The Rom-Commers: A Novel

I absolutely adored this story! Charlie and Emma were meant for each other. Cheers to another happily ever after!

Meh too cheesy, also I wish the main character had more of a backbone.

I loved it, such a rom com especially the ending.. so cute so cheesy!!

Charlie Yates is extremely toxic. I liked the main character and her family’s backstory, but I was not into the romance in this book at all. I’m actually kind of concerned that there’s not more reviews calling out Charlie’s behavior.

I can’t stand listening to narrator Patti Murin. Will get the e-book from the library.

Not for me. I can't get past the main character.

I absolutely LOVED this book! I didn’t want it to end! The characters, the story line, the ending…it was all AMAZING!!! This one is definitely causing a book hangover!

Mehh I'm not sure how I feel about this one.

I loved some parts of this book so much and couldn't stand others.

Also the male MC Charlie said a lot of hurtful things about and to the FMC throughout this book but never apologized. I understand he was supposed to be this grumpy, reclusive writer, but sometimes he was just plain mean. (Or course there were some scenes I was swooning over him).

Also loved some scenes with the FMC, and again, hated others. She was straight up nasty to her sister at some times and then got upset when her sister finally said something back to her??

Also there was some awkward breaking the 4th wall randomly spread throughout but it kinda missed the mark for me.

I did love the audio Narration of this. Patti Murin nailed it.

I laughed, I cried, I loved! Another great book from a great author!

Somehow I'd never been aware of Katherine Center's books until a couple of years ago, when I read The Bodyguard. It was, to use a rom-commy phrase, insta-love. The Rom-Commers has cemented my insta-love into perma-love. (If that's not a thing, it should be. Just sayin'...)
I so enjoyed this story of a woman who's always dreamed of being a screenwriter, but a tragic accident has left her as the sole caretaker for her father. When an old friend offers her the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to write with her screenwriting idol, she reluctantly gives in to her father and sister's demands that she take advantage of her opportunity. She ends up moving into the writer's mansion for six weeks to help him rework his amazingly bad script for a rom-com. I loved these two characters together. They were funny and imperfect and real. They'd both been through some stuff, their reactions and outlooks on life were very different in many ways, but all informed by the stuff they'd experienced. One of the truisms of reading a romance is that we know where the two main characters are going to end up. It's just a matter of the road they take to get there. And this journey was thoroughly enjoyable for me. I listened to the audiobook, and Patti Murin's narration was perfect, hitting all the right notes for all the different emotions involved.
Now bring on Katherine Center's backlist to keep me happy until her next release!
Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for providing a digital copy for an unbiased review.

Emma yearns to be a screenwriter. She has studied and written rom-comm’s her whole career. She has even won awards! But she hasn’t been able to fulfill it due to being the full-time caretaker of her kind-hearted dad. She is his sole caretaker until she gets a chance to help rewrite a screenplay of a famous screenwriter who doesn’t believe in romance. Her sister steps in for 6 weeks as caretaker so Emma can go off to LA. It’s a chance of a lifetime rewriting a screenplay with Charlie Yates the famous screenwriter.

Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone and never has. It’s the worse screenplay he’s ever written but he doesn’t really care about it. It’s his first Rom-Comm. Emma has her work cut out for her. She must make Charlie believe in romance in order to help him write a better screenplay about romantic comedies. Even if, she has to break every rule in the books. She stands up for herself, romantic comedies and love. She may even have to kiss him to make him start believing in love. Was it an amazing kiss or not?

This was my first Katherine Center novel and won’t be my last! Katherine Center makes you chuckle with some of the mishaps with Emma proving to Charlie that there is romance in this world! Katherine writes true Romantic comedies herself! She makes the reader believe in romance through showing Charlie how to become a romantic. There are twist and turns and ups and downs. It makes you laugh and then makes you almost cry. The deep serious side doesn’t take away from the story but really adds to it! She has strong believable characters with a strong family feel. She teaches you more about romance itself! You won’t want to miss this one! I will definitely be listening to more of her books!

The narrator did a fabulous job, has a pleasant voice and is easy to listen to! Her speed is right on and enunciation is very clear! She brings the story to life!

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers in letting me read this book and allowing me to leave an honest review.

Achingly beautiful! I loved the surprise appearance of my favorite characters from her previous books ❤️

Katherine Center is literally my new favorite author. I don’t mind that her books are predictable, they just make me happy.

Loved this one, too! And I am grateful Katherine Center's books always have amazing narrators.