AUTHOR: Alison Cochrun GENRE: LGBTQIA+ Romance PAGES: 358 RELEASED: 7 September 2021 SYNOPSIS: Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev always scripts the perfect love story for his contestants, even as his own love life crashes and burns. But then the show casts disgraced tech wunderkind Charlie Winshaw as its star. Charlie is far from the romantic Prince Charming Ever After expects. He doesn’t believe in true love, and only agreed to the show as a last-ditch effort to rehabilitate his image. In front of the cameras, he’s a stiff, anxious mess with no idea how to date twenty women on national television. Behind the scenes, he’s cold, awkward, and emotionally closed-off. As Dev fights to get Charlie to connect with the contestants on a whirlwind, worldwide tour, they begin to open up to each other, and Charlie realizes he has better chemistry with Dev than with any of his female co-stars. But even reality TV has a script, and in order to find to happily ever after, they’ll have to reconsider whose love story gets told. It’s The Bachelor with a twist in this adorablely sweet romance that will give you all the feels.
Dev loves his job as producer on reality dating show Ever After and loves crafting the settings for two people to fall in love. The show is back for another season but Dev’s got his work cut out for him – Charlie is far from the perfect Prince Charming everyone is expecting. Dev is given the task of helping Charlie come out of his shell and look like the perfect Prince the world is expecting to watch fall in love. Ever After is the chance for disgraced tech-whizz Charlie to get back in the game, but he is struggling to feel comfortable in the world of reality television. As Dev and Charlie spend more and more time together, Charlie is able relax and come out of his shell, but in doing so, he starts to question things about himself. Ever After has produced many long-lasting relationships, but this season has a twist that neither Dev nor Charlie, nor the network, were expecting, but it could just be the greatest love story to ever air. Oh my god I ADORED this story so much! I almost read it in one sitting, and had I not started so late at night, I would have totally finished it in one go (damn it being 4:30am and my brain screaming at me to get some sleep)! I knew I’d enjoy this story, but I wasn’t expecting it to suck me in so much. There’s something so interesting about being on the set of a reality TV show – we all know that there is drama going on behind the scenes of these shows, so I really enjoyed getting a look behind the curtain, even if it just for a fictional story. Alison also shines a light on the toxic side of reality television, which is a refreshing spin on stories that tend to glorify or gloss over the dark side of this industry. On their own, Dev and Charlie’s stories are really interesting and both dive into mental health with a look at anxiety, OCD, panic disorder and depression, as well as coming to terms with one’s sexuality. Together, they’re friendship-turned-relationship is super sweet, and honestly couldn’t get enough of them. This book NEEDS to be adapted into a TV series because I need to see this relationship unfold onscreen – all romance fans need to put this book at the top of their TBRs and fall in love with Dev and Charlie’s story. I’m already excited for Alison’s next book, and I lowkey need a sequel to follow the next Ever After season. |
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