A review by teereadsbooks
They Were Roommates by Dawn Cutler-Tran

emotional 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? N/A

5.0

I loved this story so much! I have so many emotions from reading this. The trans rep was so amazing. I absolutely loved the real and honest conversations Frankie and Diego had about gender and gender affirming sex. So many of Diego's thoughts, feelings, and dysphoria match my own, and I felt so seen while reading this. Diego and Frankie's journey happened so organically, and so it felt so genuine and heartfelt. We got to see them start as friends, experience their pining, watch them become roommates, until they finally admitted their feelings for each other. We got to see both the good and the bad. We saw how they didn't give up and supported each other even when things weren't sunshine and rainbows. The positive representation of support groups and therapy was definitely a plus here. All in all, this was a fantastic, heartfelt, and cozy queer romance that I could easily come back to. This is a new favorite of mine, that's for sure.