***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Told in three different timelines, I sadly found it somewhat slow and boring. I dnf,ed it.

Love, Unscripted is a book with multiple timelines. However I found it slow moving even with the time skips. The main reason for that is because the characters lacked chemistry.

Love, Unscripted is written in 3 timelines. You have the moment where the main character Nick meets Ellie the night of the presidential election of 2008. Then you have the after the part where their relationship is over and Nick is trying to figure how everything went wrong. The third part (The Intermission) is written more in depth of their relationship and how some things were in Nick's mind.

This book deals with relationships, friendships, and trying to figure life out when it seems that everything is falling apart.

I felt the book was a little slow. I had a hard time investing my time in this story so it took a little longer to finish. I felt like Nick was a little annoying with his choices. The movie references I didnt get because I have never watched any of the movies. With that aside. I did find Nick and his sister funny at times. I did like The Intermission parts of the story where you get to know the characters a little bit better. Unfortunately that was the shortest part of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Ballantine for providing an ARC of this book for an honest review.

dnf @ 20%. i found this to be utterly confusing. the time skips were nonsensical, and the main character was almost impossible to root for. i get that the point of the book is nick realizing that he's made a lot of mistakes in his relationship with ellie, but i don't think i can read 200+ pages with characters i just am not clicking with.

This book was written by a British author. It was told through a telling of intermissions. There were some really funny times. The characters were pretty funny but there were times were it just dragged. I feel like there was too much filler and not enough substance. I’m sure this book is someone’s cup of tea but it just wasn’t mine.

*I was given a free advanced copy of this book by Net Galley in exchange for my honest and voluntary review. All thoughts and opinions are those of my own.*

This was such an adorable story that had me laughing and feeling extremely nostalgic to the love stories that I grew up watching and reading being brought to life in a new way. I loved seeing this from a man’s perspective wanting movie worthy romance in his life.

The story starts with Nick mourning the loss of his long-term girlfriend Ellie. Nick is a projectionist and views his whole life as a movie. The story is told in both the past and the present as Nick tries to figure out what went wrong between he and his girlfriend and also tries to evaluate what is valuable in his current life. Nick makes some dumb mistakes and at times is a little unlikable but I enjoyed the dry British humor is this book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House-Ballantine for this ARC in return for my honest review.

Love, Unscripted

I Picked Up This Book Because: Netgalley cover coveted

The Characters:

Nick (never ran across a last name):
Ellie Brown:
A bunch of people who don’t seem to matter in the story. Or at least what I read of it.

The Story:

I was seduced by a cute cover and a clever title and I kinda regret it. Nick is a projectionist at a theater in the throws of an ended relationship and being laid off. This story is told in alternating chapters of the night Nick met Ellie (the relationship ender) and the present. For me the pacing was slow and the story never really got interesting. There were moments like in the garden with the shoe vomiter and when Ellie talked about her brother that captured my attention briefly but they were they were the only two I could remember in the 40% I committed to this book. I did read the final two chapters and I found the ending to be rather “blah” so I decided to call it quits rather than go back and struggle through the rest.

I had high hopes, I’m sad they didn’t work out.

The Random Thoughts:

DNF - no rating

A contemporary RomCom what else could I ask for nothing I loved Nic and Ellie and I loved the movie reference in this book at time it got a little slow but I still enjoyed this one very much. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for this Arc

First thought on this book; It's told through form intermissions and that's really unique. I've seen books done in 'parts' before but I thought the usage of 'intermissions' was wholly appropriate for this book.

The book follows the break up of Nick and Ellie, flashing back and forth, as Nick lives in the past and present as he tries to figure out just what and where it all went wrong with Ellie. Nick often goes to a slightly 'woe-me' attitude but I find that it's excusable because who the hell doesn't throw themselves pity parties, especially during a break-up.

I thought both characters were funny ass hell, quick and sharp and really entertaining. I didn't, however, feel any sort of connection to the characters in the book. This was more of an 'easy' read where I just pick it up and read whenever I'm feeling bored. I put 'easy' in parenthesis because there were a few heavy parts but all in all, this would be classified as a 'rom-com' which I always equate to 'easy reads'.

I loved the development between the characters, most importantly with Nick. He, after all the back and forth between past and present, found and accepted his own faults which I thought was refreshing. It was a bit aggravating by the couple's lack of communication but they got through it after all.

This is a great read all in all!

A witty rom-com by debut author Owen Nicholls. The story is about Nick and Ellie who are well written even if Nick is a bit of a downer at times. This was such a cute story and one of the favourites that I read this month. It's funny and I like that the characters aren't perfect. They have flaws. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I highly recommend this to rom-com lovers!

“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”

Are you kidding me? A rom-com about love story of movie nerd walking, talking about nonstop movie references and his name is Nick! Well at least our first two letters are the same and the inner nerd, geeky soul of mine positively fit with Nick’s quirkiness. (I’m kind of a person gets a call around 2 a.m. from their friends to be asked about the name of the art director of some European movie and I always give the right answer, resuming my sleep after cursing on the phone)

So Nick is a projectionist in a small local movie theater (my dream job but unfortunately they pay more for screenwriters!!!)He meets with his dream girl at 2008 election party. He questions himself if one night with her is okay or if he should risk his heart to form a devoted relationship. So we see quick glances with the flashbacks from this very special night and move back and forth the present time how their story is shaped and embellished.

I liked the way of writer’s screenplay stile telling his story. I enjoyed the love story of Ellie and Nick. It’s another self-realization, testing your limits and facing your fears kind of compelling story which always suits with my expectations. And nothing is boring about the story. It was quite captivating to devour each page. So I had a good time, got my romance intake and learned that there are more movie nerds out there like me! Good to know not to be alone in this world! Amen to that!

Special thanks to Netgalley and Headline for sharing this lovely ARC COPY with me in exchange my honest review and of course so much thanks to Owen Nicholls for his intelligence, creativity. I hope to read more works of him in near future.

This was a modern, yet universal take on relationships. The author is very funny. The dialog between the characters and one-liners they deliver are hilarious. I enjoyed the film and music artist name drops, although they were billed as heavily rom-com and I found them to be more wide-ranging, instead. That said, they are almost all of a high-brow/hipster variety that I related to, but might not relate to all audiences. I also found the male protagonist a little mopey, but we were witnessing his "rock bottom". However, the humor displayed, even in these moments, helped get you through.

This is a debut novel from author Owen Nichols that I’ve been dying to get my hands on. **fun fact about me, I worked in a movie theater as my first job and moved up to a projectionist... I witnessed the change from film to digital and the effects it had on the movie theater industry. It was a little heart wrenching. So, when I heard of this book I was so excited to read a book dedicated to movies, film and the old movie theaters run on film.

The way the story is told is thru the hero in flashbacks looking back over the destruction of his relationship. It’s told in a way that keeps honest to how movies are portrayed in film that made for a great tie-in to the book.
This is identified as a rom-com but there are definitely some moments that emotionally grab you.

I read this book early thanks to #NetGalley

This was a tough book to make it through. It felt like one big film and song reference, which was annoying and a tad pretentious. The premise was cool, but there were just SO many name drops, that I didn't care what happened to the characters.

I found this incredibly confusing...It was a tough read for me and I wished I had liked it but I didn't really get the gist of it for the longest time. It was too hard to relate to and I found it not enjoyable at all. 2/5 stars

This was really quite enjoyable. I felt like it had some wonderful depth, and the character growth of Nick was fantastic.

I liked Nick, and liked the Ellie that we got to know through his eyes and memories. The Election Night chapters were some of my favorites. They definitely felt like they were "from a film."

The ending was a bit surprising, but is pretty fitting for Nick and his love of movies.

I loved the concept of a witty romantic comedy about romantic comedies. Although, I struggled with Nick's narration. He seemed dimwitted about what happened to him and his voice read as pretentious. I understand that the topic of movies can in and of itself seem pretentious, but I didn't find that In Waiting for Tom Hanks. The back and forth between the past and present also wasn't something I was a fan of. For this story, it worked. It was done well, I'm just not the biggest fan.

This was a good book, and I did enjoy the perspective. There were some parts that were a little contrived but overall I felt that the story was relatable and well told.

I so wanted to like this book. With all the references to favorite romantic movies, I really thought it would be just my cup of tea. But the main character is just so whiny and self-pitying that I couldn't possibly root for him. This reminded me very much of 500 Days of Summer, which a lot of people love but I found the guy in that just lame and pathetic, too. Being bummed about a break-up, ok. Blaming it entirely on the other person and just wallowing in misery...may believable but it really isn't fun to read about.