The Roughest Draft
2022 • 336 pages

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Average rating3.5

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One of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of 2022! They were cowriting literary darlings until they hit a plot hole that turned their lives upside down. Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their cowritten book topping bestseller lists. But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms, for reasons neither would divulge to the public. They haven't spoken since, and never planned to, except they have one final book due on contract. Facing crossroads in their personal and professional lives, they're forced to reunite. The last thing they ever thought they'd do again is hole up in the tiny Florida town where they wrote their previous book, trying to finish a new manuscript quickly and painlessly. Working through the reasons they've hated each other for the past three years isn't easy, especially not while writing a romantic novel. While passion and prose push them closer together in the Florida heat, Katrina and Nathan will learn that relationships, like writing, sometimes take a few rough drafts before they get it right.


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chuckles nervously what the fuck

September 23, 2022

this had soooo much potential and i enjoyed the writing but the characters were so unsufferable it was taking me out of the story.

August 23, 2024

This was so frustrating and unnecessary. If the author wanted a comment on miscommunication and how our past shape how we perceived things, this was definitely not the way to do it. It was dragged A LOT. Easily half of the book could have been cut and it would have not affected it.

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