I loved this book so much! It is so fun!!! I loved the added "villain" of Sheldon and I couldn't wait to see how everything unfolded! The friendship between Sloan (Brynn) and Luce was wonderful! Josh/Fletch gave me Jess Mariano vibes and I loved it so much!!! 🤩🤩🤩 I was elated to see Brynn's growth and how she voiced her opinions and observations at the pageant and that she found her HEN!! 🥰🥰

Thank you, NetGalley, for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book, simply put, was cute. It was nothing too special in my opinion, but it was fun & full of angsty teenage drama. The entire time I was envisioning One Tree Hill so it was fun to read a book with that premise! I enjoyed this author's writing (I read her debut novel last year) and thought she did a good job describing the setting, the characters and the overall nostalgic feel of the book.

I thought the main love story was really cute but the overarching theme was just bleh. It didn’t give the magic & the whirlwind that I was hoping for - it felt more toxic & high school drama which I didn't love. I do understand that some of that is part of the idea, but I wished it had been less pettiness and more romance between Brynn and Josh.

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for a free copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you, Net Galley, Random House, and Kate Robb for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a fun, quick read, but it didn't really pull me in. Brynn, the female MC , got divorced at 26 and is still trying to find her place in the world at 30. She accidentally makes a wish that brings her and her roommate, Josh, onto the set of her favorite teen TV show.

I enjoyed that Brynn learned about how things might look perfect on the outside but aren't always perfect on the inside. I think that's a valuable lesson for anybody at any age.

I caught many of the Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill similarities, which was fun because those are shows I grew up with.

This book has dual POV (Brynn and Josh), forced proximity and insta-love, and is a good light read.

As a person who still watches my nostalgic TV shows, I jumped at the chance to get this eARC, especially with the Dawson's Creek vibes from the cover.

Brynn is a down on her luck divorcee who on the eve of her 30th birthday just wants to watch her favorite comfort show, Carson's Cove. When she gets a mysterious delivery and makes a wish, she and her hot roommate Josh wake up in Carson's Cove. She is excited to help her favorite characters get the ending they deserved after an abrupt cancellation ended on a cliff-hanger. But the dependability of the town she once loved is not all it is cracked up to be in real-life. Especially when she is falling for Josh and not the MMC.

I enjoyed this book. Was it everything I hoped? No, but I truly enjoyed all the teen show references of yesteryear. It was fun reading thinking of what shows the author was referencing. I guessed many of them and I LOVED that Josh was Pacey-coded. The end of the book gives details about the easter eggs and ranks the author's favorite TV boyfriends. (I agree with her list whole-heartedly!) And don't think the references are only from the 90s, it includes shows from Vampire Diaries to Riverdale. I think many millennial readers will get a kick out of the this light-hearted, fun read.

Have you ever wished you could live in the world of your favorite TV sitcom? Through a birthday wish, the FMC in this book finds herself in that position. She brings her roommate along and they enter a world that’s a send-up to Dawson’s Creek, Saved By the Bell, and 90210 and discover that maybe what’s fun in a TV show isn’t so nice in real life.

I liked the main characters in this one. Especially the MMC. Their relationship was fun with just a little spice. The FMC annoyed me at times, but I liked how the MMC treated her with respect, even when he disagreed with her decisions.

The plot required some suspension of belief. The way they joined the TV show was never well explained. But despite that, it was a fun story with some interesting characters.

Overall I really liked the story. It was funny and sweet and had a great ending.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my review copy.

Review posted today (8/14/24) on Instagram and Goodreads. Links below.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House and Kate Robb for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Prime Time Romance is a story about two roommates (practically strangers) who find themselves transported into a fictional town from the female main characters favorite show.

I’m not really into alternate reality/magic in books so this was a stretch for me. About 70% of the way through it hit me that it reminded me of The Good Place tv show and that made me enjoy it a bit more.

I really enjoyed Brynn recognizing how things that once appeared perfect are not really how they seem. Loved how she was able to form a friendship with Luce. And Josh was a good guy who had faced a tough time but was kind of basic.

3.25 stars. Easy read but didn’t pull me in.

The premise of this book was really fun and different! I liked the characters, both the ones in the show and Brynn and Josh. Watching Brynn and Josh interact with the people from the show was very entertaining. I read this book pretty quickly because it was well paced and I was curious to see how everything unfolded. I think it's a good book for people who are looking for something romance but still want a plot. Thank you to Dial Press Trade Paperback and NetGalley for this ARC!

Be still my Dawson’s Creek/One Tree Hill/Vampire Diaries/90210/90s and 2000s teen drama show loving heart 💗

I ate this book uppppp and couldn’t stop picking it up throughout little moments during the day for “just one more chapter” 🤌🏻 Drooooooled over Josh, adored the premise, and appreciated every Easter egg I could find!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for this eARC!

Thank you Dialpress and NetGalley for the ARC of Prime Time Romance.
I was so excited to read this after last years This Spells Love. However, I didnt feel the same connection and butterflies with this book as I did last year.
I enjoyed the 90s/00s references. That was when i grew up so i really enjoyed those little bits. I could really connect with that. But the characters left me wanting. I didnt feel any connection or chemistry.

Another great read from Kate Robb! Such a fun spin on the Pleasantville-esque setup, Had a fantastic time with this one ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

5 stars! ⭐️

I enjoyed this book literally from beginning to end! 😍
As Brynn’s birthday was coming to an end, Josh and Brynn get a strange cake delivery that made them wake up in Brynn’s favorite teen drama show when she blows out the candles wishing for a perfect life with a happy ending.

I loved Brynn, but I think I loved Josh more! 🩷 his character development was my absolute favorite! I loved how playing Fletch (in Carson’s Cove) reminded and helped spark up that love he had for his dad’s bar after sadly losing it after the pandemic. I also did enjoy how eventually Brynn playing as the main character in the show (Sloane) gave her the perspective that having a perfect life won’t always make you happy. I was cheering for her after she gave Luce her pageant dress because tbh I never really like Poppy to begin with 😅

Lastly, Brynn and Josh’s moment made me swoooooon! The first kisses, the spice screens, and the bush scene were sooo cutie and I just adored 🥹

Thank you NetGalley and Dial Press for the ARC! 🩷

Review posted to Goodreads and StoryGraph on 8/15/24. Review will be posted to Amazon on release day.

After a few set backs over the last few years all Brynn wants after a bad night out is to watch her favorite comfort show and relax. When a stranger knocks on her door with a birthday cake that she makes a wish on, Brynn and her roommate Josh find themselves in the world of her favorite TV show with the mission to give it a proper ending. It soon becomes soon that maybe this perfect happily ever after isn’t everything it cracked up to be.

Oh my goodness. I loved Brynn and Josh. I liked that both of them had their own issues that they needed to work through while in Carson’s Cove. Josh was the right amount of broody but also an ultimate gentleman. It would have been easy to write this with Brynn loving every moment of her time in the town of her favorite TV show but it was refreshing to see her fighting against it and coming into her own truth. I enjoyed alll the 90s/early 2000s teen TV show Easter eggs and vibes. This was a fun read and I’m excited to see what Kate does next!

At almost thirty, Brynn feels as if her life has already tanked. Stunned by a divorce she had no idea that was coming, Brynn has tried the dating Apps with little to no luck. She would rather be home, snuggled up on her couch binging her favorite teenage soap opera where life was perfect, or was it? Along with her roommate, Josh, whom Brynn barely knows, she is thrust into the bizarre world of that very soap opera with its panoply of perfect pretty girls and handsome men. Two main characters, Sloan and Spencer, seemed fated to be together until the show ended abruptly on a cliffhanger to everyone’s dismay. This story is set fifteen years later with Sloan(Brynn) and Spencer returning to the quaint Carson’s Cove village.

Once Brynn and Josh, who has assumed to roll of the local bad boy, Fletch, are living this strange reality, she begins to see that what her teenage heart deemed as perfect is something else entirely. Brynn thought Spencer was the perfect boy, now a man, until she gets to know him. Josh has been dealing with his own issues after a series of losses, both personal and professional.

The idea that you cannot go home again is true for this fictional setting as well. The story has some interesting meta aspects especially with the popularity of the Barbie movie; however, it does seem to drag at times while Brynn tries to recreate things that happened to high school kids on an adult level. While Brynn is role playing, she begins to realize that a lot of injustices and sexism existed in the fictional town. The dark side becomes more evident especially with the creepy character who was responsible for Brynn and Josh ending up in this alternate reality in the first place. Readers who enjoyed shows of that ilk such as Dawson’s Creek may find this story to their liking.

The premise sounds interesting but honestly the fact that they get pulled into the show with the character names had me honestly confused. I also felt like neither MC had any personality or development. They felt way too surface level which made reading this feel a bit slow.

Overall I felt this was too cutesy and boring instead of standing out and delivering a romance I felt I could actually care about.

I loved it! It was very nostalgic. Who wouldn't want to be transported into their favorite show! But I love that even though Brynn got what she thought she always wanted she was able to see what was in front of her. Josh was swoon worthy and just so sweet. I ARC read this authors last book This Spells Love and I would have to say I loved this one even more. A sweet comfy romance with a magical twist!

Oh this book was so so cute, I devoured it because of the nostalgic feeling it gave me. It’s giving 90’s/ early 2000’s tv show vibes, think The O.C. Or Dawson’s Creek. It was something I didn’t know I needed in my life, I LOVED it!

Brynn and her roommate Josh, wake up in Carson’s Cove. This is the town where Brynn’s favorite show as a teen was filmed, Brynn knows the characters didn’t get the ending they wanted. In order to get back to their normal lives, Brynn and Josh need to give the characters the ending to the show that they deserved. The question is, is the happy ending the way Brynn always pictured it?

I absolutely love how Kate Robb puts magical realism in her books, it ups the cuteness factor for me. I was team Josh through the whole book, I absolutely adore that man. Brynn was adorable, I loved their relationship with each other.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the ARC!

I gave this one 5 stars. This was so cute! I absolutely loved this. I will be recommending! This book gave me everything that I need in that moment. I cannot wait to purchase a physical copy for my book collection.

As someone who has watched my fair share of teen shows (Chuck x Blair for life!!) I was so excited to receive an ARC of Prime Time Romance. When it comes to being immersed in an adorable small town setting right out of your favorite the WB show, look no farther! The Carson’s Cove setting was so much fun and its colorful cast of characters felt as if they’d walked right off my TV. The dual POV enriches the narrative and I loved getting to read about Brynn and Josh falling in love!

HIGHLIGHTS:

🎂 Magical Realism
🦞Dual POV
🎂 Slow Burn
🦞Roommates to Lovers
🎂 Birthday Wish Gone Wrong
🦞 Dawson’s Creek inspired world

While blowing out the candles on her 30th birthday, Brynn wishes her life could be just like her favourite small town teen drama, Carson’s Cove. The phrase “Be careful what you wish for” gets a whole new meaning when her and her roommate Josh wake up in said small (fictional) costal town and are tasked with giving the character’s of Carson’s Cove the ending they deserve. To earn their way back home to Toronto, Brynn and Josh have to play the roles of the show’s leads. What could possibly go wrong?

I had so much fun with this book. I could have easily finished it in one sitting. I thought both main characters were well developed. They grew both individually and as a pair through the course of the story.

I enjoyed how the magical element was incorporated into the story. It wasn’t over complicated or explained in a weird tangent. As a reader, I was able to suspend my disbelief and enjoy the ride without trying to figure out what the rules were and how the magic worked.

I think the level of spice was appropriate to the story. Though it’s very popular now, it didn’t feel thrown in for no reason. It aligned with where the characters were emotionally.

The pace of the book was on the slow side but then dramatically sped up towards the end.

Overall, I think this was a very fun read and I look forward to reading what’s next from this author.

Kate Robb has such a fun way of blending romance with some speculative elements. This book was super enjoyable and I loved the romance!