One to Watch - Kate Stayman-London

One to Watch

By Kate Stayman-London

  • Release Date: 2020-07-07
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 367 Ratings

Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Real love . . . as seen on TV. A plus-size bachelorette brings a fresh look to a reality show in this razor-sharp, “divinely witty” (Entertainment Weekly) debut.

“Effortlessly fun and clever . . . I found the tension impeccable . . . and that made my reading experience incredibly propulsive. Read it in a day and a half.”—Emily Henry, #1 bestselling author of Beach Read and The People We Meet on Vacation

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • Marie ClaireMashable

Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers—and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, 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 Chad! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television?

Just when Bea has sworn off dating altogether, she gets an intriguing call: Main Squeeze wants her to be its next star, surrounded by men vying for her affections. Bea agrees, on one condition—under no circumstances will she actually fall in love. She’s in this to supercharge her career, subvert harmful beauty standards, inspire women across America, and get a free hot air balloon ride. That’s it.

But when the cameras start rolling, Bea realizes things are more complicated than she anticipated. She’s in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Internet culture 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. In this joyful, wickedly observant debut, Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these men—and herself—for a chance to live happily ever after.

Reviews

  • Ok rom-con but too much drama (even for a romance)

    3
    By cheychey123992020
    I wanted to love this one because this genre is my favorite and the cover is just so beautiful but I can’t say I did. First I didn’t like the format. The added texts and blogs and chats took me away from the story. I also couldn’t like any of the characters. One of the guys I thought was ok but everyone else was too immature and it was tiresome. I also thought there was way too much drama (especially in the last 1/4) even for a romance book. And despite there being too much drama at the end the rest was too slow and not much happened. I almost DNFed but my curiosity got the best of me. However, I did love the inclusion in the whole book (plus-size and LQBTQ+ and BIPOC) and that there was multiple HEAs but not enough to push past the rest. I think this one just wasn’t my cup of tea.
  • Love

    5
    By KimothyMartinez
    I loved this book! Being a plus size girl myself I can relate to a lot in this book.
  • Happy I read this book

    4
    By DAM_28
    This book was so good I couldn’t put it down, and ended up reading it in 2 days. The writing was very witty, it was funny, and romantic. Loved the drama! It was a very cool book.
  • So real! So good!

    5
    By doingitwrite
    I gobbled this up in less than two days. I couldn’t put it down. The formatting took a little getting used to but it was a fresh take on portraying love in today’s tech-centric world. Great new voice!!!
  • Wanted to really love

    3
    By JessicaLayneS
    It’s was an okay read, super quick and nothing to amazing! Didn’t really care for the added dialogue within the actual story, felt that time could have been used for further character development. Overall it seemed drawn out, but at the same time rushed. Also didn’t love the whinyness Of the main character I relate to her thought process but it was hard to read for so long into the book.
  • Just okay

    3
    By mtcjj
    The premise of the book is promising. But it ended up being boring in parts and seemed to drag along the way. Very little character development and unrealistic dialogue between the characters.
  • Absolutely Amazing!!!!

    5
    By JessM9506
    This book was great from beginning to end. I cried, laughed, and yelled internally. I loved how the blogs, fan chats, podcasts, etc. were woven into the story. It made it feel like a real Bachelor season. Maybe one day Bachelor will actually become totally inclusive, but if not I can always read One to Watch to relive one of the best seasons.
  • One to Watch

    5
    By Mrs cpee
    Very enjoyable!
  • Amazing

    5
    By annieb0bannie
    Read in one day, completely obsessed and can’t recommend enough!!