Reality TV Setting

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created by Madelise

last updated March, 2026

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Hi! If you're still open to new titles, Palm Villa is a rom com that takes place on a reality TV show - like Love Island. I self-published it in the summer and it is also available on KU. Happy Reading!

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Oh how cool! Congratulations! I added it to the list x

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one perfect couple by ruth ware would fit here!

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Love it, added!

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If you are looking for recommendations, One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London is set around a dating show.

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Oooh that looks good! Added x

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If the Shoe Fits by by Julie Murphy would also fit this list! I know I have more, but that's the first to come to mind.

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Added ❤️

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The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell The Dos and Donuts of Falling in Love by Adiba Jaigirdar Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly All of them are about food competition reality tv ☺️

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Also! Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (I knew I was missing one).

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Omg food competitions sound amazing! When I think reality tv settings i think like The Bachelor or Survivor, but omg yes give me Bake Off! 😅 Dos and Donuts is such a cozy cover 😍

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I've read all of them, and they are great. And yes, that cover is glorious!

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I love the Meant to Be series from Disney! I haven't read this one yet, but it's next on my list!

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Something Real by Heather Demetrios would also fit here!!!

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Added!

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Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf is a thriller that would fit on this list too!!

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Yay for a thriller! I feel like a lot of reality tv settings lends itself to contemporary romance, but there's so many thriller options!

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The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun also works for this list!

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Perfect, thank you!

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Alice Chen’s Reality Check and D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding are both reality tv romances!🫶🏻

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Tysm for the rec ❤️

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Two very different suggestions:

  1. The Selection - Kiera Cass
  2. The Running Man - Richard Bachman aka Steven King
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Oh of course how could I forget The Selection!

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One I read last year that fits is fable for the end of the world by Ava Reid, similar to hunger game setting she’s being hunted down on live-streamed entertainment

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Sounds like my kind of book

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if you're still adding to this list, the book of luke (like a survivor/the challenge vibe) by lovell holder might fit and if i remember correctly never ever getting back together (bachelor-style premise) by sophie gonzales :)

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Will always take reccomendations x

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It’s on my tbh but I believe The Compound by Aisling Rawle is about a reality show :)

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Added!

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sulphuric acid by amélie nothomb is good one! the themes are very dark though

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More suggestions from the romance genre

  • Accidentally Engaged - Farah Heron, True Love Experiment - Christina Lauren, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail - Ashley Herring Blake, On the Hustle - Adriana Herrera
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royce rolls is awesome & would fit!

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