Pity Pact by Whitney Dineen

Pity Pact (Pity, #3)

by Whitney Dineen

Who in the world would go on a dating show to find love?

Turns out, I’m that person. Paige Holland, lifetime resident of Elk Lake, Wisconsin, and dedicated seventh-grade math teacher.

I love my charming town, but there’s seriously no single action here. Unless of course I want to date the painfully boring mailman or the kid at the Quick Mart. Hard pass to both.
So, what’s a girl to do?

Apparently, apply to Midwestern Matchmaker and hope the reality show gods will smile on me.

Enter the lawyer from Chicago, the vegan Pho chef, and Tim Ferris—my childhood crush. As luck would have it, the lawyer is a narcissist, I love bacon, and Tim is still hung up on his cheating ex-wife.

When one disaster after another—starring me— gets broadcast around the world, I seriously start questioning what I was thinking...

Reviewed by Jeff Sexton on

5 of 5 stars

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Solid Romantic Comedy Builds On Characters From Prior Book. This was a solid romantic comedy - yes, in the Hallmarkie type vein - where two people in Small Town USA suddenly find themselves on the same reality dating show that is being shot not only in their small town, but actually in the country club one of them owns. Both of the main characters here played fairly heavily into the prior book, Pity Party, and it was nice to see some strong character growth from the male lead in particular between the two books. Otherwise, there are yet again some fairly hefty subjects broached here, including high school bullying. There are a few laugh out loud moments - always great in something billed as a comedy ;) - and I enjoyed that this book was much more directly about our lead couple and the people surrounding them. Yes, including the couple from the prior book. One scene in particular may give the clean/ sweet romance crowd a case of "the vapors", but to be clear even that scene isn't actually a sex scene. Overall a fun romance that at least somewhat sets up the next book as well, which I'm very much looking forward to reading. Very much recommended.

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  • 4 February, 2024: Started reading
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