The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson: Book Review

 **ARC received via Netgalley for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

She’s written dozens of smash-hit romance novels. Too bad no one knows it.

Aspiring author Bryony Page attends her first writers conference bursting with optimism and ready to sell her manuscript with long-shot dreams of raising awareness for The Bridge, her grandmother’s financially struggling organization where she teaches ESL full-time. But after a disastrous pitch session, she stumbles into correcting another author’s work in a last-ditch attempt to make a good impression with the agent. And she, as it turns out, is spot on.

No one is more surprised than Bryony when the agent offers her the opportunity to be a ghostwriter for Amelia Benedict, popular rom-com novelist. Bryony agrees on one condition: she’ll write books for this vain, demanding woman just as long as Jack Sterling, literary agent of the legendary Foundry Literary Agency, works to sell her own book too.

What nobody predicted, however, was that Bryony’s books would turn Amelia Benedict into the Amelia Benedict, household name and bestselling author with millions of copies sold around the world.

And just like that, the Foundry Agency can’t let her go.

But on a personal note, Jack is realizing he can’t either.

The Author

Melissa Ferguson is the bestselling author of titles including Meet Me in the Margins, Famous for a Living, and How to Plot a Payback. She lives in Tennessee with her family in their growing farmhouse lifestyle and writes heartwarming romantic comedies.

You can find her on her socials at @ourfriendlyfarmhouse.

Book Review

Despite the title, The Perfect Rom-Com actually seemed to read a bit more like women's fiction than a romantic comedy to me. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and definitely similar to other books by Melissa Ferguson I've read in the past, but definitely something to keep in mind if that's not your cup of tea. I always enjoy characters who are writers, so that definitely appealed to me with this one. When the story begins, Bryony is an aspiring writer who is trying to get her book out in the world with no luck. Then she meets agent Jack Sterling, and while he doesn't believe her book is ready, he offers her a position as a ghostwriter... two years later, we catch back up with them and find she's still working as a ghostwriter for the same bestselling author and has skyrocketed that author's fame... and let's just say it's not a positive situation. I really enjoyed seeing Bryony grow as the story went on... though admittedly there were a few times where I questioned some of her decisions anyway. I definitely felt like the story focused more on that journey of discovering who she was as a writer/person than the romance, but I did enjoy that slow burn in the background with Jack as well. While this was definitely a little different than what I might have anticipated based on the title, this was still a really cute read and one that I enjoyed! 



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