Not Here to Make Friends, Jodi McAlister
Not Here to Make Friends, Jodi McAlister
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Not Here to Make Friends

Author: Jodi McAlister

Narrator: Matty Morris, Aileen Huynh

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024


Synopsis

A New York Times Best Romance of 2024

In this “full-on villain romance” (The New York Times) a group of women on a reality dating show should be vying for the love of their Romeo, but it turns out one of them only has eyes for the showrunner.

Murray O’Connell is standing on the greatest precipice of his career. As showrunner of the reality dating show Marry Me, Juliet, Murray is determined to make this season a success.

Nothing and nobody will stand in his way.

Except perhaps Lily Fireball, the network’s choice for this season’s villain. Lily has classic reality TV appeal: She’s feisty, dramatic, and never backs down from a fight. She also happens to be Murray’s estranged best friend and former co-showrunner.

What was once a perfectly planned season turns to chaos as the two battle for control. Working in reality television, they’re used to drama, secrets, and romance. But what happens when suddenly they’re at the center of the storyline?

About Jodi McAlister

Jodi McAlister, PhD, is an author and academic from Kiama, Australia. She is the author of An Academic Affair and the Marry Me Juliet trilogy. She is currently a senior lecturer in writing, literature, and culture at Deakin University in Melbourne and is the president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. For more, visit JodiMcAlister.com.au or find her on Instagram @JodiMcAlister.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suz on January 28, 2024

I couldn’t finish it. I very rarely do this. I thought the author definitely knows how to write, I was just not a fan of the zillion character names, the constant talk of the ‘unreal’ ‘reality’ tv concept, and the fact they loved each other but both married others. I couldn’t sit on a book I didn’t......more

Goodreads review by Jack on November 22, 2023

This series is an incredible accomplishment, deconstructing love stories at the same time as it embraces and celebrates them. Jodi McAlister has ruined this setting for all future writers—no-one will ever capture the goofy, over-the-top world of reality dating shows so authentically, and Not Here To......more

Goodreads review by Maria on November 24, 2024

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an opportunity to review the ARC of this book. This book ticked all of my favorite book trope boxes 📦 Angst, with a constant push and pull between the MMC and FMC- ✔️ Constant Misunderstanding keeping the MCs apart even when they are within eachothers orbit-......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 01, 2024

This was a fun, drama filled, dual POV, friends to lovers romance set in the reality dating tv show world similar to The Bachelor that sees two former besties who have unknowingly been pining for one another for YEARS finding their way back to each other as one produces the show and the other is one......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 29, 2023

It pains me deeply to say this because I have adored and raved about the first two books in this series, but surely the point of a review is my honest opinion? And honestly, I just didn't have a good time with this one. I actually would have DNF'd at about 50-60% if it weren't for the fact that it's......more