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A review by abigail_lo
Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
3.0
thanks for the arc netgalley & wednesday books!
anyone who knows me probably knows that reality dating shows are absolutely my guilty pleasure. i have done my whole rant about matt james' season too many times to count, and i want everyone to know here and now that i will re-watch fboy island at any time, anywhere. but the vast majority of dating shows are straight for some reason, and i always wondered what all those absolutely stunning women were doing locked up in that mansion for weeks.
thus, to say i love the premise of this book is a bit of an understatement -- for all intents and purposes, i literally want this premise to be my real life. or, alternatively, i desperately want this to happen on the new bachelorette season with rachel and gabby. just imagine: they try to find true love with all of these terrible men, but instead they find each other! absolutely incredible tv.
but to get to the actual point of this review: the actual execution of the book is unfortunately just fine. i never really got why the two main characters were into each other, and no other character really had personality traits aside from the one thing they were introduced as. the plot was fine, if formulaic -- which, to be clear, isn't bad for a romance! i mean, i've re-read [b:The Deal|24920901|The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)|Elle Kennedy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431282052l/24920901._SX50_.jpg|44100599] too many times to count now, so i can't exactly say too much about formulaic plots. but my lack of attachment to the characters made the plot just a bit more of a slog to get through.
now, did i want to strangle jordy with my bare hands? absolutely. was it intensely gratifying to see a male manipulator get what he deserves? you bet your ass it was. but i just wanted so much more than what this book gave me, and that was disappointing. but hey -- on to the next romance to restore my faith in love.
anyone who knows me probably knows that reality dating shows are absolutely my guilty pleasure. i have done my whole rant about matt james' season too many times to count, and i want everyone to know here and now that i will re-watch fboy island at any time, anywhere. but the vast majority of dating shows are straight for some reason, and i always wondered what all those absolutely stunning women were doing locked up in that mansion for weeks.
thus, to say i love the premise of this book is a bit of an understatement -- for all intents and purposes, i literally want this premise to be my real life. or, alternatively, i desperately want this to happen on the new bachelorette season with rachel and gabby. just imagine: they try to find true love with all of these terrible men, but instead they find each other! absolutely incredible tv.
but to get to the actual point of this review: the actual execution of the book is unfortunately just fine. i never really got why the two main characters were into each other, and no other character really had personality traits aside from the one thing they were introduced as. the plot was fine, if formulaic -- which, to be clear, isn't bad for a romance! i mean, i've re-read [b:The Deal|24920901|The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)|Elle Kennedy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431282052l/24920901._SX50_.jpg|44100599] too many times to count now, so i can't exactly say too much about formulaic plots. but my lack of attachment to the characters made the plot just a bit more of a slog to get through.
now, did i want to strangle jordy with my bare hands? absolutely. was it intensely gratifying to see a male manipulator get what he deserves? you bet your ass it was. but i just wanted so much more than what this book gave me, and that was disappointing. but hey -- on to the next romance to restore my faith in love.