Love Off Script by Laura Starkey is a witty and charming romance filled with sharp banter, sizzling chemistry, and a delightful behind-the-scenes look at television. Jess and Nathan’s journey is engaging and full of heart. I enjoyed this entertaining read and rated it five stars.

This was fun! And I loved the "behind-the-scenes" insight too - really great. I would definitely recommend!

3.5 - another book where an abusive man is used as a plot point which, as a survivor, severely frustrates me. that doesnt mean this wasn't written well, because it was, and it was enjoyable! however I wasn't wowed or in love with the characters or story, saying that, I'd still pick this author up again

I just love Starkey's writing. Her books tend to be a little long, but the slow burn of it all is always worth it in the end.

Clever, romantic, and pure rom-com joy 🎬💖. Love Off Script is a delightful story of unexpected love, behind-the-scenes chaos, and finding your own happy ending. Laura Starkey’s witty writing and charming characters make this impossible to put down. I loved the Hollywood setting, the sparkling chemistry, and the feel-good energy. Perfect for fans of romantic comedies with heart.

Another good read from author Laura Starkey , really enjoyed the storyline and the characters. Well done

This one is on me. I just have not be getting into enemies to lovers lately. The plot was fun but it was just hard to care what happened to the characters. She was so clueless and he was a bit mean-spirited and it didn't feel like he had any reason to be.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an arc. All opinions expressed are my own.

I think this was a fun premise and had some great moments but I couldn’t really get into it. The female lead felt pretty naive and the male lead was a jerk for no reason. Not my cup of tea.

Love a celebrity romance story and this one was a laugh out loud, swoon worthy story.

The setting was wonderful, and I loved seeing the relationship of Jess and Nathan develop against the backdrop of filming a regency novel adaptation. Loved the side characters as well – Jess’s friends were supportive and hilarious, as was lead actor and self-proclaimed cad Rafe as well as Nathan’s best friend and voice of reason.

There were also some truly horrible characters, and it was fun to hate on them so much because of their despicable actions.

Yes, the miscommunication was not my favourite but thankfully it didn’t drag on for too long.

Overall, a fun and highly enjoyable book.

I loved this one! Jess and Nathan were great characters and I loved the tension and banter. I'll be looking forward to more from Starkey!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute, fun book. I enjoyed reading it a lot!

I've read Laura Starkey before and enjoyed her. And I'm really fond of British romcoms, so I was happy to get this advanced reader copy. One of the things that may me enjoy this so much was the role of the good friends, that always makes for a great romance for me. Jess and Nathan find themselves working together but each has different motives, thus there is conflict. I love verbal sparring and I love an intelligent heroine.

An easy to read romcom that was super cute. Although the miscommunication trope can annoy me I found myself pulling for the characters to sort it out rather than be annoyed. Not my first read from this author and is on my list of faves for sure.

We love a sweet rom com. It scratched an itch and I would absolutely recommend it to a friend looking for a nice romance novel. Loved it.

Jess and Nathan have very different ideas of where their new project is headed. Nathan doesn't need the input of some newbie to TV, but Jess has nothing to lose after having her heart broken and dreams crushed in her last job. Can they make the most of the opportunity they have while keeping it professional, or will the urge to hate to love each other push them over the edge?

This was a good romance book. It has an interesting plot following the adaptation of a Jane Austen-esque novel in the modern day. Overall, nothing to complain about!

Thank you for the chance to read this book ahead of release! Sorry for my after publication reply. I am sorry to say that this book wasn’t for me on this occasion - I liked the premise and the cover but I found it a little too hard to read. I had to stop reading - this is an entirely subjective response as so many others have loved it

The perfect read for lovers of Bridgerton and Regency romance. Jess is an academic and an expert in the fictional regency romance Anne of Arden. She is duped by her lead in the University as he takes her project, all the funding and cheats on her. Jess flees and lands a job on television advising on the script for Anne of Arden. What should be a masterful interpretation by a renowned director, seems to be more of a farce, and the director Nathan is proving to be very difficult. The tension between the pair grows in intensity and soon sparks fly. A light and entertaining romp. Thoroughly enjoyable. #loveoffscript #laurastarkey #embla #netgalley

3.5🌟

As a lover of The Spare Room I went into this with high expectations but unfortunately this one just wasn’t my favourite.

I hate to say but I found this one a bit slow going and it took me a while to finish it because I felt that not much was really happening. Don’t get me wrong the romance was lovely and I really liked all the characters but the plot itself just seemed to drag a little bit. My only problem with their relationship was the miscommunication.

I did however really enjoy the last 30% of the story as I thought it really picked up but other than that I didn’t feel a connection to this story as I did the other.

I enjoyed the premise of this story, the filming aspect and the different scenes and sets and watching a show be made I thought it was a great basis for a love story.

Thank you to Netgalley, Laura Starkey and Embla books for this ARC.

Thank you to Embla Books and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

I was really interested in this book but it unfortunately did not deliver what I was hoping. It was slow, not engaging, and I found myself struggling to push through. It took me way longer to finish than it should’ve.

The writing came off as cheesy and stiff, and the characters felt flat, making it hard to connect with them or the story. There was also the issue where the reasoning behind certain actions didn’t really make sense but was just there to move the plot forward, which is personally a big pet peeve of mine in books.

I’ll probably be avoiding books by this author in the future but if you’ve read/liked any of their past books, I imagine you might like this as well.

I won't be posting a public review of this until at least a month after the pub date, due to the low rating and out of respect for the author. I will edit the feedback once I've posted the reviews.