My Review: Prime Time Romance

I received an advanced readers copy (ARC), for a book that is coming out in September, called Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb. Over the last week, I excitedly poured myself into reading this book that I had such high, high, hopes for.

To be frank, I didn’t love this book as much as I wanted to. It really had such a great premise, and I was heavily invested at the start, but then my interest slowly started to fade (which is the kiss of death for me).

The beginning started off strongly, and I was hooked rather quickly, but as the story continued, I felt like it started to drag.

As characters, I felt that Brynn and Josh were average; I did not immediately resonate with either of them, but they weren’t horrible either. Honestly, it was as though they were just present in the story, and I never found the hook I needed to root for them. I also felt like the romance didn’t have the natural chemistry that I love most in romance books.

The concept of book had so much potential, and it reminded me so much of how I would like my story to play out if it was based on my own comfort show obsession: One Tree Hill. I needed the romance to have that spark, the undeniable tension and chemistry that I lust for in books, TV shows, and movies, but Brynn and Josh didn’t have that.

I was hoping there would be more for me to get out of it as a reader, but I couldn’t find that in this story.

2 STARS.

Special thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Random House Publishing Group, for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.