Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Rom-Commers: The instant New York Times bestseller! by Katherine Center, Katherine Center

36 reviews

paulapppp's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sunnyhafen's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Plot: 1/1

Character Development:  .75/1

Originality:  .5/1

Writing Style:  .75/1

Pacing:  1/1

Themes:  1/1

Emotional Impact:  .75/1

Depth  .75/1

Overall enjoyment:  1.5/2

This is a fairly light, easy-paced romance novel that was really easy to listen to while multi-tasking. With its premise that love is real and that romcoms have real value, this book had Book Lovers by Emily Henry vibes, but wasn't as well executed. One of my favorite parts was actually the author's note at the end about her perspective on love stories getting such a bad rap when we should actually celebrate books that show us how to love better. I do enjoy and appreciate that Center's portrayal of romance always tries to rely on depth and consideration for others rather than spice.

I would have expected my 3rd Katherine Center read to be my favorite due to the main characters being (screen)writers, but I think that I prefer Things You Save in a Fire, followed by The Bodyguard, followed by this. The characters (especially Charly) and chemistry in those other two seemed more realistic to me. This book did have some great insights into how to love better, but they mostly took place outside of the romance and in the family setting. Emma's relationships with her family and how they navigated tragedy and grief were the most impactful portions to read. I did enjoy the cameos by Jack Stapleton (a character in The Bodyguard). 

Content considerations: language (a few f bombs)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing

smash511's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content

Minor: Cursing and Infertility

hunteress14's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I dont lnow how to feel about this. one. I did not get much chemstriy between the two main characters. But the ending was sweet.  Even the moments that were supposed to be romantic fell a bit flat for me. Also this book had a suprising amount of language and adult jokes. more then i was expecting from Mrs. Center. 
Language 3/5 spice 2/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jehansen127's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ers921's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I smiled, laughed, and cried throughout this audiobook. Such good quotables throughout, but both the main characters a little bit problematic. I really enjoyed it though because it really highlighted the complexities of being human and navigating different relationships. No spice, but truly sweet 🥰
 Possibly a future auto buy author!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing

msb's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Rom-Commers is written in such a way that you become so emotionally invested in the main character. You cry with her, you laugh with her, you get angry with her, etc. Katherine does such a great job writing romance in a way that feels both lighthearted and realistic. 

The only thing I did not truly care for was the fact that some (not all) of the strong language used felt totally unnecessary to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

kristapeters's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail