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NetGalley Review of Most Eligible

Posted on January 6, 2026July 17, 2025 by caritagardiner
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title: Most Eligible

author: Isabelle Engel

publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

publication date: January 13, 2026

pages: 336

peppers: 3 (on this scale)

warnings: cat death (mentioned)

summary: Georgia wants to get a great article/exposé about the evil treatment of contestants on Love Shack, a reality TV show similar to the Bachelor series. Inconveniently, the host of this season's show is Rhett, the one-night stand from a year ago whom she hasn't been able to forget.

tropes:

  • reality TV
  • one-night stand
  • false pretenses
  • everyone's got secrets

what I liked:

  • the behind-the-scenes version of reality TV
  • the producer is a great character
  • the secrets they keep
  • realistic-ish obstacles

what I didn’t like:

  • female main character jumps to conclusions without full information, seems odd trait for a journalist

overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)

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