I loved this story, and the expert narration really added to my experience. This was very enjoyable and easy for me to recommend to almost any women's fiction or romance reader!

I really enjoyed this book! It was the first I read of Katherine Center and it was very enjoyable. I look forward to reading more in the future!

I don't want to say I'm Katherine Center's biggest fan, but she does make me kinda fangirl. She writes the BEST books and The Rom-Commers was no exception. The narration was spot on and the dialogue! She's the Queen of dialogue. I laughed, I cried. I cried a lot, but it was okay. I loved the ending, the bonus scene and the author's note. I loved everything about this title, even Cuthbert, and considering I have an aversion to rodents, that's saying a lot. It's a must-read for anyone who needs just a really good book.

THE ROM-COMMERS 3 stars
Author: Katherine Center
Format: Audiobook
Hours: 11 hours 21 minutes
Goodreads: 4.43

Summary:

Emma Wheeler desperately wants her romance writing career to take off and become a famous screenwriter. So, when her long-time best friend/ex-boyfriend Logan, sets her up with a job to help rewrite a very poorly written rom-com by the very famous, very handsome Charlie Yates, Emma cannot believe her luck. While Emma’s younger sister Sylvie steps in for their father’s caretaking duties, Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. Except… when she arrives, Charlie makes it very clear he doesn’t want to write with anyone. And he definitely didn’t give Logan the go ahead, to send Emma all the way here to stay with him. He’s broody, ungrateful, and worst of all, he doesn’t even like rom coms! Emma decides she will do whatever it takes to show Charlie that true love is real and does exist. But what happens when in the midst of all this ‘research’, Emma ends up falling for the one man who does not believe in happily ever after...

Thoughts:

THANK YOU MacMillan audio for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!!

This was just not it for me. The reviews I had been seeing were great and the Goodreads rating was very high, so  I thought I was going to totally love this!? However, I just felt like I couldn’t wait for this to be over. I felt like Emma was so oblivious, naïve and wayyyy over the top (*in a million different circumstances*). Charlie was also just a complete a**hole. He was mean and the number of times he said or did hurtful things to Emma should not have been redeemable. There was truly not any point I felt that the two had good chemistry. I also feel like nothing really happened in this whole book?! This was just a huge miss for me, (also I am wondering if I really just also disliked the audio version??)

Every time I read a Katherine Center book I always think wow this one is the best one. Her newest book that releases at the beginning of June is no exception. I absolutely loved and devoured this book.

Emma is a writer whose life was altered with an accident that left her taking care of her ill father. As soon as her sister graduates from college, she is given an opportunity to trade her places and work toward her own dreams. She’s travels to California to work with her idol of screenwriting. 

After a rocky start, she and Charlie begin working on a failed romcom that Charlie has already started. She works not only fix the screenplay, but also to fix Charlie‘s opinion about love and the power of a good romcoms.  

The narration was done very well and I loved the voices that she did for each of the characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I initially LOVED 'The Rom-Commers' but I wasn't a fan of Katherine Center herself as a narrator. Not for me.

What a delight!! So much heart in this story. I love how Center writes complex families and weaves her characters’ worlds together.
I was wary of this after finding the FMC in Hello Stranger difficult, but I was rooting so hard for our screenwriting, strawberry hoodie wearing heroine Emma! I loved the forced proximity as she worked along side her idol/hero/crush writer Charlie and they learned from each other.
I was a little frustrated with some of the later miscommunication (or lack of communication entirely) towards the end but the grand gesture absolutely paid off.
In all, this was a joyful story with the core belief that our relationships don’t complete our identities, but they can change our lives.

Must listen! This one yanked my heart out several times & then put it back together. I didn't read the trigger warnings, so that's my own fault and the story hit too close to home for my own personal experience, yet I still LOVED it! Emma & Charlie were so similar that it shouldn't have worked, but it did. Their story just clicked for me. It was a myriad of emotions portrayed in this book and I felt every emotion that Emma and Charlie felt. The narrator was adequate for me. I struggled with her British accent, but it definitely wasn't a deal breaker. She made up for it with the emotion and expressionism she delivered for Emma and Charlie, so the side characters were an afterthought at the end of the day.

I can't wait for this one to be released!

This book made me laugh, angry, giddy, and it made me cry (just a little). I was immersed in this beautiful and messy story of Emma and Charlie, a story of conquering fears, finding hope, and, of course, love. I enjoyed the whole journey. It’s a rom-com masterpiece.

**I really recommend the audiobook!

Thank you to Net Galley and MacMillan audio for the ARC! This book releases on June 11, 2024.

Katherine Center has been an author I have really enjoyed and now after finishing The Rom-Commers she has become a must-read author for me. It’s a close tie for which one is my favorite by her between this book and The Bodyguard, right now I will say The Rom-Commers is the winner.

The story follows Emma who wants to be a screenwriter but she feels she can not leave her home in Texas because she takes care of her father. There was an accident when Emma was younger that took the life of her mother and injured her father. You learn more about this accident throughout the book and it is truly an emotional ride.

Emma gets an opportunity to help rewrite a script with one of her favorite screenwriters Charlie Yates. Charlie at first wants nothing to do with Emma and does not want any help, but with the help of a mutual friend and Emma's agent, Charlie accepts the help.

I went through a lot of emotions in this book and most were brought on by Charlie. You will love and hate him throughout the story. With Emma, there was never a time I did not love her.

At the time of writing this, The Rom-Commers is on my short list for my favorite book this year. Do not miss this one!

This was my first Katherine Center book and it did not disappoint. Equally laugh out loud funny and vulnerable. Extremely likable FMC that I was rooting for from the very beginning.

Thank you NETGALLEY for the advanced copy.

Katherine Center's romcoms always have me giggling away and this was no exception. I read this one on audio while walking my dog, so the neighbors probably think I'm a bit batty now but I was enjoying myself too much to mind.

Charlie was hard to love at first. He's crabby (which I didn't mind - grumpy/sunshine is my favorite romcom trope) but more notably he seems to be doing some underhanded things that I didn't love. But this is a romcom, so he redeemed himself in the end, of course. Poor Emma has been through the wringer with her life, but I liked the growth in her character as well as the way her family role and the relationships she has with her sister and dad grew.

The banter was great but the story did veer into the overly dramatic and unlikely a couple of times which I didn't love. Overall, this isn't my absolute favorite of Center's romcoms to date, but I had such a blast with Charlie and Emma that I'm not mad about it.


A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

I hoped the title of this book meant it’d be a perfect rom com and that it was! Loved the celebrity component, the family drama, and the perfect ending of a rom com just hits. Read this one if you like Emily Henry and ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld. Nothing novel here but just a good slam dunk you’ll enjoy it romcom

GIRL BYE!!!!!! This was my first 5 star read or listen of 2024. And I mainly read dark romance books. The darker the better. But for what ever reason this one spoke to me. It was a great audio book and I enjoyed the narrator. I even relistened to a certain line over and over again so i could write it down. I even loved it so much that I bought the physical signed copy of the book. ITS A MUST LISTEN OF 2024.

Another amazing book! I did enjoy the audiobook on this one!

This one was funny, witty and sad at times but that seems to be a normal for her stories! I did enjoy all the characters and the story line! At first I was a tad worried it might be boring but once it picked up it was hard to stop listening! Usually when books involve obsessions with movies, films or that sort of thing for some reason that makes me loose interest. I think its the constant repeating of information that makes me loose interest but this quickly changed after a chapter or two.

Rating: 5 stars! (I would give it more if that was an option!

Im not even sure where to start with this book. I will say, I was 15% in and decided this was a book (without even finishing it!) that I HAD to have on my bookshelf! I preordered a copy, and am happy to report back post-finishing the book, I am so glad I did.

Katherine Center always writes the most swoon worthy, clean romances. Is there misunderstandings? Sure. Do they characters say super cheesy lines? OF COURSE! Can I not wait to have my hands on a physical copy so I can go back and highlight all of those cheesy lines?! YES!

Bonus points for the extra chapter in the audio book. The secondary POV was everything.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ohh the Rom-Commers, this was such a cute romance read! I found myself cheering for both main characters throughout the book. The chemistry that they had was undeniable, and translated well through the authors writing. I laughed out loud at parts of the book as well! It was a well rounded book that kept me wanting to listen to find out what would happen. I really enjoyed the narrator as well! Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and Kathrine Center for allowing me to listen to the book in exchange for an honest review!

I absolutely loved this story! I appreciated the strong female character of Emma and resonated with her efforts to maintain control and prevent bad things from happening. I was surprised by Charlie's character in his efforts to push Emma away, but the subsequent chapters beautifully and tragically revealed why he had done so. I was on the edge of my seat hearing Emma trying to make it to the airport and cried along with her when it was thought that Charlie had lung cancer. I think this story was a beautiful testament to love and the devotion that people can have towards one another.

I am a big fan of Katherine Center, and I have to say The Rom-Commers is her best book yet! Seriously I would give it 6/5 if I could. The characters are so relatable, despite their "glamorous" Hollywood life (I tend to not like books with the 'famous person' trope). It is raw and flawless BECAUSE of the characters' flaws. I have already recommended The Rom-Commers to several people and plan on many re-reads.

The narrator of the audiobook was perfect.

Look. I loved this Hollywood romance (tangentially related to The Bodyguard which I recommend to absolutely everyone.) The only reason I didn’t rate it a full five stars is that Emma is a touch too much of a martyr for me. Like, I get it to an extent, but also, wow.

Okurrr. That being said, I love love love the relationship that evolves between Charlie and Emma. They start out with Emma being disappointed in Charlie as a human being. She has hero worshipped him for years as her favorite screenwriter/idol. Unfortunately, he’s also kind of a dick and needs help growing into his humanity. Fortunately, he has a martyr to help him.

The aforementioned Charlie is a big time Hollywood screenwriter and he has written an absolute abomination of a romantic comedy. Enter Emma, a romantic comedy aficionado and screenwriter who hasn’t been able to live up to her career potential due to some truly horrible circumstances. Their mutual manager does some shady shit to get them to work together. Somehow he remains employed.

Seriously, their relationship is the definition of slow burn filled with hard choices and mutual yearning. There are exactly zero spicy scenes in this, but chock full of longing and hope.

Also, I have to talk about the narration. I’m not sure I’ve listened to @pattimurin before, but I flipped. She is so good!!! I need more of her voice in my life and I’m about to go find some more books.

Thank you to @netgalley for the ALC. All thoughts about this book are mine alone.

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