One To Watch: real love . . . as seen on TV

by Kate Stayman-London

One of TIME MAGAZINE's "100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2020"!
Finalist for Australian Romance Association Award: Favourite Debut Romance Author 2020

'A FAST, FURIOUS READ, BRIMMING WITH WIT' Fiona Davis, The Chelsea Girls
'THOROUGHLY CHARMING' Hillary Clinton
'VIBRANT, TENDER, STYLISH, SEXY AND OUTRAGEOUSLY JOYFUL' Hannah Orenstein, Love at First Like

25 DATES. 8 MEN. A NATION WATCHING.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SHE FALL IN LOVE.

OMBEA! Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger with amazing friends, thousands of Insta followers - and a massively broken heart. Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Ben! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since whenis being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television?

Although Bea has sworn off men altogether, when Main Squeeze ask her to be its next star, she agrees on one condition: under no circumstances will she actually fall in love.

But when the cameras start rolling, Bea finds herself in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Twitter wars, sexy suitors, and an opportunity (or two, or five) to find messy, real-life love in the midst of a made-for-TV fairy tale. Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these men - and herself - for a chance at her own happily ever after.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ONE TO WATCH

'I absolutely loved this book and it is definitely One to Watch for in July' *****
'100 percent escapism in the time of stay-at-home' *****
'Absolutely delicious, I devoured it in a day' *****
'Fast-paced, fun and thought-provoking' *****
'Absolutely delicious' *****

• ISBN10: 1529347300
• ISBN13: 9781529347302
• Publish Date: 7 January 2021 (first published 2 July 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: John Murray Press
• Imprint: Two Roads
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 432
• Language: English

Reviews

[layawaydragon]

IMHO: Gotta love reality TV for this one to work. Or at least be able to stand a woman whining over a undeserving jerk. DNF, because main POV sloppy whining.
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I tried reading this two or three times and I just have to stop. I thought at first it was a me, a reading slump, something. I love the idea, and the writing. I finally got to the article that went viral and realized, nope. Not me.

Bea is hung up on this asshole. I do not understand why she loves him. Or why she can't get the fuck over it. The guy is a using, cheating, ghosting piece of shit. I can't read any more of it. I couldn't even get to the point where she was officially asked to be on the show with her emo grieving.

I don't watch reality TV but I want a fat romance lead. I want Bea and her beus. She makes great points about how problematic the Bachelor stand in is. But if you're going to give me her tweets, I also want the article that supposedly goes viral.

[Molly J(Cover To Cover Cafe)]

I was really captivated by this one! The romance was greatly written and the characters really stole a spot in my heart! 4/5 stars for this one!

[alindstadtcorbeax]

Star Rating: —> 4 Stars

Fabulous! SO entertaining & such an incredibly important message at the forefront obviously, but there were also so many other ones sprinkled within! I truly LOVED this! I LOVE Bea!

And btw size 8 is considered “plus size” ? That is absolutely nuts to me. Glad this kind of squashed that like a bug, though, & Bea embraced herself fully. ❤️