{"product_id":"reality-bites-a-novel-isbn-9780063475656","title":"Reality Bites: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wickedly funny debut romcom in which a young scientist reluctantly becomes a contestant on a reality TV dating show to save her lab—and realizes her secrets are threatened when romance unexpectedly finds her behind the scenes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace Lambert’s entire family are all influencers. Her mom runs an HGTV-like Instagram, her dad operates a Yoga for Men Youtube channel, and her brothers are famous on Tiktok and Twitch. Grace, however, is a scientist devoted to saving the Southern Mountain yellow-legged frogs from extinction, who has never had social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her mom signs her up for a dating show with a cult-like following, Grace hangs up on their lawyer, Andrew, immediately. She has no interest in reality TV—until her lab loses its funding, and her coworkers learn about not only the show’s worldwide viewership . . . but the cash prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving on set, Grace immediately feels like a frog out of water. She doesn’t know how to mug for the cameras, make effortless small talk with the contestants, or watch her tongue in an interview—making her a constant thorn in Andrew’s side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more time Grace spends competing in challenges, unexpectedly flirting with contestants, and making Andrew’s life a living hell, the more she realizes that being there for the wrong reason and keeping it secret might be trickier than she thought—not to mention just how much trouble an illicit, off-screen romance can bring.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“If Ali Hazelwood and Lynn Painter had a book baby, she’d probably be a wildly lovable, frog-saving scientist with a PhD, a social media blindspot, and a reality-TV moment she never wanted. REALITY BITES is that smart, sharp, swoony rom-com I didn’t know I needed—Laugh-out-loud funny, heartfelt, and brilliantly original, Amy Mass’s debut leaps from science to mainstream reality tv with a heroine who learns that saving a species might be easier than surviving a reality dating show…especially when the real chemistry is off-camera.” - \u003cb\u003eJordan Roter, author of \u003ci\u003eMoms Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Binge-readers beware - this book is sharp, delicious, full of laughs, and utterly addictive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Griffiths, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Anna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"REALITY BITES is the book your beach bag is begging for! It's smart, snappy, sun-soaked fun that's juicier than a season of \u003ci\u003eLove Island \u003c\/i\u003eand funnier than your favorite sitcom. You'll be rooting for Grace through every ridiculous physical challenge and every new romantic encounter on her madcap journey toward self-discovery and real love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTimothy Janovsky, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe (Fake) Dating Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eReality Bites\u003c\/i\u003e is a sexy romp that had me doubling over in laughter! Mass’s charming debut is \u003ci\u003eThe Love Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLove Island\u003c\/i\u003e, with a snarky, buttoned-up scientist jumping into the deep end of the reality show pool—to save the frogs, of course! I cheered for Grace as the competition launched her out of her comfort zone, and then fell head over heels for her deliciously forbidden romance behind the scenes. This rom-com is pure fun!\" -\u003cb\u003e Jessica James, author of\u003ci\u003e For One Night Only\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588036800741,"sku":"NP9780063475656","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063475656.jpg?v=1773960902","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/reality-bites-a-novel-isbn-9780063475656","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}