3.75 rounded to 4!

This was my first Katherine Center read - and I ate it up! Although I loved Emma, the sunshine writer, and Charlie, the grumpy writer, I feel like I was missing soooo much backstory. I wish I could’ve gotten a bit of a deeper dive into both Characters, beyond the main motivations for their actions. At the end of the day, I laughed, which is all you can ask for in a rom-com!! I recommend this one to you if you enjoy a grumpy x sunshine romance with *love lessons* 🥰

Oh, my goodness, this book was so much fun to read.

Emma Wheeler, a struggling screenwriter, is given the opportunity to rewrite a rom-com screenplay with her author idol, Charlie Yates. Charlie Yates hates rom-coms, because Charlie Yates hates love. Yes, friends, hilarity ensues.

Center's books are full of wit and heart, and this one is no different.

This was like a love letter to romcoms and writing, and I loved that! I simply didn’t like either of the main characters. Grumpy/sunshine can be difficult because there’s a fine line. This one just ended up feeling like grumpy/doormat. It does get better the last 40% or so. I will still pick up the next Katherine Center book because I love her, and usually her books are a hit for me.

READ THIS BOOK. Especially if you're looking for a story that will hit you with all the feels. Katherine Center's books are always full of laughter, love and are so full of heart. The Rom-Commers is not any different and because my favorite by her thus far. I binged The Rom-Commers in 24 hours and it filled me with so much joy.

I adored Emma and Charlie. I loved their banter. I loved watching the relationship unfold. I love that Center brought in many other elements including grief, illness, caretaking of a loved one, and more.

Bottom line - I LOVED The Rom-Commers. Add this book to your TBR list. While it's the perfect summer read, it will be a perfect read for any time of year; especially when you're looking for a pick me up.

Thank you, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I just reviewed The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. #NetGalley I was excited to get this book because I heard get things about Katherine Center and I don't know if my hopes were too high for this book before I read it. That being said, it was an okay book. When I started the book, I pictured Emma in her mid twenties and Charlie in his fifties so them getting together was kind of ick for me. Also, I just couldn't get into the story as mush as I thought I would.

Every book by this author has been well worth reading and I have suggested to many that she is an author to follow, to buy and to count on as a fun read. This book is no exception. Read anything by her.

Picture a small family on vacation, happy and enjoying being together when their lives change forever. One daughter is now caretake for the dad while the other finishes school. Now picture it 10 years later and both girls have a chance to really have their careers take off, but one must stay with dad who needs watching 24/7. Which one goes and which one stays?

***sort of a spoiler alert that you would know just by thinking about the title: The writer travels to LA to work with the author of her dreams, only the feeling is not reciprocated and in fact, she is rejected for the job at first. You can feel her one big chance slipping away, the return home in shame and you cheer her on to fight for this job.

The characters feel real and though we may not share her career, we can picture how we would feel in her situation. I won't ay more than that as the process has to unfold as it may. Well worth reading, better than a beach book, but it is a book that you look forward to getting everything on your to do list done so you can sit down and enjoy your reading time.

Thank you NetGalley for a advance reader copy. Honest opinions expressed here are my own and are freely given.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

this was my second katherine center book and there's a lot to love about her brand of romantic comedies. there's a finer emotional thread running through the rom-commers compared to the bodyguard which was at times ridiculously silly (in a fun way) but the tone is still light and breezy despite some heavier emotional plot elements. emma was a treasure of a main character and charlie was a worthy love interest for her - although the push and pull of their relationship dynamic became a little old by the 80% mark. would definitely recommend this book for any and all romantic comedy connoisseurs.

Katherine Center does not disappoint with her newest book, "The Rom Commers!" I loved this one! It's fun, it's cute and filled with great banter! Emma is a writer who has put her life mostly on hold for ten years in order to take care of her disabled father. Now she has received an incredible offer to come out to LA to help famous screenwriter, Charlie Yates (whom she has a huge crush on) with his rom com screenplay. One problem. Charlie doesn't believe in love and knows nothing about rom coms. So it's a rom com about writing a rom com. Of course, it's predictable for the most part but it's a book I'd recommend for sure. It's definitely not all fluff as there are some more serious issues that need to be overcome. But all in all, it's a story about not only writing a rom com but writing the best story of your life.

If you've read "The Bodyguard," you'll enjoy the Jack Stapleton cameos! Thank you to the publisher for the digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I'm sorry, I wanted to like this, but I just don't think Katherine Center is for me. It's weird that a middle-aged women is writing about middle-aged characters who literally act like they are ten years old. No grown adult acts like how Charlie and Emma acted? Even her internal monologue was like a five-year-old. Also, there was a very strange power imbalance and Charlie said multiple times that he didn't respect Emma as a writer and yet she still stuck around? I would never stay with a man who didn't respect me. Also, there were just some strange things like wa-lah hahaha what? This should have been advertised as YA and the characters aged down for the way Katherine Center writes like she hasn't reached her teenage years yet.

Thank you to SMP and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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The Rom-Commers
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pub Date: 6/11/24
Another author who I wish could write faster! This was so good!
Emma Wheeler is stuck. She has been her dad's sole caregiver for the last 10 years. After a tragic climbing accident that permanently disabled her dad and killed her mom she stepped up to take care of him. She sent her little sister to college and just kept going. When her agent and high school friend contacts her to ghost write for her absolute favorite screenwriter Charlie Yates Emma and her sister trade places and Emma heads to LA. What she quickly finds out is Charlie has the yips he hasn’t written anything in a long time and this romcom he’s trying to write is terrible. Can Emma work with the man she’s literally had a crush on for years? Can they write a good romcom when it would appear Charlie knows nothing about them?
Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Katherine Center and NetGalley for this ARC.

Another great Katherine Center! Really loved this one, especially the family arc and all the fun meta stuff about rom coms!

Thank you for the AR. Copy. I enjoy a KC book for a wuick read and this was now. Not my favorite Katherine Center, and I felt it dragged in the beginning. .

if you enjoy books that will make you laugh, sad, and maybe even cry (it made me misty-eyed a few times lol) then you should pick this one up. the only thing i wished we got more of was both the MC's side story, but i will own the fact that i prefer romances that are heavy on emotional depth/character development.

🎧 i listened to a portion of this book on audiobook and loved the narration! highly recommend it!

First of all, thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This book was so so so good. 4.75 ⭐️, but honestly might bump up to a 5⭐️ the more I sit on it.

This story is of Emma, who is an aspiring screenwriter but also caregiver for her father, who gets the opportunity of a lifetime. She leaves her dad in the hands of her little sister to move in with Charles Yates, legendary screenwriter (and Emma's favorite), to write a rom-com movie remake.

This is light-hearted and silly one moment, then romantic, then sad and reflective. No spice but the romance was so strong I didn't even notice.

(Also Katherine, could we please have a book on TJ Haywood? 🙏)

This is another win from Katherine Center. I LOVED how the relationship between Emma and Charlie developed - great banter, too! This might end up as one of my favorites from Center. She has a special knack for sucking me in and hitting me in the feels. I already want to go back and reread portions of this book.

If Katherine Center is not a go to author for you at this point, we can't be friends. We are certainly incompatible. Her books unlock a feel good, storytelling atmosphere, I show up for every single time. I always see myself, or my husband, or my coworker, or my coffee shop barrister, in her characters. Always relatable, always charming, always endearing,.

Katherine Center hits it out of the park once again! A delightful story of family, pursuing your dreams, and the belief that positivity and love can change a life. Emma and Charlie are slightly flawed and relatable, and Center's fun take on the "doesn't believe in love meets passionate defender of love in all forms" trope is fun and fresh. Center's books just keep getting better! A rare 5-star book.

I loved so much about this book. Getting to watch Emma show Charlie that romance
Is a legit genre was amazing. Romance gets a bad rap for being fluff and just a waste of time but there’s a lot more to it than that. I loved seeing him from going to a cynical non believer in love to falling in love with her. Their interactions and story was wonderful to witness. I can’t wait to see what Katherine Center comes up with next.

Emma is an aspiring rom-com screenwriter who has had to put her life on hold for the past ten years. But when she's given the opportunity to write alongside her favorite screenwriter, the award winning Charlie Yates, she finds a way to make it work. Except, the offer isn't what she was made to believe it was. Charlie, is famous for a reason, and doesn't think he needs any help. He definitely doesn't need any advice about love, or does he? Over the next few weeks they will work towards writing an award winning screenplay, and try not to fall in love themselves!
This was a fun cute story, but dealt with some tough topics as well. I enjoyed getting to know Emma and Charlie and coming along as they learned about each other. The writing style was a little different as Emma seemed to be talking to the reader (breaking that fourth wall) some. I have loved all of the @katherinecenter books I've read and this one didn't break that streak! 😁
It's scheduled to come out next Tuesday, 11 June, so check it out!!
Thanks to @netgalley for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
#NetGalley #TheRomCommers

One thing about @katherinecenter books is that they always leave you with that feel good feeling. The Rom-Commers is no exception and a great light and fun read between some of the darker books I’d read in May.

-grumpy x Sunshine
-Forced Proximity
-A touch of Enemies to Lovers
-Complicated Families

Two writers working together to fix this movie script and testing out what makes a scene romantic? You know that’s a recipe for fun! I loved Emma right from the get go but Charlie had to grow on me a bit. He had a lot to work through but when he finally came out of his grumpy shell, I felt for him!

I started this one with the E-book and they switched back and forth with audio. I loved both versions!

The Rom-Commers comes out June 11! Thank you @macmillan.audio and @stmartinspress for my advanced copy!