Friday, May 29, 2026

Review: The Shippers by Katherine Center


She wants him to help her woo someone else.
Genius. Foolproof. Can't go wrong.


After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship. Armed with pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly divorced wedding guest). Determined to woo him for closure, she ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, as her wingman. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but showed up anyway. Cooper: who moved to London without a word four years ago. Cooper: who broke her heart.

Shipboard antics abound in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, as JoJo and Cooper team up, fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, get jealous, answer long-held questions, and finally, at last, discover truths about each other that will change everything.
 

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What I thought about The Shippers 

JoJo Burton is looking for true love and hasn't found it. When planning her sister's wedding, they come up with a plan to hook JoJo up with childhood crush Finn, the guy who kissed her first. The wedding takes place on a cruise and also along for the ride is JoJo's best friend Cooper.

But things don't work out like they planned and JoJo has to learn the true value of her friendship with Cooper before she knows what love is all about.

There aren't any surprises here. Romance readers will catch on to this plot early on. It takes JoJo an entire book of cute banter to figure out what love is all about.

It's a cute story. Very predictable and low conflict. 4 stars

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