Imaginary-Reality-Show Rom ComsLike this list

10 items

• Recipe for Persuasion

  a Novel

  Dev, Sonali,

  Add Recipe for Persuasion to your for later shelf

  This book is the one that started me down the imaginary-reality-show path. It's the second novel in Sonali Dev's series about the Raje family (each one a reimagining of a Jane Austen novel) and the protagonists get paired up on a cooking show…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If the Shoe Fits

  a Meant to Be Novel

  Murphy, Julie, 1985-

  Add If the Shoe Fits to your for later shelf

  Cinderella meets The Bachelor in this cute story with a pretty, plus-size heroine who is also a fashionista looking to jump start her career. (Love a princess story retelling? This is the first in a series of grown-up Disney fairy tale retellings!)

• The Charm Offensive

  a Novel

  Cochrun, Alison

  Add The Charm Offensive to your for later shelf

  The LGBTQ+ representation in this book is done so well. I love the diverse cast of characters, and the hijinks happening both on and off the set of this imaginary Bachelor-style show. Come for Charlie and Dev, but stay for Parisia (best friend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Battle Royal

  a Novel

  Parker, Lucy (Novelist),

  Add Battle Royal to your for later shelf

  It's kind of like Cake Wars, but there's also a whole side contest to get to bake a cake for royalty! I love this grumpy/sunshine pairing, and I wish I could visit their bakeries - they sound incredible. Don't read this one hungry.

• Love & Other Disasters

  Kelly, Anita (Romance author)

  Add Love & Other Disasters to your for later shelf

  Our protagonists have a lot of personal issues to work through in front of a wide audience on a popular cooking competition that's a bit like The Great British Bake Off (kind of). There's a lot of savory cooking, but this LGBTQ+ romance is very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sadie on a Plate

  Elliot, Amanda

  Add Sadie on a Plate to your for later shelf

  More of a contemporary with rom-com seasoning, this book is unique for its protagonist determined to showcase her Jewish roots in this Top Chef style cooking competition.

• Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

  Hall, Alexis J.,

  Add Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake to your for later shelf

  This book is the reason I started watching The Great British Bake Off (and by "started watching" I mean I binged all eleventeen seasons of it, plus the specials). I am very much not a fan of the love triangle trope, but Alexis Hall is such a good…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble

  a Winner Bakes All Novel

  Hall, Alexis J.,

  Add Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble to your for later shelf

  Book two (after Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake) in the Winner Bakes All series, and I may have liked this one more than the first. I think most people will either love or hate Paris, but I love his flawed, messy self. CW for anxiety and mental…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Take the Lead

  Daria, Alexis,

  Add Take the Lead to your for later shelf

  What's better than one imaginary-reality-television show? TWO imaginary-reality-television shows! We've got an off-grid, survivalist lumberjack who gets picked to join a talented Latin ballroom dancer on a Dancing with the Stars style show. I've got…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

  Higgins, Chencia C.,

  Add D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding to your for later shelf

  I have no idea if there is a show like this out there, but these two strangers have to convince their families and friends they're getting married in six weeks - and get their help to plan the wedding! The diversity and representation in this book…Read moreRead more of this annotation