"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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I was very worried when I started fully getting into this book that Center was going to let me down. I was so afraid that the little bows on this pretty package that I desired were not going to be delivered. Do I trust Center to give me my bows? YES!!! Was I still so nervous? Also, yes!

Luckily we see both the ugly brutal and utterly devastating journey of both our MCs being their true authentic selves both together, and apart.

I couldn't finish this one fast enough. It may be my favorite Center book to date!

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the advanced reader's copy. All thoughts are my own!

Literally could not put this book down and finished it instead of.eating, sleeping or anything productive- all signs of an amazing story and great author! I Katherine Center is at her best because this defines a genre by the emotion and storytelling, she outdid herself on this one! Loved this book.

Katherine Center does it again. I loved this book so much!! Emma and Charlie are so cute together and their chemistry is so good. This is such a cute forced proximity rom-com. I loved every second of it. This book made me laugh multiple times, and cry as well. 5 star in my book! The narration was perfect and made me feel even closer to the characters

Katherine Center has a knack for making me devour her books within 48 hours, and this one was no exception. She has truly mastered the art of blending light-hearted writing with deep, real-life issues like grief, chronic illness, and loss. It's a combination that keeps me turning pages eagerly, and I always appreciate the balance she strikes between humor and heartache.

However, the reason this book didn't earn more than a 3 from me is the character of Charlie. He just wasn't the nicest guy, and it was frustrating to see Emma stick around after catching him saying terrible things about her—more than once! I kept hoping she'd realize she deserved better and walk away.

Despite this, Center's storytelling still shone through. The characters were well-developed, and the plot kept me engaged from start to finish. It's just that Charlie's actions made it hard for me to fully enjoy the story. All in all, it was another solid read from Katherine Center, even if it wasn't my favorite.

I can't wait for the next one, thank you NetGalley & St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

Emma Wheeler has always dreamed of being a screenwriter. She’s had to put her career on the back burner, though, due to being her father’s full-time caregiver. When the opportunity of a lifetime comes up, Emma’s sister volunteers to take care of their dad so Emma can go to LA and re-write a script with her favorite screenwriter, Charlie Yates. However, things don’t start out quite as planned when Charlie turns out to be nothing like Emma expected. Emma wants to turn Charlie’s script into something amazing but Charlie is determined to fight her every step of the way.

This book had me feeling a whole range of emotions! I really enjoyed these characters. They had me laughing out loud in some chapters and then crying just a couple chapters later. Charlie and Emma had been through so much and both deserved happiness. I loved seeing Charlie and Emma slowly fall in love as they were working on the script. I really enjoyed watching Charlie’s position on love transform the more time they spent together. Overall I really enjoyed this book and the characters! I just found out Jack has his own book so I will definitely be checking out The Bodyguard.

“Tragedy really is a given.
There are endless human stories, but they all end the same way.
So it can’t be where you’re going that matters. It has to be how you get there.”

There are certain goals when it comes to summer- grill as much as possible to avoid making my house hot, drink a large quantity of spiked seltzer, spend as much time as possible not wearing pants, read Katherine Center’s new book. As I type this review, I’m a little drunk and a lot pantless so I’m doing pretty well so far.

Emma is a struggling rom-com screenwriter who has spent the last decade caring for her disabled father. She gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to go to LA to help re-write a rom-com script with her favorite screenwriter Charlie- bc his first attempt at it is total #garbage. The catch is that she has to live with him while they work together. What could possibly happen when two single, straight people of the opposite sex live and work together while writing a romance movie? Life imitates art...but in a complex, interesting, fairly non-smutty way. Rom-Commers is a love letter to rom-coms and to the lovers of rom-coms...and I loved every minute of it. I particularly love Katherine Center for her ability to write imperfectly flawed main characters...in this case both of the leads are navel gazing assholes at times, but so am I and so are you so #forgiven. Center is able to make these assholes real and human and lovable, just like us.

From one asshole to another: Read this one and all of Katherine Center’s books. This drops 6/11.

Smut- 1.95 stars
Romance- 4.77 stars
Story- 4.81 stars
Loveable assholes- 5.63 stars

Oh man did i absolutely love this!
I loved both main characters so much, I mean a man who loves guinea pigs!? Loveeeed him
This was a little cheesy but so enjoyable from start to finish I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you St Martin's Press, Katherine Center, and Netgalley for an arc of this book.

Ahh, she did it again! Another great read from Katherine Center!

This book was highly anticipated and did NOT disappoint. I love Katherine Center's writing and stories -- and The Rom-Commers is my favorite one yet. It's gentle yet witty, engaging and fun! I loved the characters, the premise, the play on tropes, the family love, and of course, the ending. It's the perfect beach (or anytime) read and a definite feel-good. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to share my thoughts. Five stars!

This is Katherine Center at her finest. This book has me both laughing and crying. Like Emma’s descriptions of romcoms, this book was sparkley and happy and everything I hoped for.

3.25/5

Rating this book is hard for me because I wanted to love it. There were a few promises parts & I did love the characters, but between them parts things were quite boring. There weren't enough interaction between the main characters & the side characters. It was like a 2 person play. It also was bland because they were mostly in the house for 90% of the book. BUT the ending was phenomenal. This is why it was so hard to rate. I was going to be a very low rating, but katherine center really can write an ending.