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A review by michellehenriereads
The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker
5.0
I received an ARC of THE ROM-COM AGENDA from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press in exchange for my honest opinion.
Genre: Romance
Heat Level: Fade to black, closed door
Tropes: Formerly rejected one finding love, Friends to lovers, Small town, Snowed in
Representation: LGBTQ with side character
I enjoyed this book for so many reasons.
The couple is so cute together. Leah has always felt like a fish out of water from having survived abandonment and the foster care system. While Eli is secure in his family and friendships, but his love life hasn't worked out as he wanted. In fact, most of the book, he's trying to get back the one who got away. This made for a lot of tension and logical reasons to not share how feelings—the two don't communicate very well, but it makes sense. They end up tackling the list from Eli's sisters to study romcoms to figure out how Eli needs to change for his "true love."
The small town in upstate New York is snowed in. This makes for an isolated community which works really well so we can get to know the other characters and their personalities. It's a fun group of people, and I can see where more stories could come into play as a series.
There are a lot of dynamics going on for Leah. She's come home to care for her foster mom (who has died). She is trying to earn money to go back to Florida. And she knows she'll get evicted by her foster brother, so time is of the essence. But she still gets wrapped up in love by Eli's friends and family before he really pays attention to how he's changing. I thought the progression worked really well.
This book is perfect for all romance readers, people who love small towns, or upstate New York, or for anyone who wants to root for the underdog.
I highly recommend this book.
Genre: Romance
Heat Level: Fade to black, closed door
Tropes: Formerly rejected one finding love, Friends to lovers, Small town, Snowed in
Representation: LGBTQ with side character
I enjoyed this book for so many reasons.
The couple is so cute together. Leah has always felt like a fish out of water from having survived abandonment and the foster care system. While Eli is secure in his family and friendships, but his love life hasn't worked out as he wanted. In fact, most of the book, he's trying to get back the one who got away. This made for a lot of tension and logical reasons to not share how feelings—the two don't communicate very well, but it makes sense. They end up tackling the list from Eli's sisters to study romcoms to figure out how Eli needs to change for his "true love."
The small town in upstate New York is snowed in. This makes for an isolated community which works really well so we can get to know the other characters and their personalities. It's a fun group of people, and I can see where more stories could come into play as a series.
There are a lot of dynamics going on for Leah. She's come home to care for her foster mom (who has died). She is trying to earn money to go back to Florida. And she knows she'll get evicted by her foster brother, so time is of the essence. But she still gets wrapped up in love by Eli's friends and family before he really pays attention to how he's changing. I thought the progression worked really well.
This book is perfect for all romance readers, people who love small towns, or upstate New York, or for anyone who wants to root for the underdog.
I highly recommend this book.