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nicolepaul_ine's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this! She gets out of a toxic relationship and they show how it’s not easy to do that and how even in a new healthy relationship old triggers can influence things BUT that the right person will be right there with you to help and love you. I cried happy tears, what a fun concept and such a beautiful story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
madinotmaddie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.25
headcanonheadcase's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I could not put this down. I had tears in my eyes at the end. This book was so unexpected and I loved it. I thought it was going to be cute (which is was) but I did not anticipate the careful treatment of toxic, emotionally manipulative relationships and their long reaching impact. Just a beautifully written book. Immediately recommended it to a friend.
I could not put this down. I had tears in my eyes at the end. This book was so unexpected and I loved it. I thought it was going to be cute (which is was) but I did not anticipate the careful treatment of toxic, emotionally manipulative relationships and their long reaching impact. Just a beautifully written book. Immediately recommended it to a friend.
shannalutgert's review against another edition
2.0
1 star for the post-it notes, they were cute, and one star for Leon’s Shrek reference. Nothing else to add.
ilincat's review against another edition
I think there was something wrong with my version. It looked like text messages, not actual full sentences.
sianh77's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse
megsturrock's review against another edition
4.0
4.75 stars ⭐️
I loved this book but there are little bits I don’t quite like and that stops it from being a 5 star almost 6!!
First off, Tiffy on my front cover is not who I picture
Secondly, Brightons moment gave me second hand embarrassment
Thirdly, not the biggest fan of Leon’s initial response to seeing the video but I suppose it’s natural
However I loved this book because
The way Leon’s chapters are written make me love him! He’s very straight to the point
Currently applying for a post in a palliative care ward so Leon’s interactions with his patients melted my heart
I loved this book but there are little bits I don’t quite like and that stops it from being a 5 star almost 6!!
First off, Tiffy on my front cover is not who I picture
Secondly, Brightons moment gave me second hand embarrassment
Thirdly, not the biggest fan of Leon’s initial response to seeing the video but I suppose it’s natural
However I loved this book because
The way Leon’s chapters are written make me love him! He’s very straight to the point
Currently applying for a post in a palliative care ward so Leon’s interactions with his patients melted my heart
bexlrose's review against another edition
2.0
10: Finished reading The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary. I'll tell you up-front that this is getting 2 stars from me and I think that's generous. I'm giving it 2, because 2 is my 'average'. (I employing the Radiotimes scale, 1=poor, 2=average, 3=good, 4=very good, 5=outstanding)
This book was bad. But not very bad. Average bad. The weird thing is I've heard nothing but good things about it from everyone. Maybe it's just me and my cynical heart, maybe it has to be a genuinely spectacular romcom if I'm going to enjoy a romcom at all, but there are spectacular ones out there (see Bridget Jones' Diary and 50 Ways To Find A Lover for some good options). Anyway I am DEEPLY disappointed. The premise is that a man and a woman have a flatshare and have never met. When they meet, guess what? Sparks fly. Fine premise, I was prepared for it and willing to go along with wherever it wanted to take me if the writing was good, but alas! The writing was dreadful. So incredibly cringeworthy. I cringed so much of the time reading this I often had to put it down to sigh.
The girl is a quirky redhead, and all the redheaded stereotypes get trotted out, which I personally, for obvious reasons, find pretty old. 'English rose' and ' She looks like a renaissance painting' etc. Please. If a redhead is curvy, just call her curvy, she doesn't always need to be a bloody renaissance painting, those women were often ugly and it's not the compliment you think it is.
The guy is quiet and unassuming, and sort of fine but there's not much to get hot under the collar about. He seems a bit like a 30 year old virgin in the way he talks about sex though. It's always brought up in such a cringey and juvenile way, my clitoris packed up halfway through the book and I haven't it since. Case in point: "He does something with his hand that nobody has ever done before. I have no idea what’s happening but it seems to involve his thumb, my nipple, and about five thousand prickly hot licks of sensation." Oooh. Hot. Literally by the sounds of it.
This book was bad. But not very bad. Average bad. The weird thing is I've heard nothing but good things about it from everyone. Maybe it's just me and my cynical heart, maybe it has to be a genuinely spectacular romcom if I'm going to enjoy a romcom at all, but there are spectacular ones out there (see Bridget Jones' Diary and 50 Ways To Find A Lover for some good options). Anyway I am DEEPLY disappointed. The premise is that a man and a woman have a flatshare and have never met. When they meet, guess what? Sparks fly. Fine premise, I was prepared for it and willing to go along with wherever it wanted to take me if the writing was good, but alas! The writing was dreadful. So incredibly cringeworthy. I cringed so much of the time reading this I often had to put it down to sigh.
The girl is a quirky redhead, and all the redheaded stereotypes get trotted out, which I personally, for obvious reasons, find pretty old. 'English rose' and ' She looks like a renaissance painting' etc. Please. If a redhead is curvy, just call her curvy, she doesn't always need to be a bloody renaissance painting, those women were often ugly and it's not the compliment you think it is.
The guy is quiet and unassuming, and sort of fine but there's not much to get hot under the collar about. He seems a bit like a 30 year old virgin in the way he talks about sex though. It's always brought up in such a cringey and juvenile way, my clitoris packed up halfway through the book and I haven't it since. Case in point: "He does something with his hand that nobody has ever done before. I have no idea what’s happening but it seems to involve his thumb, my nipple, and about five thousand prickly hot licks of sensation." Oooh. Hot. Literally by the sounds of it.
toofondofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This is another wonderful novel that I very much enjoyed. The story is told from the viewpoints of both Tiffy and Leon – they flat share but they’ve never met! This premise sold me on the book and I’m so pleased to say that the novel lived up to that premise. I love how these two people communicated through a chain of post it notes, and how they gradually came to know each other so well before they ever met. There is more depth to this novel than I was expecting, and some difficult issues are dealt with. It made it all feel more real to me though and I appreciated that. This is such a gorgeous novel and it’s another one that I highly recommend.
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com