The Rom-Commers is one of my new favorite rom-coms. I enjoyed almost every minute of this book and look forward to listening to other books by Katherine Center. Center made me swoon for her characters (rom) and chuckle at their antics (com) throughout most of the book.
Our premise is that a relatively no-name screenwriter is unofficially and awkwardly teamed up with a high-profile screenwriter to work on a rom-com script as a ghostwriter. He doesn’t want her help at first, but after some entertaining antics, they become a team in more ways than one.
The ending was pretty drawn out and felt too long for the little information and plot it provided. Once the audiobook got to 39 minutes left, I was ready for it to end (and it felt complete), but it kept going.
The narrator was fun. She did a good job keeping me engaged in listening to the story throughout the entire audiobook. I didn’t have to rewind because of zoning out at boring parts or subpar narrating.
Overall, this is a 5-star read / listen for me, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a quick, romedy audiobook that leaves you with warm, fuzzy feel.

Thank you NetGalley, Katherine Center, and Macmillan Audio for this ARC/ALC (advance listener copy). And thank you to Patti Murin for excellent narration.

i was lucky enough to get the audio for this book by Netgalley. What a cute story! The narration was fabulous. This book of two authors, one a rom com writer and one not, working together will be your summers beach read!

3.5 stars rounded to 4. The premise was so cute and the writing was great but I found myself getting very annoyed with both characters and I personally don’t think the MMC had a good redeeming arc! Besides that it was a cute rom com and would read more from Katherine Center!

This book was FABULOUS! I do not know how to put into words how much I loved The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center.

Emma Wheeler always wanted to be a screenwriter. But life happened as she has been her father’s caretaker for the past ten years. Emma made sure her younger sister was able to attend college. She fiercely loves her family and has made huge sacrifices for them. She accepts this is her life and makes the best out of it, but when her ex-boyfriend/agent calls from LA with the offer of a lifetime, her sister agrees to take over the care of their father.

Famed action screen-writer, Charlie Yates, has written a rom-com. It is awful - so awful that his agent has found someone to help him rewrite it. Charlie can’t believe his agent sprung “a failed, nobody screenwriter” on him. He doesn’t write with anyone and he doesn’t care about this script. He doesn’t even believe in love. He is writing this movie in exchange for getting his mob movie made.

Emma is hurt. She might be a nobody right now but she is good and she knows rom-coms better than anyone else. She tells Charlie just how awful his movie is and he wonders if maybe she does know what she is talking about. Not that it matters - this movie is never getting made.

As Emma and Charlie rewrite and she teaches him about why love stories matter, they begin to get into a groove. Charlie still doesn’t understand why romance matters so Emma tells him to kiss someone for research. When that someone turns out to be Emma and the kiss seems like it is for more than research, anything can happen…

Katherine Center has created two characters with layers that keep peeling back until you see the real people. You will laugh, you will be heartbroken, and you will see that the bad things don’t have to define you. I hope you love Emma and Charlie as much as I did!

Patti Murin did a great job with the narration and bringing the characters to life. She nailed the dry humor shared by both characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for a chance to listen to The Rom-Commers ahead of its publication date.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

I did not like this book, which obviously is the minority based on Goodreads. Things I did not like were:
1) the main character Emma - she was aggressively annoying, so stupid (the whole "problem" was not even a problem, Emma was just dumb), the plot line where she takes care of her dad wasn't "sweet" she just came across as trying to be a martyr. And she was just mean - especially towards her sister.
2) the male main character Charlie - he was also annoying, I could see his "problem" coming and being solved before the book even finished, he was also not very nice and the way he was described didn't really lend itself to being a romantic man crush,
3) the plot lines were so dumb and cringy - I absolutely hated the swan dive scene among others.
4) the narrator of this book was INCREDIBLY annoying to listen to and I think made Emma an even more annoying character than she already was.

Anyway, I gave this book two stars because I did finish it but I think I am going to take a break from Katherine Center books for a while. The only book I've actually liked in her repertoire is The Bodyguard, so one out of the many she has written, doesn't really bode well for me.

I loved this book.

So, so much.

I want to start by saying Andrew Garfield is Noah in my head. Sorry if you don’t agree. Your loss.

That being said it made it even more emotional for me. The feelings were feeling. It was beautiful and heartbreaking. Real and raw. This book got me.

The video. Gone. I’m dead. It was so much.

Anyway I adored this book.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

Such a cute rom-com! Emma is a wannabe screen writer and her idol is Charlie. Through a mutual friend Emma ends up working with Charlie and realizes that he is not what he seems. He is horrible to her and has a huge ego. This enemies to lovers trope will make you laugh, smile, and cry. Wonderful storytelling and writing!

Thank you net galley for the audio arc of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

As someone who watches tv with subtitles to help process, I thought I would take a chance on an audiobook. But this one was a DNF and I don’t know if “it’s not you, it’s me” is the right answer for this one. I got 8%in and then skipped around a lot. The writing seems very immature (YA even?) the MMC was not a nice, swoon-worthy character and the amount of times the FMC says his name throughout the beginning of the book *eye roll*. So again, maybe it was me. Or maybe it was the narration and the storyline.

I’ve read a few other Katherine Center books and enjoyed them though.

I think books are subjective. Don’t let my bad experience stop you from reading (and hopefully enjoying) this story!

This is just what I have come to expect from Katherine Center. I think she writes great and creative rom coms and this one was no different. The only qualm I had with this one is I genuinely believed that there wouldn’t be the “rom” for this romcom, I was really unconvinced the male MC would be “the one.” He frequently referred to his ex-wife and his wife and I think said hurtful things too often. It makes sort of sense in the end, but I wasn’t sold by this guy.

I wish I could call @katherinecenter right now and thank her. Her continued validation of romance as a genre is so satisfying as someone who is unabashedly a romance fan. I think the genre suffers from the old-fashioned images of Harlequin bodice rippers that were sold on grocery store endcaps. Center does such an excellent job in this book of defending the genre to naysayers (not that any naysayer would pick this book up-but they should!) This book is about Emma, a romance writer who is also the caretaker of her beloved father, and Charlie, a very famous scriptwriter, who wants nothing to do with romance. He has written a romance to appease a well-connected producer and it is bad. Emma is called in to help salvage it. The thing is, he doesn’t care to have it salvaged. Emma and Charlie face a lot of complex challenges on their road to inevitable HEA territory. Center does such a beautiful job (again!) of outlining that while romance is predictable, this predictability may be just what some of us need in order to feel fulfilled and satisfied. In romance, the journey is the fun! The Rom-Commers was a lot of fun. Part of the sadness of it ending is knowing I won’t have a new Katerine Center book to read for quite some time:( Thanks to MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for this advanced listen. It publishes on 6/11! @netgalley @macmillan.audio #katherinecenter #romancebooks #romancestagrammer

I love Katherine Center! Every one of her books is so much heart and life behind it! This one is no different. I thoroughly enjoyed the audio narration for this one! This story was full of hope and healing. Katherine Center always handles heavy topics in every book with such tenderness and it’s one of my favorite things about this book! These have got to be some of my most favorite characters! They were both so endearing and utterly lovable, even from the very grumpy start! This book is guaranteed to make you smile. You will fall in love with every single character (except for TJ). I definitely would recommend this book to anyone!

This was a wonderful romantic comedy! I loved the interaction and character development throughout the story. The characters were relatable and their banter had me laughing out loud. This is one that I will be adding to my personal library!

5 ⭐ 0 🌶️ 4 🎧

This was such a sweet story. Both Emma and Charlie had some very sad and heartbreaking pasts that left them unable to really find, or in Charlie's case even believe, in love. In The Rom-Commers we got to watch them come together to discover what love truly is and I loved it so much.

I laughed so much, especially in the beginning when they were still arguing constantly. The banter is so perfect. A few times Charlie left me feeling quite mad, but I knew it was his own personal hang ups making him be a donkey. I wanted to wrap Emma up in a hug, but that girl truly knew how to hold her own. I loved how tough she was, even though at times in was a detriment to herself.

There were some pretty heavy tones in this story, especially in the 3rd act. Certain events turned my frown upside down... but I was really happy with how everyone ended happily ever after in the end.

The audio was really good, I loved this listen and definitely recommend it. Patti Murin did a great job and I love that Katherine Center did her own acknowledgments, which was partially a rant on how most of the the world looks down on romance readers and made me wanna pump my fist in the middle of my grocery store.

Such a fun story! Always love a Katherine Center story for romance, comedy, and heart tugging. This was not an exception. Perfect summer read, and great narration!

Inhaled. In one go. It's rare for me to do that and I cannot think of any higher praise for this. It was fun, cute, and oh so sweet. Literally could not have been dragged away from this and I loved every second.

Katherine Center is truly the best. The writing? Magnificent. The Ménière’s representation?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! This book was dazzling. I loved it so much 😭

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center follows aspiring screenwriter Emma Yates, a full-time caregiver who is offered the opportunity to rewrite a not-so-great rom-com screenplay by the famous Charlie Yates. As Emma’s sister steps into the caregiver role, she then flies out to LA to begin her work with Charlie. Overall, I enjoyed this read! This was a new author for me, so I’m not sure if this is typical for this particular author, but there is no steam in this romance novel. That didn’t bother me or negatively impact the story, but may bother some romance readers. It had some real-world problems arise, which made for an impactful story although there are some sad points and discussions.
What I liked: There were a lot of lovable moments between this grumpy x sunshine pair. The pet guinea pig was just SO cute. I liked how a thorough epilogue was included. I also enjoyed reading the author’s love letter to the romance genre that was included at the very end. Some things that didn’t work for me: The two main characters were difficult to connect with at times. And while I see some charming qualities in Charlie, I wanted to know more about the Italian cowboy lol.

4.0/5 stars!

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. My comments are an independent, honest review.

I absolutely love this book. Katherine Center has such a way with stories. Her stories make perfect audio books, her writing style makes it so that it sounds like the narrator is talking to you and not reading a book.

Emma wants nothing more than to be a screenwriter, however due to an accident she is homebound as her sole caregiver to her handicapped father. When she gets a call from her childhood friend to re-write a script with her favorite screenwriter, Charlie Yates, she jumps at the chance. Once she talks her sister into taking care of her father, she is off to L.A..

Charlie only writes a rom-com in order to get his other script filmed. He also does not need nor want any help re-writing it. After a night of reading Emma's work he decides that he will give her a chance.

These two characters had great banter. Emma's exasperation with Charlie was cute. He was grumpy to her sunshine.

Patti Muren did a great job narrating the story. Her voice fit the characters perfectly. I was able to determine when the characters changed. Her voice is very emotional and descriptive, and her pacing was perfect. The book was over before I knew it. I loved the way Emma would pause to give you some of her back story. It felt like she was talking directly to you. The authors writing works so great as an audio book.

I loved everything about this audiobook. If you love grumpy/sunshine, you will love this.

Thank you Macmillan audio and NetGalley for providing this audiobook for my very honest review.

Katherine Center proves once again why she deserves to be at the top of ever romance lover's auto-buy list.

As a reader who naturally gravitates toward spicy romance, there is one author I can count on to make me enjoy a book without spice time and time again.

With an emotionally full character driven story between Emma and Charlie--two screenwriters struggling for very different reasons--and a cast of supporting characters that you can't help but love, The Rom-Commers will punch you right in the feels before wrapping you up in a giant hug of emotion.

If I could give it more than five stars, I absolutely would.

I wasn't ready for The Rom-Commers to end! Love all of Katherine Center's books and this one was no exception. This was the first time I've listened to one of her books on audio and it was great!