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beckyyreadss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to read this book because I am patiently waiting to hear about any of Talia’s new work. I decided to try and read some of her old work in the meantime and saw The Princess Trap all over the book community and it was released as part of a series even though the characters don’t interact with each other. I was interested to see if I can finish this series on a high and it didn’t live up to my standards. The Brown Sisters are just unbeatable.
This book has two points of view. The first is Jasmine Allen and she believes in bad luck, great wine and the seductive power of a stiletto heel. What she doesn’t believe in is love. Her life is great without all that romance rubbish, until a plumbing disaster screws everything up and leaves Jasmine homeless. Lucky she has someone to turn to: her best friend Rahul. The second point of view is Rahul Khan and for the last seven years, he has followed three simple rules. 1. Don’t touch Jasmine if you can help it. 2. Don’t look at her arse in that skirt. 3. Don’t ever – ever – tell Jasmine that you love her. He should’ve added another rule: do not, under any circumstances, let Jas move into your house. Now Rahul is living with the friend that he can’t have, and it’s decimating his control. He knows their shared dinners aren’t dates, the late-night kisses as a mistake, and the tenderness in Jasmine’s gaze is only temporary. One wrong word could send his skittish best friend running. So why is he tempted to risk it all?
As always with Talia’s book, I love how she manages to write diverse characters, serious subjects, sexuality and mental health. I love her for it. In this book we have a son who is grieving over his father and trying to be the head of the household and definitely some form of mental health issue with the control aspect. Then you have a daughter who had been abandoned by his mother, which in turns makes her not be able to trust anyone and she struggles to form friendships or relationships that she only uses people for sex and that sex is a transactional thing. I liked the fact that Jasmine wasn’t ashamed about the fact that she likes hook up and that sex is a healthy thing. I liked the character development that happened individually and the fact that Rahul was learning to ease control and to speak his mind and that Jasmine learned how to trust people and to also speak her mind.
Just like the other books in this series, I felt like it was a bit rushed compared to the Brown Sisters Series and I felt like Jasmine's attraction suddenly came out of nowhere once she slept with Rahul. I would like a bit more of a slow-burn especially with them living together. I would have loved for some jealously to be a part of it. Like Rahul is seen with someone and Jasmine gets jealous. But it’s all just came from Rahul being jealous over a bartender talking to Jasmine.
I will carry on reading Talia’s work old or new no matter what and hopefully I will enjoy the next series or book that I will read of hers.
This book has two points of view. The first is Jasmine Allen and she believes in bad luck, great wine and the seductive power of a stiletto heel. What she doesn’t believe in is love. Her life is great without all that romance rubbish, until a plumbing disaster screws everything up and leaves Jasmine homeless. Lucky she has someone to turn to: her best friend Rahul. The second point of view is Rahul Khan and for the last seven years, he has followed three simple rules. 1. Don’t touch Jasmine if you can help it. 2. Don’t look at her arse in that skirt. 3. Don’t ever – ever – tell Jasmine that you love her. He should’ve added another rule: do not, under any circumstances, let Jas move into your house. Now Rahul is living with the friend that he can’t have, and it’s decimating his control. He knows their shared dinners aren’t dates, the late-night kisses as a mistake, and the tenderness in Jasmine’s gaze is only temporary. One wrong word could send his skittish best friend running. So why is he tempted to risk it all?
As always with Talia’s book, I love how she manages to write diverse characters, serious subjects, sexuality and mental health. I love her for it. In this book we have a son who is grieving over his father and trying to be the head of the household and definitely some form of mental health issue with the control aspect. Then you have a daughter who had been abandoned by his mother, which in turns makes her not be able to trust anyone and she struggles to form friendships or relationships that she only uses people for sex and that sex is a transactional thing. I liked the fact that Jasmine wasn’t ashamed about the fact that she likes hook up and that sex is a healthy thing. I liked the character development that happened individually and the fact that Rahul was learning to ease control and to speak his mind and that Jasmine learned how to trust people and to also speak her mind.
Just like the other books in this series, I felt like it was a bit rushed compared to the Brown Sisters Series and I felt like Jasmine's attraction suddenly came out of nowhere once she slept with Rahul. I would like a bit more of a slow-burn especially with them living together. I would have loved for some jealously to be a part of it. Like Rahul is seen with someone and Jasmine gets jealous. But it’s all just came from Rahul being jealous over a bartender talking to Jasmine.
I will carry on reading Talia’s work old or new no matter what and hopefully I will enjoy the next series or book that I will read of hers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
bubblybuttercup's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
fun book! there were j a lot of little things i didn’t like that made it chip away to a 2.75.
for me, my two main problems were how i didn’t like how the female protag’s flaws were portrayed, the “relationship period” was montaged, except for one date, and not acknowledging that they could love each other platonically at first.
however my positives were that the flashbacks were v effective in painting their friendship — it was believable and i loved them! and i really liked how the end highlighted both of their flaws and how they worked to improve them.
i think a big thing for me was drawing parallels to hibbert’s take a hint, dani brown which is a much better version of this.
i wouldn’t read the roommate risk again, but i was happy w my time w it!
for me, my two main problems were how i didn’t like how the female protag’s flaws were portrayed, the “relationship period” was montaged, except for one date, and not acknowledging that they could love each other platonically at first.
however my positives were that the flashbacks were v effective in painting their friendship — it was believable and i loved them! and i really liked how the end highlighted both of their flaws and how they worked to improve them.
i think a big thing for me was drawing parallels to hibbert’s take a hint, dani brown which is a much better version of this.
i wouldn’t read the roommate risk again, but i was happy w my time w it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
wandering_seal's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow, what a delight this story is. I was unprepared for the amount of angst, the yearning, the knowing looks and the holding back and honestly, it's perfect. Such a good read.
I think this is my favourite Talia Hibbert book yet? Tonally it's a lot more serious than other books of hers I've read, and I appreciated that. Pining isn't always a healthy thing to do, and this story really explored that. Our MCs are not in a healthy place, and getting together isn't going to fix that. They heal because they learn to see themselves for who they really are, which allows them space to be with one another. Awesome book. Absolutely recommend.
I think this is my favourite Talia Hibbert book yet? Tonally it's a lot more serious than other books of hers I've read, and I appreciated that. Pining isn't always a healthy thing to do, and this story really explored that. Our MCs are not in a healthy place, and getting together isn't going to fix that. They heal because they learn to see themselves for who they really are, which allows them space to be with one another. Awesome book. Absolutely recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
dreezy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
loriley's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Blood
gemin1reader's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Friends to lovers, unrequited love, an awful lot of pining!
This is not my fave Talia Hibbert book - she’s great at writing flawed characters who usually feel realistic but the FMC in this was…grating
This is not my fave Talia Hibbert book - she’s great at writing flawed characters who usually feel realistic but the FMC in this was…grating
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
witcheep's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
bookcookshoprepeat's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
purplepenning's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Angsty-steamy isn't my usual, but if you're looking for that, look no further.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
💬: "It was exhausting to realise that everyone in the world knew he was an absolute fool for Jasmine Allen. He straightened his spine and ran a hand through his hair, suddenly realising that he must look a state—must look as out of control as he felt. And that wouldn’t do."
Hibbert, Talia. The Roommate Risk (p. 279). Nixon House. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary romance,
📚Page Count: 333
🎧Audiobook Length: 09h 36min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5
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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert is a contemporary romance and the second book in The Midnight Heat Collection, by the same author. The Roommate Risk is about two best friends, Jasmine and Rahul. Jasmine lives with a roommate but she soon finds out that her room and everything in it has been damaged if not destroyed because there was a major water leak in her bedroom. With nowhere to go, Jasmine contacts her best friend Rahul because she knows that his apartment has an open room and she hopes that she can rent it for a while. Little does Jasmine know that Rahul has been in love with her for the last 7 years of their lives together as best friends. Will Jasmine moving in complicate everything in the best or worst way?
I really enjoyed this story, it was romantic, sweet, and angsty. I love the chemistry between Rahul and Jasmine, I think they're cute together. They both have their own stuff that they're dealing with and the author does an okay job of depicting that with Rahul and an even better job depicting it with Jasmine. There was this really cute scene where Rahul takes Jasmine on a date and I couldn't stop smiling during that scene, it was just adorable and a little spicy. I think the only issue that I had with the story was a trope that takes place in the last part of the book, and it was basicallya third act break up but to continue to spoil things I will say that there IS an happily every after at the end so it all ends up working out. I understand why there was a break up near the end, because Jasmine had a lot of stuff she needed to sort through. I think it was a good choice to write in that she got a therapist and started working through her emotional and insecurity issues as well as her drinking problem.
The spicy scenes were really enjoyable. I might have really liked them because I dated someone in college with the same name and look as the main male character and memories were doin' their thing, but wow these spicy scenes were great. I'm giving the spicy scenes four chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️out of five chilies
I really enjoyed this novel, it made me smile and I definitely swooned over the main male character. I'm giving this 5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
Thank you [NetGalley.com], the author, and publisher for the arc (advanced reader's copy) of the audiobook.
Hibbert, Talia. The Roommate Risk (p. 279). Nixon House. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary romance,
📚Page Count: 333
🎧Audiobook Length: 09h 36min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5
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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert is a contemporary romance and the second book in The Midnight Heat Collection, by the same author. The Roommate Risk is about two best friends, Jasmine and Rahul. Jasmine lives with a roommate but she soon finds out that her room and everything in it has been damaged if not destroyed because there was a major water leak in her bedroom. With nowhere to go, Jasmine contacts her best friend Rahul because she knows that his apartment has an open room and she hopes that she can rent it for a while. Little does Jasmine know that Rahul has been in love with her for the last 7 years of their lives together as best friends. Will Jasmine moving in complicate everything in the best or worst way?
I really enjoyed this story, it was romantic, sweet, and angsty. I love the chemistry between Rahul and Jasmine, I think they're cute together. They both have their own stuff that they're dealing with and the author does an okay job of depicting that with Rahul and an even better job depicting it with Jasmine. There was this really cute scene where Rahul takes Jasmine on a date and I couldn't stop smiling during that scene, it was just adorable and a little spicy. I think the only issue that I had with the story was a trope that takes place in the last part of the book, and it was basically
The spicy scenes were really enjoyable. I might have really liked them because I dated someone in college with the same name and look as the main male character and memories were doin' their thing, but wow these spicy scenes were great. I'm giving the spicy scenes four chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️out of five chilies
I really enjoyed this novel, it made me smile and I definitely swooned over the main male character. I'm giving this 5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
Thank you [NetGalley.com], the author, and publisher for the arc (advanced reader's copy) of the audiobook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol