📚Book Review📚 The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • 5 Stars 💭Thoughts💭 The Roughest Draft is a story of two co-authors forced to reconvene after years of estrangement & write 1 last best-seller. Katrina and Nathan were literary stars until it all came to an abrupt stop & they didn't speak to each other for 3 years. I loved that it had dual POVs & timelines so we get to see a slow reveal of the cause of the rift between them. There was some angst and built-up tension plus feelings they had never said out loud except what they had written into their books. It shaped their plot lines & defined their characters. The main characters were destined to be together, but something stopped them. The authors wanted us to find the answer by exploring each character's perspective & I loved reading it to find out the why. I really did love so many aspects of this book, especially the concept of the plot. I loved the setting of the Florida vacation house & though I’ve never been the authors really made me feel like I was there as the 2 authors in the book were writing the final manuscript I can describe this as a slow-burn, forced proximity, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance. It has angst & emotions of taking that leap from a platonic relationship to something more plus all the pressures of literary success added in. I love books about book people, so I was intrigued. I’ve discovered I’m a fan of the forced proximity trope from the books I read lately & throw in second chance romance & I think I’ve found a new trope to swoon over. It's true what they said when I stumbled upon this that it had the same vibe of Beach Read. That’s why I picked it up. I recommend this as it reminds me of Beach Read & a mix of People We Meet on Vacation (just with more angst!) So if you’re a fan of those 2 Emily Henry books than for me it’s similar.