I love Kathryn Freeman’s books. She has a way of writing a sweet, engaging rom com with interesting characters. Unfortunately for me I found this book a bit of a slog. It took me a while to work out why - the whole premise is based on Tik Tok re-creations. I’ve read a Penny Reid book that had that similar premise and I found it cringey. Also just a bit far fetched they’d go viral so quickly given how Tik Tok is full of everyone doing the same sort of things for attention. Yet everything about this book was delightful and a good read for someone who doesn’t find Tik Too cringey as I do. To which I say, buy this book, you will enjoy it.

A cute, funny, romantic story of a romcom loving girl searching for true love and a cynical builder boy looking for a good time. It helped that I’m a romcom lover myself so I loved the use of lines from the films. The story also involves friendship, heartache and hope over adversity. Easy to read and something to make you smile.

I genuinely enjoyed this book from cover to cover.
Lovable main characters? Check
Engaging chemistry? Check
Humor? Check
Reminds you of all the classic romcoms while bringing the characters closer together? Check and check!
This is easily my favorite RomCom so far this year. My only problem I had with this book is that it had to end...

This was such a cute contemporary romance!!!! I loved the references to classic rom coms throughout the book. It made reading this feel like a hug from the genre. Harry was such a realistic skeptic when it came to love. I really appreciated the way Sally was able to balance out some of his cynicism despite having had tough things happen in her life as well. I think the elements involving social media added to the story in a fun way without falling into an overly modernist style. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and will be looking out for what Kathryn Freeman puts out next!!

Personally I like to go into romances knowing pretty much nothing. If you do as well here’s the pitch:

Sally is a romantic at heart. Harry is a skeptic of love and romance. When the two meet in unlikely circumstances the pair are lead down paths they may have never foreseen. Follow their adventure filled with rom-coms past and present as they navigate what could be a romantic comedy of their own.

The title is what first caught my eye! I love a good romcom and this had all of the essentials! Two strangers who soon become friends turned lover. If you are looking for a feel good romantic comedy, this is what you need!

This was such a hilarious, cute novel! I loved all of the rom-com references, and the characters were funny and easy to relate to. I would definitely recommend!

Thank you NetGalley, HarperCollins UK and One More Chapter for access to this delightful arc!!

4/5 Stars!!

This was a cute, fast, and funny read, perfect for a palate cleanser if you're between books/series! Harry and Sally have good chemistry, and they're so funny to read together. This really made me want to rewatch the rom coms they reenact, lol!

This is the perfect read for romance lovers. It’s a lighthearted, funny and swoony love letter to rom coms and the magic they inspire. Is it groundbreaking? Not really but it is a whole lot of fun. Very solid choice for anyone who misses the golden age of romantic comedies.

The characters in the book fell flat for me. It was an earnest attempt at making them feel like real, relatable people but they seemed to fallible and like plot devices rather than real PEOPLE. The conflict felt juvenile along with the reactions from the characters not responding strongly to it. In conflict, you would assume characters would have strong reactions and emotions, but the female main character did not seem too phased - so how are readers supposed to feel strongly towards it? Overall, the general premise of this book was fun and could be someone else's jam - it just was not mine due to the weak characterization.

This title and the Dirty Dancing lift on the cover was enough for me to pick this up from the beginning. I love love loved Harry and I just wanted to hug him. Sally annoyed me a tad which is why this is three stars but together they were great. The friendship in this book also gave me Happy Place by Emily Henry vibes so if you enjoyed that one, I can see you liking this too. All in all, I had some issues with the MC but I did enjoy this book.

I honestly wanted to read this one because I love Dirty Dancing and the cover says it all for me! There were a lot of laugh out loud moments that were super enjoyable. I had nostalgic vibes almost the entire time with the movie scenes. This is definitely a book made for rom-com lovers! So good!!

Meh. First off I did not like that their names were Harry & Sally. It just felt very unoriginal to me. In a romcom i need very witty banter, sexual tension and steam and I didnt get any of that with this one. It was a miss for me sadly.

Loved it! A huge rom com wrapped in a hug of a book - the title alone made me want to read it. Will definitely be reading more from this unique author

Oh my god I LOVE this book!!! This book had so many levels to it. Complicated family ties, generational trauma, social media influence, AND romance. Harry and Sally are so complex, truly human. It wasn’t extremely spicy anything, yet what we did get was gooood. I literally couldn’t stop smiling or laughing throughout this whole book. I highly recommend it.

I love a good romcom book. And this one is a great one! The characters were fun and the writing was flirty. Highly recommend!!

This fabulous book has just jumped into my list of best books of the year. Kathryn Freeman writes the most wonderful sizzling chemistry between characters and the sexual tension between Sally and Harry just leaps off the page. Add in a clever plot along with smart, witty and funny writing and you have an absolute winner.

Warning: will cause you to binge watch classic romantic comedies long after you finish reading!!!

Book lovers and fans of romantic comedies, run to get your copy of Kathryn Freeman’s Nobody Puts Romcoms in the Corner. It is the perfect pick me up read and is guaranteed to leave you swooning. An added bonus, it can easily be consumed in a single sitting as you won’t want to put it down!

Sally, a hopeless romantic, takes it upon herself to convince her jaded roommate, Harry, that love is real. The two recreate the lift scene from Dirty Dancing and post it on social media after a drunken night. Unbeknownst to them, their video goes viral on Tik Tok. With social media fans asking for more videos, Harry and Sally decide to recreate other scenes from popular romantic comedies. What started out as a fun night, quickly turns into more.

What you see is what you get with Freeman. The title, cover, and description perfectly sum up this book. It is super fun to spot all of the classic romantic comedy references. As an avid viewer I was able to recognize most, but it did turn me on to a few new ones.

Special thanks to Netgalley and One More Chapter for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was very heartwarming and adorable. I enjoyed the relationship between the main characters and it made me feel happy and loved inside. The writing was amazing. It was very easy, simple read, that I read through quite fast because I enjoyed it so much!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book – if you’re a romcom fan then read this book!
When Harry rents a room from Sally, their drunken antics on TikTok end up going viral and puts them onto a winner recreating classic scenes from rom coms.
Sally loves all things romance.
Her flat mate, Harry doesn’t get what all the fuss is about
Sally convinces Harry to re-enact the famous lift scene from Dirty Dancing and posts it on TikTok and it goes viarl.
Harry and Sally continue acting out iconic scenes from romance movies including When Harry Met Sally and Ghost.
Will their own romcom have a happy ending or will other things get in their way?
There’s definitely sparks between Harry and Sally – especially that shower scene.
I really liked both characters and the way they balanced each other out.
There’s lots of laugh out loud moments as the duo recreate famous romcom scenes for TikTok.
This is a light-hearted read heavier topics are also covered: divorce, grief, difficult sibling relationship and cheating, problem parents.

DNF at 38%.

I do not think this book is for me. I can see the charm and the cuteness factor here, but ultimately the characters felt very one dimensional, and I struggled to connect to them or the story. The writing felt simplistic and immature and the good amount I read, felt like a chore. This book is getting great reviews, so this is an outlier opinion. If you have been wanting to read it, give it a try.

Thank you Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.