By Christine Riccio
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️
Audiobook rating: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Blurb
Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio.
Orie Lennox has spent her entire life prepping for her happily ever after -- and now that she’s graduated, she’s low-key wondering, when the heck is it gonna hit. Her love life, her new job, her relationship with her sister: none of it is quite what she envisioned it to be.
One evening, on a whim, she applies for a reality show where she’ll be stranded on an island, with a bunch of strangers, to play a game of human chess for a shot at a million dollars. What better way to force herself to break up with the things that aren’t bringing her joy, than to abandon them all on short notice to live off the grid on a beach in the South Pacific!
Orie's shocked when she ends up cast in an experimental romantic edition of the show: and even more surprised to find that her old high school crush, Remy, has been cast as well. Orie's one of ten contestants, set to compete in formidable challenges, while speed dating, in the wilderness: without deodorant, toilets, shaving cream, or showers. (How!?)
She finds herself tied up — literally — in a game of risky alliances as she navigates ever-growing feelings for her one that got away, alongside an exciting array of budding new relationships.
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Read if you Like:
🌴 Love triangle
🌴 Reality TV
🌴 Tropical setting
🌴 Forced proximity
🌴 Self discovery
My Thoughts:
This is a really fun story! The game aspect is enjoyable and I liked watching Orie find herself and grow up!
I warmed up to Orie as a character as the book went on. She was a bit naive and directionless to begin with but she learned from her experience. I liked watching her grow but seeing the mistakes she made along the way could be a bit painful at times.
I had mixed feelings about this book being YA. Orie is 23 and while she is still finding herself I do think this could have been an adult romance. However, I understand why this was YA as this has a bit of a Hunger Games meets romcom feel!
I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it! Brittany Pressley did the narration and did a great job! I have previously enjoyed her narration of Seven Year Slip and The Inheritance.
Thanks to Wednesday Books and Macmillan Audio for providing me with early access! All opinions are my own.
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