NATIONAL BESTSELLER âĸ Real love . . . as seen on TV. A plus-size bachelorette brings a fresh look to a reality show in this razor-sharp, âdivinely wittyâ (Entertainment Weekly) debut.
âEffortlessly fun and clever . . . I found the tension impeccable . . . and that made my reading experience incredibly propulsive. Read it in a day and a half.ââEmily Henry, #1 bestselling author of Beach Read and The People We Meet on Vacation
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time âĸ NPR âĸ Marie Claire âĸ Mashable
Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followersâand a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Chad! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television?
Just when Bea has sworn off dating altogether, she gets an intriguing call: Main Squeeze wants her to be its next star, surrounded by men vying for her affections. Bea agrees, on one conditionâunder no circumstances will she actually fall in love. Sheâs in this to supercharge her career, subvert harmful beauty standards, inspire women across America, and get a free hot air balloon ride. Thatâs it.
But when the cameras start rolling, Bea realizes things are more complicated than she anticipated. Sheâs in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Internet culture wars, sexy suitors, and an opportunity (or two, or five) to find messy, real-life love in the midst of a made-for-TV fairy tale. In this joyful, wickedly observant debut, Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these menâand herselfâfor a chance to live happily ever after.