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“Rahul didn't count himself certain of many things. There was his life plan, which could be summed up as study and succeed; his beloved family; his numbers, which would never deceive him. And now, apparently, he was also certain of the Jasmine Allen's brilliance.”

➽ Talia Hibbert always writes the best steamy, swoonworthy romances! The Roommate Risk is definitely on the angsty side, as it follows best friends Rahul and Jasmine who have been pining for each other for years. Jasmine is a cynical, sassy young woman who is struggling with childhood trauma and abandonment, which causes her to avoid emotional vulnerability. Rahul has been whipped for Jasmine for years, but he knows her trust issues all too well and is afraid to ruin their long-standing friendship. When both of them have to become roommates, sexual tension runs high and they have to decide if they want to risk it all!

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medium-paced

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

3.0

Maybe my expectations were too high because I typically loved forced proximity but I had to force myself to finish this book.

Positives — I really liked Talia Hubert’s writing and the spicy scenes were giving.

Negatives — I don’t particularly like either one of the characters.

Rahul was… fine. He’s nice, but honestly a little pathetic and I think he let Jasmine walk all over him way too much. Also so much of the pressure he puts on himself as the “man of the family” felt dated and gross to me. Jasmine was a mess and left me feeling frustrated. Both character flaws are acknowledged and worked on but I didn’t buy the character development.

Neither are the worst or anything but I was never rooting for them.

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challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

3.0

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kb33's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked the book. I didn’t like Jasmine, because even as just a friend she was kind of shitty and seemed to take advantage of Rahul a lot. In the whole book I can’t remember them doing something that he considered fun, everything was for her. I do love that she realized her issues were holding her back and hurting others, and she went to therapy! 🎉 So few characters go to therapy for issues they can’t solve on their own, and I love that this author embraced that solution.

This easily loses half a star for putting the epilogue under what is essentially a spam paywall. You have to provide and verify your email, and check a box to agree to receive “marketing emails.” Such crap.

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megj23's review against another edition

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hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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livreads16's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

Very cute friends to lovers story!! The character development was so so good. Love how we got to see both Rahul and Jasmine grow and finally get to a place where they could be together. Love how Rahul is so understanding and patient with her because he knows she has a hard time getting close to people. Talia Hibbert is such a great writer some of the lines in this book are just absolute poetry omg. Only criticism i have is that I think the jumping time was a little confusing.

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selfbybee's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

This is honestly more like a 3.5 for me I am a Talia Hibbert stan and I really enjoy the messiness and humanity in her characters. They often portray some of the best and worst traits of us all and I love that but something about Jasmine just rubbed me the wrong way and it was hard for me to to connect with her emotional redemption.

Not sure if she’s showing me the worst in me and that’s why 😂 but idk she’s not doing it for me.

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