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The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

43 reviews

_louisemortensen_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was my favorite Elena Armas book. It was a classic rom-com book, but there was a bigger focus on other things as well during the book - and not just Rosie and Lucas. 

For me this was the perfect friends to lovers book. 

I love how the main characters have so much respect for each other! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Violence

julierambaeck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.0

I liked this more than the first book "The Spanish Love Deception". It is still a bit to cringey, and the writing is not totally for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Violence

crumbles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

megthecatlady's review

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

4.5

This book was so sweet. Lucas is like the perfect man, I think I fell in love with him while reading this too. Elena Armas does so well with intertwining the serious stuff with lighthearted humor. I wish we learned a little bit more about Olly and his situation, it seemed like it was going to be more but then kinda just faded away. I will also add that this book is medium paced but the romance is a slooooow burn. Very low angst though, which is a plus!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Violence and Dementia

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.75

I liked this better than the first one and connected better with the characters overall, but this series still doesn’t wow me. The story, romance and characterisation were all solid if not spectacular. I felt the ending was rushed and we got very little of the “what comes next”. There were several loose ends - I really would have liked to have heard more about the subplot with the FMC’s brother. I did enjoy the use of romance tropes as a way for the both the main romance and the FMC’s writing career to progress. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Trafficking

kathis_wonderland's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was pure romance! The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas is the second book in the Spanish Love Deception series. It's a standalone book. Rosie is a romance author and lost her creative touch. When her best friend's cousin comes to New York they work out a plan in which Lucas helps Rosie finding her romantic touch again. What can go wrong on experimental dates, when both find each other attractive?

After reading and loving The Spanish Love Deception, I knew I had to read Elena Armas other books as well. And I fell in love with this one as well. This book is the total opposite of The Spanish Love Deception. It's slow-burn (no kissing until like page 300 or so!!), a little bit of fake-dating and incredibly romantic. Everyone needs a Lucas! He goes out of the way to make Rosie comfortable and to help her with her new book. He is the nicest. I loved reading about Lina and Aaron again. And I loved the pits and pieces of Spanish throughout the book. The book just made me feel so happy and warm.

With all my heart, I can highly recommend this book! Elena Armas is a wonderful author. This book was so romantic, I sometimes couldn't cope. It made me feel giddy. I can't wait to read her other books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence and Alcohol

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Violence

frantically's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I really loved this at first, Luca and Rosie had such a good dynamic, but the fake-dating kinda ruined it for me. I'm usually ALWAYS here for that but it really changed their dynamic and just couldn't keep me interested anymore. Really had to work through those last hours 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Dementia

Minor: Mental illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.5

i might have liked this one better than TSLD?!?!?! and i LOVED that book and reread it like immediately after i finished it back in 2021. i absolutely ate this one up. i truly loved both rosie and lucas' characters. like they were so genuine, so likeable, and a little too relatable... i really enjoyed the plot of them faking dates/parts of a relationship to help her with her book - as a sucker for the fake relationship trope, i devoured that part. i think they were both very HOT as well - the shower scene?!!?!? ELENA, I AM IN LOVE.

i wish we had just a *little* more burn as part of the slow burn, but alas i survived on what we got. also, i wish we had gotten more insight on lucas' past, like a hint more, but overall a fantastic read and i cannot wait to read the long game!!!

⚠️: injury/injury detail, dementia, medical trauma, grief, panic attacks/disorders, PTSD, violence, death of parent

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, and Death of parent