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loriley's review against another edition
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Blood
gemin1reader's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Friends to lovers, unrequited love, an awful lot of pining!
This is not my fave Talia Hibbert book - she’s great at writing flawed characters who usually feel realistic but the FMC in this was…grating
This is not my fave Talia Hibbert book - she’s great at writing flawed characters who usually feel realistic but the FMC in this was…grating
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment
witcheep's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Grief
daisy2050's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent
bookcookshoprepeat's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
reminiscences's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic friendship
belle13's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-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
4.0
Amount of spice:🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Best Friends to Lovers
❤️Friends with Benefits
❤️Angst
❤️So so much pining
❤️Super Steamy
❤️Grief Rep
❤️Fast Burn
Talia writes such ooey gooey, cosy romances and this was no exception. It was sweet and emotional and their connection felt deep and significant. Also, top marks for the spice because Talia’s spice is always top tier and so freaking HOT. And top marks for Rahul because he absolutely carried this book.
I really struggled to connect with Jasmine. I am all for complex, flawed characters but in my opinion Jasmine just didn’t have enough redeeming qualities nor did she grovel enough for my liking. I found it really hard to look past her selfishness and the way she walked right over Rahul constantly. It probably didn’t help that the FMC narration for this book was not great and I found myself wanting to skip to Rahul’s narration.
Four stars for Rahul, the spice and the cosy domestic vibes.
I would recommend it if you want cosy friends to lovers romance with a whole lot of gorgeous steaminess and fantastic grief and loss representation.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC!
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Best Friends to Lovers
❤️Friends with Benefits
❤️Angst
❤️So so much pining
❤️Super Steamy
❤️Grief Rep
❤️Fast Burn
Talia writes such ooey gooey, cosy romances and this was no exception. It was sweet and emotional and their connection felt deep and significant. Also, top marks for the spice because Talia’s spice is always top tier and so freaking HOT. And top marks for Rahul because he absolutely carried this book.
I really struggled to connect with Jasmine. I am all for complex, flawed characters but in my opinion Jasmine just didn’t have enough redeeming qualities nor did she grovel enough for my liking. I found it really hard to look past her selfishness and the way she walked right over Rahul constantly. It probably didn’t help that the FMC narration for this book was not great and I found myself wanting to skip to Rahul’s narration.
Four stars for Rahul, the spice and the cosy domestic vibes.
I would recommend it if you want cosy friends to lovers romance with a whole lot of gorgeous steaminess and fantastic grief and loss representation.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.5
💬: "It was exhausting to realise that everyone in the world knew he was an absolute fool for Jasmine Allen. He straightened his spine and ran a hand through his hair, suddenly realising that he must look a state—must look as out of control as he felt. And that wouldn’t do."
Hibbert, Talia. The Roommate Risk (p. 279). Nixon House. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary romance,
📚Page Count: 333
🎧Audiobook Length: 09h 36min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5
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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert is a contemporary romance and the second book in The Midnight Heat Collection, by the same author. The Roommate Risk is about two best friends, Jasmine and Rahul. Jasmine lives with a roommate but she soon finds out that her room and everything in it has been damaged if not destroyed because there was a major water leak in her bedroom. With nowhere to go, Jasmine contacts her best friend Rahul because she knows that his apartment has an open room and she hopes that she can rent it for a while. Little does Jasmine know that Rahul has been in love with her for the last 7 years of their lives together as best friends. Will Jasmine moving in complicate everything in the best or worst way?
I really enjoyed this story, it was romantic, sweet, and angsty. I love the chemistry between Rahul and Jasmine, I think they're cute together. They both have their own stuff that they're dealing with and the author does an okay job of depicting that with Rahul and an even better job depicting it with Jasmine. There was this really cute scene where Rahul takes Jasmine on a date and I couldn't stop smiling during that scene, it was just adorable and a little spicy. I think the only issue that I had with the story was a trope that takes place in the last part of the book, and it was basicallya third act break up but to continue to spoil things I will say that there IS an happily every after at the end so it all ends up working out. I understand why there was a break up near the end, because Jasmine had a lot of stuff she needed to sort through. I think it was a good choice to write in that she got a therapist and started working through her emotional and insecurity issues as well as her drinking problem.
The spicy scenes were really enjoyable. I might have really liked them because I dated someone in college with the same name and look as the main male character and memories were doin' their thing, but wow these spicy scenes were great. I'm giving the spicy scenes four chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️out of five chilies
I really enjoyed this novel, it made me smile and I definitely swooned over the main male character. I'm giving this 5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
Thank you [NetGalley.com], the author, and publisher for the arc (advanced reader's copy) of the audiobook.
Hibbert, Talia. The Roommate Risk (p. 279). Nixon House. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: romance, contemporary, contemporary romance,
📚Page Count: 333
🎧Audiobook Length: 09h 36min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5
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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert is a contemporary romance and the second book in The Midnight Heat Collection, by the same author. The Roommate Risk is about two best friends, Jasmine and Rahul. Jasmine lives with a roommate but she soon finds out that her room and everything in it has been damaged if not destroyed because there was a major water leak in her bedroom. With nowhere to go, Jasmine contacts her best friend Rahul because she knows that his apartment has an open room and she hopes that she can rent it for a while. Little does Jasmine know that Rahul has been in love with her for the last 7 years of their lives together as best friends. Will Jasmine moving in complicate everything in the best or worst way?
I really enjoyed this story, it was romantic, sweet, and angsty. I love the chemistry between Rahul and Jasmine, I think they're cute together. They both have their own stuff that they're dealing with and the author does an okay job of depicting that with Rahul and an even better job depicting it with Jasmine. There was this really cute scene where Rahul takes Jasmine on a date and I couldn't stop smiling during that scene, it was just adorable and a little spicy. I think the only issue that I had with the story was a trope that takes place in the last part of the book, and it was basically
The spicy scenes were really enjoyable. I might have really liked them because I dated someone in college with the same name and look as the main male character and memories were doin' their thing, but wow these spicy scenes were great. I'm giving the spicy scenes four chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️out of five chilies
I really enjoyed this novel, it made me smile and I definitely swooned over the main male character. I'm giving this 5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4.5/5 Stars
Thank you [NetGalley.com], the author, and publisher for the arc (advanced reader's copy) of the audiobook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, and Death of parent
sarahyjackson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
An absolutely perfect read: friends to lovers, SEVEN YEARS OF PINING, forced proximity, bossy in the bedroom shy accountant MMC, & a really thoughtful exploration of attachment and family of origin impact. And honey the SPICE. The scene outside the arcade?🥵🥵🥵Rahul & Jasmine 4ever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment
llams's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual content