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The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

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nav26's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

I LOVED this. I have been trying to get it from the library for a while but the hold kept coming in at an inconvenient time and then I'd have to wait weeks again. Ended up getting a physical copy from the library at the right time and wow. I sped through it. It's a mostly light read, but there are some aspects of trauma that I feel were well addressed. I think Tiffy is absolutely hilarious and wonderful, and Leon is quiet but sweet - they're a perfect match in the most adorable way. It was a slow, sweet build to their romance that made me appreciate it all the more.

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anapsc's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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carina_dreamer's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Mais uma leitura em conjunto com a melhor amiga e estávamos ambas curiosas com o conceito invulgar.

🦊 Não esperava que fosse escrito com Dual POV (dois narradores), mas faz todo o sentido pois de que outra forma íamos saber o que ambos vivem se no início nem têm contacto.
O meu único problema com isso foi a óbvia diferença gráfica entre os capítulos da Tiffy e os do Leon, causava um pouco de atrito até nos habituarmos.

🦊 Os capítulos eram curtos e para mim, às vezes até curtos de mais porque eu queria envolver-me mais naquilo que tinha ocorrido num certo ponto do enredo e de repente saltávamos semanas ou meses. Lá ficava eu em águas de bacalhau a querer mais.

🦊 Os personagens são queridos, mas ao mesmo tempo não os acho profundos o suficiente. Estavam lá os acontecimentos necessários para as personagens crescerem e assim fizeram, mas a forma como foram escritos e expressados às vezes parecia muito leviano. Não ajudava também a rapidez da história.

🦊 Enchi o livro com post-its das interações divertidas entre os amigos, irmãos e colegas de trabalho. Vivo para grupos de amigos animados e tresloucados 😆 Gostei do projeto do Leon envolvendo o passado do Sr. Prior, mas também isso foi terminado abruptamente 😢 Quero um livro sobre o Richie, melhor casamenteiro de todos e sem dúvida a alma dos capítulos do Leon 💕

🦊 Resumindo:
Livro prefeito para uma leitura leve.
É rápido de ler, divertido e fofo.
(🚩TW: gaslighting/manipulação e violência psicológica)

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elerireads's review

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emotional 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

2.25

Ok this was cute and fun, and it was possible to suspend disbelief at the ludicrous set-up. Would have got a solid 3 stars if it weren't for the hideous way of writing speech - completely disrupted my reading experience because there was constantly a bit of my brain checking whether what I was reading was speech or not. Also Holly is a totally unrealistic character.

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

While I loved Tiffy and Leon, I NEED a Richie story! Please?

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livinthebubble's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Wow, I loved this, definitely worth the hype. It was funny and cute, and it made me feel super single (aka it was a good romance book). The main characters were fun to read about, I especially loved Richie and Leon. Also, the chapters were short (LOVE) and, although my friend said he hated Leon's chapter's writing style, I actually enjoyed it. It made sense to be like that, as he barely talks that much with anyone, even in the notes. The only critique is the typical, and hated (by me), miscommunication trope.

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beaucoupmich's review against another edition

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funny 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? Yes

2.5

To start with, Leon and Tiffy are cute. Their personalities, their interactions, et cetera, are CUTE. The other characters are bearable and some of them are actually likeable, even.

But, I feel like a lot of elements in the book were forced, from the moment why they shared flats, the subplots, and how the subplots connected to each others. Like some of them were there to add words on the book. Leon's parts were rather hard to get through (I get used to it after a while tho) and there's no point of it being written that way, like it didn't do anything to Leon's personality whatsoever, which is such a shame because I really liked the author's writing in general. On top of that, the climax(es?) were so underwhelming and a bit awkward, and it was the biggest letdown for me.

However I also can see why people love this book. It was still a light, cute read with explorations on serious topics (tho some didn't fit into the story well in my opinion), and it wrapped kind of nicely in the end.

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