A very cute book! The characters were fun together, but it was a whirlwind romance! They fell in love fast and I'm not a fan of the third act breakup...always a bummer and a bit forced. It was a quick read and had lots of sweet moments!

Thank you NetGalley and Kathryn Freeman!

Rom com fans are naturally going to leap at the chance to read this. The rom com references were generous throughout and there’s plenty of movie nostalgia to be had, which I appreciated.

This was surprisingly sexy & the chemistry between the mains was good. I think I was a bit disappointed by the main conflict that was meant to drive the will-they-won’t-they? of the romance. I just didn’t think it was a strong enough reason to drive the wedge between the couple & I probably would have enjoyed a touch more drama.

Overall though, an enjoyable light romance and an interesting take on the grumpy/sunshine trope.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers of Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner for the advanced readers copy.

4 ⭐️s

Romance | Grumpy x Sunshine

Who doesn’t love a good RomCom? Put a Romcom lover and a grumpy man into a book and viola you get Freeman’s book!

Sally needs money and Harry needs a place to stay what a perfect combination! Sally’s need for money results in her getting Harry to star in TikTok videos recreating iconic RomCom scenes.

I. Love. The. Concept. I could see this actually happening on TikTok and imagine followers being so involved wanting to see more scenes, wanting to know about the true relationship behind the people on their screen.

Freeman excels at having two characters start the book with such defined personalities, that have their own important flaws, then overtime slowly transform. Each character’s background allowed for them to gradually understand their flaws and need for change.

The whole book has you rooting for Sally and Harry to be a swoon worthy romcom couple - even if some friends have their doubts!

Overall, this is a lighthearted romcom read with two characters you want the best for.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this! The romcom references were pretty strong (but given the title not unexpected), but the re-enactments on tiktok were very funny. Quality comedy. It reminded me of Penny Reid’s Ten Trends To Seduce Your Best Friend, but with more com. There is a huge amount of content for romcom fans to love, and it had decent steam to plot ratio.

I struggled with the third act breakup, I thought the prompt for it played too much into the “evil other woman” trope. It’s a personal preference, but I don’t like scenes bringing other women down in my reads.

I read it all in one sitting and was gripped!

In short: this book does exactly what it says on the box for a sweet and swoony romance

Received an ARC in return for an unbiased review!

I love a romcom, which I think is why this disappointed me a little. Harry (grumpy) is Sally (sunshine)‘s lodger, and a video of the two of them trying to do the Dirty Dancing lift goes viral. Both of them keen to make a bit of extra cash, they go on to make more romcom style videos, and end up falling for each other.

It’s a 3.5 from me for a few reasons:
- I can’t understand why the rest of their videos went viral
- the characters seemed very naive for a pair of 30 year olds
- the issues between the two of them seemed a bit too contrived, and I didn’t really understand what the problem was.

The characters were enjoyable enough, and the book was definitely readable, but I think the hype probably made this a bit disappointing for me.

Sally and Harry are roommates. She loves rom-coms and he hates them. After a few too many drinks one night, they decide to re-enact the ultimate scene from the ultimate rom-com: the lift from Dirty Dancing. And not just re-enact it, but post their attempt to TIk Tok.

What a fun, refreshing story for this time of year (right before Valentine’s Day). This story uses all the cutesy rom-com favorites and was just fun. Thank you to Netgalley, Kathryn Freeman and the publisher for the ARC! This will be shared to my instagram blog in the near future!

I read the arc of this book thanks to netgalley and one more chapter, i gave this book 3.5 stars. It's funny and light-hearted, i loved all the rom-com references and the tiktok videos were a nice idea. I'm not a fan of insta love though and in this case the pace of their relationship was a bit too fast in my opinion. It was an easy read, lovable but not outstanding.

This book had me laughing out loud. This book is the definition of a classic rom-com, with a happy ending. Perfection. Beautiful. Romantic. Funny. Would highly recommend this one to you all, I can see it fast becoming a bestseller and TikTok book. A feel-good read. One I really enjoyed. One that's hard to forget. Meet Harry and Sally, they say opposites attract, don't they? Sally is rom com mad. Harry isn't. Sally starts to fall in love. Harry isn't sure what's happening. There are plenty of ups and downs in this relationship. Surely they can come together? I urge you to go pre-order this gem. You won't forget it. A well-deserved four stars from me.

"You're Daniel Cleaver, and I'm going to fall for Mark Darcy.'

Sally and Harry are exact opposites. Sally loves a sappy rom-com, Harry can't stand them. Sally is bubbly and outgoing, Harry is reserved and closed off. They couldn't be more wrong for each other.

But when Harry moves into Sally's flat, after escaping a failing marriage, his whole world gets flipped upside down. While watching Dirty Dancing, Sally asks Harry to recreate the iconic lift. Sally films their reenactment as a joke but the video goes viral and suddenly the internet is demanding that Sally and Harry continue to recreate iconic rom-com moments.

Harry and Sally begin recreating moments from iconic rom-coms like Never Been Kissed and Pretty Women, forcing them to spend more time together, and more than not, in comprising positions. As the scenes heat up, Harry and Sally wonder if they might be the perfect match for one another. But, both of their pasts keep holding them back from getting that perfect movie ending.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kathryn Freeman, and Harper Collins for an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun one. If you love rom-coms, grumpy/sunshine characters, and recreating quintessential movie moments, than this one might be perfect for you!

Overall, the pace was good, the characters were relatable, and the rom-com references were on point!

(2.5/5) I generously rounded up to 3 stars on this one, but honestly I did NOT enjoy this book, and I felt like I was spending the last half just reading it to get through it.

What I liked:
💕 I am always a fan of the Dual POV and I enjoyed that in this story!
💕 There were sweet and romantic moments that made me smile, and I thought the author put her own spin on them that made it feel a little less fake than just recreating each romcom verbatim.
💕 been a fan of room-ances lately, and this one was cute (I mean, he (view spoiler)

What I didn't like:
🙃 This book was SO much instalove/lust and it didn't feel like the characters had enough time to get to know each other/grow?
🙃 The third-act breakup was so unreasonable that I was frustrated. Genuinely both of these characters would have benefitted from a good deal of therapy and learning how to just communicate with each other and the other people in their lives.
🙃 Editing needed some HELP on this one, it felt very patched together and there were multiple moments where the phrasing choices completely took me out of the story (also there's a moment where she mentions Spider-Man but calls him Mike and not Peter that had me googling for ten minutes trying to figure out if there was a Spider-Man related Mike??)
🙃 The whole "put our budding relationship on TikTok" thing I'm now realizing is a bit of an ick for me and it kind of fell flat and made the plot seem less realistic.

Another great book from Kathryn Freeman! The sparks were flying between Sally and Harry as they ventured into the world of TikTok and started recreating famous romcom scenes - platonically, of course! I’m always a fan of dual POV in a romance and it was so good to see Henry’s perspective as he grappled with his feelings and a lifetime of baggage that left him cynical and believing that he can’t fall in love and that nobody could love him - can you hear my heart breaking? Despite how sad that all sounds, this was actually a really fun read. There was a lot of humour, and flirty banter between Henry and Sally. They were really powerless to resist each other. Both of these characters were strong, caring and needed someone to support them. They connected more and more as their romcom adventures continued and I loved the chemistry between them. There were also some great side characters, and the ones you love to hate, though I did find Kitty incredibly frustrating with her attitude towards Henry and her unapologetic cruelty masked as protectiveness and past trauma.

My first five star book of the year. And if you know me, I am stingy with my five star ratings! I adored this one! It gave me all the feels and I absolutely loved Harry!! I am always a fan of a grump and Harry was no exception except he was a piece of coal who turned into a diamond.
Sally puts an ad out for a roommate and Harry is looking for a place to stay when his girlfriend cheats on him and refuses to move out of his house. Sally is a huge romcom fan, and one night, on a drunken bet, they recreate the lift from Dirty Dancing and their friends record and and upload it their failure to TikTok and it goes viral. Sally sees the potential to monetize her love of romcoms by them recreating more famous scenes. Reluctantly, Harry goes along with it because he could use the money as well, and as they spend more time together, their relationship evolves into more than just landlord and tenant. But Harry doesn’t believe in love and Sally wants an epic love that last a lifetime. Can they meet somewhere in the middle?
This is was fun, swoony, made me laugh, made me cry, and I loved reminiscing over romantic comedies I haven’t seen in ages-especially Never Been Kissed!
Thanks to One More Chapter and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

This book felt like a big hug--hilarious, with a lot of heart, and no shortage of steam. Characters were lovable and well-developed! Looking forward to reading more from this author.

A new flatmate, looking for a bolt hole after a relationship break up. Never known a loving relationship and scathing opinion of romcoms. Can a friendship develop? Can an opinion be changed? Staging iconic romcom moments becomes something more.
The big question is how do you know it's love?
Follow Sally and Harry's relationship. Keep your fingers crossed for them in the compulsive page turner.
It will make you smile and cry

I could just tell by the amazing cover of Nobody Puts Romcoms In The Corner that I was in for a wild ride. I do have a certain fondness for romantic comedies, but my life doesn’t orbit around them like it did for the heroine. For our millennial Harry and Sally, their opinion on these films fell on opposite sides of the spectrum. Harry found them unrealistic and Sally esteemed them as relationship goals for her less than stellar love life. I found the carousel of romcom recreations to be a fun treat, but I could have certainly done without the excessive side drama. Harry’s horrible ex and Sally’s bratty pal seriously hampered my enjoyment of this book. We were this close to having the perfect Dirty Dancing lift, but we were unfortunately still stuck in the training montage.

Although I didn’t care for the messy conflict in NPRITC, I thought the inclusion of various movie shoutouts was very clever. The name of our main couple was the first and most obvious nod to When Harry Met Sally. This book also made allusions to Pretty Woman, Ghost, and Love Actually. This book referenced Bridget Jones too, but I’m unfamiliar with that series. I tried to pick up the book as a teen and the films seem awfully dated. The premise for this book was unique, but it was strange to have TikTok be a central theme in a modern novel. Our couple recreated famous scenes to help earn some extra cash on the side. A very strange and surreal concept, but these were my favorite sections to read. Who wouldn’t jump at the chance for a mini shopping spree and channeling your inner “Baby” with your wickedly handsome flatmate?

Despite the strange TikTok-centric premise, I ended up enjoying myself with this book. I may not froth over romantic comedies like this particular heroine, but I can acknowledge their merit. I would have preferred to focus solely on the couple and send the supporting characters back to craft services. I’m in no hurry to place rom coms in the corner after reading this book, but I’m more than happy to shove those meddling buffoons there instead.

I loved this book! The story concept was fun and cute. Sally and Henry were two people unlikely to end up together but by the end of the book...oh my gosh I couldn't image two people more suited for each other.

When Harry met Sally…they quickly moved in together and became flat mates. Harry had an unusual situation on his hands with an ex girlfriend and needed out of his house fast so he landed in the first rental that he could find. Little did he know he’d be drunkenly filming a reenactment of THE “lift” (famous romcom scene) with his land lady and that video would go viral on Tik-Tok. Harry was a romance cynic while Sally was a happily ever after fantasizer.

The people of Tik-Tok fell in love with Harry and Sally and simultaneously, Harry and Sally were falling in love with each other while recreating these iconic romcom scenes.

Like most romance books, there were bumps along the way that ultimately led to a happily ever after. This book wasn’t anything outstanding but it kept me reading. Certain parts were definitely too cute to handle while I found myself skimming over other parts. If you’re looking for a light, fluffy romcom this is your book!

A fun rom com with enjoyable characters and a plot that pulls you along, definitely a beach read this summer.

Pacing was too slow for my liking. Didn’t seem very realistic. Wish it was better as it sounded very good!

Oh this was so cute!! As a fan of the rom-com genre, I really enjoyed all the references to other rom-coms. My one complaint is that i find the whole "social media trend" trope to be very cringy but that's a personal preference, I'd totally recommend this book to someone who doesn't mind them because I still enjoyed reading.