Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner

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

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


Merged review:

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

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