When Harry’s ex-girlfriend refuses to move out of his house, he is desperate to get away from her. When he hears that Sally needs to rent out a room, he takes her up on the offer. Unexpectedly, he also finds himself drawn into Sally’s world of romance movies, despite his cynicism about them. A drunken bets soon leads the new flatmates to (badly) recreate ‘the lift’ from Dirty Dancing, and the video goes viral (#EpicRomcomReenactmentFailure). When they realise that there is money to make from this concept, they decide to recreate their own scenes, one by one. Yet, they also find themselves more interested in each other than the scenes, as they spend time together.
With a similar love for all the movies presented, I loved the concept behind the book. I found Harry to be so sweet in his attempt to dismiss the content of the movies, but doing so because of his feelings for Sally, which he tried to dismiss. Sally is endearing and so understanding of the challenges that Harry is going through. A great read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I had a hard time getting into the one, although the cover and title definitely drew me in. The pacing felt slow, but I would still encourage you (as readers) to give it a shot if you like rom coms!

Read if you like:
⛅️ Grumpy x Sunshine Trope
❤️ Friends to Lovers
🎥 RomComs
📱 Viral Videos

This one was so cute and fun! I loved how light it was and fun with this friends to lovers duo recreating famous Romcom scenes and falling in love along the way!

If you love yourself a cute and light romance with Romcom movie vibes this one is definitely for you! Thank you to the publisher for my ARC copy!

This was SO cute. I loved this fun new twist on a romcom. Never thought about how TikTok could be used as a way to fall in love. I loved all of the different romcom Easter eggs and how perfect it was. This was a new spin on how Harry met Sally and I really enjoyed it!

I love all the classic romcom movies. I feel like they just don't make them like they used to anymore, which is sad. This fun story took me right back to all those amazing romcom moments. Sally and Harry realize they can make a little extra cash by reenacting the well-known romcom movie moments and posting them on titok. While doing so, they become friends and develop feelings for each other. I enjoyed both characters and their back stories. I love that even though Sally's sister was pretty dang horrible, Sally never gave up on her. It's a very cute love story with tender and funny moments as well. Recommended to any romcom enthusiast!

An interesting premise, romcom fan meets beefy, practical man who had never experienced love. I loved this book, the various scenes re-enacted were funny and I actually knew most of them (I do enjoy a good romcom). I felt for Harry and his lack of experience of love in his life, so he want aware of what his feelings about Sally meant, but equally her expectations were very high. Three are a few films that I'm now going to catch up on, or revisit ones like Notting Hill. Definitely a feel-good book,a touch spicy in places but one that I really enjoyed.
I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley, however this did not influenced my review of the book.

This was not for me. I couldn’t get into it at all because the characters were a snooze fest and the writing was not great.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.

In case I don’t know what to say about this book let me tell you right now that I am in love with it. Such an incredible story! Once you start it you won’t be able to stop reading.

Harry needs a place to stay while he can’t dispose of a problem at his house. Through friends, it was suggested that he could stay with Sally since she has a room to rent. How cute is Harry meeting Sally? Just great with the rom-com theme!
Sally loves pink, red, hearts, romcoms, and all love-related. Harry is a big constructor who doesn’t believe in love. But a video of the two of them recreating a romcom scene somehow goes viral on the internet. It was supposed to be a joke, but apparently, everyone loves it so much that they see it as an opportunity to make some extra money.

All characters are wonderful, each in its way, and bring so much to the story. Sally and Harry are mesmerizing - I felt love, sadness, empathy, joy, … - and all the secondary characters brought not only joy, comfort, friendship, sadness, anger, and rage, but gave context to the lives and personalities of our two main characters.

I liked Harry from the start because I could sympathize with him. Although I like romcoms, I agree with him on one aspect: nobody deserves to live in the middle of so much pink. I loved when he shuddered and said: “Something wrong about the thought of waking up to pink walls”. In case you didn’t notice, I don’t like pink.

I enjoyed the fact that what Harry lacked was because he didn’t know. How can a person who never had love know what it is? It isn’t enough watching it on tv/cinema or reading about it, you need to have felt it somewhere.

This is such an adorable and amazing romcom! And surprisingly soft on the sexy scenes by how much is talked about sex.

It will be one of the best books of the year for me!

Yes. Yes. Yes. No more words are needed. The characters are so fun and lovable. This was, overall, just a lighthearted and enjoyable read.

This is definitely a book for all rom com fans, I had a constant smile on my face reading this book. The many references to various films had me wanting to rewatch them, and follow along with Harry and Sally’s journey.

While the cover and premise of Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner are absolutely adorable, ultimately, the actual story and writing felt quite underdeveloped. I won't nag on this book, as I'm sure it will be perfect for many people's taste, but for me, it felt like it leaned a bit too far into to the cheesiness of its prompt.

This book had me smiling and laughing the whole way through. Obsessed with romcoms Sally looks for her real life romantic hero… can she find it in Harry who she decides to re-enact famous romcom scenes with? Great story to snuggle up and smile with.

⭐️ 4
🌶️ open door, mild details

💘 Contemporary Romance
💘 Romantic Comedy
💘 Forced Proximity
💘 Grumpy/Sunshine
💘 Opposites Attract

Nobody Puts RomComs In The Corner was a laugh-out-loud, adorably fluffy romance!!

It took me a minute to get into but I definitely ended up enjoying this read. Harry and Sally were super lovable characters. Each famous RomCom scene they acted out in their own way was so hilarious.

If you love classic RomCom movies like Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing and When Harry Met Sally (just to name a few), then you’ve got to read this book. Nobody Puts RomComs In The Corner was just an all-around great read with plenty of humor, character development and lots of swoon moments.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy of this book!

I just LOVED this book. As a big fan of Dirty Dancing just the title was promising. Harry and Sally are lovely and their love has a slowly development that makes you anxious with all that sexual tension.

The rom com references are marvellous, classic.

It is an easy going book, it reads fast and leave you floating in clouds.

Do not read it if you don't like rom com, you won't like it.

thank you to one more chapter & netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

nobody puts romcoms in the corner follows sally, a love enthusiast who wants her romcom fantasy, and harry, who doesn’t believe in love and HATES romcoms.

harry moves in with sally when his ex refuses to move out of his house, and one spontaneous night, harry and sally recreate the lift from dirty dancing, prompting a series of videos recreating different scenes from romcoms.

this book was so cute and i absolutely adored the concept!

I chose this one solely for the cover but the content was disappointing. It had a cute start but I did t like the TikTok aspect of it at all.

“Nobody Puts Rom-Coms in the Corner” didn’t quite live up to my hopes for it, but it’s nevertheless very enjoyable; a romance that puts genuine emotion at the heart of the story.

When café owner Sally needs a little extra money, she takes in a lodger. When builder Harry needs a short term place to stay, he thinks a room in a flat will be just perfect for him. And that’s how Harry meets Sally.

There’s a spark between them, but neither is really interested. Sally is waiting for “The One” – she knows she’ll hear bells ring when she meets him. And Harry has just broken up with his cheating girlfriend, and has no interest in yet another painful relationship. And yet…they can’t quite ignore what’s happening between them.

Sally has an abiding love of rom-coms, while Harry actively avoids them. Squabbling about them one night, they wind up re-enacting the lift from Dirty Dancing. (And if you don’t understand that sentence, why are you even thinking about reading this book?) Thinking the results are hilarious, Sally uploads them to TikTok.
The response is so strong that Sally sees a way to make a bit of extra cash, re-enacting other scenes and seeking sponsorship. Harry thinks it’s ridiculous, but he’ll go along with it.

As they re-enact more and more classic rom com scenes, both begin to wonder whether their long held views about love are truly valid.

The novel sticks to particularly well known rom coms – think Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Love Actually – so most readers will have at least a passing familiarity with them. That’s perhaps a mild failing of the novel – there’s no mention of many other slightly lesser known rom coms that true fans hold dear. On the other hand, it makes this accessible to almost any reader.

My one disappointment with the novel was that after the first re-enactment, the others were largely done in a fairly serious way, and were a fairly close reflection of the movies. I thought the humor and awkward way they did the first re-enactment was great, and would have loved to see more of that. It popped up in one other re-enactment, but otherwise pretty much went missing. The result was that this wound up feeling like a rom com without a lot of comedy.

However, the romantic element of the novel is extremely well done. Sally and Harry have realistic inner lives, and realistic emotional reactions given their life experiences. I thought the obstacles that kept them apart were realistic and well played – not overblown or excessively dramatic, but real problems that had to be solved.

I also thought the gradual awareness of both their physical attraction and eventually the deeper emotional attraction was well portrayed. Although perhaps a little more hopeful than realistic, it is grounded in a very believable emotional and practical reaction from both of them.

The minor characters bring a tone to the novel that is a little unusual for a romance. That is to say, Harry’s builder mates are realistically crude. I have absolutely no doubt that men do talk about women that way; it’s just rare to see it in a rom com. For some, this may dissipate the romantic haze; for others it will help ground the novel. Sally’s friends serve little purpose other than to fill the role of dutifully supportive friends.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this. I didn’t find it quite as funny as I’d anticipated, but it’s a pleasant romance with some strong realistic elements to ground it. Romance readers will enjoy it, but it probably won’t appeal a lot to non-genre readers.

this book had me hooked from page one i couldn’t put this book down i kept saying to my daughter you need to read this book after me.
Sally is a romantic while Harry thinks love doesn’t exist and so the story begins but will there be a happy ending i won’t spoil it for you but i was rooting for harry

When Harry Met Sally or Wooed Sally or Seduced Sally :)

This book was fun. It was fun to imagine silly romcom scenes playing out. It was fun to sit through the nostalgia all of the romcoms the author happened the mention throughout the story, but my favorite part was the chemistry between Harry and Sally. It was hot! I loved their personalities and their banter. It truly was a fun read.

I gave it four stars for the fun, but it seemed to stretch a little too long at the end before they got back together. I would recommend it!

I personally love all the great romcom films... Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally, Love Actually. So when I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to jump on it and get reading.

I wasn't disappointed! I really enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting, lapping up all the film references and re-enacted iconic moments. I was smiling and laughing away without realising, until the other half questioned me on it.

Sally is a hopeless romantic, waiting for The One and all the bells and whistles that entails. She meets Harry, hater of romcoms and who doesn't believe in love. The perfect grumpy/sunshine pairing 🩷

From there, the story gets better and better with Harry and Sally (what perfect names from a book about romcoms!) drunkenly performing and recording the famous lift from Dirty Dancing, going viral on TikTok and continuing to create scenes from other movies.

Sally was so optimistic, bright and endearing and I loved Harry's straight-talking no nonsense ways. A wonderful and cute opposite attracts couple.

A typically laugh-out-loud romcom that I'd recommend to everyone who is looking for their Richard Gere to their Julia Roberts.

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