Did I pick this one up solely because of the incredible title and cover? Guilty. But I’m happy to report that you absolutely can judge this book by its cover.

The story centers around Harry & Sally (yes, those are their names, I know!) who recreate your favorite epic romcom moments for social media, after their Dirty Dancing lift unexpectedly goes viral. Let me tell you, author Kathryn Freeman leaves no romcom stone unturned with this one. It is PACKED with references and recreations that will make fans of the genre smile throughout!

While this is a sweet, turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy-the-ride romance, there is some additional depth to the main characters that I enjoyed. Some of the female characters, like Harry’s ex and mom, plus Sally’s BFF and sister, grated me a bit, but I think that’s intended to balance some of the adorable chemistry these two had.

Thank you to Net Galley, Harper Collins UK and One More Chapter for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for my honest review.

I thought this was cute at times and mostly overall fine. I loved the premise of reenacting iconic romcom moments, but I just couldn’t get into either lead. Sally felt too forgettable, I just couldn’t get a real sense for her as anything more than a softy. She needed more development and I think the tension with her sister and her decisions early on would have been a good way to build that.

As for Harry, he was a bit more interesting but also seemed fairly one dimensional. The drama with his parents got very tiring to read and I just didn’t find myself swooning over him.

A fast read, just not a very memorable one.

You always know you're in for a treat with a Kathryn Freeman book and this is no exception. Just like all her previous novels, this one is hilarious, charming and full of nostalgic rom com moments. What is not to love?
I loved everything about the books from the perfectly named characters to the scenes recreated. I have laughed so much and definitely a page turner.

Thank you for cheering up a rather Boring day with a book I didn't want to put down

This was a really enjoyable read. The story follows Sally and Harry. When Sally puts an ad out for a roommate, Harry answers the ad. Sally is a huge romcom bet and after a drunken conversation they decide to recreate the lift from Dirty Dancing. When they upload this to TikTok they realise that people want more. What follows is a series of rom com reenactments between the two of them along with a growing attraction. The problem is Harry doesn’t believe in love and Sally wants an epic love, just like the rom coms.

I thought this was a really fun book to read. The interactions between Harry and Sally were really enjoyable and believable and their relationship evolves very naturally. Harry’s reluctance to fall in love provides an interesting twist in the book and is the basis of ‘will they, won’t they; If you like rom-coms, then this is a book you will want to pick up.

With a cutesy cover and a nod to one of my all-time favourite movies, I just knew I had to request a read of this novel.

Like the main character Sally, I have watched Dirty Dancing so many times that I can recite it word for word. I have, however, never attempted to re-enact ‘THE LIFT’ while drunk with a virtual stranger. Maybe if the stranger was as lovely (inside and out) as Harry, I might have been tempted.

As a romantic comedy itself, this novel was rife with romcom references from well known movies of the past – Pretty Woman, Ghost, When Harry Met Sally (not unsurprisingly); with our main characters recreating many of the iconic scenes for social media audiences, albeit with their own unique spin. As they consistently create content, the scenes become steamier, inevitably leading to romance.

A little predictable? YES! But still a good read.

Things I loved:

Harry
Beautiful, broken hearted Harry, falling in love against his will
Harry’s friendship with his mates
The steamy scenes
Things…not so much:

Sally
Sally and her starry eyed insistence that love would make itself known with bells. Oh honey, really?
Her inability to accept Harry as he was – a really good guy, who’d never known love.

It’s safe to say, I took sides throughout this novel. Even with Sally’s backstory, I struggled to like her and felt like I wanted to protect Harry from being made to feel that he had to change who he was to win the girl. It would have been so much nicer (and worth more stars) if Sally had been able to see past her need for grand gestures to the real man inside.

With thanks to the publisher via NetGalley for this advanced copy in return for an honest review.

This book was so sweet with the perfect amount of spice!

Sally and Harry?! Adorable names to go with the adorable characters. I feel for them immediately. Even grumpy Harry who was in his own way the sweetest even if he himself didn’t see it.

And my romcom loving heart immediately wanted to watch every movie talked about/re-enacted (even Marvel — Thor 💕) as soon as I put this book down.

If you love romcoms read this.

If you love grumpy/sunshine read this.

If you love reconnected family read this.

If you love laughing (or even smiling) read this.

It’s a cute, fun, witty read you won’t want to put down.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book.

I received this from netgalley in exchange for a review.

This was a cute and fun read. I’m definitely not up-to-date on seeing all of the romcoms that are mentioned in the book, but Sally and Harry definitely made me want to watch them.

Sally is a lover of romcoms and love and hope and all good things, Harry however doesn’t believe in any of that (with parents like his, I’m not surprised). I liked the tiktok plot device that is used to bring them closer, I was skeptical about it, but ended up enjoying seeing what they would do.

I also enjoyed that their relationship helped Sally’s relationship with her own sister, and thought that was a good sub-plot.

Definitely a fun quick read.

Thank you to NetGalley & One More Chapter for the advanced e-book copy.

I’d like to start off by saying, I requested this book simply because I love rom-coms and the cover of this book really caught my attention. But sadly, I couldn’t get through the book, the banter and it being in 3rd person was hard for me to get through. So, unfortunately I did have to DNF it. Overall, the idea of this book is lovely and I’m sure those who love rom-coms will absolutely enjoy this read.

2.5/5

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Nobody Puts Romcoms in The Corner by Kathryn Freeman. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for this ARC.

Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner was a fun and entertaining take on the traditional romantic comedy genre. I was totally on board for 90% of the story. The last few chapters, when Beth and Harry's relationship hit a snag, were rough. It felt like everyone was being too literal and didn't have the organic charm of the rest of the story. I think that with age, the cliche breakup before the final act just isn't working for me anymore and this one didn't work, but the rest of the story was a joy to read. I give this book 4/5 stars and would happily read this author's next novel.

This book was cute. The concept and the way it was carried out were cute, and a little bit too believable if I want to be honest. The graphic sex was not something I wanted to read, and that could have been included in a content warning.

I don't think I've laughed this hard in such a long time. Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner had me beyond giddy... It's so wonderfully written, Harry and Sally have the best banter and chemistry, and it just all around gave me the feel goods

I enjoyed this book. I liked how the author brought in a current app (TikTok) to give the characters a better background. I thought it was cute that the main characters were named Harry and Sally, like the romcom. The concept of recreating iconic romcom scenes was really interesting. I didn't like much else though. I thought the pacing was a little off and I wasn't a fan of many of the since characters, apart from Vince.

This was so cute and fun.
Sally's infectious enthusiasm is adorable, together with Harry's stoicism, it makes for a fun romcom read.
Vince and Kitty are fantastic friends, even when being abrasive.
Amy...I'm glad she came around a little. An apology would have been good.
Isabelle and Harry's parents, especially his mother, served as adequate irritants.
I received a copy via netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I loved this book and read it in just under 24 hours! Sally is the hopeless romantic who is waiting for The One and the bells that signal love, but so far it hasn’t happened. Then she meets Harry. The story from here just gets better and better.

The drunken reenactment of the lift from Dirty Dancing is laugh out loud funny and the other scenes from then on are superb, each better than the last and then some. I love the straight talking Harry, he just doesn’t care and has no filter which to start with doesn’t warm Sally to him and Kitty, her friend, just plain hates him. Vince sees through this though, and they soon see the better side - that he’s willing to carry out these silly scenes to keep Sally happy which is all he wants.

A typically lovely, laugh out loud, serious when it needs to be, steamy in places romcom that I recommend to everyone.

This is one any romcom movie lover needs to read! The story is centered on two housemates who unexpectedly go viral on TikTok when they recreate the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing. As they decide to film more scenes from other romcoms, they can’t help falling in love despite how different they are. Grumpy/sunshine trope, anyone?!?

This is cheesy and cute and I loved it. As it comes out in less than a week, get this in your hands for Valentine’s Day!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

(Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for this arc)

this book is so cute I couldn’t help but smile all the time while I was reading 💖 
my romcom lover heart is so happy with all the movie references 🤌🏻 I just adored this book and I can’t believe this is my first Kathryn Freeman book because now I have to read them all.
Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner is just the perfect book to read if you want to be in a good mood and if want that nostalgia of romcom movies 🫶🏻 it was cute, it was swoon worthy and a little bit cheesy (like all the best romcoms). Harry and Sally (I KNOW!!) had the best chemistry and they are very likeable.
I also loved the other characters in the book and I can totally see a series potencial here 🤭 
if you love romcoms, this book is totally for you 💖

thank you NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this novel 🫶🏻

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for the eARC.

I requested this based on the cover and title. I didn’t read the synopsis. I should have. Two stars bc that was enough pull for a request.

I am not a fan of characters named Sally. Worked with an awful Sally once and now when I hear/ read the name, that’s who I picture and for a romance- that is just gross af in my mind. I also cannot stand the one quotation dialogue. It looked like apostrophes gone wild and was messing with my eyes and mind.

Nothing gripped me enough to complete this novel.

Please read and form your own opinions.

4.75 stars

I loved this!! So cute and funny can't remember the last book which had me laughing and knowing it was going to be a great book from the prologue alone!!

So many good and iconic rom-com moments got recreated and had their own spin on it which was so fun!!

The scene where they had their first kiss...it was so freaking cute I was screaming crying throwing up!!! The chemistry is off the charts

I'm unwell over the fact that the MMC wanted to practice kissing like if that doesnt tell you that he's head over heals for her idk what does

Only reason why it's not a 5 star was due to the FMC bringing up the fact that she thought he wasn't the one constantly for the first 50% of the book, it got annoying very quick

- roommates / forced proximity
- recreating iconic rom-com moments
- shes a sucker for rom-coms x hes doesn't believe in love

these two are soooo annoying. could not stand harry, he never took any time to think about anything, and sally was too naive

To be completely honest, I have no idea what possessed me to request this ARC, but I'm... so glad I did.

Listen. The plot synopsis promises TikToks, recreating famous romcom scenes and a spice rating of two red pepper emojis, which is fine, but not something I'd normally reach for. Grumpy-sunshine I can get behind and that was pretty much it.

I was not prepared to feel this many things at once. A book that makes me feel angry for the MC right at the start is cheating because my interest immediately skyrockets and I need to see it resolved. Paired with the dialogue, I was hooked.

Then there was a major dip when the whole TikTok thing started and it was hard to believe the video they made, as it was, gained so much traction, but then again I'd definitely not be the target audience for their whole shtick, so who knows.

My interest and liking of this book pingponged so much while reading I'm having an extremely hard time putting my thoughts down. I loved the banter, but then it would get cringy, and then pick up again. The smut was both questionable and amazing. Sally would be my personal nightmare to text with. Harry is an angel considering all he went through and I really appreciated it. I wanted to physically fight multiple characters and shake both Sally and Harry multiple times. I heavily related to both of them in aspects that hit a bit too close to home.

There was depth I didn't expect and most importantly, it kept me coming back to read more and I have to admit the whole TikTok thing drove the plot to interesting places and conversations and kept things going where there would usually be a lull. I really can't be mad, it was an overall fun time.

Thank you to One More Chapter and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.