This book. I have a hard time knowing if I absolutely loved it, if it was some odd guilty pleasure, or if I should have looked away.

Each of our characters sits at a crossroad in their lives. And, like watching a train wreck about to happen, they're making the wrong decisions. Drawn together in answer to an advert looking for members to form a trivia club, these people awkwardly at try to form a cohesive team.

Donna, the one who places the ad, has pulled away from all her friends. They've all been driving her crazy, getting married or having children, always asking how she's doing. Just like her work. Ok, so she had that one spell, where she had to take a holiday for her mental health and had a bit of a breakdown. But she's fine now, everything is fine, so can't they just stop asking about it?

Harry, the man boy who's never quite had to grow up. Who still hasn't gotten over his ex, or put in the serious work to find a new job. Who hasn't exactly told his mom that he's broken up with Vivian either. So when Vivian reaches out to him, with both a way to get his old job back, and vibes that maybe he still has a chance with her, of course he has to take it. Because she's perfect, everything he's ever wanted. Isn't she?

Bryony got pregnant at 17, deferred going to college, and has been a stay at home mom ever since. Joining a trivia group is one of the few things she's done for herself since her kids have been born, and she's actually kind of good at it. She gets along with the team, and she knows more than she realizes. So why can't she be a good mom? Why is the school calling, and her daughter acting out, and her husband saying she's bored of them? Can't she have one thing without it turning into a huge mess?

Jaime and Luke moved to London together, and while Jaime thought it would be a dream come true, reality is different. She's working at a print shop, not quite the art scene she had imagined, and Luke is dragging his feet, moaning about all that they left. All they need is to get out, make some new friends, and maybe find Luke a job that excites and challenges him more. Than they'll be able to stay together, and in London, just like they planned it.

Told from 4 points of view, this rag-tag group of unhappy quiz leaguers manage to come together to be a real team. Some bumps in the road may be ahead of them, but maybe with the help of the rest of the Quizzy Peppers, they can find their way to the other side.

I listened to the audiobook on this one, and at first I felt a little overwhelmed. Their personalities were different and conflicting, their individual problems were anywhere from alarming to just beginning, and you knew things were going to go downhill before they got better. The journey was definitely worth it, I was fully immersed in the audio, and I loved how things worked out for everyone. Even if there were moments when I felt the need to close my eyes and brace myself on their behalf.

Took me a moment to get into this book. I'm glad I kept listening. The resolutions for all the characters was exactly what I hoped for them. These strangers connected only via a trivia game read like a modern every day person story.

This is one of those sleeper books you pick up because it seems appealing and you end up loving it. This lonely group of misfits find each other when they all need it most - in a pub trivia club of all places! I enjoyed the audio and the book's message about relationships and characters finding themeselves no matter where they happen to be in life.

The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night by Lauren Farnsworth started pretty slowly for me and it took a bit to get the different adult trivia folks straight in my head, but I ended up loving these characters and their relationships with each other.
Five lonely Londoners joined a trivia group - the Red Hot Quizzy Peppers. We get to watch as they bond and work to battle for the grande finale!
Heartwarming with wonderful banter, this was an absolute win.

Eva Feiler did a fabulous job narrating - her different character voices were consistent and really helped to bring forth their personalities.

Five lonely strangers form a bar trivia team (the Red Hot Quizzy Peppers) and slowly become friends despite their messy lives.

This was a fun found family read with some messy and slightly questionable characters. I enjoyed the trivia aspect including the banter with other teams and the trivia questions at the start of each chapter. There was also mental health rep, hard conversations, red flag relationships, family dynamics, and the navigating of motherhood. Each character felt distinct, unique, and somehow meshed together imperfectly well. This reminds me a bit of the group / found family dynamics in Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting or The Lonely Hearts Book Club. Not sure if this is for everyone but I enjoyed the lighthearted read!

Thanks NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for my arc!

I’m in the minority on this one, but I honestly didn’t like or connect with a single character. The best part of this book for me was the trivia.

A group of strangers answer an ad to join a pub trivia quiz league and the relationships that form because of the quiz league transform each member in their own ways. I'm not really sure what to say about this book. I liked it and found it hard to put down though sometimes I found the characters cringy or whiny. Some of the situations had me rooting for the character and some made me want to cover my eyes so I didn't have to see what they did next. All in all though the way the book ended made everything well worth it. Definitely is going to be a book for those who like seeing all the drama.

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The narrator did a fantastic job of telling this story. I far more enjoy narrators who simply tell the story and not just read it out loud.

Admittedly this story was hard for me to follow. Too many characters, and couldn’t find a way to relate to any of them. It’s not a bad read just more of that it wasn’t my cup of tea.

Thank you for extending me an ARC of this audio recording. My opinion is given freely without any influences.

Thank you Netgalley for the ebook!

In this book we follow five characters in four POVs and it’s really hard to read a book when you basically don’t care about them for the biggest part of the book.

The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night is best described as a story about relationships. All relationships- romance, parent/child, friend, employer, etc. While this is shelved as a romance I would say romantic relationships aren't the most important here.

I had a somewhat difficult time with this book. The narrator did a perfectly fine job. But the story did not hold my interest well.

This book about a group of strangers that connect through a Pub Trivia team was entertaining and quite charming. I enjoyed seeing how they grew closer together and how they got to care for each other with the passing of time. The whole trivia tournament was interesting and I enjoyed it even more when I happened to know the answers. I got excited with them when they were winning and got really nervous when they were not, and it was really cool to see how these tournaments usually go as I don't happen to come across them often.

It was an entertaining read but I didn't quite connect with the characters, they were a bit boring on their own and the multiple POV and the sudden changes made it a bit difficult for me to connect with any of them, I think the one I ended up liking the most was Harry, who managed to get through a toxic relationship with his ex and was able to recognize and appreciate what he had in front of him. Donna, Bryony and Jamie (and her boyfriend) had some interesting stories as well but with all the narrator changes guess they just didn't stick out to me as much.

The story was nice and well written, it was an entertaining premise, don't let the fact that I couldn't really connect with the multi POV dissuade you from reading this if it sounds interesting to you. The Red Hot Quizzy Peppers are a hell of a team!

First I would like to thank Dreamscape Media for providing me a copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.

How do you make friends as an adult? That’s one question lonely Londoners Bryony, Harry, Jaime, Luke, and Donna would really like the answer to. They tend to do better with questions of a different variety—trivia questions like How did prosecco get its name? and Which Mariah Carey song has topped the charts in twenty-six countries? In an effort to meet new people, the five not-yet-friends answer an ad seeking members for a bar trivia team—the Red Hot Quizzy Peppers. As the weeks go on, the disparate band of unhappy strangers becomes swept up in both the buzz of winning and the way quiz nights start to bond them together in friendship . . . to the detriment of other parts of their lives. Despite all odds, the Quizzy Peppers might just have a shot at making the London Pub Quiz League’s Grand Final, if only they can get past the Golden Girls, the Banana Splits, and the Bombay Bad Boys.

What I Liked:
- Audiobook quality, this audiobook was great quality and didn't lose anything with the increase of speed
- Pub Quiz team names, I love going to pub quizzes and one of my favorite parts is hearing the different names the teams come up with since I can always have a good giggle
- Ending, about 3/4 of the way through the book I wasn't sure if there was a good way to end the story but the author did a great job brining it all together

Overall I didn't really enjoy this book specifically because there was not a single character that I could root for/particularly liked. This is a story about finding a family through friendships which I appreciate and how the most mundane of things a true bond can be built.

Dry, depressing, the characters are all unpleasant. These people are lonely because they made themselves that way. I don't want to spend any time with any of them and I don't care about any of their journies. That's bad storytelling. You need to make me care about the people if the whole story is just them.

A group of strangers meets to form a quiz group hoping to find friendship and hope for the future in The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night. Jamie and Luke are having relationship troubles. Harry can’t forget his ex and has no job. Briley is raising two kids and rather anxious. And Donna started the group. Can they find purpose together?
I didn’t finish this book. I tried. But none of the characters pulled me in. I did enjoy the idea and the narrator.

This book is about a group of random strangers all dealing with heavy issues and problems in their personal lives, all brought together by a pub quiz tournament, and over the course of the book they turn into a family. I enjoyed this one! I always love the found family trope, and this one this one did not disappoint. It was a little hard to keep track of on audio at first, just because there are so many characters and we get all of their perspectives. I think it would be better as a physical read, but I still liked it a lot!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the opportunity to read before pub day! ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. THE LONELY HEARTS TRIVIA NIGHT is out now!

Ugh my heart! This was a story that touched me and gave me the feels! I resonated with the characters and couldn’t wait to see how it ended! BIG recommendations on this one!

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night was actually really cute. In this, you will meet five strangers who became The Red Hot Quizzy Peppers. Each person is dealing with their own personal hot mess, but together they can do absolutely anything.

Throughout their time getting to know one another during these pub quizzes, they definitely start shedding some of their skins and becoming who they were meant to be in a way. Some gain confidence, some quit their jobs to follow their dreams, some want to find their dreams, and some just want to find love. There's definitely some drama floating around them, but it needed to happen. Sure, some of it could have been handled differently, but I don't think that would make them a better person overall.

Other than that, this book has plenty of mental health representation. Like I mentioned earlier, they were all dealing with their own shit. They had their fair share of struggles but leaned on one another for support. I also weirdly liked the trivia questions and tried to answer as many as I could before the answer was revealed.

In the end, I'm happy I decided to jump into this book today and can't wait for the next book (or trivia night) by this author!

I loved the trivia but the characters just didn't grab me. The "found family" was a little too predictable and forced.

I liked this one. I know the book is fiction, but almost every scenario is relatable.
Trying to make new friends? Go to Trivia night.
Almost all of the characters were likeable. of course few unlikeable to balance the book out. I liked hearing the different trivia questions throughout the book.
One of the characters has a growing battle with mental illness. Farnsworth covers almost every symptom in such a realistic way. From how the character attempts to cope with the diagnosis, the denial, the stigma, as well as how family and friends react to someone with a mental illness.
I hope she writes more books highlighting different illnesses that have the wrong representation attached to them. She was very informed on the one she chose in this novel. I will read another one of her book. Mild sexual content. Mild swearing. Ages 17+ Thank you to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook.

This book may have become a new comfort read. This novel centers around a group of strangers who come together for a pub trivia team. It alternates between their various perspectives as we experience their personal lives apart from the trivia team and how they eventually all become tied together due to the bonds formed during competition.

First, I just want to say the narration on this audiobook was delightful. Well done.

The characters in the novel are so well written and relatable. I was invested in each of their stories. Especially Bryony, since I am in the same season of life of life as her.
I think what I appreciated the most was how very human these characters are. There are tough decisions, stupid mistakes, and high emotions at times. I highly recommend reading, especially if you enjoy stories that follow multiple people and how their lives crash into each other.

Thank you so much Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this novel.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but it pleasantly surprised me.

The narrator was amazing and held my attention the whole time.

A bunch of unhappy strangers, get together to do trivia night together in hopes of finding something more from their menial lives. After a fun night they agree to sign up for a competition to win money. Each one knowledgable in different areas and after months of rounds, they make it to the finals.

Each character has their own hardships. The author covers bipolar and its done in a really tasteful way which I liked. I loved the concept of the trivia nights and I loved the questions at the beginning of the chapters.

The characters were a little less defined than I usually need in these kinds of books but I actually found the book quirky and enjoyable.

Don't go in expecting a romance book because it isn't even a thing until the very end but if you love womens ficiton, this is your next book.

4 stars