This Katherine Center book followed suit with all of her other works of fiction. It was an enjoyable read! The evolution of the relationship between Emma and Charlie was fun to read but it left me wanting more. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe a little spice? Overall, I liked the store and the character development.

Another hit from Katherine Center! This is my new favorite book from her, even surpassing The Bodyguard. (Although I loved the cameo from Jack and Hannah!) I thought Emma was adorable and Charlie had me in swoon city the whole time. I hope we get more books from this world soon!

This is my third Katherine Center book and I can't believe how quickly she hooked me. I didn't even know what to expect with this book but when I saw this pop up on here I knew I had no choice but to read.

Emma's an aspiring screenwriter who hasn't gotten her big break yet. She's the primary caregiver to her father as she gives her sister the space to go and live her own life. When an opportunity presents itself (through her best friend Logan) to co-write a screenplay with her favourite writer Charlie Yates, the people in her life give *her* the space to live her own life finally.

Emma lands in LA and finds Logan waiting for her but Charlie hasn't got a clue who she is or why she's here since he never agreed to Logan's suggestion. The two (after many words) agree that they'll test out the arrangement and Emma can be on her way. While she's there Charlie proves time and time again why Emma should've never left Texas but Emma's proving herself to Charlie too. He sees her more and more every day they spend working together but the fact of the matter is, Charlie is writing a rom-com he could not care less about and just needs Emma to get him his mediocre screenplay so he can be one step closer to the movie he actually wants to make.

The two spend the entire book proving themselves to one another. They both have a bit of a chip on their shoulder that they need to work through. Emma really uses this time to break down Charlie's cynicism and make him fall in love with falling in love. You could kinda predict where our big moments for the characters were going to be but that didn't stop me from loving them. I loved Emma (shocking). She just sounded like the inside of my brain when it comes to protecting and defending the genre. IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A HEA, I DON'T WANT IT.

Having said that, Emma and Charlie felt a lot like Emilia and Will from Me Before You (minus the absolute devastation at the end of that book). Emma just has that warmth to her (Emilia) and Charlie needs to be cracked (Will) plus the forced proximity.... listen, I know it's a stretch but once I thought it I couldn't forget it.

ALL THIS TO SAY, I loved it. As I expected. I can't wait for more from Katherine.

Katerine Center writes her characters like no other! Every book I pick up written by her feels so relatable, and not at all fabricated or over exaggerated.

The TL;DR answer is this is perfection in book form.
I felt an immense connection with Emma and Charlie, and found their thoughts and troubles believable and relatable. Center has become a must-read author for me.
I laughed, I cried, but mostly I just couldn't put this one down.
10/10 recommend.

Katherine Center does it again with another wonderful rom-com novel. She has increasingly become one of my favorite authors. Her stories bring love, laughter and a breath of fresh air to reading. Her characters are fun and the story plot is always so engaging. Her latest novel, The Rom-Commers introduces the characters of Emma and Charlie, two screenwriters that find themselves together and it takes the reader on quite a ride. The novel is deliciously predictable but very unputdownable! Katherine Center's fans will adore this one.

I really liked the premise and the idea of two writers rewriting the traditional rom-com and going through all the tropes and finding love at the end. Where the book fell flat for me was the character development-both felt rushed through what was supposed to me major life traumas. There was this sense of “I’m not going to tell my trauma” and then “trauma dumping” one second later. And then the third act resolution felt extremely rushed at the end. It felt as if she was trying to hit all the check marks for a rom-com and get the job done.

Ughhh I just finished this book and want to go back to the beginning! This was my first Katherine Center book AND my first NetGalley read. Rom-com movies are some of my favorites, and with all the buzz around this book, I had to check it out.

I enjoyed learning about Emma before we are introduced to Charlie. Getting to know her family throughout left me cheering for them all in the end. Charlie was a little tricky for me to nail at first, but loved figuring out who he truly was underneath it all made me fall for him. Logan I think was the driving force behind it all, the man behind the curtain if you will.

I thoroughly enjoy this read and am conjuring up my dream cast if this were to ever be brought to the screen! I will most certainly be adding more Katherine Center books to my TBR!

For anyone that loves a true rom-com story, this is it. This book is the quintessential rom-com. I love the characters and I love alll the feel good feelings this book brings. You want to devour the whole thing but you never want it to end.

Loved this book. Enjoyed the passion that the female main character had about story writing and movies. Liked that the author explored past difficulties of the main characters, but it wasn’t too heavy. Thought the chemistry between Charlie and Emma was really cute!

2.5⭐️ Not for me.. Charlie’s personality felt bipolar, I didn’t love the setting and it didn’t feel authentic or relatable to me. I did like the concept and parts of it were funny. I just didn’t love several aspects of the story and didn’t feel the connection. The nostril thing weirded me out and I didn’t feel like there was a lot of tension or spark. I didn’t love how carelessly they thought of sex or all the language. I did love The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger though!!

“If you wait for other people to light you up, then I guess you’re at the mercy of darkness.”

I absolutely LOVED this one. I couldn’t put it down. Katherine Center knocked it out of the park.

Emma dreams of making it big in screenwriting. But as the full time caretaker for her dad, she’s had to put her life on hold to support him and her little sister.
An old friend/her agent, Logan, calls with the opportunity of a lifetime and suddenly Emma is in LA living her dream. With her FAVORITE screenwriter, who is a bit of a jerk.

Over time, Emma and Charlie get into a groove of rewriting the most apocalyptically horrid rom-com of all time. Can Emma teach Charlie anything about love, without falling for him in the process? Can Charlie do “just enough” to finish the script, or is he all in?

This book had so many good motivations. Love, loss, moving on, etc. and I am OBSESSED with Emma’s dad.
“I just got up every day, went to bed every night, and tried to be a good person in between.”

10/10. 5000000000 stars. Period.

ALL THE STARS! This was the perfect rom com. I starting reading it while at the salon and it had me giggling in my chair and other times trying to hide my tears. In my opinion, this is a must read!

Thanks to NetGalley for me eARC.

This book made me swoon in the best ways. I got a little nervous towards the end but you just have to trust Katherine Center and the heartache will always be worth it. The parallels to the beginning of the book on what a romcom is and the end of the book were beautifully done.

As someone who doesn't often pick up romance novels, wow, I loved this one! Anything that takes place in Hollywood immediately strikes my interest. Add in the addition of a really cool job, screenwriting, and I knew I had to pick this one up!

I loved uncovering Emma's relationship with her dad and how she cared for him. There was more to the story then it originally seemed on the surface. Sometimes, I find characters similar to her as seeming too "woe is me", but she kept things light and adventurous in her drive to write this rom-com.

And sure, there were plenty of classic rom-com moments, but because Emma and Charlie were also writing one, it somehow felt more fun then overdone. This was such a fun book with a deeper meaning behind it all. A happy ending is all we want sometimes!

I will definitely be recommending this book to others!

Ive read a few books by Katherine Center and every one of them just drags me in! I really enjoyed the love story of Emma and Charlie and seeing all their fun quirks along the way. I enjoyed the side characters as well and would love to see more of her sister Slyvie and what the future holds for them. The only thing that sometimes threw me off was the writing style its vastly different from what I usually read so I had to do a couple rereads on some pages. I loved this book and thank you for letting me be an ARC reader!

This was the first book I have read by Katherine Center and I just added all the rest of her books to my "want to read" list. In a word, LOVE. I LOVED this book! I needed it as a palate cleanser after reading a really intense book and this was exactly what I needed and more. I had a huge smile on my face the entire time I was reading it. I loved the characters, I loved their banter and dialogue, I loved their relationships with one another, I loved the ups and the downs, all of it. "It's all about writing the very best story of your life. Not just how you live it - but how you choose to tell it."

Katherine Center did it again! I absolutely adored the enemies to lovers vibes of The Rom-Commers. While TRC still had some emotional points throughout, overall this book was more light hearted than some of her other ones, which I enjoyed. She is such a funny writer, and I love the way she depicted the different facets that writing and fame can have on someone.

I loved this book! Not only was it laugh-out-loud funny, the overall message was so important for everyone to hear. Be grateful. Is life going to have its ups and downs? Yes. But focus more on the positive and you can get through the negative.
Katherine Center does a great job at making us love her characters, and I absolutely loved Charlie and Emma! Thank you to Net Galley for an ARC e-book of this story.

If you want book that make you feel good, Katherine Center is author for you! Loved the Rom-comers so much! The characters, the humor and the premise. The romance doesn’t have much spice, but it’s just so sweet and will warm your heart!

Center is a must read author for me...this book didn't point. A feel good love story that kept me turning the pages to see what happens.