Love how wholesome, sweet, and endearing Walsh’s books are. You immediately fall in love with Rosie and then love watch her falling in love. The cast of characters are so well developed. I wanted to climb inside this book and spend a summer here! Enjoy!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the ARC.

This was a delightful read! I thoroughly enjoyed the setting, the camaraderie among friends, and the residents of the retirement community. Rosie’s sisterly bond with Dylan was absolutely adorable! The story included humor, romance, and impressive character development.

I highly recommend it for anyone seeking a heartwarming experience.

4.5 stars! A perfectly timed read that tugged at all the right heartstrings. This book found its way to me at just the right moment. I saw so much of myself in Rosie—navigating life on a different path while feeling like everyone else is effortlessly thriving. That struggle is real, and Rosie made it feel so relatable.

I’ll admit, the first few chapters were a bit slow, and I wasn’t totally sold at first. But the moment Rosie met Booker? I was hooked. Sure, the buildup to discovering where she was working dragged a little too long, but once the story found its rhythm, I couldn’t put it down.

As someone who loves old people, I found the cast of characters, especially Arthur, absolutely endearing. The dynamic between Rosie and Booker was a highlight—full of banter, teasing, and real chemistry (though I have to say… Booker as a name? Not my favorite).

My only real gripe is that the production and cleanup of the show started to overshadow the romance for a stretch, but the payoff was still worth it. At its core, this book is a beautiful celebration of found family. I laughed, I cried, and I walked away feeling like I’d just spent time with dear friends.

Oh, Courtney, you have worked your magic once again. Everything’s Coming Up Rosie was charming and witty and down right adorable!

Rosie Waterman had big dreams, but those dreams just haven’t been working out for her. An aspiring actor, she is struggling to make ends meet, while her friends are all out there living life to the fullest. But she never lets on about the way things truly are, she is always playing a part. The friend with no problems, no disappointments, no worries. In an act of desperation, she applies to more jobs than she can count and luckily receives an offer that is a lifeline to her sinking spirits. Until she shows up and realizes that it is not the job she signed up for. With no other options and a stubborn will to succeed, Rosie digs in to produce a show for the ages—or actually the aged.

This story was absolutely wonderful! Courtney does such a fantastic job with character development and depth. You can’t help but fall in love with each one of them. And hope to have a friend or a family member as fun and sweet or endearing (read “occasionally curmudgeony”).

Rosie’s journey was reflective and eye opening. She learned so much about herself and what true contentment is. Plans can change, dreams can evolve, and happiness can be found in the most unexpected places. Rosie’s story was very relatable and relevant.

Enjoyed this one immensely and if you loved Isadora then you’re sure to love this one.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the advanced copy. All opinions at my own.

From start to finish, I was hooked. I was looking for something that felt like chick lit with a LOT of heart, small town vibes, and this delivered. I didn't feel like I was being preached to but there was something wholly good and inspiring in the message. of "how to find your purpose after your dreams change." This is for the girlies who love stories about reinvention!

This was a sweet, heartwarming story about big dreams and found family. I loved Rosie's character development, her friendship with Arthur, learning about the theatre, and the romance. This book has a lot going for it and I will definitely be recommending it and reading whatever Courtney Walsh writes next!

A huge thanks to Thomas Nelson Fiction and NetGalley for this advanced copy. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

“The words burrow down deep inside me and start to take root, and I hope I remember to water them because I really want to see what they grow.”

Rosie Waterman is a Midwest girl who moved to New York City with dreams of being an actress. About a decade later, and she is still waiting, working “acting adjacent” jobs to make ends meet. A rush of panic with bills to pay, she goes on a applications filling binge, and— while home for a friend’s baby shower— accepts the job, even though she basically forgot anything about it. She’s desperate though, so off Rosie goes to Door County and the Sunset Players.

I have been reading Courtney Walsh’s books for years, and they’re always a good read. You could easily see them as Hallmark movies, but they’re “meatier”. There’s depth to her characters and growth that I always love. Last year’s “The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley” fit more into the women’s fiction genre than romance, and “Coming Up Rosie” is a solid follow up to Isadora Bentley. I’m here for it! Don’t get me wrong— there’s still a sweet romance— and Booker is great, but this story is about Rosie’s growth.

Imposter syndrome. Being vulnerable. Friendship. Going after a dream. Pivoting when life changes. (“Pivoting isn’t quitting.”) Being present in the moment. Processing buried feelings. There are so many relatable points of Rosie’s story. And she’s such a likable FMC. You are rooting for her. And the secondary characters— the aforementioned Booker, Arthur, Connie, Daisy, Louie, Bertie, all the “cast”, and Rosie’s BFFs from childhood.

This was a great read!

Thank you, Thomas Nelson Fiction and NetGalley for the advanced copy to review!

#EverythingsComingUpRosie #NetGalley

Courtney Walsh is an auto buy author for me & I loved her newest book, Everything's Coming Up Rosie, so much! The main character, Rosie, was so loveable & one many women will identify with. Cute, quick romance read.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, & the publisher for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is a difficult review to write. For the first 50% I really wasn’t enjoying this one. I found our main character annoying and not very bright. I also very much disliked the way she lied to her friends and seemed to be pretty stuck up. The second half of this book I found far more enjoyable. Obviously Rosie has some character growth (but her being annoying in the first half is still a genuine complaint) And the story becomes more engaging.

While I didn’t like the “insta love” vibes in the romance to start off with, I do think they end up being pretty cute together. This book falls right in the middle of general fiction and romance. It’s both not enough romance to be a full on romance book, but at the same time I find it doesn’t focus enough on the other aspects and characters for it to feel like a true general fiction.

Some things that I didn’t enjoy: the name Booker (no offence to anyone with that name, but sometimes in the audiobook it sounded like booger), the pacing of the story, the writing and metaphors were a bit weak. I would have liked even more theatre references and maybe have them included in a way that didn’t feel as disjointed.

One aspect that was a stand out for me is the arc with Arthur. It genuinely almost made me cry and felt very special. I wish other relationships with the people involved in the cast would have been developed in a similar way.

From the author note this feels like a quite personal story and so I don’t want to critique it too harshly, while also still giving my honest opinion on the book.

If you are looking for a quick read about a woman who feels like her life in the theatre industry is becoming a bit of a mess, finding her way, and finding love, this could be the one for you!

Thank you netgalley for this eARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

As with everything Courtney Walsh writes, Everything's Coming Up Rosie was pure joy to read! Rosie Waterman dreams of working in theatre but has a fledgling career despite years of hustle, so she jumps at the chance to direct a regional theatre production in Wisconsin... which turns out to be at a retirement community with inexperienced senior citizens as actors. The romance aspect took the backseat to Rosie's self-development journey, which I actually enjoyed, and the various characters were such a delight to get to know. Rosie exudes effervescence, uncertainty, and pluck in equal measure, and I highly recommend this book if you're looking for joyful and inspiring women's fiction with a whole lot of heart!

Thank you to Thomas Nelson Fiction for gifting me with an ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

The audio of this book was adorable and was the reason I remained so vested in the book! The relationships throughout this book made me laugh and also relate to! This will be a great summer beach read!

Put this rom-com in your summer beach bag! Readers looking for a super sweet romance are in for a real treat. This is such a charming and funny story, and it kept me turning the pages. Rose is relatable and did I mention charming? Booker is a great love interest for her. I liked following along as Rosie tries to improve her life and get back on track. The theater storyline is wonderful, and Walsh does a terrific job of including characters at various ages. There are some laugh-out-loud moments.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-galley; all opinions in my review are 100% my own.

Many thanks to NetGalley & the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute and quick read with a unique premise. Definitely light hearted and a good escape that's perfect for your next vacation. Clean romance, funny moments, and character growth. Utterly charming.

“Sometimes what you think you want and what you want turn out to be different things . . .

Rosie Waterman has one goal: to become a working actor. But lately, that hasn't been working out. When she loses her apartment and job on the same day, she does what she always does--puts herself out there, ready to find the next big thing. When she's offered a job as the director of a regional theatre's production of Cinderella, she jumps at the chance--even though she's only directed in college and the job is in Door County, Wisconsin, and not in New York. She has no other offers, and at least she'll be getting paid to do something theatrical. But when she arrives, she quickly realizes that the "regional theatre" is actually in a retirement community, and the "actors" are actually senior citizens with no acting experience whatsoever. The more time she spends with her new cast, the more she begins to rethink what it means to dream big, especially when that big dream hasn't turned out to be at all what she thought it would be. It's not at all what she expected, but could it be exactly what she needs?”

The pros of this book were great. It felt like a movie, and it played in my head fantastically. Ask for a book; I wanted much more! The book took me quite some time to finish, and I was on the slower end of the finish line. I found the ending of the book emotional, even though I was not ever connected at all.

I recommend this book if you like less romance-heavy books, though you might like this one!

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Publishing for the free book in exchange for this review.

#romance #contemporary #fiction #chicklit #adult

3.5 stars ⭐

This is the first time I've read anything by the author and I have mixed feelings about this book. While on one hand I loved Rosie's development, on the other hand I felt that it needed something more. I feel like it was really hard to get into the story, but then when you finally do, you find yourself falling in love with the main characters ( and others). Everyone in this book is lovely, everyone has a life lesson to share.

I would have liked to have seen more of Rosie and Booker's romance, but I can see that it wasn't the main plot. I realize that the main plot was really Rosie, her evolution as a professional and as a person and also for her to realize that we don't all have everything planned or that life goes 100% smoothly for everyone, no matter how much we think it does 🫶🏼

Read this book if you like:
🎭 Books about theatre
💌 Clean Romance
🪴 Retirement Community
💕 Slow Romance

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion and review. Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the ARC.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story of learning to find out what your dreams really are and follow them with your whole heart.

Rosie is an actress who dreams of making it big in New York, but it's just not working at all. She's lonely, has no money or work, and has shut herself off from friends and family. A last ditch job offer at a theater in Wisconsin turns into a new path forward that she never could have imagined!

I didn't connect with Rosie a whole lot. It was frustrating to see her second guess everything in what was obviously a wonderful opportunity for her and try to stick to her New York dream which was dead in the water. Also frustrating to see her continually shut her friends out. However, that is all explained by her past difficulties with her dad abandoning their family, and her mom's reaction to it. And in the end, it's wonderful to see her let people in and find her true self and her true dreams, and follow them with her whole heart!

Booker is a bit of a cipher, I don't feel like I really knew him very much. His love for his adopted grandma Bertie and his work ethic were what stood out to me about him.

Just in general, I didn't feel a ton of chemistry in Rosie and Booker's romance and the ending was "happy for now" and a bit abrupt. This is a romance, but it's really more of a coming of age and finding herself story for Rosie.

I am not a theater person at ALL, I just have no experience and I don't know any of the songs Rosie loves to break out into at appropriate moments. But I know the author owns and runs a theater and I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in the world of the Sunset Players. I've always had a soft spot for older people so I loved that aspect of the story.

Overall I really enjoyed the journey with Rosie, Booker, Arthur, Bertie, Daisy, Rosie's childhood friends, and just all the amazing ensemble cast of characters in this wonderful story.

Cute book with upbeat storyline and fun romance. I Didn’t however care for narrator. Would recommend book to friends for positive fun read.

Add this to your summer reading list. It is a pure delight. The characters are likable (and relatable). It's a book where you just want everyone to get their happy ending. AND no disclaimers needed.

Courtney Walsh has written a delightful story worthy of an encore in “Everything’s Coming Up Rosie.” The story is filled with rich characters, delightfully quirky people, who all grow together and help Rosie grow and change and achieve her theatre dream. I love the setting of the story, and it makes me wish there were such a place as Sunset, because I would for sure go visit. I love that the younger characters glean so much wisdom from the older characters, and the older characters can even use a gentle nudge from the younger ones, too. The plot keeps moving and does not lag anywhere. Quick wit and humor are sprinkled throughout alongside deep emotions and decision making. Deep and abiding friendships shine throughout the plot, and what an encouragement that is to the reader, to be that kind of loyal friend and to see out friends who love you just the way God made you. I loved this book, and I highly recommend it. It is a fun, lighthearted read with a deep message of hope, embracing change, and looking at your dreams in a whole new way.