I am a sucker for a good romance novel and this one was no exception. Full of laughs, love, love, and tears, I am predicting it will easily be one of my favourite reads of 2023.
I had not read any of Kathryn Freeman's books previously, but now I am a fan!

The character development was superb and I felt as though I knew each characters thoughts and feelings. A perfect, opposites attract novel!

I've never been much of a third person fan, but I loved the style in which Freeman explored it. It kept me engaged and wanting to know more.

I highly recommend for any romance lover!

I found this a little slow to get going but once the reenactments of iconic romcom moments began I started to love this couple and will them to get together. Can a true romantic who wants the full love and marriage package with bells on and a cynic who has never known love ever meet in the middle? Can love win the day? Of course it can, and thousands of tik tok followers are watching their video moments and hoping it can too.. A likeable heroine, a hunky hero, an ungrateful sister, warring parents, and some good friends all bring something extra to the story. A good solid readable romance!

Oh this book was so good. All the fabulous rim comms were quoted and acted out as Sally and lodger Harry got to know each other, The Dirty Dancing lift and the Harry met Sally orgasm start the videoing off. Harry is bruised by his upbringing with cold parents and we follow both him and Sally as she tries to work out if he makes the bells of love ring for her, and he has decide if love even exists. I shed a few tears for the couple, but also laughed at their antics - a lighthearted read.

This was a very enjoyable read. A romance-loving lady ends up renting a room in her very pink apartment to a hunky, romance-skeptic builder. And their names just happen to be Harry and Sally. After a few drinks one night, Sally explains the real meaning of the finale in “Dirty Dancing” to Harry and he counters with the observation that any strong guy could do “the lift” and that it’s the sexual attraction rather than true romance that is the motivation there. That leads to them trying the lift in their living room which Sally films and posts online. The next thing they know, she’s getting tens of thousands of clicks and she decides that they can reenact classic scenes from rom-coms and perhaps get sponsors to pay them given that both need some money.

Their reenactments are cute, but what I really enjoyed was getting to know these characters better. Harry is a hunky softie who has never experienced real love from his parents or from his former girlfriend who refuses to leave his house. That’s why he needs to rent a room in Sally’s apartment. And Sally isn’t just a fluffy lover of romance. She’s a girl who was orphaned at 16, but went on to give up her dreams of university to start a business so she can raise her younger sister.

We know that Harry and Sally are going to fall in love and some of the plot twists are quite predictable. Does anyone doubt that, once we know that there is a sexy video on someone’s phone that it is going to one day be uploaded online? But that aside, it was still a fun read that kept me enjoying it to the end.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

I am a fan of romcom movies and books, which may be why I absolutely adored this book! The nods to all the rom-com movies made me giddy and the amazing story between Sally and Harry had my heart feeling all of it. There were times I was laughing out loud at the banter, times I was swooning over their romcom moments (reenacting the rain scene?!), times my heart hurt when realizing why Harry didn't believe in love. Overall, this was a fantastic read that I could not put down, and I'm a bit sad I've finished it.

I really enjoyed this! I liked the characters, liked the storyline and loved all the romcom film references. I would highly recommend this to all my friends and can’t wait to read it again!

Sally adores romcoms. Her new lodger Harry is a romcom-hating cynic. When they attempted to recreate the famous lift from "Dirty Dancing," they received more views than they thought they would, prompting them to recreate romcom moments in TikTok and fall into their own romcom.

Overall, I enjoyed "Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner," especially the nods to well-known romantic movies. I liked Sally and Harry as characters. However, I felt some characters were a bit too over the top, and the story dragged somewhat at times. Nevertheless, as a first foray into Kathryn Freeman's books, it was rather successful since I would pick up another of her books.

This was an extremely enjoyable read. Loved the characters and what the represented. I was rooting for them throughout the whole book. Loved how it was centered around movies that were classic romantic comedies that helped you envision the scenes they were recreating! Great book!

4.5 ⭐️

[Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.]

I took some time to read this book because I had to read it on my phone, but I really enjoyed it. It reminds me of "Better than the movies", which I loved.

Very funny with laugh out loud moments. Great characters and fabulous scenes when acting out the various rom-com scenes. For anyone who loves these types of films and likes to dream a little, this book is for you. Lots of romance, sexual tension, laughs, sad moments and great chemistry. You’ll love it!

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Sally is a self-professed lover of all things romcom and Harry is a complete cynic to even the idea of love. When Harry's girlfriend cheats on him and then refuses to move out, Harry ends up renting a room in Sally's flat. After a drunken night which ends in them watching Dirty Dancing, Harry and Sally act out the lift scene for him to prove it's not romantic, just strength. They become TikTok famous overnight and decide to start acting out scenes from all of Sally's favourite romcoms to make a bit of extra cash. Of course that involves re-enacting all the best scenes from the best classic films.

This book is great! I loved the storyline and the chemistry between Harry and Sally is sizzling. The characters are flawed in a way that makes them believable and as a lover of romcoms, I loved all the quotes. So much so that I immediately finished the book and went to rewatch Pretty Woman!

This was my first time reading one of Kathryn Freeman's books, but it certainly won't be the last. Highly recommended for anyone who loves a good romcom.

This book was provided to me by Netgalley for free, in return for an honest review,

This was a sweet, slightly spicy romcom about Sally and Harry, roommates and complete opposites when it comes to love, who team up to make a series of videos recreating iconic romcom moments for TikTok.

As you can imagine, they fall in love along the way and have to figure out if their opposing views on love and happy endings can ever be compatible.

I liked both main characters, and I thought the story was well-plotted. My issues were that Sally seemed unbelievably naive at moments, and a few of the side characters drove me absolutely batty.

This would be great for anyone looking for a nice sweet happily ever after! As long as you can look past some of the one-dimensional villainous side characters!

Thanks to NetGalley and One More Chance for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley, One More Chapter and Harper Collins for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner was a cute romantic read! I really enjoyed the main characters but felt their relationship was very “insta-love” and didn’t have enough time to develop. I enjoyed the references to classic rom coms and connected with the author’s writing overall. I was waiting for that x-factor but nonetheless enjoyed myself!!!

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for providing me with an eARC of Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner in return for my honest opinion. I really enjoyed this book, its a cute, modern romcom with an ode to the classic romcoms many of us grew up watching over and over again. The love story between Sally and Harry is brilliantly written, it’s not a mushy unbelievable storyline, it’s completely believable and realistic! The side stories of sally and Harry’s friends and family’s really bring the story together (and is at times frustratingly relatable). The concept of incorporating social media (specifically TikTok) to bring our two main characters together is not something I’ve seen a lot of and Freeman has done this really well. There is a tiny bit of spice in this book but nothing too crazy. Overall a cute read!

Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner is funny, heart-warming and sexy, all at once.

The author has perfectly captured characters we can adore, swoon over, but more importantly, find realistically relatable. The interactions between our protagonists are so sweet, you will be cheering them on. And the social media aspect works really well as the vehicle driving our duo together.

Even the friendship groups and back stories of family (and exes) drama is fully fleshed and played out well.

There's a little spice to get your cheeks flushing while you read, but I appreciate that it was kept in context and the characters could still go about their day.

If you love romcoms, you'll love all the intertextuality and references. Read it now and smile.

Sally Thorton is a classic romantic. She loves romcoms and believes in true love. Harry Wilson is a classic cynic. He finds romcoms unrealistic and doesn’t believe in true love. After a re-enacting “the lift” from Dirty Dancing and going viral, they realize the potential financial benefit in recreating iconic romcom scenes.

As a fan of romcoms myself, I had high expectations for this one. It’s definitely a homage to many of our favorite romantic-comedies. I loved the references! (There are a few romcoms they mentioned I still have to watch though, lol). Sally and Harry have different views on love but that doesn’t stop mean there’s no spark. While there the center of the plot is romantic love, there is also familial love-how family affects their own view on love and relantionships.

If you’re a romcom fanatic, this might be a read you’ll highly enjoy!

This book was such a great romcom! It had me laughing out loud so many times, especially imagining some of the re-enactments that went on between Harry and sally! The love story was great and kept you wanting more and the characters were all so likeable (even the ones you might not like at first turned out to be likeable after all... im looking at you Amy) I would definitely recommend reading this when it comes out!

Thank you, Netgalley and HarperCollins UK for this ARC.

As a die-hard romcom enthusiast I couldn't have been more excited to get my hands on this.
Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner follows Sally (our resident romcom addict obsessed with concepts of "the one", "soulmates" and "true love") and Harry ( a swoon-worthy beefcake who doesn't believe in love and loathes romcoms). Harry has recently broken up with his girlfriend and needs a place to stay since said ex-girlfriend has taken his house hostage - thus begins Harry and Sally's real life romcom. They come up with the idea to recreate iconic romcom scenes (i.e Dirty Dancing's the lift scene and more) on TikTok to earn sponsors and money.
I loved all of the romcom pop culture throughout this story. I loved reading about which scenes they were going to film and seeing them hilariously take them into their real world.
Harry and Sally were both very likable throughout the entire novel and I found myself cheering for them very early on.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and would definitely recommend it to readers who enjoy a good romcom.

A fun rom com with just a hint of spice. It made me laugh, made me swoon and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

<i>Thank you Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.</i>

This book is a heart-warming love story between Sally, an enthusiast of romantic comedies and firm believer of Happy Ever Afters, and Harry, who has a more cynical view on live and does not believe in love at all.

What I liked about the book:
- It really was a fun read due to all the mentions of some great old romcom movies. For me, It was a trip down memory lane to the Saturdays and Sundays afternoons spent with my mother watching these movies.
- Sally and Harry were likable characters, both with strengths and flaws, willing to work on themselves.
- It was refreshing to read the way the change of POV was structured. Typically, we have one POV per chapter but, in this case, we could see in the same chapter how they were perceiving their interaction and I think it added value to their story.

What I think it could have been done better:
- At some point, all the references to landlady and lodger were getting too repetitive and did not really sound as an honest motive to avoid a possible relationship
- Sally has the worst friends in the world! I am not sure anyone would react in real life as they did, they just kept cutting her expectations of Harry and pushing her to Adam, no matter how Harry prove them to be wrong about him or Sally feelings.
- Although I am not a fan of third act breakups, I agree it made sense in this book as it reinforces the parallelism between the story and 90’s and 00’s romcoms. However, I have felt it was a bit obvious what was going to happen (I’ve guessed around the 30% markup), and it definitely wouldn’t happen as it did without Sally’s unhelpful and unsupportive friends.

3.5 stars rounded up