In The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center, readers are invited into the world of Emma Wheeler, a devoted screenwriter with a passion for romantic comedies. When the opportunity to collaborate with her idol, Charlie Yates, arises, Emma embarks on a journey filled with unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Center expertly crafts a narrative that celebrates the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit.

Personally, I found 'The Rom-Commers' to be a lighthearted escape into the world of rom-coms, complete with all the charm and wit one would expect from the genre. While the lack of spice may not appeal to all readers, I appreciated the focus on the story. However, I found the characterization of the male love interest to be lacking, as his rudeness and grumpiness detracted from my overall enjoyment. Despite some pacing issues, 'The Rom-Commers' offers a pleasant read that I would recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Katherine Center has a way of writing that pulls you in and makes you feel all the feelings of each character. This one DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! I am truly glowing after this ending. The character development was absolutely beautiful. Cannot recommend this enough 10/10

Love/Life can be messy and this book was a perfect display of that. I look forward to Center’s books; I adore them!! I love the slow messy burn between the two main characters and loved the ending. I was hopeful they’d have a happy ending. The story was easy to follow along and I was engaged the whole time reading

Katherine Center does it again. Her books her are great and this one did not disappoint. The Rom-commers is for anyone who loves a romance and anyone who believes in love. You truly can’t go wrong with any of Katherine’s books. A story on proving love exists, family, strength, and happy endings.

This is my favorite book yet of hers. Her and Charlie came alive as I read their story. I felt the intensity of each of Emma’s feelings. All of the emotions were so heightened. Not only did I feel the angst and the gut wrenching disappointment but also the humor. My goodness did I laugh out loud. My husband caught me giggle on the couch at one point. This is such a feel good book and I highly recommend it.

Trigger warnings: cancer

Center always leaves me with these little nuggets of wisdom that feel so profound and out of place in a rom com, the perfect balance of light romance with real heavy topics like health, grief, family dynamics etc. I throughly enjoyed this novel, the characters were interesting the romance was believable, my only complain is that center repeatedly broke the fourth wall and addressed the reader which just isn’t personally for me.

Katherine Center is a must read author for me. Her books always have the right balance of trauma/joy that is needed when dealing with tougher subject matter.

In The Rom-Commers, we have two screen writers pushed together to rewrite a horrible rom com movie. One has put her career on hold to care for her father after a hiking accident and the other is highly successful but freshly divorced and in remission from cancer giving him the yips.

You know they are going to fall for each other because come on, BUT it was fun to see the journey to get there.

Katherine never lets us down! This is a love story for people who love love stories. A hopeful screenwriter (Emma) with some trauma in her past lands a job with her favorite screenwriter (Charlie) who happens to be a total catch… BUT he doesn’t actually want her help. Emma is determined to make it work, and Charlie is determined to not let her in. Did I mention they’re living the same house?

This has some tropes I totally love - grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, and he doesn’t believe in love (a micro trope but for sure one I can’t get enough of). The way Charlie and Emma fall for each other, hurt each other, and then fix it later is so precious, and Emma has the BEST family so I enjoyed that so much, too!

All in all, another instant classic by a beloved author. Highly recommend

What can I say, but this is one of the best romance novels I’ve ever read and Katherine Center just keeps getting better and better with each book she writes! Oh, and Emma and Charlie are great characters!

This book ended up being a slow burn with all buildup and little reward to the actual romance. They got together and then it was the end of the book. Having these two flirt for 300 pages with no actual relationship except a quick run through at the end of what the future held was unsatisfying

Oh, Charlie Yates… my favorite book boyfriend in recent memory. Lovely message about gratitude and not taking anything for granted. Heavy on witty banter, light on spice. Fans of The Bodyguard will recognize the cameos by Jack and Hannah. My favorite secondary character is Emma’s disabled father, a study in the juxtaposition of joy and sadness. Pick this one up for an uplifting vacation read this summer.

Tropes: forced proximity, hate to love, grump/sunshine

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Katherine Center is an "auto-read" for me and so I was ecstatic to get to read an ARC of The Romcommers. It didn't disappoint – while not my all-time favorite of Katherine's novels, her quippy, quirky dialogue and laugh-out-loud, still-believable budding romance exhibited in the Romcommers was exactly what I expected (and needed).

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All the stars! All of them!!! This is my favorite book of 2024!!! Words will not be able to describe how much I LOVED this book!! An absolutely phenomenal read!

Emma comes to LA to help the famous writer Charlie Yates, fix his terrible rom com screenplay. Charlie could care less about it, but in order to make his next must see mafia movie, the romcom needs to be finished. This is Emma’s chance to fulfill her dreams as a writer and she takes it very seriously. Their relationship grows as they work together making this book the cutest story ever!!

Emma and Charlie are so loveable. You just want to hug them. This book made my heart so happy. The story couldn’t be any sweeter! This book would be a great movie! Katherine Center has done it again with a must read! She is 100% an auto buy author for me!!

📘: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
🗓️: June 11, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley, Katherine Center, and St.Martin’s Press for this ARC!

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

*Reviewed on NetGalley, Amazon, and Goodreads.

I loved this book! Katherine Center is becoming one of my must-read authors, so I was so excited when I was approved for this ARC! The Rom Commers was such a joy to read. I was rooting for the female main character, Emma, from start to finish and some parts actually had me laughing out loud (and cringing from secondhand embarrassment on her behalf!) I didn't love some of the more serious storylines but I guess they were necessary to balance everything out. Overall I definitely recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Katherine Center is a relatively new author to me but I have loved every book of hers that I've read! The Rom-Commers was no different. I read this book in less than a day! This book gave me all the feels - joy, sorrow, hope, and the perfect rom-com HEA. The characters come to life thanks to Center's descriptive writing and fun dialogue. I do wish that she had gone more in-depth into both Emma and Charlie's struggles with anxiety. I also wish that this was dual-POV instead of just Emma's. All in all though, it's a satisfying addition to my rom-com collection. 4.5 stars! Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc.

The Rom-Commers is just what you'd expect it to be in all of its Katherine Center-ness; funny, heartfelt, and a little bit troublesome with its third-act conflict. But everything works out in the end and you learn that you don't hate the male main character as much as you thought you did. You actually love him. With that being said, I reached a point in my reading where I questioned if I was reading a depressing women's fiction novel or a rom-com, and I loved it. It was the perfect balance between the two.

I do not think I'll be thinking about Emma and Charlie like I think about Sadie Montgomery and her man of choice, so 4 stars for that. But such a solid read and a romance book that I would recommend to my dearest friends! :)

Thank you Netgalley & St Martin's Press for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Katherine Center is an automatic read author for me. Her books make me laugh and "awww" all throughout. However, it pains me to say this, I could not get into this book, I tried really hard to finish it but I just couldn't.

Thank you Netgalley & St Martin's Press for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
Katherine Center is an auto buy author for me. She writes books that simultaneously make you laugh and make you feel. The Rom-Commers is the perfect example of this and may be her best work yet.

Read this book if you like:
-grumpy x sunshine
-one liners
-LOL funny
-pet guinea pig
-forced proximity

Katherine Center's books are like a warm hug to me. This book is no different! I just loved it!
Initially I didn't really feel the chemistry between the characters but I was definitely rooting for them by the end!

It really pains me to say this... but I wonder if KC has lost her mojo! She seems to have stepped so far from the books of hers that I love HFB, HTWA, TYLIAF.

I loved the premise of this book, sounded super cute and I had high hopes (which honestly, after her last book, I probably should have lowered my expectations) but sadly I was so disappointed! I'm still mad about it weeks later.

Our FMC reminds me of a weak cup of tea, and our MMC is so mean to her - I have no idea why she stuck around. She just happened to overhear so many conversations, all of which he was saying mean things about her. And after hearing it she was always like "thats it I'm leaving" but always stayed. Where was the love story, where was the redemption arc for either of them? Where were characters I was supposed to fall in love with... I'm not even sure if any of the side characters were likable either - they just empowered a toxic man to continue to be cruel (to her face and behind her back) and not one person told her that she deserved better!

I'm probably no longer going to one click this author... which brakes my heart a little bit!