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Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

ellen1792's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

geek_mama_em's review against another edition

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3.5

Had to suspend disbelief a lot with how bonkers the idea of this reality show is. 

But I still enjoyed this. 

revelinthepages's review against another edition

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3.0

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, for the ARC of this book, in exchange for my review.

The premise of this book seemed pretty fun; Bachelor type reality show where a guy brings a bunch of former girlfriends back for an elimination style competition for a second chance at love. Two of the contestants end up falling for each other.

Overall it was a cute story, but not without its issues. I think this book would have been better positioned with characters that were a little older. The characters were not old enough to have any real life experience and the romances throughout were very PG. One of the main characters Maya, started out pretty normal, but she quickly established herself and the most annoying and immature person you could imagine. Her behavior was so obnoxious, it was tough to read. The way she acted also made the decisions that Jordy made, very unbelievable.

The romance that develops between Maya and Skye, felt a little underdeveloped as well. They went from hating each other to not, in an instant. There was very little build up or anticipation, and it left the love story kind of meh.

sydneygard36's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

I mean, it's not... good. I enjoyed reading it and made it through it quickly, but I think that was more because I wanted it to be over, not because I was excited to see what happened next.

marinkavandeursen's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Didn't like it as much as I'd hoped. Maya and Skye felt flat as characters with limited to no growth. Especially Maya, who I got bored of quite quickly. Felt like her only thing was getting revenge until the very last moment. 
Jordy is the absolute worst but that was kind of the point. The other girls didn't really do anything for me and story wise it felt too slow.

There was more potential here because the idea of two contestants for a reality show falling in love with each other is still a fantastic arc.

kjgrogan's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

netaliv3's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

millennialapathy's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted

3.5

fernisreading's review against another edition

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5.0

LOVED!!! such a big fan of this omg. the writing, the female friendships, sapphics <333 AHHH will be reading more of sophie gonzales because wow she is so talented!!

sophbuch's review against another edition

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5.0

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review! I LOVED IT. one of my most anticipated reads for the year and it did not disappoint! jordy was nightmare fuel and the sapphic romance was perfect! absolutely obsessed!