The Rom-Commers is such a delight!! I loved every second of it, especially the bits with Jack Stapleton from The Bodyguard;)

I was weary at first because I’m not crazy about the grumpy x sunshine trope, but after the first day Charlie turned into such a sweet lovable dork. Emma and I both fell for him so quickly haha!

I loved how KC handled grief and moving on. She really is a masterful writer.

The Rom-Commers is a love letter to rom coms, found family, new adventures, and the magic that happens when you find the perfect team.

I devoured this book in a day, switching between the audio and the ebook. Everyone was just so lovable and I was so rooting for everyone’s success!!


Note to the publishers: I’ll post this review to Goodreads today and to all the sites listed in my bio the week leading up to publication day. I’ll likely add more to this review as well!

The characters didn’t feel quite as real-(i don’t understand where the confidence comes from! Where is that earned or gained?!) but sometimes it is ok to not be able to be able to relate and for characters to just be characters. You don’t have to care about them in order to enjoy a book. I still liked this, though the mix of real and fictional people was super distracting.

Katherine Center never misses. This book is no exception. Absolutely obsessed with this one. All her books make me feel so good afterwards

Emma has always wanted to be a screenwriter, and especially for romcoms. She has spent her life obsessing over them and even writing her own. But she’s also the sole caretaker of her sweet dad who needs full-time care and after his injuries, she definitely put any of her dreams on hold. But when the offer of a lifetime ends up being dropped into her lap and her father and sister push for her to go, she kind of can’t resist!

Charlie is a famous screenwriter who decided to write a romcom…but it’s horrible, like truly awful. Emma gets hired on as the ghost writer to help him fix his script. But the only problem is Charlie doesn’t want to write with someone. Now they’re having to work together and she has to teach him about romcoms, and romances in general, along the way. We get a lot of forced proximity with them working and living together while working on the writing together. Both have trauma and things in their past to work through and they definitely grow closer as they’re together.

I have enjoyed most of this author’s books so not to say this wasn’t another solidly written one, it just isn’t one of my favorites by her. At times the story dragged and I wasn’t super into some of the plot points or things the hero would say or do. He was kind of cold and just rude with the way he talked about her to others, that she overheard multiple times. He’s very closed up while she’s trying to help him and opens up to him. Sure he has some reasons for things, but I just didn’t think he deserved her. Celeb characters in stories don’t always hold my interest and the mentions/sightings of real life celebs in the story I could have done without. All in all this one was okay, just not a favorite for me from this author.

I received an audio ALC from Macmillan Audio via NetGalley, all thoughts in this review are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was delightful and everything I’ve come to expect from a Katherine Center book. It made me laugh out loud, but also told the heartfelt story of two flawed people falling in love and overcoming their past traumas.

Loved it so much and can’t wait to read her next book!

YASSSS!!

My FAV KC book to date! The witty banter, the Hollywood backdrop with the casual mentions of A-list celebs today…with the Cinderella story of an up-and-comer screenwriter whose BFF swindles a deal with THE IT MAN of screenwriting without his knowledge. They have to live together yadda yadda…you get the picture.

I loved it.

Can’t wait for this to be a movie

Thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for the ARC of this amazing story!

📚 The Rom-Commers
✍ Katherine Center
📖 RomCom/Contemporary Romance
⭐4.5
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➡ For the past ten years, Emma Wheeler has put her own dreams on hold in order to be the primary caretaker for her father. But when an chance to help rewrite an abysmally bad romance screenplay from writing legend and Emma's personal idol Charlie Yates presents itself, her sister steps in to care for their dad so that Emma can travel to L.A. for what she hopes, is a lifechanging opportunity.

Once she arrives though, things don't seem nearly as exciting. Charlie doesn't know she's coming, doesn't believe in love OR rom-coms and he certainly doesn't want 'a failed nobody' helping him.

Never one to give up, Emma convinces Charlie that he does, in fact, need her help and once they begin to write together, other things seem to fall into place too. Their banter feels easy and their chemistry seems to ooze off the page. But is it enough to make Charlie believe in love? And if so, can Emma and Charlie convince themselves that what they have is worth the risk of heartbreak or will their love stay between the lines?
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🙏 Thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley and Katherine Center for the advanced copy of The Rom-Commers. All opinions are my own.
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🎯 What I loved: I was 100% not expecting to be emotionally destroyed by this unassuming Katherine Center book but well, here we are. True to form, Center made this book about the art of the rom-com and had Emma (the protagonist) not only convincing Charlie about the merits of a swoony love story by the end but readers as well. It was witty and emotional and the characters had depth and heart. Center had me rooting for Emma from the get-go and I loved the way Emma & Charlie's relationship developed in a way that paralleled their writing journey.
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Read if you love:
*stories about co-writers
*grumpy & sunshine tropes
*books that celebrate romance as a genre
*protagonists who are caretakers
*celebrity + non-celeb pairing
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See also: The Roughest Draft, Right on Cue, Next of Kin

I loved this book! It is such a feel good book. Made me feel all the feels and anticipate the next move. This has to be my favorite book I have read this year. Who needs a Hallmark movie when you have a Katherine Center book!

I wasn’t sure what to expect of this book as I don’t know much about screenwriting or that world, but it was totally fun and I absolutely fell head over hells for Emma and Charlie! They are absolutely amazing characters who you truly feel like you know. They feel like your friends who you just know would work out—rooting for them constantly! I loved the author’s character building in every aspect—the main characters were well thought out, cute, had some things about them that may or may not jive (but isn’t that the point in a rom com??), but I also absolutely loved the family and friends and other characters throughout! This book is a perfect, swoon worthy rom com written for the screen (pun totally intended!)

Charlie wrote a terrible romcom screenplay and Emma is sent in to help him. It's a big job and she has to leave her position as a caregiver for her dad that she's been doing the last 10 years.

I loved every minute of this! Charlie is a hoot and Emma is so fun. Logan plays a bit dirty but he got the job done!

The two MCs and their work ethic starts out rocky but ends up being great. They really compliment each other even if they don't see it.

I laughed out loud so much! I'm always amazed at Katherine's ability to have such a fun book but have serious issues for some characters too.

A few things like Charlie's fear for Emma to use his high dive when she had been a competitive swimmer and Emma having to put her foot down with Charlie are superb. One of my favorite quotes comes from her dad.. ""Choose a good, imperfect person who leaves the cap off the toothpaste, and puts the toilet paper roll on upside down, and loads the dishwasher like a ferret on steroids-and then appreciate the hell out of that person."

I swooned and squealed at the Jack cameos! He still is one of my most favorite persons from Katherine's books. He's just the sweetest ♥️

Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers is a feel-good story through and through. Yes, there are some tough moments, but what's a good romcom without some adversity? The central characters are screenwriters at different ends of the experience spectrum. Charlie Yates has a drawerful of awards to prove that he is a success in Hollywood, while Emma Wheeler is a fledgling screenwriter who had to turn down a prestigious internship to take care of her much-loved father after an accident left him with multiple disabilities. She has been his 24/7 caretaker for ten years and can't wait until her younger sister graduates from college and takes over the care of their father.

As promised, Sylvie is willing to back out of her own postgrad internship opportunity to give her sister a chance when Logan, Emma's manager (and high school boyfriend). offers her the chance to work with Charlie Yates--her all-time professional idol. Charlie has written a romcom as part of a deal to get his gangster screenplay produced, but his first attempt at a romcom is an utter mess. It may be because Charlie doesn't believe in romantic love anymore after his ex-wife betrayed him. He's not exactly welcoming to Emma, but she accepts the challenge and . . . no spoilers here. Let's just say that Emma and Charlie are living and working together for six weeks, and part of the fun for the reader is their slowly developing relationship.

This is not a steamy romance, but it is so much more. Charlie and Emma are as root-worthy a couple as I've ever seen. They each have their idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, which could either make them a perfect match or an unmitigated disaster. Bottom line: they are adorable. But Center doesn't stop there--supporting characters including Logan, Emma's amazing father, sister Sylvie and her wonderfully supportive boyfriend, her father's helpful neighbor, even a swoon-inducing, egotistical male movie star are portrayed as nuanced, relatable characters. There is also humor to be enjoyed--especially in the banter between Emma and Charlie and in Emma's offbeat ideas of research to enhance the screenplay's content. Sometimes the plot veers almost into fairy tale territory, but romcom lovers won't mind. It is a delightful read.

My sincere thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this book.

Katherine Center never misses for me. I find her characters so easy to connect with. We’ve got a classic grumpy sunshine couple in the Ron-commers and that’s always a fun time!
I found the writing scenes very interesting as well, and we had just enough tragedy to make our HEA feel worth it. I can’t wait to see what Katherine writes next!

Katherine Center's books truly get better as she writes them. This is by far my favorite of her stories, and I've really enjoyed quite a few of them.

This book has all the best tropes - sunshine vs. grumpy, enemies to friends to lovers, and forced proximity. In The Rom-Commers, you'll meet Emma, who is her dad's caretaker and hasn't really done anything for herself in years. You'll get to know Charlie, a famous screenwriter who isn't what he seems and who Emma is obsessed with. Add in Charlie's ex-wife and his agent (Emma's best friend...or former best friend??), some false expectations and you have a recipe for success.

There were so many moments in this book that made me smile. But there were also some really hard moments in the story as well. This book touches on some tough topics (like death of a parent, Meniere's disease, death, cancer, and more) so please be careful if these are hard for you. Though Katherine Center writes them with such grace and care.

If you read and loved The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, you'll love the cameos in this book from there!

I have to be honest - Although I absolutely adored this story, I miss the flowers on the cover of this book! All of her recent books have gorgeous flowers on them that I feel like has become her trademark style. I wish those were incorporated onto this cover as well!

That may have been the most perfect book I’ve ever read. Like, I feel sorry for any book that has to follow it. It was absolutely, heartwarmingly, exactly what I needed.

An incredible writer gave up everything to help her father after an accident. She’s given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help her favorite author rewrite a screenplay that desperately needs her expertise.

This book has witty dialog, complex situations, hilarious inner monologues and the sweetest slow burn. Throw in grumpy sunshine and forced proximity and you have an incredible recipe. But what Katherine center did with those ingredients? Straight up masterful.

I LOVE THIS BOOK! It made my heart soar. I flew through it and already need the audio so that I can do a reread.

Thank you Berkley for the e-arc to read and review 🥹🫶🏼

Dare I say this could be my favorite Katherine Center book yet? What better setup than a famous screenwriter, Charlie Yates, known for writing successful action/apocalyptic stories trying his hand at a rom-com and utterly failing at first attempt. And in comes Emma Wheeler, who would love to be a successful screenwriter, but whose family obligations have gotten in the way of her dreams. She who knows all about rom-coms teaching someone who doesn't believe in love? Sounds like a perfect setup for a romance.

From their first meeting it's clear that Charlie and Emma have chemistry and promise. And Katherine Center does what she does best and introduces all the different romance tropes to help tell their love story. But in between them working on fixing his screenplay, she also weaves in some serious issues to keep the tension moving along. And then sucker punches you at the end before you get to the happily ever after. You'll also get a surprise appearance by Jack Stapleton from The Bodyguard who plays an important role in the story.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review.

After many favorite reads coming from Katherine Center, I am excited to have another opportunity to review her latest release, “The Rom-Commers.” While this read ultimately landed four stars from me, it was a slower burn to get to that point.

The portion I struggled with most was how Charlie treated Emma throughout the first half of the book. While we get resolution and understand his behaviors at some point, it took quite some time for me to feel invested and interested in Charlie. Emma had an interesting and compelling backstory from the get-go. It wasn’t hard to root for her. I simply questioned how much crummy treatment it took for her to call it a day on this project.

By the end, the train had left the station, and I was finally bought into the lives of both Emma and Charlie. The story wrapped up nicely with a bow for so many of the characters that felt incredibly satisfying.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Katherine Center, and NetGalley for allowing me another chance to read and review. Looking forward to more!

Trying so hard to be a rom-com girlie but I just don’t think it’s for me!

This was cute and I did enjoy it but I just felt like I was waiting for more. Anything I read outside of a thriller is normally dark or fast paced so the lightness of this just didn’t grab me!

I loved the banter, the characters were well thought out and some parts made me giggle. Overall, wholesome and I definitely can see a lot of people enjoying it! I guess I just need a more depth in a story to be fully intrigued and I did find the ending a little rushed.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐈𝐟…
✨you love a cute family relationship
✨you enjoy a feisty female MC

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

🫶🏻thank you to St. Martin’s Press & NetGalley for this ARC!
🚨pub date: June 11/24

I've loved Katherine Center's RomComs before this, but I think I loved this even more! The Rom-Commers had humor and loveable characters, but there was also a serious factor. I really liked Emma and Charlie's weird, complicated relationship throughout, but it felt like there wasn't enough buildup for their relationship. It seemed like there was a missed opportunity for development. I did really love and appreciate their banter though.

I would still definitely buy this book and would read it again! I love Katherine Center's writing.

Thank you very much for the advanced reader copy of 'The Rom-Commers' by Katherine Center. This one was kind of a miss for me. I have read all of Katherine Centers books and have really enjoyed about 85% of them. This one was a little too slap-sticky for me from the beginning and never really left. I like the Charlie character way more than Emma. I just didn't connect with her. I would still give this 3 stars and I will always read whatever Katherine Center writes, I just wish she would go back to her roots a little more.

I loved this story! Both of the main characters were loveable and relateable. I thought it was the perfecct mix of rom com, but had a great story to go with the romance. Loved it all!