Book 52 of 2024: Name Your Price by Holly James

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Olivia and Chuck have chemistry—too much chemistry, perhaps. After a huge fight, they break up for good. But someone was filming their dramatic argument and because Olivia’s parents were Hollywood royalty and Chuck’s a rising actor, the video goes viral. When Name Your Price, a reality game show, sees the footage, they invite Olivia and Chuck to shoot a very unusual challenge: live locked in a house together for one month and they will be each paid a million dollars. Olivia really needs the money if she's going to keep her grandmother in her nursing home. So the game is on—even as the show tries to pluck every nerve with only one bed, one bathroom, and a set of rules that will lose them money if broken. With stakes that have never been higher and their explosive chemistry at a fever pitch, can Chuck and Olivia keep it together for one month?

Thank you so much @netgalley, @hellohollyjames, and @duttonbooks for the ARC! Holly James is the queen of Hollywood/superstar romcoms full of heart and this book was a fun one! This was a super entertaining and quick read for me and I was laughing out loud at many of the fiery fights between Chuck and Olivia. Forced proximity always makes for some dramatic and also steamy moments, and I loved how the relationship between Chuck and Olivia was rekindled. Their dialogue and banter was delicious and they had such great chemistry. I don’t usually enjoy second chance romances, but I found the trope in this book much more enjoyable as it really provided an insight into two imperfect people learning to understand one another and how to be present and love their partner despite differences. I also really loved Olivia’s back story and how she was able to learn more about her parents’ past and their story. And the grandma! She was adorable. Name Your Price will be the perfect summer read and it comes out July 30!