contemporary romance
The Rom-Commers is a cute love story that I'm sure will make a very cute movie one day.
This is my first Katherine Center novel and I'm sure it won't be my last. It's a quick read with interesting, quirky characters who made me laugh and smile at least as often as they made me roll my eyes.
Emma is a martyr. During a family hiking trip, an accident killed her mother and left her father permanently disabled. Emma has given up her life and dreams to become her father's caretaker and allow her younger sister to live her own dreams. Charlie is a wildly successful screenwriter. So successful, in fact, that for the first chapter I thought he was like 60 years old - at least until Emma clarifies that he was a child prodigy and is only 30-something years old (which was my first eye roll).
There is definitely chemistry between Charlie and Emma, but Charlie is, for lack of a better word, an ass. He is the kind of hero who tries to protect Emma from a situation because he, as the man, knows what's best for her. It's infuriating, and predictable, and I was angry at the way it all unfolded but can't really say more without spoiling things - I may have spoiled too much already.
But, as predictable rom-coms go, this is an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. It's silly and generally joyful and flirty. Rom-com boxes are all checked. I read the book and listened to some of the audiobook. Patti Murin narrates and I generally enjoyed her voice.
This is my first Katherine Center novel and I'm sure it won't be my last. It's a quick read with interesting, quirky characters who made me laugh and smile at least as often as they made me roll my eyes.
Emma is a martyr. During a family hiking trip, an accident killed her mother and left her father permanently disabled. Emma has given up her life and dreams to become her father's caretaker and allow her younger sister to live her own dreams. Charlie is a wildly successful screenwriter. So successful, in fact, that for the first chapter I thought he was like 60 years old - at least until Emma clarifies that he was a child prodigy and is only 30-something years old (which was my first eye roll).
There is definitely chemistry between Charlie and Emma, but Charlie is, for lack of a better word, an ass. He is the kind of hero who tries to protect Emma from a situation because he, as the man, knows what's best for her. It's infuriating, and predictable, and I was angry at the way it all unfolded but can't really say more without spoiling things - I may have spoiled too much already.
But, as predictable rom-coms go, this is an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. It's silly and generally joyful and flirty. Rom-com boxes are all checked. I read the book and listened to some of the audiobook. Patti Murin narrates and I generally enjoyed her voice.
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