Fan Favorite, Adrienne Gunn
Fan Favorite, Adrienne Gunn
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Fan Favorite

Author: Adrienne Gunn

Narrator: Patti Murin

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2025


Synopsis

This laugh out loud romcom by podcast host Adrienne Gunn set in the reality TV dating universe is perfect for readers of If the Shoe Fits, One to Watch, and The Charm Offensive. 

Thirty-five year old Edie Pepper, a rosé loving, reality TV obsessed copywriter from Chicago, dreams of plucking her soulmate from the depths of Hinge (or Tinder or Bumble). Following yet another dumpster fire of a date, Edie is consoling herself with boxed wine and E! News when Ryan Seacrest drops a bomb: Edie’s high school sweetheart has been cast as the lead in America’s most beloved reality dating show, The Key, and wow, does he look different. Charlie Bennett, Edie’s chubby cheeked, cosplay loving high school boyfriend has had a serious glow up, and is now a world traveling, extreme sports hunk.  
 
Desperate to reclaim her One True Love, Edie DMs the show’s conniving producers, who are more than happy to shove Edie headfirst into the competition. But Charlie isn’t quite who she remembers, and he’s as desperate to hide his past as Edie is to reveal it. Further complicating matters is Peter Kennedy, The Key‘s cranky showrunner, who, despite his best efforts, finds himself drawn to Edie’s everywoman charm. 
 
Navigating increasingly absurd dates, Edie starts to rethink everything she thought she knew about love. Is the biggest risk she’s ever taken about to culminate in disaster? Or is Edie about to secure the Happily Ever After she’s always wanted?  

Find out this season on The Key.
 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gali on February 08, 2025

"Fan Favorite" by Adrienne Gunn is an enjoyable romcom set in the world of reality TV dating. I rarely watch reality shows - aside from the occasional dating episode - but I love reading about them. Thirty-five-year-old Edie Pepper, a copywriter from Chicago, wants love, marriage, and the whole packa......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 19, 2025

The setup is pure entertainment, but what sets this rom com apart is its sly commentary on dating culture, media manipulation, and the pressure women feel to “perform” for love. It’s a sharp, funny, and delightfully messy behind the scenes peek at the world of reality dating shows, and it’s an absol......more

Goodreads review by Sara Ellis on February 17, 2025

Edie Pepper is 35 and single again. She has been on too many bad dates to count. She has a few too many glasses of wine and discovers that Charlie her bff from kindergarten has somehow managed to go from nerd to outdoorsy hunk. He is also the next Bachelor on The Key. She decides to try to get on th......more

Goodreads review by Karmen on February 17, 2025

To start, I loved this book so much! It was sooo messy from start to end. I expected nothing less from the blurb and it did not disappoint on reality tv drama. No spoilers, but Edie goes on this reality dating show after a string of terrible first dates when she finds out her high school sweetheart......more

Goodreads review by Avery on June 19, 2025

Calling all my book besties who love a good, hilarious rom-com that gives ALL of The Bachelor/The Bachelorette vibes. I promise, you are going to EAT this up! Fan Favorite by @real.adrienne.gunn was seriously a delight to read. It had the stomach cramping humor, the blush inducing spice, and the kind......more