Never Ever Getting Back Together
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- Author：Sophie Gonzales
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Summary
Romance， revenge， and reality TV。 The new queer YA rom-com from Sophie Gonzales， bestselling author of Only Mostly Devastated。
Eighteen-year-old Maya dumped her cheating ex-boyfriend Jordy two years ago。 So， when she receives a call to participate in Second Chance Romance - a reality show in which the now-famous Jordy re-dates his ex-girlfriends - she isn't interested 。 。 。 until she realizes she can use this opportunity to exact her revenge。 If she can make it to the final spot on the show， she can reject Jordy in front of the nation， and publicly break his heart。
Maya's fellow contestants include Skye， the beautiful， charismatic girl Jordy cheated on Maya with。 Skye charms the socks off everyone she meets， except for Maya， who knows that underneath all the sparkle， she's the girl who dated her boyfriend while he was still her boyfriend。
The reality show is a challenging environment。 Amidst backstabbing， bickering， and having to see Jordy again， Maya finds herself becoming friends with Skye。 Together， they come up with a plan for the ultimate revenge on Jordy。
But as she spends more time with Jordy and Skye， Maya is torn。 Is Jordy a good guy who made a mistake？ Is there more than friendship between her and Skye？ As the season finale approaches， can Maya execute her plan， or will she go off-script？
Eighteen-year-old Maya dumped her cheating ex-boyfriend Jordy two years ago。 So， when she receives a call to participate in Second Chance Romance - a reality show in which the now-famous Jordy re-dates his ex-girlfriends - she isn't interested 。 。 。 until she realizes she can use this opportunity to exact her revenge。 If she can make it to the final spot on the show， she can reject Jordy in front of the nation， and publicly break his heart。
Maya's fellow contestants include Skye， the beautiful， charismatic girl Jordy cheated on Maya with。 Skye charms the socks off everyone she meets， except for Maya， who knows that underneath all the sparkle， she's the girl who dated her boyfriend while he was still her boyfriend。
The reality show is a challenging environment。 Amidst backstabbing， bickering， and having to see Jordy again， Maya finds herself becoming friends with Skye。 Together， they come up with a plan for the ultimate revenge on Jordy。
But as she spends more time with Jordy and Skye， Maya is torn。 Is Jordy a good guy who made a mistake？ Is there more than friendship between her and Skye？ As the season finale approaches， can Maya execute her plan， or will she go off-script？
Reviews
jillian
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Fun， escapist dating reality show plot with a twist。
Angie Jenkins
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This one didn’t land for me。 The suspension of disbelief just wouldn’t kick in- why are children on this show？！ Why was this a YA？ How many exes can one collect in adolescence？That being said， it’s cute and I’m sure lots of readers will enjoy it！Thank you so much for the eArc Netgalley & Wednesday Books！
Alix
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So much better than The Bachelor！！ Loved this LGBTQ+ friendly take on an exhausted reality TV franchise。 It was a little hard to keep track of which character was narrating， especially as Skye and Maya's friendship blossomed， and their journey started to meld。 But it was such a fun， exciting， and raw read。 So much better than The Bachelor！！ Loved this LGBTQ+ friendly take on an exhausted reality TV franchise。 It was a little hard to keep track of which character was narrating， especially as Skye and Maya's friendship blossomed， and their journey started to meld。 But it was such a fun， exciting， and raw read。 。。。more
Cindy
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I was really enjoying the premise but I think somewhere in the execution it just kind of became meh to me。 I love the concept of the reality/trashy TV Bachelor with their "second chance" romance theme and having these ex's kind of forming a sisterhood in the vain of John Tucker Must Die （2006） with a blooming romance à la Legend of Korra。 Its a hodgepodge of everything that could turn this into a awesome rom-com but the excitement level fizzled out for me pretty quick。Maya agrees to participatin I was really enjoying the premise but I think somewhere in the execution it just kind of became meh to me。 I love the concept of the reality/trashy TV Bachelor with their "second chance" romance theme and having these ex's kind of forming a sisterhood in the vain of John Tucker Must Die （2006） with a blooming romance à la Legend of Korra。 Its a hodgepodge of everything that could turn this into a awesome rom-com but the excitement level fizzled out for me pretty quick。Maya agrees to participating on this reality show for "revenge" and she makes it her mission to make Jordy fall in love with her and then dump him/out his horrible qualities on TV。 Which dies like a couple hours into day 1。 I think that's where my enjoyment went down a peg， the fact that our leading ladies couldn't keep an act up。 The Editors of this show had their work cut out for them because it must of taken hours of editing to come up with content that convinced audiences at home these people were falling in love。 Or maybe I don't watch enough reality TV but it seemed like the longer Maya and eventually Skye spend around Jordy the more they show how uninterested/ disgusted/ resentful they are towards him I just want to know where the good shots are， maybe it's all in voiceover。 They do have six ladies and seven weeks of content， so I guess they don't need much screen time。 But I'm suppose to be convinced that they became finalist？ Then there's Jordy who makes a lot of cringe/sketch remarks and he does get directed to do reshoots and they feed him lines which is part of displaying the image on TV。 From that point it made sense that this show wasn't about a second chance romance it's just a backdrop for screen time。 Okay cool。 Not what I thought I was getting but I'll roll with it。 My biggest issue is how one dimensional these characters are。 How cringe and exaggerated Jordy was。 Every time he opens his mouth and says "chick" I want to gag。 The overall dialogue was kind of cringe。 Then there's the fact that sharing an ex became Maya and Skye's personality。 In the beginning I could distinguish their POVs because of the writing style。 Whenever Skye was on the page， she usually describes the ambiance of the room， the smell， the scenery。 But the more chapters we go through， especially after she's not getting along with Maya， I stopped being able to tell them apart。 If the plot was gripping my attention I wouldn't really care for surface level characters， but I ended up not really caring about anything。If I cared more about these characters then it would have a bigger impact when Maya finds herself in a quandary。 （view spoiler）[Choosing between executing her revenge or dropping it and moving forward with her life。 But Honestly at this point， I choose revenge！！！ I sat through way too many pages for her to not get the revenge。 The audacity of Skye making Maya feel bad about making her choice。 I was rooting for them up until these shenanigans！ Get off your high horse！ how selfish is it to give someone you "love" an ultimatum of revenge vs。 last week in a hotel。 Skye is into living that nomad/backpacking lifestyle and makes a conscious choice to not give it up because if someone wants her they need to chase after her， going to college is for losers。 Choosing College because your ex-boyfriend thinks you're too stupid is even more stupid than the other reasons people choose to go to college， don't step into Elle Woods shoes。 Well， that's a little out of context， but sue me， I've been around Gwendolyn and Isaac for too long。Honestly the best "revenge" was to take the attention off of Jordy。 Which made for that worthy ending。 I don't even know if it was intentional or not because it seems like Maya stumbled on it by accident。 Which makes the grand gesture more genuine？ （hide spoiler）]This book needed more Isaac and more Perrie。Honestly， I just need to stop myself before I lower the book rating， I picked this up without knowing what it was about and I guess as I made progress I was picturing a different narrative in my head， and the more I think about things I don't like the more upset I get so just gonna end it there。It was an interesting concept and I think the ending was beautiful。 How's that？do another take？["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Ashley
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A fun twist on the messed up culture of reality tv。 Unique characters， and motives。
Katie 🍒
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4。5
Jeimy
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Jordy was a douche and I don't understand how either Maya or Skye would want to get back together with him。 I'm glad Skye got with the program （Maya's program that is） and I'm very happy with the book's resolution。 Jordy was a douche and I don't understand how either Maya or Skye would want to get back together with him。 I'm glad Skye got with the program （Maya's program that is） and I'm very happy with the book's resolution。 。。。more
Melanie
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Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this arc。I knew I would love everything about this book the second I saw the cover。 A Taylor Swift song title？ One of my favorite authors？ A bachelor-style show where two of the ladies fall in love？ Yes please to all of that。I absolutely loved this book。 Both Skye and Maya are amazing and unique characters whose POV chapters added a lot to the book。 I loved seeing their relationship develop throughout and how they each grew as individual people as w Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this arc。I knew I would love everything about this book the second I saw the cover。 A Taylor Swift song title？ One of my favorite authors？ A bachelor-style show where two of the ladies fall in love？ Yes please to all of that。I absolutely loved this book。 Both Skye and Maya are amazing and unique characters whose POV chapters added a lot to the book。 I loved seeing their relationship develop throughout and how they each grew as individual people as well。 Also way to go making Jordy absolutely despicable。 Like gaslighting egocentric terrible terrible person。 He had it comin'。CW: infidelity， gaslighting， emotional abuse， toxic relationship 。。。more
Eliza
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Ahhhhhh， jordy I want to punch in the face with a chair 💺！
Harkriti
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Have you ever wondered while reading a love triangle trope book why can't these two girls or boys just dump the person's ass who they are fighting over and end up together？ well Sophie Gonzales did just that and it was damn good。 Have you ever wondered while reading a love triangle trope book why can't these two girls or boys just dump the person's ass who they are fighting over and end up together？ well Sophie Gonzales did just that and it was damn good。 。。。more
Sude
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this book felt like playing episode in the best way possible
bibs
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episódio 10 casos de família， muita baixaria e dedo no c* adorei
Cha。Df
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This is a case of "I really should have read the blurp。。。" because this wasn't plausible in the least in my opinion。 How would a 18 year old want to get back with an ex enough to participate in a bachelorette kinda show？I really should have actually read this book because the audio version was very confusing。 I kept forgetting the changes of narrators。 I couldn't remember who was who with that many similar feeling characters。。。 This is a case of "I really should have read the blurp。。。" because this wasn't plausible in the least in my opinion。 How would a 18 year old want to get back with an ex enough to participate in a bachelorette kinda show？I really should have actually read this book because the audio version was very confusing。 I kept forgetting the changes of narrators。 I couldn't remember who was who with that many similar feeling characters。。。 。。。more
Ainslee Lambert
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kinda slow at the beginning but it was super very worth it
Thornblue
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DNF at 130 pages。Nothing about this was going to work for me because I have no tolerance for groups of girls standing around being bitchy to each other and occasionally throwing around the word "feminism" to distract you from the fact that MC hates the other MC who "cheated" with the love interest， but doesn't hate the love interest nearly as much for it。 Blame the girl， right。 Also both girl MCs felt interchangeable in tone/voice， and the entire main cast felt like names on a page。 Zero need fo DNF at 130 pages。Nothing about this was going to work for me because I have no tolerance for groups of girls standing around being bitchy to each other and occasionally throwing around the word "feminism" to distract you from the fact that MC hates the other MC who "cheated" with the love interest， but doesn't hate the love interest nearly as much for it。 Blame the girl， right。 Also both girl MCs felt interchangeable in tone/voice， and the entire main cast felt like names on a page。 Zero need for their to be a whole fictional country and royal family too， because there was no world building to make it meaningful。 It just felt like another thing thrown in there。Also this is not YA。 It opens in a bar。 Two chapters in they're all getting drunk on the show。 It is about adult problems and adult situations。 The love interest is 20。 Publishers marketing adult books as YA is infuriating and ungenuine to their audiences。 。。。more
Juliane
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THIS WAS SO ENTERTAINING！！！First off， i love the characters so much （except mf Jordy）， even the lil side characters！ Its been a while since i read a rom-com with so many side characters that all add really distinct personalities。Then the plot， NOTHING TOPS WOMEN GETTING THEIR REVENGE！ This book had me anxious till the very end， but i love every second of it。 I felt like i was watching a reality tv show in real time。 I loved the humour and the way it was very up to date。AND THE ROMANCE！！！YESYES Y THIS WAS SO ENTERTAINING！！！First off， i love the characters so much （except mf Jordy）， even the lil side characters！ Its been a while since i read a rom-com with so many side characters that all add really distinct personalities。Then the plot， NOTHING TOPS WOMEN GETTING THEIR REVENGE！ This book had me anxious till the very end， but i love every second of it。 I felt like i was watching a reality tv show in real time。 I loved the humour and the way it was very up to date。AND THE ROMANCE！！！YESYES YESI love Maya and Skye so much！ Their romance was so natural and the writing was really beautiful when they were together， i couldn’t stop tabbing their scenes together cause the writing was so good！！ 。。。more
kelseyandherbooks
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This book had me howling！！ Never Ever Getting Back Together is full of dry， sarcastic humour and I honestly could not get enough。 Between the inner monologue and the banter between the characters， I gobbled every single word like it was candy。 It’s a bit outlandish， a bit ridiculous， but incredibly self-aware。 Bonus points for a dude you will love to hate。I thought this would be a certain five star read， but the relationship between Maya and Skye just didn’t quite hit for me。 The pacing was bana This book had me howling！！ Never Ever Getting Back Together is full of dry， sarcastic humour and I honestly could not get enough。 Between the inner monologue and the banter between the characters， I gobbled every single word like it was candy。 It’s a bit outlandish， a bit ridiculous， but incredibly self-aware。 Bonus points for a dude you will love to hate。I thought this would be a certain five star read， but the relationship between Maya and Skye just didn’t quite hit for me。 The pacing was bananas， definitely， but I mostly struggled with the chemistry between them。 Their first kiss seemed to come from nowhere - not a ton of tension built prior to that moment， and their relationship really just felt more “friends who kiss” than “declare our love on international tv” to me。 Regardless， this book was so fun and I will continue to read anything Sophie Gonzales puts out！ 。。。more
Skye ~ Court of Binge Reading
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It’s official， Sophie Gonzales is only capable of writing incredible books that bring you joy and make you feel all of the feels！ If you’re looking for a fast-paced， YA contemporary book with the Bachelor vibes and a sweet sapphic relationship， look no further。Never Ever Getting Back Together follows Maya and Skye， and their ex-boyfriend， Jordy。 They both get a call one day to join a dating show called Second Chance Romance to compete against Jordy’s other exes for his heart。 Maya， the ex Jordy It’s official， Sophie Gonzales is only capable of writing incredible books that bring you joy and make you feel all of the feels！ If you’re looking for a fast-paced， YA contemporary book with the Bachelor vibes and a sweet sapphic relationship， look no further。Never Ever Getting Back Together follows Maya and Skye， and their ex-boyfriend， Jordy。 They both get a call one day to join a dating show called Second Chance Romance to compete against Jordy’s other exes for his heart。 Maya， the ex Jordy cheated on， goes on the show for revenge。 Skye， the girl Jordy cheated on Maya with， goes on the show to see if she and Jordy can recapture the spark they once had。 But， as the competition progresses， Skye and Maya realize their time on the show may have a different ending than they thought。Things to Expect:Revenge against a cheating exReality TV show settingRivals turned lovers Laugh out loud momentsNever Ever Getting Back Together is such a fun read。 Sophie Gonzales knows how to keep readers entertained from start to finish。 I love how this book points out all of the misogyny in reality dating shows while keeping the tone light。 If you’re looking for a book that will make you smile and laugh， check this out。 。。。more
charlotte
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THIS WAS SO GOOD I LOVED IT AND READ IT IN ONE GOthey got together a bit quick like i didnt really see it happen but i still i love it and the dual pov worked so well， especially when there’s lying involved so you get all the sides and it’s so 😳😳。 ive lived everything this author writes and this was no different jordy is a loser can’t stand himits the whole love triangle but the two girls ditch the guy for each other and bring him down whilst they’re at it， but the guy thinks she still wants him THIS WAS SO GOOD I LOVED IT AND READ IT IN ONE GOthey got together a bit quick like i didnt really see it happen but i still i love it and the dual pov worked so well， especially when there’s lying involved so you get all the sides and it’s so 😳😳。 ive lived everything this author writes and this was no different jordy is a loser can’t stand himits the whole love triangle but the two girls ditch the guy for each other and bring him down whilst they’re at it， but the guy thinks she still wants him but really she wants his girl。 。。。more
Emma
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I mean I finished it， that's a good thing right？ This book was bland and I have no better words to explain it I mean I finished it， that's a good thing right？ This book was bland and I have no better words to explain it 。。。more
Channixval✨🤍
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Nooooo， soy la mujer más triste en este momento， este libro era de mis más esperados para leer este 2023 y no pude quedar mas decepcionada:（ No entiendo como pudo salir tan mal con una trama tan buena， mal manejo de enemies to lovers， dos chicas obsesionadas con un man， luego no， luego se gustan pero una solo puede pensar en venganza luego no y luego otra vez。 Nononono， que decepción😭😭😭😭 parece que la única personalidad que tienen es tenerle rabia a un man :/ además que no entiendo el Target del Nooooo， soy la mujer más triste en este momento， este libro era de mis más esperados para leer este 2023 y no pude quedar mas decepcionada:（ No entiendo como pudo salir tan mal con una trama tan buena， mal manejo de enemies to lovers， dos chicas obsesionadas con un man， luego no， luego se gustan pero una solo puede pensar en venganza luego no y luego otra vez。 Nononono， que decepción😭😭😭😭 parece que la única personalidad que tienen es tenerle rabia a un man :/ además que no entiendo el Target del libro， debió ser para adultos porque estamos hablando de un reality show para exes？？？？？ Súper buena idea súper mala ejecución 😭😵💫 。。。more
Jess（ToTheMoonAndBackReviews）
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The best way to describe how awesome this book is， basically boils own to this: Everyone watches reality dating shows。 They are the guilty pleasure that keeps us glued to our seats， shoving snacks into our mouths and screaming at the screens the way some sports fans do when a bad call is made。In this book Sophie Gonzales does what everyone has hoped for time and time again。She made it so the m/m and f/f end up together as it should be。There were tons of Bachelor references that made me want to b The best way to describe how awesome this book is， basically boils own to this: Everyone watches reality dating shows。 They are the guilty pleasure that keeps us glued to our seats， shoving snacks into our mouths and screaming at the screens the way some sports fans do when a bad call is made。In this book Sophie Gonzales does what everyone has hoped for time and time again。She made it so the m/m and f/f end up together as it should be。There were tons of Bachelor references that made me want to binge old seasons， and the Taylor Swift reference alone was golden。Certainly a quick quirky read that I adored。 。。。more
Rachelle Renee Kirby
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so so good
Kelli Teel
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I wish I liked this book more than I did。 It was a cool concept but I feel like it wasn’t executed well。 First， I don’t really understand why the age group was 18-21 for this type of reality show？ It made it feel unrealistic and also just weird to read？？ I feel like it would’ve gone better with older adults like mid 20s-30s。 Also， every character was extremely unlikable at least once （except maybe perrie and isaac）。 I also had a really hard time telling the difference between Maya and Skye’s POV I wish I liked this book more than I did。 It was a cool concept but I feel like it wasn’t executed well。 First， I don’t really understand why the age group was 18-21 for this type of reality show？ It made it feel unrealistic and also just weird to read？？ I feel like it would’ve gone better with older adults like mid 20s-30s。 Also， every character was extremely unlikable at least once （except maybe perrie and isaac）。 I also had a really hard time telling the difference between Maya and Skye’s POV like it was just too similar and in the middle of a chapter I would forget who was speaking。 Also also I feel like their first kiss was so random and rushed？ Overall some of the plot points were really fun， but I don’t think it was executed well。 A little disappointing。 。。。more
Mira
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4。5⭐️ I really liked this book。 It was entertaining to read about the TV show and the relationships of the contestants。 The only problem was that the age of the characters didn’t feel realistic to me。 Other than that it was an enjoyable read。
Marianna Zelichenko
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This book had the potential to be really good in its genre。 As it is， I feel that both the main characters and their romance lack depth。 They have backgrounds， but those don't influence their actions anywhere near enough。 Also， for a book that's supposed to be all girl power I would have hoped for a bit more body positivity， a bit less focus on looks。 Still， fun read I got through in a day， so will keep an eye out on the writer！ This book had the potential to be really good in its genre。 As it is， I feel that both the main characters and their romance lack depth。 They have backgrounds， but those don't influence their actions anywhere near enough。 Also， for a book that's supposed to be all girl power I would have hoped for a bit more body positivity， a bit less focus on looks。 Still， fun read I got through in a day， so will keep an eye out on the writer！ 。。。more
Corrine Zelaya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s not what I expected。 Cause I didn’t really read the synopsis on the sleeve。 Didn’t realize maya and skye would end up together。 Tho I should of。 Jordy is a grade A prick and the last couple chapters has me cursing at work。 Lol。 I definitely forgot how much I love these bachelor esk books。 I need more。
Rowen H。
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This book fucking stressed me out， especially with all the secondhand embarrassment and dramatic irony early on， but I had a hard time putting it down。 Thankfully， the second half didn't rely on those things so much， and overall I found the book really fun and satisfying。 This book fucking stressed me out， especially with all the secondhand embarrassment and dramatic irony early on， but I had a hard time putting it down。 Thankfully， the second half didn't rely on those things so much， and overall I found the book really fun and satisfying。 。。。more
torinicolereads
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Oh。 This was Golden。 I love a revenge plot turned love story。 You’re telling me two scorned gals then start to fall in love on a dating show where they’re competing for the one that scorned them？ Get outta here。 That’s pure gold。 I loved this book and this writing。 I’d honestly been waiting for this book to come out for ages。 I then got blessed with an ARC and it did not disappoint。 I implore you to read it because it’s just a good time。
Erica Shoults
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