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Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

10 reviews

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Infidelity, Misogyny, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism and Panic attacks/disorders

beaky's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I did not expect to love this book anywhere near as much as I did. It was wonderful!! so so funny and also so heartfelt. I loved Maya and Skye and all the girlies and omg Isaac is the best! the pacing is fab and the dual pov was done really well in my opinion. If you love sapphic romance, many a female mc and the take down of terrible men you've got to read this book ! (also fabulous bi rep so yay!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Cursing and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

hmatt's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a sweet, lighthearted, and super trope-y read. I love both narrators, and I have been wanting to give Sophie Gonzales another chance after not getting on with If this gets out (but loving Only mostly devastated). 

I thought there were a few holes in the logic with some of the main characters' schemes, which started to bug me towards the end, but ultimately I'm happy with how things wrapped up. My main feedback-y comment would be that this felt like a "new adult" book, not YA. It seemed very forced that the characters were all so young, and I think it would have made more sense if they were all 2-3 years older (also, this would allow for fewer fade-to-black scenes). I totally get how this may not have been the author's choice, though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

amabel_xo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

5.0

gay and i loved it 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

dwoht's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

this is the second book of sophie gonzales that i've read and i really enjoyed it, as much as i enjoyed the first one.

i love the book cover and the title. it's so intriguing. i also love the characters (except jordy). the girls are funny and really made me laugh out loud. the dynamics are so good. i love the reality show concept, it made things more interesting. i also like isaac a lot. he's very cool.

i have a few problems here and there but idk.

i wish they whooped jordy's ass in live television and exposed him right there, but i also loved how it happened in the end, i think.

that's all that i can say so far. read it for the taylor swift references, the reality show drama, and good friendship and love that comes out of all of it.

song that reminds me of this book: psycho by maisie peter
✨ All your exes found me and so beware We're all friends now Maybe you should be scared ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

morgsreads's review

lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

patricktreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Never Ever Getting Back Together is if the Batchelor met Bisexual vengeance. It was everything,

I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I highly recommend it to fans of the traditional reality dating shows. It gives all the juicy goods while also making you fall for both of our main characters. 

I also listened to this as an audio arc courtesy of NetGalley/Macmillan. The narrators were everything. At this point, I will pretty much listen to anything Natalie narrates. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Infidelity, Biphobia, Sexism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

looseleafellie's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Never Ever Getting Back Together follows Maya, who gets invited onto a second chance romance show with her celebrity ex who cheated on her and lied about it to make her look obsessive. Maya is determined to expose him on live TV, but that means being around Skye, the girl he cheated with. As Maya and Skye work out how their ex played them both, they team up to bring him down, and end up finding new love with each other!

I loved Sophie Gonzales’s previous book Perfect on Paper, but this one was a whole new level. The pacing had me flying through the pages desperate to see what came next! Maya and Skye made such a cute couple, and it was lovely to see how they balance each other out despite being very different people.

The book deals heavily with misogyny and girl-on-girl hate, and I love how it unpacks the harmful way reality shows — and society at large — often pit women against each other. The female characters don’t behave perfectly by any means, and even Maya and Skye engage in toxic behaviors, but the book makes it very clear that it’s a product of internalized sexism, and that was very refreshing to see.

The ending somehow manages to balance a message of not letting revenge consume you AND the evil ex getting his just deserts, and I was so here for it! I came away feeling extremely happy and satisfied.

Thanks to Wednesday Books for the ebook ARC!

CWs: misogyny, cheating, gaslighting/emotional abuse, panic attack, brief biphobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia

imstephtacular's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Cursing, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Bullying, Classism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Biphobia