I really enjoyed this! I loved the main characters and their banter and dynamics. There was such good chemistry between them. I’ve never read from this author before, but I’d love to read more now in the future!

If you are a fan of romcoms and romance books, this is the book for you! Harry has recently ended his relationship and moved into a spare room with Sally. This is your classic grumpy/sunshine trope, and there are an endless amount of references to classic romcom movies throughout the story. My only complaint was you don’t get to know the characters separately in the beginning, as they meet in the first few pages. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy.

Whilst this book had a bit of a slow start, it picked up quite quickly and ended up being one of my favourites of the year. I am obsessed with Rom Coms, so it was really nice to read a book all about them. This was my first book by Kathryn Freeman and I definitely will be reading more!

We first meet Harry & Sally (loved this nod to my favourite ever film!), Sally needs money and has a spare room to rent and Harry is desperately looking for a room after a relationship breakdown. After one too many cocktails on a Friday evening they decide to try THE lift from Dirty Dancing which Sally records and puts on tiktok, safe to say it goes viral and our story starts there!

I loved that both our characters were three dimensional and whilst they both had character developments neither of them had a whole personality change. I also loved the side characters and I’m hopeful for an interlinking series with some of the other characters!!

Nobody puts romcoms in the corner is a must read for any fans of Sophie Kinsella with a little bit of added spice!

Sally hopes to be the star of her very own romcom one day, sure that she’ll hear the bells and know he’s “the one” from first glance. Little does she know that true love also comes in the form of a blunt, cynical, non-believer of love. Some people just love in their own weird ways.

This book was excellent! Perfect character development. Plenty of laugh out loud moments, and smiling like a goof at my kindle while life goes on around me. Holding back the tears and frustration when things were taking a turn for the worst.

I kind of wish the “turn for the worst” was maybe a different situation? I knew that it was coming from the foreshadowing but how it played out was a little weird. (Maybe Isabelle could have formed her own clip of Harry’s interactions with her and posted it leaving Sally to overthink the situation between them?) It seemed like she was understanding that he loved in different ways and he was just so obvious in his love for her even though he couldn’t say the words. This made her back-to-square-one, does-he-really-love-me because of a trash moment seem a little extreme. But I really enjoyed the story!

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter for the ARC!

My name is Britt and I’m a romcom addict. A few of my favorites include Always Be My Maybe, 27 Dresses, 10 Things I Hate About You, and When Harry Met Sally. Nothing gets my heart fluttering better than a quick-witted conversation full of sexual innuendos, the smart one making the grumpy one fall to his/her knees, and a wonderful HEA.

That’s why I jumped at the chance to read Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner. As a lover of love, this premise sounded so good to me. I’ve read a couple books lately that I was looking for this vibe with that ultimately just fell flat, but I had high hopes this would be the one to satisfy me.

So did I get the HEA I was looking for? Let’s find out!

What I liked about the book:
1. I kind of know what I’m talking about when it comes to Romcoms, so believe me when I say, Kathryn Freeman NAILED IT! This had the perfect mixture of friction, comedy, and swoon. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that more perfectly invoked those same feelings I get when I watch a good romcom. I was so giddy reading this the entire time, that I could not put it down!

2. I loved that we got to see such rich characters in our MCs.

While Sally may have been the lover of all things love, she was also fierce and strong. What the book pointed out so well is just because someone loves love, doesn’t mean they’re blind to reality. We love the HEA, but we realize life is not a fairy tale by any means, we just want the zaps and tingles, or “fuzzies” and “bells”. IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?!?! I loved the realistic take on this as a cynic with a love of romcoms.

Likewise, Harry was a true enigma himself and I loved it. With his outer shell of cynicism and sarcasm, it’s easy to bypass his soft-heart and protective nature of those he truly loves. For a guy so convinced love doesn’t exist, he sure did fall pretty hard for our leading lady pretty fast ❤️

Above all else, they had truly sizzling chemistry! I totally bought it that these two were meant to be from the very beginning and the happy butterflies in my tummy and I loved watching it play out!

3. Of course I loved the mix in with social media and the reenactment fails. Reading these scenes having the actual ones in my mind had me laughing so hard! It took the best moments of romcoms and poked fun at them, but still pushed our MCs into real love which was my ultimate hope and dream for this beautifully opposite couple.

4. Spin off potential! It’s there, you all, and I can’t wait to see if Kathryn expands on this group! I can just see something between Amy and Jack. MARK MY WORDS!

5. I did not realize when I requested this book that it was SUPER British. That’s kinda on me, knowing the publisher is HarperCollins UK 🤦🏼‍♀️. There were definite times I had to reread things to understand what the author was trying to tell me, but once I got into it, it was just such a quaint little addition to the story I really enjoyed. I loved all the phrases and imagining their English accents. Ultimately, it gave this story an extra little pop.

6. Finally, we got a couple doses of body positivity for Sally, who was not plus size but also not stick-thin. I loved that this was incorporated given the social media involved, but also Harry's take on it was so heartwarming.

What could have been better:
1. It would have been nice to have more background into both of the hard parts of their lives. I felt like except for the mediation points for Harry, we didn’t learn too much about his backstory from more than him just telling us. Same with Sally, there was a lot of history there with her and her sister that wasn’t explored as much as I had hoped. I think this story really could have benefitted from at least one flashback for each MC giving us a little more detail and connecting us more to their plights.

Final Rating: 4.5 stars!

Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, and Kathryn Freeman for the free copy of this ARC. The opinions expressed above are honest and voluntary.

I really enjoyed this book! Often when books have a lot of romance recreations it turns very cliche, but this was extremely well done and I was pleasantly surprised. All the characters - especially Amy - showed a lot of growth over the course of the book, and I truly felt like they were real people. Now I want to go watch all the classic movies again!!! I loved all the references. Harry and Sally had an adorable relationship (sorry Harry, I called you adorable) and I was LIVING for it.

Sally is a hopeless romantic, she loves every romcom ever made and owns a coffee shop called the Love Bean (which I thought meant something completely different LOL) which carries cards in the window of every successful romance which has started with a date in her café.

Harry is Sally's opposite. A burly builder, he doesn't believe in romance AT ALL, and doesn't plan to fall in love. After he found his girlfriend 'entertaining' her boss, he left the house he lovingly restored and moved into Sally's spare room. At first the two of them are like ships that pass in the night, keeping their separate shelves in the fridge and only crossing paths in the hallways, then one night after a few too many glasses of wine, Sally tries to explain the iconic Dirty Dancing lift to Harry and they end up trying to recreate it - with predictably hilarious failure. However, when Sally loads the video into TikTok they become an overnight sensation with thousands of likes and comments clamouring for them to (fail to) recreate other iconic romcom scenes.

This was funny and referenced so many of my favourite romcom films, but there were a few I didn't recognise so I may have to watch them. I suspect that this book would be of little interest to someone who hadn't seen the majority of these films, but then I guess you wouldn't choose to read a romance unless you liked the genre in the first place.

I felt that the book lost a bit of focus in the middle, but in some ways that also helped to cement the growing romance between Harry and Sally, you get to see them falling in love gradually rather than it all happening way too fast.

I've enjoyed Kathryn Freeman's books in the past, although I am currently struggling to finish another of hers. This is definitely in the thumbs-up pile.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This book is such a fun and nostalgic walk down romcom memory lane. A nice way to lose yourself in a happily ever after book.

The main characters are unlikely roommates that set out to rrecreate the more iconic romcom scenes. This was a fun book that was a slow development.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This is a love letter to all things romance. The references, the pics, all just romance in fine form.
Sally and Harry are great characters and, typically, I fell in total love with their story.

Just wonderful.

Harry and Sally were likeable, realistic, and well-portrayed. The issues they faced were on the realistic side, which was quite refreshing. I enjoyed this story, and I am looking forward to the author's future releases.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC.

I liked this book okay. I did kind of roll my eyes a few times at the cheesiness but I suppose that can happen when the title of the book is literally mentioning rom coms.

Sally is a hopeless romantic who owns a coffee shop with her friends. She believes in true love and “hearing the bells” when you find your person. Harry is extremely cynical about love and relationships due to his upbringing. Circumstances have him renting a room from Sally, and they end up making Tik Toks together of rom com scenes.

A story being based around Tik Toks does make me cringe a little. The story was cute, but the conflict was so contrived with Harry’s ex. The grand gesture at the end was very sweet.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an awesome read! The cover of the book is what really caught my attention, and what a fantastic read it was! I loved how lighthearted this book was, it was incredibly enjoyable, so much so that I finished it in one sitting. This was the first novel I read by Kathryn Freeman, and I loved her writing style! It felt so realistic, and genuinely laugh out loud funny. I would highly recommend this book to any rom-com lover or anyone looking for a fun, light-hearted read!

Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC! I will surely be purchasing a physical copy on pub day!

“What about Sally to my Harry?”
A romcom lover with a non love believer, sharing the same apartment and recreating scenes from her favourite romcoms for her TikTok videos … what can go wrong??
If you don’t consider this book a romcom that will get you ready for the Christmas season !! This book has almost every trope you love in a romance story: forced proximity, roommate romance, grumpy sunshine and banter with an incredible tension between the main characters. I actually enjoyed the spicy scenes despite them not being very frequent nor intese. They were fun nonetheless. I wish I could say that this is the story when the guy falls first but once again with have that situation when the woman falls first and then he follows right after … maybe even the hardest.
Nonetheless I can say that I had fun reading it and it’s a fast read for everyone in love with this kind of books. Especially if you’re really into those big romantic scenes happening in movies like Bridget Jones, Love Actually … and The Notebook of course !!!!
“She settled with Harry meets Sally to do Love Actually”

Too cliched for me and couldn’t get into the romance even though I thought I would love all the romcom references.

'Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner' was a quick and fun read, stacked with delightful romcom references. Kathryn Freeman's new novel is about Harry and Sally (reference number one: check). Harry moves in with Sally as her lodger, finding he clashes with his perky new romcom obsessed flatmate. Despite their interests being at odds, one evening, they recreate the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing on TikTok and find themselves going viral. Soon, they are recreating a range of romcom moments for their gripped TikTok audience who are waiting for a real romance to bloom. Will it happen? Well of course, but read on to enjoy the ride.

There was a lot to like about Harry and Sally, particularly their searing chemistry as they recreate a range of romcom moments with a twist. Whether this involves clay, shopping or questionable activities in a cafe, romcom fans will absolutely love making the connections between the references and their favourite movies. My favourite scene was definitely recreating Ghost, the tension reaching unbearable levels. In the latter parts of the book, it is unfortunate that the plot felt a little repetitive and like the same issues were throwing up roadblocks for the couple. I got quite frustrated particularly with Harry's view on love, however much Freeman tried to explain away his motivations using childhood trauma.

Overall, this is a fun read and will particularly appeal to anyone who has seen a decent number of classic romcoms. Come for the references and stay for the tension between our central couple. 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner by Kathryn Freeman was a sweet, fun and entertaining rom-com.

The main characters are so relatable.
Light, engaging, and so cute.
A feel good rom-com that completely swept me away.
I was drawn into the story from the beginning and was hooked until the end.
The characters were well-developed and interesting.
I thought the story was well paced and engrossing throughout the entire read.
Freeman honestly write a captivating page turner and I absolutely enjoyed it.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was the sweetest cover and title and I was hooked from the start! I would definitely recommend you to pick this up if you love rom com movies or books. This will be right up your alley!

Yes to Freeman! This is my 3rd book by this author and she has pleased me each time.
New trope to me: romance loving woman meets sarcastic , love allergic man. They determine it’s only meant to be a fling or just for their newfound TikTok followers so they can both make some extra cash.
Perfect book to root for love!

The title alone had me because I am total Dirty Dancing fan. This book had it all and was not disappointed. Loved it all. I love me some Romcoms and this was it for me.

Do you love romcom movies? Do you love romcom books? If you answered yes to either one of those questions then this is the book for you! I am an unabashed fan of both and this book, while predictable as most romcoms are, was still a fun read.

I didn't get the Harry & Sally name references right off the bat (as the movie "When Harry Met Sally" isn't one of my faves) but it made me giggle when I "got it." I truly enjoyed Harry and his story. His life wasn't filled with love and he didn't know how to reconcile that with this new woman he met and ultimately falls in love with. Sally, on the other hand, is all about romcoms all the time, like ALL THE TIME!!!!!!! It is a wee bit immature in my opinion but what she lacks in realism she makes up for in spunkiness.

I enjoyed Kitty & Vince immensely. As side characters they did a wonderful job being there for their girl, Sally.

I would recommend this book if you want to smile and laugh and ultimately have a good time.