This book gave 90210 meets Freaky Friday vibes. It was a little too cheesy/far fetched for me. 😂

That being said, it was cute and sweet and had a happy ending, so I enjoyed it.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Publishing, and Kate Robb for the ARC on Prime Time Romance! 🫶

Thanks Kate Robb and her team for letting me receive this ARC. The overall storyline was different any other books. It did kept me engaged in the book. I thought Brynn and Josh going into the tv series. It kinda reminded me of Dawson's creek vibes of the tv show they was referring to. I am rating it 3 stars for able to keeping interested in the storyline.

Couldn't make it through this one. DNF at 25%. The female protagonist was just too much. Really? Some guy basically hijacked your wish and stranded you and another person in fake Dawson's Creek and you're just like... yeah, let me at Dawson. Not for me.

This one was a little hard to keep up with and took a while for me to get into. It's basically a form a magical realism set in a small (made up) town within a television show. It's cute and a fun read though! Gave me a little nostalgic feel.

Brynn and Josh get sucked into her favorite TV show to give it the ending it never got. But it turns out the guy she thought was her dream isn't the one.

I love when a book is so engaging and feels nostalgic! Kate did such a great job with the pop culture references, I loved it so much! This was a super adorable, fun, small town, roommates to lovers. The MCs chemistry was on point and I loved how they each complimented each other well. The characters were just so likable and the humor, and whimsical / alternate universe aspect of the story was lovely and I cannot wait to read more from this author.

Once again, Kate Robb has written a book that becomes an immediate comfort read for me. I absolutely loved her last book, This Spells Love, and was very excited for the opportunity to read this book.

After being transported into her favorite comfort sitcom, Brynn and her unsuspecting roommate Josh, find themselves trapped in the world of the show forced to play characters and create the perfect ending to the show.

I loved the idea of being sucked into your favorite teen drama, lord knows I watched enough of them growing up! This was a wholesome read (with a bit of spice 🌶️) that made me smile over and over again. I really loved the growth of Brynn and Josh and am definitely looking forward to following Kate’s career.

I really enjoyed the author's debut novel, and I was excited to jump into this one. I must admit that the premise intrigued me as it sounds like something I would have wanted to happen to me as a young adult. In the beginning, I started to feel like it was over the top and ridiculous. I couldn't stand the teenage-y-ness of it all. Then, Kate Robb really turned it all on its head, making the two MCs question the show they're stuck in. I love the ultimate selflessness of the main character and how the story was wrapped up. The one thing that felt very jarring to me was the open door sex scenes- perhaps because we were living in a teenage show. Overall, I'm loving the magical realism Kate Robb is bringing to romance and look forward to her next work.

What a fun book!! The town/tv show kind of felt like Stars Hollow, even with the MMC being more like Jess and the TV show’s MMC being more like Dean. That alone was worth the read hehe
Overall a quick light hearted romcom. There were two open door scenes but they were easy to skip. I didn’t feel like I missed anything pivotal to the story by skipping those scenes.

I love Dawson’s Creek and Pacer Witter so I really thought this book would be for me, but it was a bit of a letdown. The romance itself felt rushed and the grand declaration felt a little like it came out of nowhere. I wish I’d enjoyed this more but alas

Listen, my teen angsty meter was properly filled and I was all about this one! Every teen drama that I love with all of my 46 year old heart was represented and I devoured every minute of it! Now, I am team Dawson but that doesn’t mean I don’t love me some Pacey, so I knew exactly what was happening. 😂 (Plus, I definitely preferred Josh to Spencer, ha!)
I will absolutely be purchasing a physical copy for my shelf to go back and reread whenever I get the itch. Robb did a great job defeating the sophomore curse, kudos!

This ARC was so delicious! Fun, silly, light, thoughtful, romantic.... and a total love story for anyone whose first fictional boyfriends came from the CW! It was Dawson's Creek meets Riverdale sprinkled with references that had my heart singing for 90210, the OC, Mystic Falls, and the teen dramas that were foundational for my angst.

This read had a great FMC. I loved Brynn and her self-discovery post-divorce. Despite the fantastical circumstances, she was real and flawed and a "girl's girl" which we love! Even though, at times, her relationship with Josh felt rushed or sudden, it was sweet, quippy, tender, fun, and romantic. He is a new-age Pacey.... with a fictional book-boyfriend body, god bless him.

Outside of these two, I loved the enemies in this book, they were totally awful in the best way! on the happier end, the friendship that bloomed between the women was so great- strong, modern, and relatable. And Spencer just has me wanting to find all of my Seventeen Magazines somewhere in the attic and start putting posters on my walls again.

I ate this book up! It is so charming, original, and sweet! Please add this to your TBR and just get ready to settle into something cozy. Thanks to NetGalley, The Dial Press, and Kate Robb for the early read!

Also, for anyone who loves a good book dedication, this one is it!

The premise is cute and fun which should have made for a quick, enjoyable read but I found myself really struggling to get through this. The characters felt very one dimensional which perhaps was intended based on the tv world pre use but ultimately meant that I didn’t care what happened with Brynn and Josh. Thank you to Random House Publishing, NetGalley and the author for this ARC.

Oh the way Kate Robb plays with the space time continuum!!! Love it.

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️.5
Romance: ♥️♥️♥️
Character Development: 💚💚💚

The thing I love about Kate’s books is that she takes a cute fluffy contemporary romance and turns it upside down with the magical realism. Messing with alternate realities and asking you to believe in something completely nonsensical!! It really makes for a totally unique romance book!!

While not super deep this book was truly whimsical and such a fun wink and nod to 90’s and early 2000’s teen dramas!! Brynn’s journey to figuring out what she truly wanted was really fun to watch play out. And oh Josh….Josh Josh Josh. My gold retriever cinnamon roll baby. We love you so!!!!! Watching him fall in love was just the sweetest.

The spice in Kate’s books is always more realistic feeling and lovely. There isn’t a ton of it but it’s well placed and makes you so happy for the characters.

Watching Josh and Brynn navigate being sucked into a fictional town of an old tv show was truly so much fun. Ridiculously hysterical and such interesting way to tell a contemporary romance story.

If you need a fluffy palette cleanser book this is it!!!

This was fun! I had thoroughly enjoyed THIS SPELLS LOVE and I had high hopes for this one… it wasn’t quite as satisfying as its predecessor, but still a fun read with a quirky premise!

This book is SO cute and everything you want in a rom-com! Have you ever hated the ending your favorite show and wished you could change it? Well this book is for you!! Such a fun concept and I absolutely loved it from start to finish!

Brynn on the eve of her thirtieth birthday and still dealing with her divorce makes a wish for her life to be simpler. When she wakes up she finds her self in the middle of her favorite teenage drama Carson's Cove with her roommate Josh. Brynn is going to give the show the ending it never got as the girl next door falling in love with teenage crush, while Josh will play the town "bad boy". While there Brynn realizes nothing really was as simple as it seemed and she doesn't feel the same way about the boy of her dreams. I really liked the nostalgia of this book and loved the small town setting, the friends to lovers between the main characters, and the magical realism. This was a quick easy read perfect for the beach/vacation would absolutely recommend. I want to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Random House for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I have mixed feelings with this book. I rated This Spells Love as 5 star and this didn’t quite live up to that. I actually really loved the characters and their love story, but some parts of the magical realism were just strange at the beginning to me.

Brynn is a 30 year old divorcee who isn’t happy with her life. To escape, she binge watches her favorite teenage television show, Carson’s Cove. A mysterious cake shows up on midnight of her birthday where she wishes for her life to be her perfect ending. Unknowingly that wish transports her and her roommate Josh to the fictional Carson’s Cove.

Overall, it was entertaining; it was quick; it was definitely nostalgic to my own favorite teenage shows. I’d probably keep reading more Kate Robb books!

Thank you to Random House Publishing, NetGalley and the author for this ARC.

What a cute premise! The idea of getting sucked into your favorite TV show grabbed me right off the bat! Brynn, newly divorced, is plopped right in the center of Carson’s Cove (which gave big Dawson’s Creek vibes and I’m sooo not mad about it!) This friends to lovers, small town romance is a delight!

This was an overall extremely cute read. I love the roommates to lovers trope and the added touch of magical realism. It made me think of some of my favorite shows I loved watching when I was younger. The only problem is I didn't feel the love connection between the two characters. There were some swoony moments but they didn't make sense together.