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Love Island Movie Night, Normal People, Elle & Ali Hazelwood Adaptations | Romance TV & Movies

This week’s episode is a little different! Due to some technical difficulties, the second half of our original episode (you know…the part where we actually talked about the movie we watched…) didn’t save, so we’re switching things up with a “what we’ve been watching lately — romance edition”, instead of our usual movie review. Love Island is still consuming our every waking thought, and we HAVE to talk about the Love Island USA Season 8 Movie Night. Then we share our thoughts on the shows we’ve been watching lately, including Normal People (2020) and the newly released Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle (2026). We also chat about the newly released trailer for The Love Hypothesis, starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman, and celebrate the exciting news that Ali Hazelwood’s Love, Theoretically is officially getting its own adaptation. While it isn’t our typical episode, we hope you’ll enjoy catching up with us on all the latest romance TV, movie, and adaptation news. And if you were looking forward to hearing our thoughts on What a Girl Wants (2003), be sure to head over to our Instagram and check out Isa’s review! If you enjoy our podcast, don’t forget to follow us and leave us a 5-star review <3 Xoxo, CMWTK Tune in next week for our review on 40 Dates and 40 Nights, a brand new rom-com. Keywords: Love island, love island USA, movie night, rom com, romance movies, movie review, normal people, Ali Hazelwood, the love hypothesis, Elle, legally blonde, reece Witherspoon, romance, tv shows

Love Island Season 8 Casa Amor Recoupling Recap | Bonus BONUS Episode

Surprise! We accidentally talked about Love Island for too long when we sat down to record our monthly book review episode. So we're releasing the discussion as a separate episode. We hope you enjoy our debrief on the Casa Amor recoupling. If you're watching Love Island, give us all your hot takes in the comments! Keywords: Casa amor, love island, love island USA, recoupling, Bryce and trinity, KC, titi, love island season 8, Corbin, Parmida, kayda, Zach

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall | Bonus Book Episode

Welcome to our Pride Month double feature! We read two books this month: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. If you're looking for a cute, cozy MLM story, Boyfriend Material is the perfect choice. This book was witty and charming, and even has two sequels if you can't get enough. What could be better than two hot British guys fake dating each other?! If you prefer your love stories to have a side of historical fiction, adventure, and gut-wrenching life-or-death moments, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid will be more your speed. This might be the most we’ve ever disagreed on anything we’ve watched or read... Thanks for listening, and let us know what books you'd like us to review next! Keywords: Queer romance, romance books, rom coms, historical fiction, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Alexis hall, boyfriend Material, romance book recommendations, book review, mlm, wlw

Voicemails for Isabelle | Maybe RomComs Really Are So Back

Welcome back to Call Me When They Kiss!Today we reviewed another Netflix Original, which as we all know, could be very hit or miss. We were certainly apprehensive after Office Romance. We went into Voicemails for Isabelle with medium expectations, and were pleasantly surprised by how much we loved it! This RomCom had heart, humor, and a hot, steamy make-out -- a simple formula that for some reason, has been hard for writers to nail lately!Before we dive into the movie, we briefly discuss the Icebreaker announcement -- another hockey romance that has been picked up by Netflix for an adaptation. We also share a couple Love Island thoughts and opinions. If you're watching Love Island too, let us know in the comments if you love Brinity as much as we do. 3Thank you for listening! If you enjoy the episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review. :)

Every Year After/Every Summer After | Our Review, Emily Henry Updates, and Love Island Recap

This week, we’re reviewing the new romance series, Every Year After, based on Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. With the series coming out on Prime following the success of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Off Campus, we had high hopes, but ultimately, we were left disappointed. BUT before we share all of our candid thoughts, we have to talk about THAT behind-the-scenes photo from Beach Read, Emily Henry's new book announcement, and everything happening on Love Island USA. If you want to skip straight to our review of Every Year After, head to the 19-minute mark. In this episode, we discuss: * What the show did well * How the series compares to the book * Whether the changes from the book helped or hurt the story * Our thoughts on the characters and acting * The show's themes, maturity level, and romance * Audience reactions and what contributes to a successful adaptation * What ultimately got in the way of us fully enjoying the series As always, we’re sharing our honest, unfiltered opinions. We know not everyone will agree, but all are welcome in the conversation <3 Did Every Year After live up to your expectations? Did you like the episode and want to show us some love? Don’t forget to follow and leave us a five-star review! Love, CMWTK 💕 Keywords: TV series review, adult romance, ya romance, the summer I turned pretty, off campus, book adaptation, Amazon Prime, romance series, character analysis, plot critique, show vs book, romantic drama, series critique, romance tv shows