Happy Saturday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ALL THE RIGHT REASONS by Bethany Mangle! I’m so excited to share my review with you today, PLUS more information about the author and tour! And now without any further ado, let’s get to the review!
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
All the Right Reasons by Bethany Mangle Published on February 15, 2022 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, YA
Pages: 304
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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The Bachelor meets Gilmore Girls in this laugh-out-loud young adult romance about a girl who joins her mother on a reality dating show for single parents—only to fall for a contestant’s son.
Cara Hawn’s life fell apart after her father cheated on her mother and got remarried to a woman Cara can’t stand. When Cara accidentally posts a rant about her father online, it goes viral—and catches the attention of the TV producers behind a new reality dating show for single parent families.
The next thing Cara and her mother know, they’ve been cast as leads on the show and are whisked away to sunny Key West where they’re asked to narrow a field of suitors and their kids down to one winning pair. All of this is outside of Cara’s comfort zone, from the meddling producers to the camera-hungry contestants, especially as Cara and her mother begin to clash on which suitors are worth keeping around. And then comes Connor.
As the son of a contestant, Connor is decidedly off-limits. Except that he doesn’t fit in with the cutthroat atmosphere in all the same ways as Cara, and she can’t get him out of her head. Now Cara must juggle her growing feelings while dodging the cameras and helping her mom pick a bachelor they both love, or else risk fracturing their family even more for the sake of ratings. Maybe there’s a reason most people don’t date on TV.
did i like it?
YES! I know I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating- ya contemporaries are very hit or miss for me, and this one was a hit!
favorite character?
I really liked Cara, but Connor was my favorite!
will i re-read it?
maybe?
three words to describe the book
LOVE LOVE LOVE
(familial, platonic, and romantic!)
I love everything about this cover (except its actual art style oops)!!! The colors are BEAUTIFUL, I love that you can see the production crew “hiding” in plain sight, the fonts, the flowers, CONNOR AND CARA omg!!!!!
9.9/10 stars!!!
- #it’s a dating show these things happen
- #she goes viral by accident oops
- #because i’m a sucker for mother & daughter relationships
- If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochran
- Gilmore Girls!
About Bethany Mangle
Bethany Mangle is the young adult contemporary author of Prepped and All the Right Reasons. As a Korean-American adoptee and a disabled author with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, she is passionate about incorporating diversity into her work. Although she currently resides in the Deep South, Bethany has called many different states home. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, baking questionable cakes, or spoiling her dogs.
Bethany’s short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications, including Maudlin House and The Citron Review.
Prepped was published in 2021 and All the Right Reasons was published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books.
What do you think about All the Right Reasons? Have you added it to your tbr yet? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!
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