One To Watch
real love . . . as seen on TV
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4.0 • 40 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
One of TIME MAGAZINE's "100 MUST-READ BOOKS "!
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.
WATCHING LOVE ISLAND? READ THIS!! 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 ' *****
'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' *****
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Stayman-London's charming debut, 30-year-old Bea Schumacher is a plus-size blogger whose star is on the rise. After a late-night drunken blog post about the lack of body diversity on Main Squeeze, a dating show where 25 contestants compete for the hand of a bachelor or bachelorette, goes viral, Bea is tapped to be the next star of the show. Though reluctant about putting herself out there, Bea eventually signs on, enticed by the opportunity to expand her platform and potentially play the princess in a love story. Once on the show, Bea finds herself subject to the rejection and mockery she feared, but she also meets good, smart, and kind men who seem to genuinely love her and whom she could love back if she lets herself. Peppered with chatlogs, text messages, social media reactions, and splashy People articles, Stayman-London's debut is chatty and fun, brilliantly capturing the highs, lows, and drama of reality TV. Occasionally, Bea's critique of Main Squeeze's lack of diversity reads more like the author is signaling wokeness rather than genuine concern about underrepresentation, and the villains make easy targets. Still, this smart, delightful page-turner is a great way for dating show fans to pass the time while waiting for the next season.
Customer Reviews
Loved this book!
I DEVOURED this book. Great characters, loved the fashion detail, loved the pop culture reality TV references.
I burned through it so fast I was disappointed when it ended because I want to read more. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Loved it.
Rom-Com, Women’s Fiction, loved it
Loved it!
Okay, women’s fiction (low steam), but I loved every single minute of it. I laughed out loud so many times - and I was loving female lead character Bea - hugest girl crush!
Probably, because I’m a Bachelorette fan, and this is a pretty great parody, or revision, of it. It was hilarious, sharp with sarcasm and banter, body type and colour diverse, LGBTQ friendly. And most of all, liberating.
Very contemporary, told in varying forms of story, Twitter, emails, Instagram, Podcasts and journalism; it flew through fast and interesting, and allowed bursts of much valued humour.
Warning for fat-shaming by evil protagonists... but glorious responses.