I really loved this book! It was well written and love the dialogue in the book. The author did a great job in writing the characters and the relatability.

Four stars. Delightfully Hallmark-y with heart. I'm so glad this book found me, it's the perfect way to start of the new year! I thought I knew where it was going, but I was so wrong! Light, breezy, a perfect way to reset!

I hate to say this but this book bored me! I couldn’t get my way through it, and I am a romance / meet cute lover! I love books that fit this typical description but this one didn’t hit it for me,

This was cute, but I didn't LOVE it. Nora started to really bother me toward the middle, and not in a good way! I like when books have complicated main characters and narrators, but here I felt like Nora was just going in a completely different direction. There was a bit of "insta love" between her and Leo and I didn't love how involved her kids got with him, because...he's there for a short period of time and also a huge celebrity? Girl, what are you DOING! I was yelling at the page! I wish the relationship was fleshed out a bit more, I would have liked more character background from Leo to understand him a bit more.

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons for my copy, all thoughts are my own.

I enjoyed this! I think it could have been 50 pages longer because the ending felt pretty sudden. But I got very invested in the characters and their story, so overall a fun read!

LOVED THIS ONE!

It is so refreshing to see books that feature an actual middle aged love interest!!

Nora is 40, and was just dumped by her good for nothing husband Ben. Nora knows she's better off without him and she takes control of her life. She is a TV screenwriter who is always writing the picture perfect hallmark happy endings, but now she decides to write about real life, literally HER life.

A major studio picks up her script and her home is used as one of the locations for shooting!! Her home is now not only filled with the camera crew, but also the extremely good looking star actor Leo!

Leo makes himself at home and even stays longer than that initial filming time!! They go through a bunch of ups and downs, and you will have to read to find out how it all ends!

Definitely recommend this one to anyone who is looking for a loveable hero & heroine while still knowing it is real life!

Thanks to netgalley and Annabel Monaghan's team for an ARC!

What an awesome romance. So real and so well written. I loved the characters and the miscommunication issue felt right. Can’t wait to read more from this author

Romance isn’t usually my genre of choice, but gosh, did I enjoy this book. Nora is such a likable main character, and I absolutely loved her dry, sarcastic sense of humor. This story was just so lovely and wholesome—perfect to cuddle up and read on a cold winter day.

What a fun little rom com book! Nora writes screenplays I’m imagining for tv like lifetime or hallmark. Her husband, Ben leaves her with the kids and she ends up writing the story of their relationship. Enter Hollywood star Leo and a major life change that happens to this normal family.

I loved the fun story and the ending.

Thank you #NetGalley for the advance copy

Nora's novel about the tragedy of her won love life is picked up for a movie set to be filmed at her own house. At the end of the film, the lead actor pays her to let him stay for a little restcation. No one is more surprised than Nora when her relationship with the reclusive actor starts to veer into more. I loved this one. It was a little bit Hallmark but also had some grit. Kind of like the novel Npra wrote in the first place. I loved the characters and didn't want to leave the charming setting.

I really really enjoyed this! Good amount of steam, great family “drama” realistic and I didn’t see that ending coming. Another fantastic read of mine in 2022!

I have recommended this book to so many of my friends/family already. I have already added Annabel Monaghan's next book to my TBR and wrote it into my planner. I could not stop reading this story until I finished, all while dreading it to end. Monaghan expertly weaves grief, love, anger, stubbornness, selflessness, resentment, and forgiveness. She took the classic movie-star-falls-for-the-small-town-simple-life trope and spins it into a unique and engaging story. I will be re-reading this book along with anything and everything else Monaghan releases. To say I am impressed and hooked is an understatement.

This was such a fun book! The main character was lovable, and I really enjoyed her strong opinions. She stuck with her decisions and I think that’s a really incredible example.

I’m in love with this story! It reminds me of a Hallmark movie, which I’m obsessed with. I definitely recommend it.

Wow. I absolutely adored this story!

I must be honest; I kept putting this book off to the side based on the general premise and, yes, I judged the book by its cover.

What I had expected was a trite little rom com with the (imo, overdone) celebrity-falls-for-the-normal-person trope.

What I got was a much deeper, much more meaningful, heartfelt story that was more about being allowed to be who you are-warts and all-unconditionally. This is about what it's like to find freedom in being authentically you without having to put on a face or put on airs. I found this story to be un-put-down-able and refreshingly different.

Well done, Annabel Monaghan! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This is a new to me author and I have to say I am looking forward to reading more by this author! I loved this book

This was the cutest book and I would love to see this on the screen (it would be so meta).

I laughed, cried, and felt so warm while reading this. I will definitely recommend to all my friends!

This book was a fantastic surprise. I felt myself rooting hard for Nora, loved that children were very much present in this rom-com (that's rare!) and holy smokes did I fall for Leo. The setting was charming, the plot just enough to be an escape while still being believable.

Nora finds happiness and herself. Parents who have been through divorce etc will see themselves in her. YAY for older heroines. I appreciated that in the end, she wanted love but didn’t need it to be complete. That made the romance that much sweeter.

Hip hip hooray for this winner of a book!

This is the perfect sweet, cozy romance! Loved the setting and characters, and I loved the “cookie cutter but not cookie cutter” storyline — almost a play on the cookie cutter romance storyline. I liked that we had a single mom MC with slightly older kids — I was able to relate to her on many levels. This is a great read that I’m sure will resonate with many romance readers!

4 stars! Nora Goes Off Script is a great romantic read. Highly recommend!
Thank you to Annabel Monaghan, Penguin Group Putnam, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.