Never Ever Getting Back Together

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen year old girls—one bent on revenge, the other open to rekindling romance—get tangled up in an unexpected twist when they fall for each other instead in Never Ever Getting Back Together by nationally and internationally-bestselling and Indie Next Pick author Sophie Gonzales.

“Wickedly funny [and] searingly sexy.”—Kelly Quindlen, author of She Drives Me Crazy

It’s been two years since Maya's ex-boyfriend cheated on her, and she still can’t escape him: his sister married the crown prince of a minor European country and he captured hearts as her charming younger brother. If the world only knew the real Jordy, the manipulative liar who broke Maya’s heart.

Skye Kaplan was always cautious with her heart until Jordy said all the right things and earned her trust. Now his face is all over the media and Skye is still wondering why he stopped calling.

When Maya and Skye are invited to star on the reality dating show Second-Chance Romance, they’re whisked away to a beautiful mansion—along with four more of Jordy’s exes—to compete for his affections while the whole world watches. Skye wonders if she and Jordy can recapture the spark she knows they had, but Maya has other plans: exposing Jordy and getting revenge. As they navigate the competition, Skye and Maya discover that their real happily ever after is nothing they could have scripted.

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lulutripp

Mar 16, 2025

6/10 stars

I might refer to this kind of read as "dumb fun." There wasn't a lot of depth to these characters and I didn't feel much chemistry between Skye and Maya but I did enjoy the story overall. I was a little worried that Jordy would be let off the hook entirely at the end and I'm glad that didn't happen because that would have been extremely unsatisfying. And while I didn't feel the swoon that I look forward to when I read sapphic romance, I did care enough about Maya and Skye that I appreciated their happy ending. One especially nit-picky thing, though: does this author even watch reality shows? Usually, they are filmed long before they go to air and this one seemed to be airing while the ladies were being filmed.

Zoe E.

Nov 17, 2024

6/10 stars

The premise to this was so fun and I enjoyed the author’s writing but I think she was ill-served by making this YA. The premise and the stakes of the novel just didn’t make sense with eighteen-year-olds

xssiram

May 19, 2024

6/10 stars

*3.5 stars

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ✨

I found this book's idea extremely interesting and immediately needed to read it. I found the actual story itself to be less exciting than what you initially get the impression of. I desperately wish these characters were at least 21-27 range because the impact of their relationship with Jordy would've made a lot more sense. You could've had his first crush from childhood, the girl he dated in high school, the college girlfriend that lived with him, the girl he cheated on her with, the fling, the coworker that had a "will they/won't they" vibe -- so many choices for different types of women that could've been in his life if they had just been older.
I also found Skye and Maya less remarkable than I had wanted them to be, but I still ate up their romance because I will accept any form of bisexual representation I can get.

Mirandacakes

Oct 27, 2023

8/10 stars

Ok. This book was fun, frustrating, flirty and fantastic. The road was windy but full of fun characters (and some assholes), and a delightful plot. I couldn’t see just where it was going until the end, but I loved the ride. And I think the ending was perfect.

Definitely a great read if you love a feel good, lgbt rep romcom!

AlexGJ

Aug 16, 2023

10/10 stars

A genuine delight.