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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Adorable story
Some of the scenes were drawn out & explained details that were unnecessary. The part about them being "not allowed to date" was explained what felt like a million times. I get it. I don't need to be told on every page. Still a very cute story & i enjoyed it.
Some of the scenes were drawn out & explained details that were unnecessary. The part about them being "not allowed to date" was explained what felt like a million times. I get it. I don't need to be told on every page. Still a very cute story & i enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this book, which has well-developed (if slightly immature) characters. I loved that our hero and heroine fell for each other without falling into bed first. It was a nice change from some of the much more graphic books I've read lately, and still very shy. I'm hoping there are more books in the series, so we can find out what happens to Shay and Delia, the two friends.
Sarah did it again
Slow burn, forbidden romance, roommates, disinherited, conniving mother, lies, dog, lying cheating ex, teacher, best friends, fighting attraction, money, family trouble
Slow burn, forbidden romance, roommates, disinherited, conniving mother, lies, dog, lying cheating ex, teacher, best friends, fighting attraction, money, family trouble
Wow, this book made me laugh, and fell in love! Definitely one of my fave romcom reads. Where do I get a Tyler?
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"When I’m with you, I never feel like I’m hiding. You see me."
"We always have a choice. Make the one that will make you happy."
Synopsis:
Madison grew up extremely wealthy, but when she went against the family expectations and became a second grade teacher she was cut off from the family money. Not wanting to live in apartments where people were murdered or overridden with bugs, she was presented an opportunity to move in with Tyler. He traveled quite a bit for his job and was looking for someone to live in his apartment, do some cleaning and look after his dog,
- "While I had zero experience with caring for dogs, I had even less with housekeeping. “I would have to clean?” Frederica seemed to have either forgotten how spoiled I’d been or didn’t consider it to be an obstacle. “Mm-hmm. You’d be his roommate who cleans. Oh! His roommaid!”
My Thoughts: The following are my thoughts about this book:
General:
- Trigger warning: none
- Setting: Houston, Texas
Characters:
- Tyler (26, occupation: something in finance):
- Grew up poor but is working in a job he doesn't necessarily like to "finance" his mom's lifestyle
- The following words/phrases were used to describe Hero: stunning, trustworthy, honest, strong, confident, sure of himself, handsome, sexy, magnetic, effortlessly charming
- Madison (23 or so, occupation: teacher):
- Comes from an extremely wealthy, snobbish and controlling family. It's their way or no way. There is no option to go against their wishes.
- "I’d grown up in one of the largest mansions in the state, nice things felt normal. Comfortable. But given my decision to become a teacher (a career choice my family heartily disagreed with by cutting me off, kicking me out of the house, and rescinding my trust fund), I was quickly finding out that on my salary I couldn’t afford said nice things. Or even semilivable things."
Story Thoughts:
- I liked Madison’s personality.
- I found it a little insulting in the beginning when it appeared the author was implying that a teacher couldn't afford anything better than a bug infested hole in the wall apartment. I guess later this made more sense.
- The "poor little rich girl" card got played too many times. Sure, considering how grew up she might not know how to run a dishwasher or dry clothes. But honestly, it just made her seem like she came from such a spoiled family and I found I couldn't connect with her. I mean, I don't need to spend $150 on moisturizer. The $10 bottle at the "normal" store works just fine. So, sometimes her pampered upbringing just made her seem un-relatable .
- She's a new teacher, but I found it odd that her friends couldn't advise her on the situation with the student. Instead, she gets advice from Tyler via his stepsister, who is never even talked about in the story? Huh?? I mean, why did Tyler even discuss the situation with his her and who even knew Tyler had a sibling in the first place? It just felt out of place.
- It seemed odd that the building guard would just allow Oksana to be admitted to the Penthouse.
- Tyler didn't make the family connection?? I call BS. You can't work for a company and not know the owner's last name. And once you have that name the dots are obvious.
- Her sister....she knew too much. Unless she was an expert eavesdropper she couldn’t know how everything unfolded unless someone clued her in on the plans. Therefore, I didn’t buy into that portion of the story. I think it would have worked better if the aunt (who was in on the plan) was the one to reveal the truth to Madison
- I didn’t really know Tyler that well. Only what Madison thought about him and the little bit of information he shared about his life.
- Tyler being so rich never really made sense to me. It wasn’t like he was an executive at the company so where exactly did all his wealth come from? This was a disconnect for me.
- The characters were a bit shallow. They didn't have a great deal of depth to them.
- I read this line and my hear squeezed just a little....my dad ❤️ always used to say this same thing. "houseguests, like fish, go bad after three days."
Overview:
- POV: Told only from Madison’s POV
- H likable? Yes. Who doesn’t love a guy who is generous, kind, takes care of his mom and rescues a dog from a shelter
- h likable? Yes. She was fun and had a pretty good attitude given her controlling family. Madison had been unbelievably spoiled (private jets, designer everything (clothes, makeup, jewelry, accessories, spas, etc)) but she didn't come across as a spoiled, snobbish brat. Clueless and not someone I could relate to? Yes. A bitchy snob? No
- h virgin? don’t know. It wasn’t mentioned.
- First time they kiss: “test” kiss at 71%. Real kiss 86%
- First time they sleep together: Never. Apparently this book doesn’t have bedroom scenes.
"We always have a choice. Make the one that will make you happy."
Synopsis:
Madison grew up extremely wealthy, but when she went against the family expectations and became a second grade teacher she was cut off from the family money. Not wanting to live in apartments where people were murdered or overridden with bugs, she was presented an opportunity to move in with Tyler. He traveled quite a bit for his job and was looking for someone to live in his apartment, do some cleaning and look after his dog,
- "While I had zero experience with caring for dogs, I had even less with housekeeping. “I would have to clean?” Frederica seemed to have either forgotten how spoiled I’d been or didn’t consider it to be an obstacle. “Mm-hmm. You’d be his roommate who cleans. Oh! His roommaid!”
My Thoughts: The following are my thoughts about this book:
General:
- Trigger warning: none
- Setting: Houston, Texas
Characters:
- Tyler (26, occupation: something in finance):
- Grew up poor but is working in a job he doesn't necessarily like to "finance" his mom's lifestyle
- The following words/phrases were used to describe Hero: stunning, trustworthy, honest, strong, confident, sure of himself, handsome, sexy, magnetic, effortlessly charming
- Madison (23 or so, occupation: teacher):
- Comes from an extremely wealthy, snobbish and controlling family. It's their way or no way. There is no option to go against their wishes.
- "I’d grown up in one of the largest mansions in the state, nice things felt normal. Comfortable. But given my decision to become a teacher (a career choice my family heartily disagreed with by cutting me off, kicking me out of the house, and rescinding my trust fund), I was quickly finding out that on my salary I couldn’t afford said nice things. Or even semilivable things."
Story Thoughts:
- I liked Madison’s personality.
- I found it a little insulting in the beginning when it appeared the author was implying that a teacher couldn't afford anything better than a bug infested hole in the wall apartment. I guess later this made more sense.
- The "poor little rich girl" card got played too many times. Sure, considering how grew up she might not know how to run a dishwasher or dry clothes. But honestly, it just made her seem like she came from such a spoiled family and I found I couldn't connect with her. I mean, I don't need to spend $150 on moisturizer. The $10 bottle at the "normal" store works just fine. So, sometimes her pampered upbringing just made her seem un-relatable .
- She's a new teacher, but I found it odd that her friends couldn't advise her on the situation with the student. Instead, she gets advice from Tyler via his stepsister, who is never even talked about in the story? Huh?? I mean, why did Tyler even discuss the situation with his her and who even knew Tyler had a sibling in the first place? It just felt out of place.
- It seemed odd that the building guard would just allow Oksana to be admitted to the Penthouse.
- Tyler didn't make the family connection?? I call BS. You can't work for a company and not know the owner's last name. And once you have that name the dots are obvious.
- Her sister....she knew too much. Unless she was an expert eavesdropper she couldn’t know how everything unfolded unless someone clued her in on the plans. Therefore, I didn’t buy into that portion of the story. I think it would have worked better if the aunt (who was in on the plan) was the one to reveal the truth to Madison
- I didn’t really know Tyler that well. Only what Madison thought about him and the little bit of information he shared about his life.
- Tyler being so rich never really made sense to me. It wasn’t like he was an executive at the company so where exactly did all his wealth come from? This was a disconnect for me.
- The characters were a bit shallow. They didn't have a great deal of depth to them.
- I read this line and my hear squeezed just a little....my dad ❤️ always used to say this same thing. "houseguests, like fish, go bad after three days."
Overview:
- POV: Told only from Madison’s POV
- H likable? Yes. Who doesn’t love a guy who is generous, kind, takes care of his mom and rescues a dog from a shelter
- h likable? Yes. She was fun and had a pretty good attitude given her controlling family. Madison had been unbelievably spoiled (private jets, designer everything (clothes, makeup, jewelry, accessories, spas, etc)) but she didn't come across as a spoiled, snobbish brat. Clueless and not someone I could relate to? Yes. A bitchy snob? No
- h virgin? don’t know. It wasn’t mentioned.
- First time they kiss: “test” kiss at 71%. Real kiss 86%
- First time they sleep together: Never. Apparently this book doesn’t have bedroom scenes.
Sweet and funny
An adorable story as two people, one born rich and newly destitute, and one raised poor and now wealthy, navigate their baggage and try to become the people they want to be. I love reading stories where the main characters help each other become better, happier people. Where there's a reason for them to be in love with this specific person, rather than an insta-love. It's a sweet, slow burn of a romance that will have you laughing out loud and mentally high-fiving the characters. Also, there's an adorable dog.
An adorable story as two people, one born rich and newly destitute, and one raised poor and now wealthy, navigate their baggage and try to become the people they want to be. I love reading stories where the main characters help each other become better, happier people. Where there's a reason for them to be in love with this specific person, rather than an insta-love. It's a sweet, slow burn of a romance that will have you laughing out loud and mentally high-fiving the characters. Also, there's an adorable dog.
Based on the majority of reviews, I was expecting more than just a textbook, new age romance. It didn't help that the character and situations that were posed weren't exactly believable, either.
Maybe if I watched it in television form (eg. Gossip Girl) I wouldn't have disliked as much, but I honestly felt like I wasted my time. I slotted specific numbers for fiction and nonfiction this year, and I feel like this book has stolen the spot of a good one I may not get to now.
Maybe if I watched it in television form (eg. Gossip Girl) I wouldn't have disliked as much, but I honestly felt like I wasted my time. I slotted specific numbers for fiction and nonfiction this year, and I feel like this book has stolen the spot of a good one I may not get to now.
This book was something I chose to listen to in my car. It was definitely different than my norm. It was cute. The main female character and her prior spoiled self made me think of all the privileged people that don’t know simple tasks. She had a lot of learning and growing up to do. I loved Tyler. Zero on my spice level