This delightful book is a must-read for fans of reality TV romantic comedies. Following protagonist Emmy's journey on a dating show called Big Wild Love Adventure, readers are treated to a mix of drama, high-stakes romance, and engaging supporting characters. Despite Emmy's initial reluctance to pursue love on the show, she finds herself drawn to the mysterious Wes in the jungle setting. Through this experience, Emmy learns valuable lessons about moving on from the past and discovering a brighter future.
This book is perfect for fans of Bachelor in Paradise and Love Island, this novel promises an entertaining blend of drama, passion and heratfelt moments.

I loved this book so much! It was the ideal way to start the summer. The writing kept me interested. I genuinely enjoyed the experiences and difficulties that the other cast members had on the show. How they began to form actual friendships. I was completely hooked. I was interested in the show as well as the relationships. Which one won and how, I wanted to know. I thoroughly loved reading something by this author for the first time.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Victory Editing and most importantly Julianna Keyes for giving me a chance to review.

I will admit I am a sucker for a good reality tv show so I decided to take a chance on this one and see if I liked reading one! And I do! This was a fun read that I didn’t want to put down!

This book was absolutely charming! I know it's a great book when I want to be friends with the main character. While I don't watch much reality TV, I love books (especially romance books) about reality TV shows for some reason, and this one absolutely hit the spot! The characters are well fleshed-out, the description of the setting of the dating show made me feel like I was there. This was such a great read, and I'll definitely be checking out more of the author's work.

I give this honest review in exchange for a review copy of this book from NetGalley and the book's publisher.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley & am so grateful because I LOVED this book. As an avid Bachelor, made-for-TV dating and adventure shows, this book was right up my alley. It was a mix of Love Island, Too Hot to Handle, The Bachelor, and The Challenge, and a perfect summer read.

Emmy, our FMC, is a down-on-her-luck baker who impulsively creates an application for BWLA and we follow her journey for love in the villa. The characters are well-rounded, funny, and human. I wasn't ready to leave the world Julianna created when the book was finished. I've already recommended to my girlfriends and look forward to reading more books by the author.

I loved this book. It was just like an season of Love Island, which is one of my fave tv shows. I would read a bunch of books like this!

As an avid consumer of reality TV, I devoured this book and left no crumbs. It was an easy, captivating read that had me chuckling the whole time. I love when an author is descriptive enough that I'm able to visualize the scenes and that's exactly what Ms Keyes achieved for me.

Emmy is an excellent FMC... I loved her story and thought she was so resilient and strong - I found myself relating to her more than once.

The plot development was *chefs kiss* and not predictable as a lot of romances can be. I have already recommended this one in the girl's group chat!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Victory Editing and most importantly Julianna Keyes for giving me a chance to review this fun summer read!

📚 Big Wild Love Adventure - Julianna Keyes
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💌 REVIEW:: This book was so much fun to read. It was quick and easy, filled with loveable character scenes and witty remarks. 💚

Emmy is a baker fallen on hard times in her business and in desperate need of money. Drunk with her friend one day, she applies to a reality tv dating show, hoping to redeem herself and her business, and really isn't concerned with finding love. But as she spends more time with the fellow contestants on the show, she comes to realise that there's more to life than money. Sometimes it takes going through some super tough times to be able to understand yourself and your needs better.

The book stays pretty clean, just a fun and sweet romance novel. Julianna, the author does a nice job of wrapping up everyone's storyline, and I'm still trying to understand what happened at the end because it felt a little rushed but i look forward to reading more about the side characters soon. 💕

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Emmy has always dreamed of owning her own bake shop - even when she was little she always elevated what she made (plain lemonade was not good enough in her opinion) After being with Eddie for years she is at the alter and Eddie decides then that he can’t go through with it because he had gotten his girlfriend pregnant. Instead of everyone being upset with Eddie to cheating and leaving Emmy at the alter - they praise him for taking care of GF and his soon to be child. Ever since then Emmy has had a hard time - she put her savings in the food truck that is barely standing selling a dedicated baked treat every day. She scores a celebrity wedding and on her way to the ceremony she gets into a wreck and everything is a loss - the desserts, the truck, her phone and all hope of making things work. She gets evicted because she didn’t they pay from the wedding, and after a threat of a lawsuit she goes into debt when her family has to payback the advance she received on her behalf.
After her assistant comes over drunk - they both end up filling out an application for the upcoming competition show. Emmy gets picked and is dropped off on the side of the road in a swimsuit in the middle of Panama. She has to trek through the forest to get to the mansion; along the way she runs into a few contestants and end up being the last to arrive. Throughout the rest of the book you see Emmy go into the game merely to win money; what she finds is that she ends up opening her mind and heart to friendships and even gets some butterflies

Julianna built up such a compelling and entertaining exchange between all contestants and as these shows always have villains and sweethearts - you can’t hate the way she turned players against one another and how others become such good friends. There were plenty of twists that keep the storyline fresh and enjoyable - look forward to seeing what else she has written!

*4.5 stars
On a whim, Emmy decides to take her friend’s drunken dare to apply for a reality TV show. It sounds like the perfect solution, get away from her chaotic life, get some money to repay debts, and get some love along the way. Wait, that’s not part of the plan (or is it?)
This book was so much fun to read and rush through. I had so much fun reading the challenges and the bonds between characters and so much more. If you like reality television, this book is a must for you, that’s for sure.
Thank you to NetGalley and Julianna Keyes for an eARC of this book.

I loved this one for the setting because I’ve never read a romance book that’s a bout a reality show, which makes it so fun because I love to watch them. The characters were great and you got to experience quite a bit of adventure as well so it didn’t get boring.

Emmy is my long lost best friend and honestly I would like to go on this reality adventure show myself. So wholesome and a relatable heartbreak- to an extent.

This was a really fun reality dating show romance.

I’ve read and watched a lot of reality dating shows, but this book provided a difference prenise than I’ve seen before! It’s a combo of dating x adventure, with a healthy mix of angst, competition, and big personalities all mixed in.

In addition to the fun “show” premise, the characters are also really interesting and well fleshed out. It was entertaining to see all the dynamics play out, and see the MCs finally get their chance together!

Emmy Shaw was left heartbroken and struggling financially after being abandoned at the altar.

After running into…. A lot of bad luck…. She reluctantly joins a dating-adventure reality tv show in hopes of winning a life-changing cash prize.

Suddenly, she finds herself stranded in the jungle with nothing but a bathing suit and a backpack. At first, she has doubts about her decision, but everything starts to fall into place when she meets fascinating fellow contestants. It dawns on her that there might be more to gain from this experience than just money.

I absolutely loved this book! Reading it while sick with a cold was the perfect escape. It's a funny, cute, and entertaining story that’s easy to read but hard to put down.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this amazing book

This was totally relatable and such a great summer read. I found myself laughing out loud multiple times and honestly wondering if Emmy was meant to be my best friend.

This was such a fun book. It is perfect for summer. The FMC, Emmy, is down on her luck. She was left at the altar, her food truck is a hot mess of a vehicle, and she got evicted. With nothing to lose and too much to drink, she fills out an application for a reality show. I really liked the other castmates, the adventures and challenges they had in the show. How they started to develop true friendships. I was hooked. Not only was I invested in the relationships, I was into the show. I wanted to know who won and how.

Super cute romantic comedy that has you rooting for the female main character Emmy. As someone who is super klutzy myself I can relate to some of the things she goes through. Sometimes it takes going through some super tough times to be able to understand yourself and your needs better. It is for sure a different twist with most of the story happening while the characters are on a reality TV show. I would love to know what happens to the whole gang next. That would be my only minor critique.
Thank you NetGallery and Julianna Keyes for the opportunity to read this book!

This book is a complete laugh out loud feel good!
You get to go on an adventure with a hot mess beautiful disaster main character!
It’s a definite feel good read!!

Big Wild Love Adventure was such a fun read. It was quick and easy, and I definitely recommend it as your next beach read. Emmy is a baker fallen on hard times due to a harsh and negative review of her food truck business. She applies to a reality tv dating show on a dare,hoping to redeem herself and her business, and really isn't concerned with finding love. No spoilers here, but the challenges were fun to read. The book stays pretty clean. No smut or indecent scenes... just a fun and sweet romance novel. Author does a nice job of wrapping up everyone's storyline, and I was very pleased with ending.

I might be biased here because I’m a big love island fan, but I found this book to be so, so charming. It took me a while to get into it and be invested in the characters (it’s sort of a big cast to get a handle on and care about), but once I got 100 or so pages in, I was into it.

Great setting, fun concept, and a light summer read. Four stars!

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.