ARC Review: The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

“…yet another #Wibbroka best seller.”
~ Under the Covers

Recommended Read!

“Sometimes processing emotions is easier on the page.”
— 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩, Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

This book, y’all. It’s taken me a couple days to really collect my thoughts, and I’m still not entirely sure I’ll be able to do it justice, but I’m sure going to try.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a book speak directly to my soul as much as this one did. Emily and Austin are insanely talented writers; that much has always been evident to those of us who have fallen in love with their young adult work. But this book. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌. This book felt like a love letter to writers everywhere. Emily and Austin’s way of telling us, “We see you. We know you. You’re not alone.”

Katrina and Nathan are my favorite kinds of characters. I can identify with Katrina’s fear, and I can identify with Nathan’s need for recognition.

Apart, these two are listless, floating through their lives. Katrina is *comfortable* in her relationship, content to never put words to paper for the masses to consume again. All Nathan wants is the opposite of that, to write books that resonate with people. What they don’t realize is the thing they’re each missing is each other.

This slow burn romance was so exquisitely crafted that you don’t find yourself wishing for more. What’s more, the romance almost took a backseat to the examination of the inner most thoughts and feelings of writers everywhere, and I loved every. single. second.

The dual POV, timeline jumps, and their first ever villain made this the perfect recipe for yet another #Wibbroka best seller. Their first crack at an adult novel was a resounding success, and I’m so excited for Emily and Austin.