There is not enough Joshua Jackson fanfic in the world and honestly that’s a travesty. Kate is doing a public service and the lords work. This isn’t direct Dawson’s creek AU. This is the accumulation of so many sitcoms and that glowing everything will work out alright feelings. I loved the way Kate was able to pay homage to that nostalgic glow while digging into the parts that sometimes carelessly get glossed over.

I’ve realized that magical realism in a contemporary romance setting just doesn’t fully work for me because I find it too hard to suspend disbelief, but I was intrigued by the premise of this one. I love 2000s teen tv dramas and fandom, so the nostalgia of it all made me want to check this one out. This one was sweet and lighthearted, but I ultimately didn’t connect much with the characters.

Brynn and Josh are roommates in their early 30s both navigating setbacks in their lives when they find themselves stuck in an alternate reality set within Brynn’s favorite canceled teen tv series as two of the main characters.

I truly had no idea how this would end, so that definitely kept me reading until the end. I started to connect more with the MCs in the last 30-35%, but the pace started to feel super fast, and they were all of a sudden fully in love. Their connection throughout the book was definitely believable, but the ending wrapped up a little too fast for me.

Overall, I enjoyed the nostalgic elements, but placing 30 year olds onto teenaged tv characters sometimes made it feel like the actual characters were immature and regressing into stereotypical teenage behavior, and sometimes this made the writing feel a bit cheesy. I appreciated Brynn’s personal journey and how Josh felt normal and not too over the top as an MMC, but ultimately I wanted more depth and insight into the characters.

If you enjoy magical realism, 2000s tv nostalgia, and a quick, light romance, you may like this one!

3.5 stars

Did you enjoy the movie "Pleasantville"? Want to relive the magic with a romantic twist? Here's your chance!

I found Kate Robb's story really entertaining! Brynn and Josh are friends who find themselves inside Brynn's favorite comfort watch after she makes a wish on her birthday. Imagine being swept into the fictional world of "One Tree Hill", "Gilmore Girls", or "Dawson's Creek"! It was neat to see how Josh and Brynn navigated the supposedly perfect world of the show. Brynn is supposed to fall for Spencer, the show's heartthrob, but she's starting to feel things for Josh. What to do, especially if their only ticket home relies on following the rules?!?

This was really inventive. I wasn't always super enamored with our MCs, but I really wanted to know how things would turn out, and I was pleased with the way they grew.

I'd like to thank Random House Publishing Group and Netgalley for the eARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

I really, really wanted to love this one but I just could not get into it at all. The story felt a little boring from the get go, and I found myself not wanting to come back to it often. I’m sad because I thought the premise was genius and I was so excited about reading it.

3.5⭐️ for PRIME TIME ROMANCE! It’s giving me Dawson’s Creek meets One Tree Hill, as early 2000’s teen drama characters of the fictional tv show, Carson’s Cove, are thrown into an alternate reality where Brynn and Josh return to the set of the show.

In order to return to their old lives, Josh and Brynn must sort out their feelings and give the show the ending it deserved!

WHAT TO EXPECT
-small town
-90s and early 2000s nostalgia
-Dawson’s Creek nostalgia

*many thanks to Dell Romance, PRH audio and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

I loved this book! Genuinely, I have such a respect for books that are unique and the concept is interesting and new. So 5/5 for me for sure!

I loved prime time romance by Katie Robb. The story hooked me from the very beginning. Brynn and Josh were so perfect together, and I loved following their story. I also really enjoyed the nostalgic vibe of the tv shows from when I was in high school.

I don’t even know what to review. I finished, but was left confused about what I finished. It wasn’t bad, but just left not memorable.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I usually like enemies to lovers, but this book felt like a forced relationship, and I didn't care for the characters.

This was a cute romcom with a really interesting premise, but at times I felt like the romance wasn’t really there. I did have a fun time reading and the nostalgia of it all was great! Worth the read for a fun cozy time

Recently divorce, Brynn is forced to take on a roommate to pay her mortgage. Josh is a bartender with opposite schedule to Brynn. When a birthday cake is delivered to Brynn, she makes a wish and she finds herself in the setting of her favorite TV series. Josh also finds himself there. In order to return home, Brynn must take on the town's sweetheart character and give her the ending she deserves. Brynn quickly realizes that that ending is not what she wants.
Opinion
I devoured this book. The plot was a bit unusual and threw me for a loop for a bit. Once I got into it though, I was flying through the pages. It definitely had me thinking about what I wanted as a teenager and how my life is different now that I've been an adult FOREVER.
I really think those looking for a fun, not so serious read will love this book.
Many thanks to Net Galley and to Random House Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Kate Robb has written a fun, relatable novel in Prime Time Romance. The story is well written and the plot is a twist on an old classic.

Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb is a rough book. It's tagged and titled "romance," yet there is practically no romance. This is very misleading, and the plot is garbage. I had high hopes for this book and was let down.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the premise of this book, more than the execution. If you watched the teen shows of late 1990 early 2000 it gave you all those vibes. I just didn't love how our two characters interacted with each other. I didn't love how long it took our main character to wise up. The writing is well done.

3.75 stars

I adored This Spells Love by Kate Robb, and couldn't wait to read her follow-up novel. Although it didn't quite live up to her debut, I still really enjoyed Prime Time Romance!

We all have a TV show that we keep going back to for laughs and good feels (for me it's Friends!), and I loved how this was incorporated into the novel. Brynn and her roommate Josh enter into the fictional town that her favorite show is based on, and the curtain is lifted for Brynn as she meets the characters she spent many hours with on the screen, yet the reality is not all it's cracked up to be. Although Brynn thinks she wants a picture-perfect romance, she learns that there is some appeal to the messiness of real life and true love.

This was a cute, endearing novel and I had fun with it. Some of the TV show characters were a bit grating, but they all had their place in the storyline. This was a solid rom-com!

3.5 stars

Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb is a magical realism rom-com that takes the adage "be careful what you wish for" to a new level.

Brynn is turning the big 3-0 and on the night before her birthday she is rewatching her favorite teenage TV show, Carson's Cove, with her ridiculously attractive roommate Josh. When a cake is delivered at midnight, Brynn makes a wish to have her very own happily ever after situation and isn't sure what to think when she wakes up the next morning in Carson's Cove, only to discover that she accidentally brought Josh with her.

As we follow Brynn and Josh in Carson's Cove, we have to figure out who was the blond that delivered the birthday cake at midnight and how did he get Brynn and Josh there?

This is my first book by Kate Robb and I enjoyed the magical realism aspect to this rom-com. I enjoyed that the characters were adult and not teens and that they were "normal" adults. I thought that the premise was cute and recommend this book to anyone who loves rom-com movies and getting lost in a favorite comfort show.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

4/5 stars - This was refreshing and cute, and would be a great read for any 90's drama fan. I personally wasn't a Dawson's Creek person, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this book. I will say, if magical realism is not your cup of tea, a pair who finds themselves birthday-wished into a television show is probably not going to be for you. I thought this was very well done and did a great job of making the male main character very swoony! Overall a nice quick read that isn't your run-of-the-mill romance.

Thank you to Random House, NetGalley, and the author for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was cute! I thought the premise was done really well and I enjoyed the story over all. Lighthearted and not much to write home about but a good palette cleanser

Loveeeed this. Kate Robb is a new instant favorite of mine. I love her writing style and the characters she creates. Highly recommend

This book was a pleasant surprise.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, as it was a quick read and a good time.