I loved Prime Time Romance. Anyone who was a teen or twenty something watching Dawson’s Creek and other teen soaps of that time will absolutely adore Prime Time Romance. It takes you right back to 2000. I will be recommending this book to any romance readers.

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Brynn makes a wish that her life was more like her favorite 2000s TV show, Carson’s Cove. Now her and her roommate Josh are stuck in Carson’s Cove until Brynn can live out Sloan’s, Carson’s Cove’s sweetheart, happily ever after.

After reading This Spells Love with my book club I was very excited for Kate Robb’s second novel and now she is definitely an auto-buy author for me! Her writing is so fun, it flows well, and the stories are unique without being overly complicated. I personally have never seen Dawson’s Creek, which Carson’s Cove is based on, but still caught a few references to other nostalgic shows. I also love that she includes little recipes at the end of her books! Overall a very enjoyable read!

I loved all of the 90s/early 2000s references to iconic shows and characters. This was such a cute and interesting read. I really enjoyed the concept of being sucked into the world of your favorite show, overcoming your past, and growing together in the future. It was just the right amount of cheesy, comforting, and nostalgic for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

Loved it! For fans of Dawson's Creek or any teen drama really. It gave me all the feels of watching your favorite TV show over seasons within just a few pages. It was heartwarming, scandalous, emotional, and really so divine. I even loved her footnotes at the end. So many Easter eggs and tributes to time when teen TV was good!

This was a cute, easy read. I like the touch of magical realism and all of the nods to early 2000s shows like Buffy.

I wish there was a little more romantic build up between the main characters.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange of my honest review.

How much do I love this book? Let me count the ways… My good friends know that I love the teen soap #dawsonscreek and especially #paceyandjoey love story! PRIME TIME ROMANCE absolutely enchanted me because she writes about a love story that is an ode to her favorite teen shows.A young divorced woman makes a wish that life would be like her favorite tv show “Carson’s Cove” and she wakes up in the world of the show along with her roommate Josh. I highly recommend this romance for their adventures together put them into a friends to lovers story that gave me all the feels. Fabulous story and romance! I love the easter eggs to other stories from soap operas. Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

3/5
-small town
-dual pov
-2000s vibes

I really liked the premise of the book and the little bit of magic Kate Robb brings to her books. I think overall it was a good quick romance read.

I wasn’t super invested in Brynn and Josh as a couple there just wasn’t enough chemistry buildup. But I did like their own individual story line.

✨small town
✨roommates
✨90s/00s nostalgia
✨whimsy
✨dual POV

Oh my, this book was adorable. Brynn and her roommate Josh wake up in Carson’s Cove, the scene of Brynn’s favorite, binge-able 2000’s teen drama. The only way to return to their real lives is by giving the characters the ending they deserved before the show was cancelled after 5 seasons. It’s fun, quirky and a bit whimsical. It’s also very clearly inspired by One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek and The O.C. (seriously, Chad Michael, Spencer, Seth), and as a millennial, I ATE IT UP.

3.5⭐️ // 2🌶️

It was a cute, magical realism roommates to lovers romance. Little bit of a slowburn, too.

I think elder millennials will absolutely eat it up with all the references to shows and movies from our youth (Dawson’s Creek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, One Tree Hill, etc.) If you watched TV in your teens, you’ll pick up on a lot of references or characters based on other characters. Super fun!

Josh was an endearing guy and I appreciated Brynn’s character arc.

Thank you to Netgalley for the eARC of this book! It releases 9/3/24.

After a birthday wish gone terribly wrong, Brynn and Josh find themselves in the fictional town of the 90s teenage soap Carson’s Cove tasked with giving the show’s main characters a HEA fifteen years after it was cancelled on a cliff hanger.

Well, another Kate Robb book that was just ok for me. This Spells Love, the author’s debut novel, was like not love for me and Prime Time Romance was about the same. I really liked the concept. Like who wouldn’t want to be plopped into their favorite teenage drama series? Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything particularly bingeable about it. It was just fine. However, what I enjoyed most about it was the nods to some of my favorite shows - Dawson’s Creek, TVD, etc.

Largely, I just didn’t find any of the characters overly compelling. Josh was my favorite, but other than that I just felt sort of blah about everyone. I wanted more from the romance, the conflict, and all of the relationships. Unless you really loved Robb’s writing in This Spells Love and nostalgic romances with magical realism, I’d probably just skip this.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dial Press for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

4 ⭐️2 🌶️ for Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb

Getting over a marriage is never easy but at least you always have your comfort shows, for Brynn that has always been Carson's cove but with the show ending on a cliff hanger and not getting renewed there was always some questions on if Sloan ever got her happy ending. On Brynn's 30th birthday a strange cake gets delivered and she makes her wish, to go to Carson's cove.

This is a adorable read, its funny and so relatable, I mean come on who hasn't every wanted to live in their comfort show, Gilmore girls or friends anyone lol. if you enjoy cute romance books pick this one up its so relatable and enjoyable!.

Huge thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I was pretty excited going into this because I LOVE a good teen drama (think Dawson's Creek/One Tree Hill vibes). Prime Time follows Brynn and her hot roommate (who's not exactly a friend, but more of a renter) Josh who both end up in another dimension living as the main characters in Brynn's favorite TV show Carson's Cove.

This was a cute, quick read about how our dream world isn't always what it seems and maybe reality is just the thing we needed.

I wish I enjoyed this more. The concept of the book was not what I expected, but I became excited as I discovered the predicament Brynn had gotten herself and Josh in. Picture perfect Carson’s Cove! Brynn getting her wish of having Sloan’s life and later realizing that’s not what she wanted at all is a classic jealousy “the grass is greener on the other side” trope. There were a few potholes or things that happened in the book that didn’t make sense to me, like how easily Sheldon was okay allowing Brynn to make her independent woman speech, get sent home and realizing he needed to move on? Poppy’s involvement with Sheldon and insistence on Sloan getting her happily ever after. There were times in the book I thought it would get a bit darker, but I’m glad it didn’t.
I also felt the plot was super juvenile… like when yes they came back 15 years later and are still playing this high school plot? Maybe that’s how smaller towns are, but it was a bit boring.

📚 **Synopsis:**
Is love on the small screen better than the real thing? Brynn's happy ending has gone up in flames. Newly divorced and living with a roommate - Josh - to afford her mortgage, she finds solace in binging her beloved 90s teenage soap, Carson's Cove. On her birthday, a wish for her own happily-ever-after lands her and Josh inside the TV show, as the sweetheart and the bad boy. Will they stick to the script, or will real love change the story forever?

💭 **What to Expect:**
- Nostalgic 90s TV show setting
- A touch of magic and whimsy

📝 **My Thoughts:**
I'm not gonna lie, I struggled to finish "Primetime Romance." The beginning was promising, with a super cute premise, but the rest of the book dragged for me. I couldn't connect with the characters and didn't feel much chemistry between the FMC and MMC.

I'm all for some spice in my books, but the spicy scenes in this one were just straight-up legit cringe to me. I couldn't read them and had to skip over them.

The only reason this is getting three stars is because I truly enjoyed all the TV show references, especially those to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I caught nods to The Bronze, Seth, and Dingoes Ate My Baby, which kept me curious to see what other references I could catch.

Overall, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. It's a quick read, especially if you're a fan of 90s TV show nostalgia, but it didn't quite hit the mark for me.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an advanced reader copy. All thoughts are my own.

Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb offers an intriguing premise where Brynn, a recent divorcee, and her roommate Josh, wake up in the world of a 90s TV show. Their mission: to get the characters to fall in love. While the concept is fresh and the adventure helps Brynn and Josh address real-life issues, the romance lacks depth. Their connection feels average, and the ending is too neatly resolved without much emotional tension. Overall, it’s a fun, quick read but leaves something to be desired in terms of a gripping romantic arc. 3 stars.

I loved the blurb and was super excited to read this, but for some reason I could not get into it. I have watched those types of tv shows and have liked them.The author's writing was not a problem, it was more I found the characters not as exciting. I was not as engaged and I know not every book will be a page turner, but it didn't capture my interest. I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This a a fun light hearted read with a nod to many favorite TV shows. I especially loved the section after the acknowledgements that reveals the Easter Eggs of all the TV shows the author pays hommage too. It reads like a modernday Plesantville that has a Dawson's Creek/Gilmore Girls setting with a little Riverdale mixed in. It was a fun adventure & brought me back to my days of being wrapped up in the hottest new teen/young adult drama. I love how the author brought in so many elements of different shows over the 90s/00s so your're likely to notice some fun references no matter what shows you were a fan of. Perfect summer/vacation read. I read it in 2 days & will definitely check out Kate Robb's other work!

Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb will send you straight to the 90’s with all those teen shows we loved.

I think most of us have that show from our teen years that is a comfort show and know all the episodes and maybe ended not quite like how we wanted.

This story gives our main character a chance to get the ending she wanted but isn’t really how things should go?!?!

This story is cute and not a ton of spice for those not into that. it was a super quick read which was nice . It reminded me too much or Pleasantville so didn’t feel so original but was still cute with the teen drama aspect.

Thank you to Net Galley, Kate Robb and Dial Press Trade Paperback for a copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Thank you Net Galley and publicists for the advanced copy of the book.
When I read the premise, I found it something new and interesting to read and when I got into the book, I felt just that, interest in continuing reading and seeing what happened to our characters, although I would like it more as a film.

Kate Robb does it again! Another feel good rom com that touched my soul and made it feel those warm fuzzies. I absolutely adored This Spells Love and Prime Time Romance is just as amazing. A touch of magic, a dash of small town romance, and the nostalgia of all your favorite early 2000s favorite shows (Dawsons Creek, anyone?!) will capture your millennial heart!