The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Rom-Commers

Summary: She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own?

Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies―good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates―The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!―it’s a break too big to pass up.

Emma’s younger sister steps in for caretaking duties, and Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. But what is it they say? Don’t meet your heroes? Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone―much less “a failed, nobody screenwriter.” Worse, the romantic comedy he’s written is so terrible it might actually bring on the apocalypse. Plus! He doesn’t even care about the script―it’s just a means to get a different one green-lit. Oh, and he thinks love is an emotional Ponzi scheme.

But Emma’s not going down without a fight. She will stand up for herself, and for rom-coms, and for love itself. She will convince him that love stories matter―even if she has to kiss him senseless to do it. But . . . what if that kiss is accidentally amazing? What if real life turns out to be so much . . . more real than fiction? What if the love story they’re writing breaks all Emma’s rules―and comes true?

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I have loved Katherine’s books since I read How To Walk Away. I love her book covers, they are fun and bright and cheerful (like her!)

I was sent an e-ARC of The Rom-Commers and I could not wait to read it. And then, lo and behold, I saw (quite by accident one day) that she would be at Square Books in Oxford. I let my friend Reeca know and we made plans. Of course, my plans were hindering on a thousand things going right that day to leave work a tad early. And of course that day, everyone acted like the world would fall apart. But I left somewhat early and raced to Oxford for a glass of wine with Reeca before the signing.

I had wanted to read the book before the signing, but life gets in the way. So I actually read it while on vacation a few weeks later.

Meeting Katherine in Oxford was fantastic (read all about that here!) and even though I knew I would love The Rom-Commers, I don’t think I anticipated loving it as much as I did.

What I liked:

The cover was so cute! So fun! So colorful. Also, I did not realize until the book signing that the edges of the book were going to be spray painted pink. That just gave it that little extra sparkle!

Emma. What a delightfully layered character. I wanted to exchange BFF necklaces with her. I admired her quiet strength. I loved her LOVE for the rom-com. And that is when I liked her the best- when she was all passionate!

Emma’s dad. The gems of wisdom he would share with his daughter were great and she needed every last one of them.

Bottom line: It’s a winner for Katherine Center! *claps hands in anticipation of her next book!*

*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*