As Seen on TV is a Hallmark-inspired rom-com by Meredith Schorr. Expected to be released on June 7, 2022, by Forever, As Seen on TV introduces readers to Adina Gellar, a young woman trying to find her happy ever after in New York City as a journalist. She stumbles upon the perfect idea to get the full-time position that she is after. Will it work out as she hopes? Will life be like it is on tv?
I want to thank Grand Publishing, Forever, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of As Seen on TV. All opinions presented here are solely mine.
Synopsis from Goodreads
Emerging journalist Adina Gellar is done with dating in New York City. If she’s learned anything from made-for-TV romance movies, it’s that she’ll find love in a small town—the kind with harvest festivals, delightful but quirky characters, and scores of delectable single dudes. So when a big-city real estate magnate targets tiny Pleasant Hollow for development, Adi knows she’s found the perfect story. One that will earn her a position at a coveted online magazine, so she can finally start adulting for real . . . and maybe even find her dream man in the process.
Only Pleasant Hollow isn’t exactly “pleasant.” There’s no charming bakery, no quaint seasonal festivals, and the residents are more ambivalent than welcoming. The only upside is Finn Adams, who’s more mouthwatering than the homemade cherry pie Adi can’t seem to find—even if he does work for the company she’d hoped to bring down. Suddenly Adi has to wonder if maybe TV got it all wrong after all. But will following her heart mean losing her chance to break into the big time?
Positives
This romance has one of my favorite tropes-small town romance! I love an urban setting, but as a country girl at heart, small towns are better.
Finn is a great counterpoint to Adina. Honestly, so is Kate, Adina’s fierce best friend.
Negatives
Adina is in her mid-twenties but at times seems much younger.
My Opinion
As Seen on TV is a rom-com starring a Manhattan girl who LOVES Hallmark movies and jumps at the chance to visit a small town with a big city developer moving in. Once there, she meets a guy she believes is the single hot guy in town, and it turns out he works for the developer. What could go wrong?
I enjoyed this book. It is easy to read with a medium level of steam. There were moments of fade to black, and the open door steam wasn’t excessively detailed. Does that make any sense?
While reading the book, I found Adina’s character to be a bit too naive about love and romance. When you are young and trying to find love, I understand that it can be difficult, especially when all the guys you are dating aren’t ready to settle down in a relationship when you are. Adina’s complete ideation of romance comes from her love of Hallmark movies, small-town romances, and her ideas about her parents’ relationship.
Overall, if you are like Adina and like watching Hallmark movies and small-town romances, you will like this book!
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I love Hallmark movies, so this sounds perfect for me! Nice review!
I never really got into Hallmark movies; they seemed to take the rom-com a little farther than I wanted to go with it. However, I have lately been enjoying books with steam levels like the way you describe this one, so maybe this would be a good match for me!
This book kind of takes the Hallmark movie trope and twist it a bit. I hope you enjoy it when you get the chance.
Twists can be good! Thanks for the review of it. 🙂