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The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

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sarahbeaman's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

a lighthearted and easy read that kept my interest and appealed to my inner romantic! full of very loveable characters that are hard not to root for
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suzquinn97's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny fast-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

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claireisagrisha's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

4/5
1/5 spice level

I bought this at Daunt Books and I loved it!!! I recognized some of the places mentioned in the books, which was exciting to me. 

The reason this is 4 not 5 stars was because I wasn’t into it until I read 150 pages and … sometimes the romance was lacking. 

I was more invested in the side characters than the main characters. Mo, Gerty, and Richie were awesome. 

The search for Johnny White was hilarious. Number 6 from Brighton was the guy… they should’ve known with how he cared for them especially after Tiffy got injured. 

Overall, it was cute. 
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nineinchnails's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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15/02/2024



on a reread i found the writing style in leon's chapters insufferable it felt like he constantly missed the first few words of every sentence. the premise sounds a bit ridiculous at first but honestly with rent prices in london i really don't think it's that crazy of a circumstance - the craziest thing about it is that leon is a normal guy and not some creepy 50 year old. i love the characters though and the story in general and even tiffy's 'quirkiness' is super charming in this book. i love romances where the main characters have their own shit going on tho (am i delusional or is this way more common in british romances?) so im biased. this was one of the books that got me back into reading a few years ago and i think i'll always love reading it. also if i don't start a new book in the next couple days it's because i'm (finally) watching the flatshare miniseries. 

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first read: 01/01/2021



loved it but tiffy was a little too quirky girl for me to fully immerse myself in the novel
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niquee3317's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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julesfrigault's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

5.0

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claudialucas99's review against another edition

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dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

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ashley_turch's review against another edition

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

4.0

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mushmysteriesandmore's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense 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

 Confession time! I had this book in paperback a while ago, it sat on my shelf and kept looking at it over and over and ignoring it until eventually, I donated it, unread (I know, I know, put the pitchforks down!)
Since then, I have read a couple of other Beth O’Leary books and loved them and the folly of my actions hit me full force. 
 
So I decided to get the audiobook version instead, read by Carrie Hope Fletcher as Tiffi and Kwaku Fortune as Leon, the flatmates who share a flat and a bed but have never met. I was so glad I did finally see sense and read this book.

The forced proximity trope takes on a whole new meaning here as Tiffi and Leon both share the same flat, just at different times. Leon is a palliative care nurse and works nights so he gets the flat in the daytime and Tiffi works for a book publisher and gets the flat nights and weekends and never the twain shall meet.

They correspond by post-it notes, starting with little things such as help yourself to leftovers or when is bin day until it advances and they share more about their personal lives with each other. Until inevitably they finally do meet (unexpectedly at first, the old walk-in on-someone in the shower ploy) and then make time to spend with each other until they are in fact dating.

Throw in an innocent brother in jail (Leon), an abusive ex (Tiffi), the search for a long-lost wartime friend (Leon’s patient) and some supportive and crazy friends (Tiffi) and you have a totally immersive story that you can’t stop reading. 
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troglodata's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Look, I wanted to read this, expecting it to be a light hearted little romp. And it is, a bit. But there's a lot more heart and a little less lightness. Which isn't to say it's dark. But it's certainly got a few more shadows than I expected and it's very, very good and moving and still fun. And sexy.
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