Okay this took me a long time to get into but once I hit the halfway point I was definitely hooked! And there was a very emotional moment toward the end that actually had me sobbing and I was not ready.

Katherine Center weaves the most beautiful stories together with the most emotional and high stakes moments while also making you laugh throughout. I’m not sure how one can feel all those feelings in 300 pages but KC manages it every time! This book was no exception and now will be one of my favorites by this author.

The beginning seemed a bit jumbled and forced, which I didn’t love. I almost gave up on the book at one point but very glad I decided to keep going. The screenplay aspect was so much fun and as a romance reader/lover I loved all the research they did for the romance genre! And then things got very tough for some of the characters with a lot of will they/wont they and a teeeny bit of miscommunication but I can look past it for how everything was revealed.

Read if you like:
✍🏼 writing
🥺 emotional reads
🫂 family
😤 grumpy/sunshine

I love Katherine Center. I loved The Bodyguard and the books before that but since then I've disliked her book. Sadly this one was a DNF. I couldnt get passed Charlie and his issues. He kept flip flopping whether Emma was going to help him or not and that was highly annoying. Also, I found nothing charming about him. Emma is a whole other issue. I can emphasize someone in her shoes and can see how she must have sacrificed so much for her dad and her sister but once she got the permission to go, I couldn't understand how she couldn't just go.

Was this Katherine Center’s best book yet?! I would argue yes!!! I absolutely adore everything from the humor, the depth, and a sweet romance Katherine always manages to make me fall for!!! Definitely add this to your summer reading TBR

This was FUN. It felt like a bit of a departure for Center, but in the best way. Even if her other books weren't for you, try this.

I liked the premise and Emma is easy to root for. In particular, I liked all the scenes with her family. Charlie is okay - he was often mean to her and didn't really make it up to her as quickly as he should have. It was an easy, fun, quick summer read and exactly what I expected from a Katherine Center book.

Katherine Center knows how to write a rom-com and that is proven in 'The Rom-Commers'! I am obsessed with this book!

The story was charming and the characters were relatable with their flaws. I loved the mix of emotions with some laugh out loud moments with Charlie and Emma and the seriousness of Charlie and his problems and Emma being a caretaker for her father. My one complaint was the chemistry between Charlie and Emma. They had their banter but Charlie was rude and I felt there was no spark between the two. There was a point when I was like “Why does Emma even like this man?” Everything was revealed why Charlie was the way he was, but I didn’t feel the chemistry between the two characters until almost the very end.

Katherine Center can do no wrong, she is so good at romance without filling the pages with smut. Her characters are so well developed and you honestly learn to love or hate each one because they become so real. The story is built with detail and layers and I look forward to seeing the beautiful cover and cracking it open to an even beautiful story. Although this story handled some tough life stuff it was done in a way that allowed the reader to understand and step into the characters shoes. I absolutely loved The Bodygaurd, I really enjoyed Hello Stranger, but this one might have taken the lead, this is a fantastic romance!

Thank you Katherine Center, St Martins Press, and Netgalley for a digital copy in return of my honest review!

I really wanted to love this book, but the romance wasn't doing it for me. However, I did enjoy the bits of wisdom sprinkled throughout the story. Katherine Center always makes you stop and think about what love really is. In the end, I'm glad I read this and that Emma and Charlie get a happy ending.

As a sucker for a good rom-com, this was complete and total perfection. The Rom-Commers has everything I love in a story; solid banter, a healthy but not over-the-top amount of tension, the kind of story that tugs beautifully on the heartstrings. A heartfelt read from start to finish.

Katherine Center does it again! I love a book that you pick up and can not put down. The kind that you can not get it out of your head once you've breezed past the last page. I loved this book. I loved the chemistry of the characters. I loved their relationships with other characters in the book. I love the way that Center writes in a manner that allows you to integrate yourself as if you are right there. Highly recommend. Perfect Beach Read for summer 2024 or just a fantastic read "just because"

"The Rom-Commers" by Katherine Center is a delightful and heartwarming romantic comedy that will leave readers swooning. The story follows Emma, a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding her own real-life rom-com ending, and Charlie, a cynical screenwriter who has lost faith in love. When Emma's best friend hires Charlie to write a romantic comedy based on Emma's life, sparks fly as they begrudgingly work together.

Center's signature wit and charm shine through in this clever, character-driven tale. Emma is an endearing protagonist - quirky, optimistic, and unapologetically herself. Her boundless enthusiasm for romance is both charming and relatable. Charlie is the perfect foil, a gruff, guarded man who has been hurt in the past. Watching him slowly open his heart to love again is a joy.

The novel's supporting cast, including Emma's eccentric family and Charlie's loyal assistant, add depth and humor to the story. Center skillfully balances the laugh-out-loud moments with genuine emotional resonance. The chemistry between Emma and Charlie crackles off the page, and their banter is both witty and swoon-worthy.

While the plot hits all the classic rom-com beats, Center puts her own unique spin on the genre. The story is a love letter to the power of storytelling and the magic of finding your perfect match. The ending is satisfying and uplifting, leaving readers with a smile on their face.
"The Rom-Commers" is a must-read for fans of romantic comedies and Katherine Center's previous works. It's a delightful, feel-good romance that will have you believing in happily ever after. Center's writing is as charming and irresistible as ever in this thoroughly enjoyable novel.

This romance was everything I hoped for- a little silly, a lot cute, and realistic. No crazy choices that you couldn’t possibly relate to- just imperfect people falling in love and being messy before the make it work. I loved it!

Another Katherine Center masterpiece! I love how real and organic the banter and relationship between the characters is, per usual Center masters the RomCom!

I had such high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, out of the three books that I've read by this author, this one wasn't my favorite. 

The premise was superb, the characters were great--nuanced and fleshed out, even--but there was just something lacking for me.

If I had to guess it'd be the fact that the characters spent the majority of the book pretending and acting like there wasn't anything between them and then at the last second there's a relationship. And while it was well-earned--it just didn't satisfy me. 

I will say, however, that it was entertaining in the build up. There were some great moments between the two main characters that are worth reading, which is why I went with the rating I did. 

All-in-all not Center's best--not the worst either.

Katherine Center does it again. Every time I see one of her books, I'm so excited to pick it up because I know that it will not disappoint. The Rom-Commers was no different in this regard. It was cute, witty, and simply perfection. I enjoyed every second of my the book. Emma & Charlie were lovely MCs with great chemistry. I would highly recommend this book.

This was fun! Katherine Center always creates wonderful characters. I really enjoyed. Full review to follow on Goodreads/IG!

I've been a fan of Katherine Center's for a while so I was very excited about this book!! It had a few ups and downs for me, but in the end it was still a 4.5 star (rounded up to 5) read for me!

Emma and Charlie really grew on me as a couple. At the beginning, I really liked Emma so I was mad at Charlie for always being so mean to her. But it was easy to see how quickly he began to soften for her as they continued working together. There were moments between them that were literally laugh-out-loud funny to me, and I really loved seeing these two get closer. I had a lot of hope for these two, so I'll admit I was pretty mad when everything started falling apart - Charlie totally changed his tune with Emma, and truthfully I wish she would have pushed more to get him to talk about the phone call. But I also get (now that I have finished the book) that he wouldn't have told her, no matter how hard she pushed.

I REALLY didn't love Emma's fight with her sister and literally the one reason this book isn't 5 stars is because EMMA NEEDED TO APOLOGIZE TOO. I would argue Emma was JUST AS MEAN to her sister as her sister was to her. Okay, rant over.

I video from Charlie...the speech...THE POCKET SQUARE...all beautiful and devastating. I wish we could have had a littttllle more of them together after that, but I think that's a pattern for Katherine, that we get a general future epilogue right after the big reunion. In the end, even with my frustrations, I can't say I didn't still really, really enjoy this one!

This was a fun read with so many funny lines and moments. Plus so much heart. Katherine Center continues to be a must read for me. Emma has to leave the careful bubble she's constructed to keep her family safe and spend six weeks in Los Angeles working with her screenwriting idol, Charlie Yates. He's written an update to It Happened One Night that is absolutely atrocious. She uses every trope and romcom plot device to shape up the script and maybe even get Charlie on board to the fun and magic that is a romantic comedy.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. I am required by law to disclose this.

𝒜𝑅𝒞 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙢-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨
by Katherine Center
336 pages
Published June 11, 2024

Want a love story about what love really means? Yes!

Want a love story where the chemistry between the characters is enough that you don’t need to have the door opened? Yes!

Need a love story that feels real and authentic even if it’s fiction? Yes!

Two writers with different perspectives on love, romance, and rom coms forced to unite with a common goal- create a screenplay good enough to influence the movers and shakers of Hollywood to allow another film (non rom com) to be made. This is the forced proximity, grumpy sunshine, opposites attract story you must read this summer. I also found the MC so relatable as the older sister feeling a responsibility to siblings and parents.

I think this is my favorite Katherine Center novel yet and hope to see it onscreen.

And there’s more -
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♥️ enjoy a closed door love story with excellent chemistry between the characters - I love them
⚠️enjoy an authentic story with characters who have real obstacles to overcome - think serious family health issues/trauma to overcome
⭐️ like a Hollywood backdrop
💗 enjoy grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, impossible love tropes
📝 love Katherine Center romance and enjoy a little behind the scenes of the romance romcom writer life 😉

This is a great book that I can recommend to anyone who loves a great love story- it was the perfect way to start my summer reading. Preorder and have it in your beach bag on 6/11.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5

Thank you to the author, @stmartinspress and @netgalley for the opportunity to read this title before it is published on June 11th.
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