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swcheng15's review against another edition
3.0
Cute. Took a little while to get going. I enjoyed it.
buzzlightgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Most of the plot is on the back of the book unfortunately. Was expecting so much more from what could have been a fun quick romance.
maddie_starr03's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining, but definitely not Christina Lauren’s best. The main character was literally so insecure that it annoyed me to death. also hated how she made the love interest sound like a caveman when she wanted to showcase his “irish accent”. It just doesn’t compare to her other books at all.
whimsical_pixel's review against another edition
3.0
ended up reading it after giving it a second chance... It was OK.
dbotica's review against another edition
4.0
Another day, another Christina Lauren book I devoured in less than 24 hours. When I got this eBook from my library for 14 days instead of 21, I was worried that I'd need to force myself to hurry up on the reading to make sure I didn't miss out. Of course, that wasn't the case.
As soon as I opened this book, the charm of Holland and Calvin immediately drew me in. You can read the synopsis and as much as I liked this book, it very much played out like the movie The Proposal. Holland made the ultimate sacrifice for her uncle and his beloved theatre once she brought him to see her favorite busker, Calvin.
Though this book was predictable, there were a few plot twists I was pleasantly surprised by that allowed it to vary from The Proposal. Overall, as much as I enjoyed the book and flew through it, if you've seen the movie, you'll likely have the same experience I did. This book is a quick read and easy to follow, but nothing to scream from the rooftops about.
Giving the book four stars because I didn't want to put it down, but taking off that star because it practically mirrored a movie made 8 years before the book was published.
As soon as I opened this book, the charm of Holland and Calvin immediately drew me in. You can read the synopsis and as much as I liked this book, it very much played out like the movie The Proposal. Holland made the ultimate sacrifice for her uncle and his beloved theatre once she brought him to see her favorite busker, Calvin.
Though this book was predictable, there were a few plot twists I was pleasantly surprised by that allowed it to vary from The Proposal. Overall, as much as I enjoyed the book and flew through it, if you've seen the movie, you'll likely have the same experience I did. This book is a quick read and easy to follow, but nothing to scream from the rooftops about.
Giving the book four stars because I didn't want to put it down, but taking off that star because it practically mirrored a movie made 8 years before the book was published.
tullydew's review against another edition
4.0
Christina Lauren does it again. I keep waiting for them to write a book that I hate, but it still has not happened yet! Roomies is a great novel and I loved every page. Like with every Christina Lauren, I read the entire book in one sitting. The characters were amazing and I loved the situation. The romance genre gets tired eventually and with Lauren's long list of novels, they could start repeating themselves and reusing the same stories. Roomies was new and different for them and it was amazing. The romance was adorable and the conflict was surprising. Calvin is swoon worthy, and everyone else in the book seems to agree. I think the novel was a bit too short. It ended up being very long, but they needed more time to flesh out their characters. And the synopsis isn't really describing what happens because he doesn't disappear and it seems like their marriage is convenient. I also thought there was a lot of build up to an unsatisfactory get together by Holland and Calvin. Their friendship turned love was so cute, and I loved this book.
Christina Lauren does it again. I keep waiting for them to write a book that I hate, but it still has not happened yet! Roomies is a great novel and I loved every page. Like with every Christina Lauren, I read the entire book in one sitting. The characters were amazing and I loved the situation. The romance genre gets tired eventually and with Lauren's long list of novels, they could start repeating themselves and reusing the same stories. Roomies was new and different for them and it was amazing. The romance was adorable and the conflict was surprising. Calvin is swoon worthy, and everyone else in the book seems to agree. I think the novel was a bit too short. It ended up being very long, but they needed more time to flesh out their characters. And the synopsis isn't really describing what happens because he doesn't disappear and it seems like their marriage is convenient. I also thought there was a lot of build up to an unsatisfactory get together by Holland and Calvin. Their friendship turned love was so cute, and I loved this book.
Christina Lauren does it again. I keep waiting for them to write a book that I hate, but it still has not happened yet! Roomies is a great novel and I loved every page. Like with every Christina Lauren, I read the entire book in one sitting. The characters were amazing and I loved the situation. The romance genre gets tired eventually and with Lauren's long list of novels, they could start repeating themselves and reusing the same stories. Roomies was new and different for them and it was amazing. The romance was adorable and the conflict was surprising. Calvin is swoon worthy, and everyone else in the book seems to agree. I think the novel was a bit too short. It ended up being very long, but they needed more time to flesh out their characters. And the synopsis isn't really describing what happens because he doesn't disappear and it seems like their marriage is convenient. I also thought there was a lot of build up to an unsatisfactory get together by Holland and Calvin. Their friendship turned love was so cute, and I loved this book.
becca_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Fake dating tropes are my favorite and this is a really cute one.
romcommer's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it and I want to fall in love with a Broadway star