Reviews - Everything's Coming Up Rosie: A Novel

226 reviews for:

Everything's Coming Up Rosie: A Novel

Courtney Walsh

4.21 AVERAGE

emileereadsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was such a sweet story. I loved that Rosie was relatable. She was messy. She was quirky. She was inside her head and sometimes when you read books, when the character is inside her head, it isn’t portrayed honestly of how that would loo in real life, but she keeps getting called out for it. I loved the character of Booker. He is honest and straightforward and sincere and he wasn’t playing games. He was an adult, who was seeking a relationship with someone he found attractive, and that was a breath of fresh air that I just adored here. I love a man who is confident and forward without being grossly aggressive.

The side characters added the extra bit of pizzazz and how they mirrored Rosie’s own experiences as she moved through her personal journey to figure out what she wants out of life was such a cool writing device that Walsh did perfectly.

Overall, Courtney Walsh proves again that she is a master at creating women’s fiction with a side of romcom that encompasses heart and personal growth and fun and whimsy in all the best ways.
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A double whammy read for me! Thanks to Thomas Nelson for the complimentary digital and audio copies. I loved this so much that I read the digital ARC and then listened to the audio too. Which is a big deal, because before 2025 I was a very rare re-reader. Though in 2025 I have done many more rereads, and I'm so glad this made a quick circle back into my reading life. I received a complimentary copies of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

callmandy's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

graystreetbooks's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madz_gardn3r's review against another edition

4.75

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I have never related to a book so hard, then I did with Everything’s coming up Rosie by @courtneywalsh.

Rating; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Spice; /5

Rosie is a women in her mid twenties trying to make as an actress in New York. With summer approaching and no casting line ups in sight. She heads up. Weighing down with the failure that was her past year.

In a panic, she begins applying for any work to do with theatre. Only to be hired as the creative director, for a production of Cinderella.

As a girl who went straight into performing arts and wanting to pursue acting. I understood first hand Rosie’s pain. This disappointing and fear of letting those who supported you down.

The Narrator did a beautiful job. One of distinguishing the different tones of different people. Especially in scenes with cast and group chats. So the listener has a depth understanding of who’s talking without having to hear a name. But she did a beautiful job or noting the emotion tones of the characters at the right times!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson, and Zondervan Fiction Audio for the opportunity to listen and review.

hannuhreads's review against another edition

I got to 25%, and I’m just not enjoying any aspect of the book so far and don’t want to force it and be grumpy about it. I’ll mention a few of the things that were in my notes thus far.

In my first impression, I wasn’t loving Rosie. She was a bit annoying for me in the 25% that I read. The way she was lying to her friends, and the way she preformed to be silly. She’s supposed to be quirky but mostly it just made me cringe everytime she did some shenanigan. She felt like a caricature to me.

There’s an early mention of adult mean girls. I feel like this is a thing Courtney puts in her books sometimes, and I just don’t love it.

Booker is introduced and I immediately was getting an instalove vibe with him and Rosie.

Note- closed door

lmbartelt's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kristenreadswhat's review against another edition

3.0

Location: Wisconsin

Content warnings: abandonment; emotional abuse

Quick review: This was a quick and easy read! Parts of it were incredibly funny, other parts very heartwarming. I enjoyed the cast of characters and the plot of the book.