Reviews - And They Were Roommates

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And They Were Roommates

Page Powars

3.82 AVERAGE

minisupernovax's review against another edition

3.0

It was cute and the rep was great but I just didn't connect with the characters

emmaaglenn's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

If you’re a fan of Ouran High School Host Club you’ll like this book! This was a cute and fun read with great trans representation! I really enjoyed the diverse cast of characters and how unique they were (there is a kid who only speaks like a medieval knight). At times I was frustrated with the main character Charlie and how negative he can be but then I remember he’s just a teenager and he has amazing character growth! This book had me giggling and kicking my feet! I’m eager to read more from Page Powers!

bloemr's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thelighteningthief's review against another edition

4.0

i lost sleep to read this, but i wanted to try something new to get me out of my reading slump, and i think it worked. i saw the author promoting the book on instagram a while back and found it quite interesting, and it just kinda stuck around in the back of my mind. anyway, nice book. very fun. still don't like miscommunication. blaze is an icon. happy pride month (even though it's the last day).

ALSO WDYM THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED ON MY BIRTHDAY??

bertiesea's review against another edition

4.0

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

Reading stories about trans people in popular, tradpub fiction is always exciting. Powars did not disappoint, delivering a delightful teen love story that touches on so many struggles of teenage-hood, trans or otherwise.

fredadverb's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

starglitters's review against another edition

4.0

funny 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

Have to admit that it does take me a while to get into it. But by the middle of the book, I do find myself really enjoying the story. Though I do wish there were more focus on the relationship between Charlie and Jasper—they have a very fun and interesting dynamics, and their banters are always hilarious.

ALSO: additional bonus point for getting the voice actor of my beautiful wife Kaveh to narrate the audiobook. Definitely enhanced my experience listening to it. #ilovemywife

Content Warnings

grumpyreading's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

💌 And They Were Roommates by Page Powars 💌

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Charlie’s first day at Valentine Academy is here, and he has a plan to hide his identity as the school’s only trans student—but his plan is wrecked when he’s assigned Jasper Grimes as a roommate. Jasper, the boy who broke his heart… and who doesn’t recognize him. He agrees to help Jasper write love letters for a secret project in order to secure his own dorm room and freedom. But long nights spent with Jasper lead to unexpected consequences.

This was so cute 😭😭😭 I loved The Borrow A Boyfriend Club by Page Powars and loved this even more. The concept? Hilarious, genius, perfect. The execution? Equally all of those things. I absolutely loved this story and the characters. The banter was perfect, the characters had depth and quirkiness that made them all so endearing, and while the book was funny and lighthearted, it was also extremely heartfelt and handled real emotions and situations with so much care. I recommend reading this one in September/back to school season! Such a great read.

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