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The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
2.0
Genre: Romance
Tropes: workplace romance, celebrity romance, forced proximity
When Katherine Center release a new book, I know that I'll be running to the nearest bookstore to get my hands on it and will immediately read it within 24 hours. I have loved every Katherine Center book I've ever read because of the pure joy that jumps off of the page in addition to the unique twists she puts into what have come to be well known romance tropes. So of course, when The Rom-Commers found it's way to my inbox, I couldn't help but squeal in delight about the guaranteed joy I would be getting from her newest release.
The Rom-Commers, in true Katherine Center fashion, is an ode to the romance genre as a whole which I absolutely loved. The idea that there is a well known, dare I say snooty?, screenwriter who is desperately trying (and failing) to write a romance gave me such a chuckle and felt like the best sassy way to get back at all the romance haters who don't believe romance has any substance. Take that you Negative Nancy's!
But, alas, no writer can hit it out of the park every time. I wanted to love this book so much...I really did. And while I liked it overall, it was a miss for me because of the high standards that I have for Katherine Center. If I'm honest, I just couldn't feel the chemistry between our two main characters and I really didn't like either of them. While I loved the idea of the story, the execution just wasn't there and it fell flat for me.
Don't you worry though, this will not deter me from continuing to jump for joy every time Center release a new book or even teases of her upcoming work. I continue to be a big fan of Katherine Center as well as what she stands for!
Tropes: workplace romance, celebrity romance, forced proximity
When Katherine Center release a new book, I know that I'll be running to the nearest bookstore to get my hands on it and will immediately read it within 24 hours. I have loved every Katherine Center book I've ever read because of the pure joy that jumps off of the page in addition to the unique twists she puts into what have come to be well known romance tropes. So of course, when The Rom-Commers found it's way to my inbox, I couldn't help but squeal in delight about the guaranteed joy I would be getting from her newest release.
The Rom-Commers, in true Katherine Center fashion, is an ode to the romance genre as a whole which I absolutely loved. The idea that there is a well known, dare I say snooty?, screenwriter who is desperately trying (and failing) to write a romance gave me such a chuckle and felt like the best sassy way to get back at all the romance haters who don't believe romance has any substance. Take that you Negative Nancy's!
But, alas, no writer can hit it out of the park every time. I wanted to love this book so much...I really did. And while I liked it overall, it was a miss for me because of the high standards that I have for Katherine Center. If I'm honest, I just couldn't feel the chemistry between our two main characters and I really didn't like either of them. While I loved the idea of the story, the execution just wasn't there and it fell flat for me.
Don't you worry though, this will not deter me from continuing to jump for joy every time Center release a new book or even teases of her upcoming work. I continue to be a big fan of Katherine Center as well as what she stands for!