A story about the electric relationship between a famous actor and reporter with an interesting history. Chuck and Olivia’s breakup became in the spotlight which led to a game-show esque tv show. Will they win the big money? Only if they can contain their electric chemistry and not each other for a month.

Tropes: forced proximity, movie star/common romance, enemies-to-lovers, cracked door romance.
Spice: 🔥 not suitable for teens.
Tension: 🦋🦋

I wanted to love this story so much, the premise of the book is awesome but in my opinion, I felt that the delivery was mediocre. It started strong, the middle was nothing to write home about but, the ending was where it was at.

I wish the show was live so that the audience could watch as it was happening.

The two main characters were great, and their backstories were strong.

Thank you Netgalley and Dutton Books for allowing me the opportunity to read this book.

i really loved the premise of this book and thought the execution was great! it follows chuck, a b-list celebrity and olivia, a writer caught in the tabloids for a scandal her now descended parents had years ago. after a public fight and breakup, the show name your price seeks the exes out for a month-long challenge to live in a house together.

this one was addicting! i loved the too hot to handle vibes of this one and challenges that the couple had to face along the way. the forced proximity made the story super funny and interesting, i read it simply in one sitting. i really loved the characters - they were easy to like and follow throughout the story. definitely recommend if you’re looking for an easy and fun beach read when it comes out this summer!

the two things i were struggling with were:

(1) unrealistic short timeline, most of the book takes place only through a few weeks.

(2) i also felt like the big reveal could’ve been a bit ~bigger.~ it seemed a bit rushed and also wasn’t super climactic based on the way it was written into the story. it was also previously revealed in a way, so i wanted a little more to it.

all in all, i would recommend this to a romance reader who wants a fun and bantery book this summer! thank you again and i can’t wait to check out more books by this author!

5 STARS! This book surprised me more than I ever expected. The book follows two recent ex-lovers (they break up right at the start of the book and the plot follows the next few weeks after it) as they navigate what went wrong in their relationship while appearing on a reality TV show, living together, and having cameras and producers following their every move! This was the perfect rom-com that made me laugh out loud, but it also discussed relationship habits in a very real way. Both main characters have a volatile way of handling their relationship that they talk through during their time living together.

This was my first book by Holly James but it most certainly will not be my last!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange of an honest review.

This was overall not my favorite I’ve ever read, but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it! I think a lot of my issues with the book were the lack of depth in every aspect. The plot was fairly cheap and predictable, while the characters were very surface level and not very interesting, This sounds negative, but i had a good time reading it. I think it could have been better with some extra layers structured into the plot and motivations overall.

I was pleasantly surprised how much I didn’t want to put this book down! This was a unique story line that I’ve not read before. I enjoyed the characters, their development and the BANTER! I literally laughed out loud several times!

Olivia and Chuck have a very public, viral breakup. Chuck is an up and coming actor who meets Olivia when they are set up to conduct an interview. Olivia and Chuck are incredibly attracted to each other and hit it off right away. However they both have flaws that consistently impact their relationship. Enter the viral breakup video that leads to landing them the opportunity to win $1,000,000 (EACH). All they have to do is spend time together in a house for 1 month. What could possibly go wrong?

This book was amazing! I love the setting and the characters! I would definitely recommend this book to another romance lover.

This clever, forced proximity romance has chemistry off the charts, witty banter and ridiculous reality show challenges that will keep you entertained along the way.

Olivia Martin and Chuck Walsh can’t keep their hands off of each other and their explosive relationship combusts with a public breakup video that goes viral.

Olivia is a love child resulting from a cheating scandal of Hollywood Sweethearts and Chuck is a b-list actor who recently got fired from his last film. Both are broke and they get approached by a network for a reality show where they must stay in a house together for one month…however, there are several conditions:
1) No touching
2) There is only one bed
3) No internet

Between challenges and interviews pushing them towards one another, will they make it through the month and win the money?

This book has much more to it than I expected. I was rooting for them to fail because their chemistry is so hot! Very fun read that I could not put down and the characters really surprised me. This comes out just in time for summer! Mark your calendars for July 2024!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for the advanced digital copy of this book.

Name your Price by Holly James was a fun read! I really liked the reality show/Big Brother vibe. I liked the characters and the vulnerability they showed. They both had character growth and I was totally rooting for them. In this book we meet Olivia and Chuck. Olivia and Chuck are both in the Hollywood world in some way. Chuck is striving to be an A list actor but after getting fired from a blockbuster movie his star is on the decline. Olivia's parents had her during a scandalous affair and have since past away leaving her feeling abandoned and with some insecurities. Olivia and Chuck have a bad breakup and somehow it was recorded and went viral. They have an opportunity to live together and make a lot of money. Can they stand to live in a house together for a month? Read to find out if they can overcome the challenges of living together under the watchful eye of cameras and how they deal with the drama of their circumstances.

I love Olivia and her relationship with her grandma. This book is so cute and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reality tv and Hollywood drama.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for an advanced reader copy of this book. This book will be published on July 30, 2024.

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After a video of their breakup goes viral online, the stakes are high and the sexual tension is even higher when Olivia and Chuck agree to getting locked in a house together for a month - all for a chance to win one million dollars.

Not quite enemies-to-lovers, Name your Price is a story about navigating life and love in Hollywood. Chuck wants to be in the spotlight; Olivia doesn’t. Olivia’s parents are both big names in Hollywood: Chuck’s aren’t.

I really loved this! The chemistry between Olivia and Chuck is explosive - in good and bad ways. This romcom is sexy, funny, and wholesome all at once.

Hits shelves in late July, but you should add it to your TBR now.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton Books for the ARC!

Thanks @duttonbooks for this @netgalley ARC of Name Your Price!

Okay CUTE?!?! I figured this would be a fun one and boy howdy was it. From the get go it is a wild ride, and the twists and turns made me laugh and also tugged on my heartstrings. I was rooting for them even while I was, yunno, not rooting for them.

Olivia and Chuck are on fire. Metaphorically, but also, if they don’t get some distance, possibly literally. The two are passionate to the extreme, either each others biggest fans or worst enemies, with absolutely nothing in between.

Chuck wants to make it big as an actor. Olivia wants to stay far from the spotlight that ultimately robbed her of her parents as a baby. They agree on everything or nothing, and their make-up then break-up roller coaster is seemingly endless.

Until their biggest fight yet makes it out onto the sidewalk, and someone catches it on camera. Suddenly, Olivia’s “you couldn’t pay me a million dollars to date you” is less of a parting barb and more of a… dare?

When a TV show offers each of them one million dollars to prove that they can stay away from each other while isolated in a house for a month, both of them are too desperate to say no. But falling for each other isn’t the only thing they’re good at - they’re also uniquely skilled at hitting the other where it hurts. The only problem is that going too far in either direction will cost them both.

As tensions rise and the producers raise the stakes, both of their histories bubble to the surface, and suddenly there’s a lot more on the line than just the prize.

There’s a lot going on here and it didn’t all quite work for me. It was only a matter of time before a book channeled too hot to handle, but the stakes felt underwhelming especially when they barely lasted. I didn’t buy the chemistry between the leads, and that everyone thought they were great if they allegedly were fighting that often.

The end resolutions were way too picture perfect I almost had to roll my eyes. I’ve enjoyed this author’s past work, but this missed the mark for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wow wow wow what a unique and entertaining romcom✨

Olivia and chucks chemistry was amazing through this whole story, even when they were butting heads✨

great banter and pretty steamy 💖✨

I love the idea of a Love island/ big brother kind of story line! Reality Tv crossing over into book form was such a fun read✨

Second chance romance/ lovers to enemies to lovers ✨

Really got me in the mood for more romcoms in this style ✨

I loved the Story of Chuck and Olivia. It starts out as the two are in a terrible fight between the two and a break up. Of course who wants to start a book out that way? When you are famous - like these two are but in completely two different ways - it is kind of inevitable. A TV show sees a video that someone had posted of the fight online which is because it went viral. They want them to come on a show where they have to live together. The main theme is they are wanting them to get back together - objective they cannot leave the house or they lose the money. Do you think they can do? Or do you think they have too many differences? 🤔 What drew them together in the first place? And what inevitable tore them apart in the beginning? So many questions you are wondering .... You should definitely pick up the book and find out what happens between Chuck and Olivia! Let me know what you think of the two.

4 stars out of 5.

I really liked the premise of this book with the reality tv show and "Hollywood stars". It truly was very original and I don't think I have read anything like it. The book kept me engaged from the beginning and I really enjoyed how the book ended. Everything was wrapped up nicely. Now for the characters, I could not stand Olivia sometimes. It was so frustrating reading about her and how she kept running away from everything. Chuck was just an ok character but I really did like Olivia's best friend. Overall, I adored this book and am looking forward to reading more from Holly James.

In Name Your Price, we get to see Chuck and Olivia have an explosive break up that happened to be caught on camera. The video goes viral and they are both approached to be on a reality tv show. They will each get 1 million dollars if they can live in a house together for 1 month. They can't leave the house or they will lose. Also, there are another set of rules they must follow in order to win. Olivia and Chuck have explosive chemistry so will they be able to win the challenge? Read it to find out!

Thank you Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is the romcom to read right now. I enjoyed the fact that this book actually made me laugh out loud! I didn’t connect with the characters at first but once in the house together I really enjoyed the fmc and connected to her more. This was such a cute and quick read.

I was so pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this book! Holly James did a fantastic job with this! The plot was great! I read the synopsis and it sounded great but I had some doubts going in. By the halfway mark I didn’t put it down again until I was finished. It’s been awhile since I felt the way this romcom had me feeling. Olivia and Chuck were both likable characters. The progression of the show and learning more about them was paced perfectly. The book didn’t end when the show was over which I loved because that would have just felt so rushed. It definitely didn’t end how I expected it but I couldn’t have come up with a better ending if I tried. I really had fun reading this and I will definitely be looking out for more books by this author in the future!

Name Your Price follows Olivia, a writer, and Chuck, an up-and-coming actor, as they are thrown into the media spotlight after being recorded breaking up in public. They're offered an opportunity to go on a reality tv show to win $1 million if they can manage to coexist in a house together for a whole month - without internet or physical contact and a handful of challenges thrown their way. The stakes are high and their chemistry even higher, making the storyline of this book a nonstop entertaining ride. If you love reality tv, second chance romance and enemies to lovers tropes, you will really enjoy this adorable contemporary rom com.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for gifting me this ARC in exchange for my honest review! This is my first Holly James book and will absolutely not be my last. I adored everything about this book - the storyline, the way it was written, the characters... every bit of it I completely devoured in one sitting and couldn't get enough. Name Your Price is one of my new favorite reads!

Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP DUTTON for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This book is expected to release July 30, 2024.

A different twist on your typical Hollywood/celebrity romance. We start out by witnessing an explosive break-up between the daughter of a famous 30-year-old scandal, Olivia, and recently fired actor, Chuck. A video of their break-up is leaked and goes viral, prompting an offer for them to star in a reality show called "Name Your Price". The two must live in a house together for one month while being watched around the clock. However, there's a catch! The two must not have any physical contact and of course, the producers are meddling to entice the two. Think "Too Hot to Handle" but with additional challenges (being handcuffed while building furniture, etc).

I had a difficult time with this one for a few reasons...

1) The premise is SO FUN. The execution was underwhelming. I had trouble connecting with the characters, and I found them (moreso Chuck) extremely unlikeable. Chuck, for a lack of a better phrase, gave me the ick. I never could find him trustworthy and I kept expecting some great big twist like in a thriller with him.

2) The reality show elements really could be amped up - give me more tension build-up, give more challenges that spice it up! It was lacking for me.

3) One of the the 'big reveals' at the end...wasn't a big reveal. It was regurgitated from a prior chapter. Some of the same words & phrasing, too. I think the first moment should have been eliminated so the whole backstory & reveal had its moment to shine.

4) I don't entirely buy the chemistry these two have together. It sounds like they just like to fight & makeup...I don't buy that the time they spent in the house and the minimal meddling interviews they had really sparked that much realization that they do in fact want to build a foundation.

All this to say...I'd totally watch this show. I love messy reality TV and especially "Too Hot to Handle"!

Thanks NetGalley for my ARC! I really liked the pacing and premise of the novel… I couldn’t put it down. Having said that, I wasn’t as invested in the characters as I would’ve liked to have been!!!! I think Name Your Price would’ve benefited from a duel p.o.v. Only because there were some question marks I had around Chuck and his motivations. Overall, a truly satisfying read and I enjoyed, it but would’ve liked to see the characters’ prior relationship flushed out a little more.