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Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
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3.5/5
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CWs: transphobia, sex scenes
Spoiler alert: the review touches on a popular plot device used at the end of the book.
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Overall, I liked this book. I loved the reality show setting and how it was used. I also enjoyed the main relationship and the little connections the had with the other cast members in the show. I don't remember the name of the old lady Dahlia was friends with but she was super cute - I'd read a book just about them cooking and being themselves.
However, if you include a third act break-up/separation you really need to sell it and I don't think the book sold it. I also wasn't a huge fan of how London didn't really need the money from the show because of their family being super rich. It just seemed a bit like class tourism to me.