as a reality dating show STAN - i was so excited for this book! I love a reality dating show plot line and i feel like this one was done pretty well.

There was drama, instalove connections, tension, sneaky relationships - honestly everything you see on the shows - it was in this book.

My only issues were that i felt like it dragged a bit at parts and i wanted more character driven growth. It felt really just… random that he decided to marry her. I wanted to see more of the growth he had and i think maybe having the book in first person would have led for the reader to be able to gain that insight.

I think if you’re not a fan of reality dating shows, this book probably won’t be for you. It feels a bit extra, cringy & unbelievable at times but so do the
shows. I was shocked at who was married with a baby at the end (epilogue info) but that’s the shock / unbelievable factor of reality dating shows.

Overall, it was fun. I would definitely read more by this author and would recommend this book.

This was a pretty cute read overall. It didn't really have any stand out moments or characters for me.

It was a quick and fun read but probably not memorable unfortunately.

Thank you to the author, OMC and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this title. I received an ARC but am leaving my review honestly and freely.

This is a perfect summer read. It's both fun and fast, making it an easy pick for a beach day or a lazy afternoon in the sun (that's what I did). The book's pace kept me hooked from start to finish — I read it in two sittings.

I really enjoyed the overall plot. The dating show aspect was fun and new for me. I loved following Ben and Molly's dates and activities as they slowly got closer. Ben is undeniably charming. His POV was my favourite and his interactions with Molly are endearing. Molly came across as a bit delusional and, at times, not the sharpest tool. I get why but at the same time, did I still find her infuriating at times? Yes. Despite this, I enjoyed their romance and had a lot of fun giggling to myself.

However, the love triangle aspect of the plot didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I notoriously dislike them, as most people do. It felt more like a distraction than a necessary element. It added some drama and miscommunication, but that's about it.

The ending felt a bit rushed. While it wraps up the story in a satisfying way, it could have benefited from a bit more development.

Overall, if you're looking for a charming and quick romance read, this book is worth picking up.

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ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧! 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩-𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲-𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖, 𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐯 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒏𝒆 (𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭” 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰). 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤-𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐯 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐯 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬!

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝒦𝒶𝓉𝒽𝓇𝓎𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓂𝒶𝓃, 𝐻𝒶𝓇𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒞𝑜𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒰𝒦 / 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇, & 𝒩𝑒𝓉𝒢𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝑅𝒞! 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃.

When her boyfriend Duncan dumps her to go on the reality dating show she is obsessed with The One to gain followers for his personal training business, Molly Harris is hit with the familiar feeling of being left behind. In her short life, she's already been left by her parents and by boyfriends. When the show contacts her and invites her on, she jumps at the chance to get Duncan back. After all, he was the one that helped her after a previous boyfriend broke her heart. Molly envisions marrying Duncan and hopes that she gets the chance to be paired with him so they can say "I do" on their favorite reality show. However, things don't go Molly's way when she runs into the man that broke her heart right before Duncan- Ben. The drama!

I loved this book! It was so cute and a very quick read! As someone who watches reality tv shows, I didn't think that the show felt like a regular reality show which wasn't necessarily a bad thing especially because I believe Kathryn Freeman said she herself doesn't watch reality dating shows. I would definitely read more by her!

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!

Kathryn Freeman’s Thank You, Next is a delightful fake-dating romcom.

The novel centers on Molly, who is on a quest for love but keeps finding herself abandoned. After her previous boyfriend left her for the limelight of a dating show, she’s feeling pretty down. Things take a turn when she gets an opportunity to join the same show. The situation becomes even more tangled when her ex, Duncan—the one who got away and who’s genuinely charming—appears on the show too.

Dating shows are a guilty pleasure of mine due to their over-the-top drama, making them perfect for a bit of escapism. Freeman captures this sensational quality in her book beautifully. Alongside the drama, there’s a tantalizing tension as Molly weighs the choice of rekindling an old flame versus exploring new possibilities. The book’s title and its connection to Ariana Grande’s song of the same name fit perfectly.

In conclusion, Thank You, Next is a thoroughly enjoyable romcom. If you’re a fan of dating shows, this book is definitely worth a read. I’d give it 4 stars.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Books that revolve around series like The Bachelor are kinda hit or miss but this book covers some deeper territory for something that looks a little shallow on the surface. What seems like a love triangle centered around a dating show deals with issues of abandonment, guilt, and death. The book knows what it is and ends up being a cute romance. I’d recommend this one.

This book was a fun bit of fluff. Not a lot of substance, not even a lot of romance but something easy to read, no thinking required. I did enjoy the reality TV show element as I have been known to get sucked into the ridiculousness of these type of shows.

Molly’s boyfriend Duncan breaks up with her to join their favourite reality dating TV show. He claims he will be there for her after, even though this show is supposed to end at an alter with another woman, however, Molly gets on the show as well hoping she will be matched with Duncan and can end in marriage. When she enters the house she sees another familiar face, Ben, the ex before Duncan. The man who broke her heart where Duncan had to help put her back together again. Does he deserve a second chance, or should she move forward with the plan with Duncan? Is it up to her when the show pairs her with one of them?

Molly was a decent character. She’s troubled, but abandonment issues that she takes very hard, so she has a very hard time being in a relationship. She falls hard and she falls fast, while others do not do that. I enjoyed watching her grow and learn to better herself. It was cute overload with some romance, some steam and some fun.

A little repetitive though out, but overall a fun read.

this was definitely a fun book. I enjoyed the general storyline and liked the idea of a reality TV dating show book (the best of both worlds)! I generally have a hard time with third person POV, so that was a struggle for me reading this. It also started to feel a bit repetitive, but I enjoyed it overall!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC of 'Thank You, Next' by Kathryn Freeman.

This book follows Molly as she decides to go onto a reality show after her boyfriend dumps her in order to appear on it himself. For me, this book felt very slow paced and it did prevent me from enjoying it but that wasn’t my main issue. My main issue was more the dialogue and the lack of chemistry in this romance.

I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I assumed I would. I wasn’t feeling 100% sold on the reality TV aspect, but Freeman did an amazing job at capturing the dramatic and humour of it. It felt incredibly realistic to the reality TV you’d watch week to week.

I am not usually a fan of second-chance romance, but this was written hilariously (in a good way). And the will they/won’t they with Ben was SO good! This story kept you on your toes and I flew through this book just to find out who’d she choose! It had me as addicted as reality TV usually does.

This was hugely entertaining and a fairly easy/quick read. All characters were loveable in their own quirky ways.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for this ARC!

Thank You, Next by Kathryn Freeman is a fake-dating romcom.
 
This story is about Molly who is looking for love, but everyone always leaves her. Her last boyfriend dumped her to seek fame on a dating show and she is a bit depressed. Until she gets the chance to also take part in said dating show. And everything gets even more complicated when another familiar face is on the dating show and it’s none other than her other ex Duncan. Duncan is the one who got away and he is super sweet.
 
I think dating shows are very entertaining because it’s very dramatic and perfect to forget the world around you for a little bit. And the book totally managed to capture this at. At the same time there is this delicious tension between the character and Molly must decide if she wants to reconnect with an ex or try someone knew. The title is accurate for this book and the song by Ariana Grande also fits perfectly.
 
Overall, Thank You, Next is such a fun romcom and if you like dating shows, you totally need to check out this book. 4 stars.
 
(ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review.)

A romance novel set on a reality dating show sounded like the perfect summer read. Our main character Molly loves a certain reality dating show and has the chance to be on the show because her recent ex is one of the contestants. Molly thinks she’s in love with her ex, Duncan and feels being on the show will push them into continuing their relationship. But then she finds her “perfect match” according to the show is Ben, the man who broke her heart years ago.

This book had a fun setup and the characters of Molly and Ben were quite likable. I enjoyed this book but did not love it. I felt myself becoming bored at times with the book and it also seemed very repetitive at times, especially when the characters were first forced back into each others lives.


This was a cute read that I would classify as just okay. Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I love this romance! Im usually not the biggest fans of reality tv dating shows, but in a book form i loved it. I love the tension but still knowing that all will be well. I must say i knew from chapter one that duncan was an absolute *******, so im glad that ended up this way. Also ben <3

It also deals with some heavier issues very well without taking away from the cutesy parts. Really well done!

Thank you to netgalley and the author for sending me the book in exchange for an honest review

I loved the concept of this book with the reality dating show and the second chance romance troop but I just didn't find myself wanting to pick the book up, it was quite slow, just found myself getting a little bored.
I loved some of the interactions especially the first one between Molly and Ben but I felt as the book went on it did become a bit repitive.
I really like concept of the reality TV show and think that characters found themselves within the show as the book went on. Although, I didn't find myself connecting with the characters that much.
I did like the spice in this book, felt like there was just the right amount of the storyline.

This is such an entertaining read. I love the reality show setting and the interactions with the other contestants are amazing. Molly wants to get married so she can feel secure. Her most recent boyfriend Duncan breaks up with her so he can go on a dating show and promote his business. Molly goes on the show to surprise him, and finds out that she’s paired with Ben, her boyfriend before Duncan.

She and Ben have crazy chemistry and she was devastated when he left. For his part, Ben was suffering from a trauma that he never explained to Molly. Now they’ve got the opportunity to clear the air, and they discover their feelings for one another never really went away.

Synopsis:
In this game of hearts, the stakes have never been higher…Molly Harris is used to being left. Parents, boyfriends – she’s the queen of rejection. Her latest boyfriend, gym-fanatic Duncan, dumps her to go on reality dating show The One which sets up hot singletons to date for four weeks before meeting at the altar to say, ‘I do’.

But on the first day of filming, Ben Knight, her it’s-not-you-it’s-me heartbreaker, walks in. The one she loved before Duncan.

Who will she meet at the altar? Duncan, the first person who ever made her feel loved, or Ben, the first person who made her feel?

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Thank You, Next by Kathryn Freeman. What can I say other than I really enjoyed it and read in one day. In four weeks’ time, who will she meet at the altar? Duncan, the first person who ever made her feel loved, or Ben, the first person who made her feel?

The setting of a reality dating show had me hooked as I do tend to watch them, think Love Island and
Are you the One. It had everything you could want in a story banter, self discovery, romance and a little spice…

It also kept me guessing on how things would work out, as Ben kept saying he couldn’t do marriage, and Duncan kept stringing Molly along.

I will definitely read other books by this author.

I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from
Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was this book a masterpiece l? No. Did I read it in a day because it was a fun read? Yes!

Think Love Is Blind meets Love Island, and this book is the result. It was fun, it was charming, and even I was in love with Ben by the end of it.

If you love reality dating shows, then I highly highly recommend this read!

If you follow my blog, you will know that I love Kathryn Freeman books and her latest novel, Thank You, Next is fun, flirty and a little bit racy. It certainly had me blushing at times!

Molly loves watching reality dating show The One with her boyfriend Duncan and the romance on TV has Duncan hinting at marriage and children. So, Molly is shocked when Duncan decides to join the show 'to gain more followers' or so he says. Well, two can play at that game and Molly joins the show too. Molly is sure that she will be matched with Duncan anyway and she starts dreaming of her wedding...until she is matched with her ex Ben.

Oooh I loved Ben even though he tries to keep Molly at arms length the attraction virtually sizzles off the page. Ben doesn't have any desire to get married though and that's something that Molly really wants, due to being abandoned in her past by her parents and Ben himself. Is Duncan 'the one' for Molly or should she give Ben another shot?

This is a really fun read and I really enjoyed following the couples on the dating show. I was worried that Molly would get her heart broken again, either by Ben or Duncan, as Ben has a past he has yet to reveal and Duncan loves himself so much that he has no love left to give anybody else. Who will be standing at the altar and what will happen next? I couldn't read fast enough to find out!

Hugely entertaining, pulse-racing and very enjoyable, Thank You, Next is classic Kathryn Freeman and I absolutely loved it.

I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.