kindle store

Story by Kelly Ohlert ⭐⭐⭐

This story had some really good laugh out loud moments and a fun story line.

As far as the budding romance, I wasn't absorbed by it which was a bit disappointing but it was still an enjoyable read.

Would recommend it to my reading group.

The story is pretty cute and fast paced. The main leads are exs who come in front of each other in a game show and the girl hates the boy for what he did in the past. From there they go on to falling back in love with each other.

I am able to read an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and Alcove Press, with the request of a review. If you don't want play-by-play thoughts then skip to the bottom for my overall opinion.

I picked this book solely on the title and the cover photo, I have no idea what it's about and look forward to reading it.

Play-by-play thoughts 👇🏻

I love that it's about a game show.

And I am assuming it's got multiple POVs, which is my favorite 😍

I like that this book shows the struggle of what it's like to not have money.

Oooh! Charlotte and Eli have a history!!

IDK who I'm rooting for to win. They both have good reasons for going on the show.

I think that Charlotte and Eli will give the show better ratings than they've had in the past.

Wait.. do they get to split the money if it's a team game? That's awesome! I thought they were against each other.

I love that they are studying together. Build up the tension that will eventually lead to them hooking up.

Staying at her place.. things are going to heat up 🔥🔥

Secondhand embarrassment for her with the pore strip on her nose!!

IDK how I feel about the random facts being spit out throughout the chapters. I get it that it's a game show book, but I don't care about who has the fastest construction crew...

Oh no! Another round of secondhand embarrassment that she drooled on him. But, I've been there. Not with a *friend* but my husband. Still awkward 😂

I knew people were going to love them! Did it help the ratings?

If Eli goes against Charlie and asks for the answers to better their chances of winning I'm going to be mad.

Strange email??

Is Kenneth Stuckey the grandfather she mentioned towards the beginning of the book? If so, is he reaching out now because of her winning on the game show?

Her use of hmotel has me crying laughing 😂

OMG, not a lemon yellow hearse!

I didn't know the facts about dinosaurs, that's pretty cool to know that the trex didn't live at the same time as the stegosaurus.

Holy shit, her choking came out of nowhere! And from experience, performing the heimlich on someone is one of the most terrifying things.

It cracks me up that all these people are wanting to get a picture with them even though they have no clue who they are "make sure to write your full name" 😂

Ew, what was in the pool to cause a rash?

They have the same feelings for each other.

Her adversion to lying is so bizarre. Like, I understand wanting to be an honest person, but telling 1 lie 12 years ago STILL makes her feel sick?

I feel bad about the whole roof situation with Eli.

I'm assuming they put Eli and Charlotte in different rooms to Clint can ask them again alone about rigging the game..

Ugh. I was right. If Eli takes him up on his offer I'm going to be mad. Like Charlotte shouldn't forgive him mad.

Clint is blackmailing Eli!! But, I still won't forgive him if he cheats.

No no no.. they are behind, so Eli is going to cheat.. I feel it in my bones..

I'm never going to forgive him. And if Charlotte finds out and forgives him, I'm going to be so mad at her. Because he could have come clean about it to her after Clint told him the answers were in the pocket and before the episode started. NO EXCUSE.

All the more reason to be pissed at Eli for being manipulated by Clint.

I'm very surprised Charlotte agreed to meet with Kenneth.

Reading the scene with her and her mom getting ice cream is emotional for me. My mom passed away a few years ago and one of the last good memories I have with her is us going to get ice cream.

If I were Eli I'd start having my phone on record mode when Clint is around. Or if California one of the states where it's illegal to record someone without their permission?

He has no right to be upset with Charlotte, idc that he forgot the answer because of her. He shouldn't have cheated on the first place.

Is she going to blame herself for Gran having this coughing fit that causes them to call 911? Because she told them the truth..

Okay.. Eli coming forward and admitting to the press he cheated is softening my heart to him. Not that I forgive him, but I respect him for doing that.

Hmm. I'm still not okay with Charlotte forgiving him so quickly.

Hahaha she had to explain to Stacy what she meant just to be told he isn't there 😂😂

Yesss Dave!!

Okay, so maybe I'm not as upset as I was originally with Eli. But I'm still mad he waited until after he looked at the answers to come clean.

I like that we learn what happened to Clint at the end.



*Overall thoughts*
It was a very cute story. I enjoyed reading about how Eli and Charlotte rekindled their relationship while contestants on a game show. There were parts that I didn't enjoy, some of the random facts, and Charlotte seemingly ignoring her morals to forgive Eli in the end. But overall it was a cute book. 4/5 stars.

Wow! I greatly enjoyed this book!
I absolutely loved the setting in 'Let's get Quizzical'. The romance at the game show is a concept that I've never seen before, which made it very innovative and interesting.
Kelly Ohlert also succeeded in portraying insecurities in relationships without it being annoying. Most of the romance books I read rely too heavily upon miscommunication and difficulties in relationships, which I think is very annoying, but this book had just the right amount.
The spark between the main characters is also TO DIE FOR. They were so cute together, and I loved the scenes in the shower and during the shows.
The only thing that I missed in this book was a bit more scenes in the game show. There was a lot of potential there.
Overall, I think this was a great read, and I would recommend it to everyone!

Thank you, netgalley, for giving me this ARC book in exchange for an honest review. All the opinions are my own.

Thank you Alcove Press and NetGalley for the early copy.

Sadly I DNFed at 10%. I thought about giving this more of a chance but I actually can't bring myself to pick it back up.

Now that seems like I don't have enough to go on to give a real review, and that's fair, but I will say, this book already does a few things I don't like.

First of all - the "enemies/second chance" couple...he's the "bad boy" and she's the "good girl" but annoyingly so. There's this whole scene where she talks about how she had never skipped school, she had never lied to her parents, and then she even accidentally gets a question right during the quiz game and she has thoughts about the honesty of it and if she should tell producers she hit the button on accident so it shouldn't count because that's technically not fair to the others that she got it right by chance.

Come on.

This type of goody-two-shoes behavior is so irritating. I don't know a single person like this in real life and it makes the character super unrelatable. She also apparently has been just waiting around to be on a quiz show, to the point she carries around notebooks and quiz books to study with...24/7. ?????

The other piece of this is that both of these individuals need the money they will win if they win this game show, but like...if a game show is your plan to get out of debt, that's a bad one. That's like the people who spend money on lottery tickets because they're sure they'll win and THAT'S how they'll finally be able to pay off their debt. Maybe get a second job? IDK I find this particularly frustrating in books because I have been in situations where you don't know how you're going to get by or you need extra money and it's like, we have options nowadays. Sign up for Uber or DoorDash or something! I worked 3 jobs and did summer classes in college one year. Was it ideal? No. Do I think that's a fair way to live? No. Clearly we need to fix some bigger things in our economy and society but you can dig yourself out of things. It will be hard, and it will suck, but you can do it...and I keep reading these books about people who do NOTHING proactive to fix their situations, and just hope for a miracle. Oh, maybe I can win this game show, oh maybe I'll get this art grant. Ugh. Just. Get. A. Job. Any job! Work part time flipping burgers, damn! Now, the people in this book do in fact have jobs but again, they're both banking on this game show to be their saving grace. If you're living like this, you're going to be let down.

Anyway. I wanted to give this more of a chance because 10% is measly but I really couldn't bring myself to pick this book up again.

I loved this book! As a fellow game show lover it was an interesting premise for two people divided by a misunderstanding to be fated to meet again on a trivia show. You get a lot of fun facts in this book and they are spread out so that it is not too meaty. I really thought that there was going to be no character development but I was pleasantly surprised. Charlotte did annoy me at times with her extreme value of honesty and refusal to be honest with herself. A small note is that I wish there were a little more to the love interest between Eli and Charlotte. They enjoy their time together and are attracted to one another but what makes them so connected where they want to be together.

Even still, I loved the romance and that there were high stakes for a seemingly silly trivia game.

I completely enjoyed this second-chance romance set in a game show quiz competition! A bit of spice and scandal, mixed in with the importance of family and forgiveness- a very enjoyable read!

First off, thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

7/10, I'd rate it 3.5 stars if I could. Things I loved: the random trivia facts sprinkled in, that the characters were from East Lansing and Kalamazoo, MI, and the hot, but not too over the top, sex scenes.

It had a really great concept, I just had a hard time falling in love with either of the main characters. Charlotte/Charlie was a bit too much of a goody two shoes/people pleaser. Charlotte and Eli both had a character evolution, but it wasn't quite enough for me.

I would still recommend it, and will likely give the author's other book a chance.

The synopsis of this romcom book caught my attention right away. Two ex-sweethearts from high school are thrown together unexpectedly on a game show as partners.

Charlotte (Charlie) had her heart shattered in high school by Eli when he never showed up to meet her under the bleachers one night. In fact, he never talked to her ever again...until now. Charlotte and Eli, both brainiacs and big game show fanatics are thrown together on the show and end up as a team. They both need the money for their families so they put aside the past to compete together. Charlie needs the money so her ill grandmother can be cared for and Eli needs the money to help support his dad and finish up his degree. Eli and his father live together and not only is their house is falling apart but his dad is on parole from prision.

I really enjoyed the unique game show plot. It added excitement and introduced a shady game producer trying to sabatoge things. It created tension in Charlie & Eli's potential for a second chance at romance.

Character wise, I found Charlie to be a tad bit pretentious and Eli, a bit sad. Both are living less than stellar lifestyles which is a bit depressing so I could not help but to root for them to win the money to make some positive changes much needed in their lives.

There seems to be a lot going on and everything happens so quickly. Some things I found were left hanging without answers but overall, it was a cute fast read. I liked the trivia facts thrown in.

Thank you to Net Galley and Alcove Press for the digital ARC to review!

What's better than a second chance romance? A second chance romance where the couple reunites after 13 years on a quiz show! This book was really fun, and sweet and a must read for trivia buffs.
Thank you to NetGalley & Alcove Press for providing an ARC.

A very sweet, unique play on childhood crushes rediscovering each other against the backdrop of money woes and quiz shows. For me their reconnection felt a little too rushed and I’m realizing that second chance romances are not my style (to no fault of the author). Thank you for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! This comes out in Oct.