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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
When decidedly unhappy Edie Pepper DMs her way onto a reality tv dating show, she's going to realize love isn't so easily won in this "perfect modern romcom" (Laurie Devore, author of The Villain Edit)--an instant USA Today bestseller!
Thirty-five year old Edie Pepper, a rosé loving, reality TV obsessed copywriter from Chicago, dreams of plucking her soulmate from the depths of Hinge (or Tinder or Bumble). Following yet another dumpster fire of a date, Edie is consoling herself with boxed wine and E! News when Ryan Seacrest drops a bomb: Edie’s high school sweetheart has been cast as the lead in America’s most beloved reality dating show, The Key, and wow, does he look different. Charlie Bennett, Edie’s chubby cheeked, cosplay loving high school boyfriend has had a serious glow up, and is now a world traveling, extreme sports hunk.
Desperate to reclaim her One True Love, Edie DMs the show’s conniving producers, who are more than happy to shove Edie headfirst into the competition. But Charlie isn’t quite who she remembers, and he’s as desperate to hide his past as Edie is to reveal it. Further complicating matters is Peter Kennedy, The Key‘s cranky showrunner, who, despite his best efforts, finds himself drawn to Edie’s everywoman charm.
Navigating increasingly absurd dates, Edie starts to rethink everything she thought she knew about love. Is the biggest risk she’s ever taken about to culminate in disaster? Or is Edie about to secure the Happily Ever After she’s always wanted?
Find out this season on The Key.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gunn debuts with a hilarious romance exploring the ways in which pop culture influences every aspect of life, from the products people buy to their perceptions of love. Reality TV junkie Edie Pepper, 35, is decidedly unhappy with her life following a bad breakup and a series of even worse hookups. So when she discovers that her high school boyfriend is starring in his own reality dating show it feels like a sign. Nerdy Charlie Bennett, now going by Bennett Charles, had a major glow-up between their teenage fumbling (complete with promise rings and cringe-worthy make-out disasters) and now—and as soon as Edie sees him, she's certain it's meant to be. One love-drunk tweet at the show's producers later, Edie joins the cast, competing against models and dancers who have a hunger for fame and/or world peace. Also on set is Peter, the showrunner, whose ulcer-inducing job is to engineer TV-ready disasters—but who finds himself trying to protect Edie from the cameras. Gunn's ample wit elevates this wildly entertaining rom-com, which comes complete with secondary characters worth cheering for and a plethora of fun pop culture Easter eggs. It's a delight.
