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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
*sigh* I really wanted to like this book more than I did. I really like the idea of “trans person rooming with their ex, but their ex not realizing because they dated pre-transition” but the plot surrounding it sort of floundered. It feels like these characters should have been aged up to college years, because it would make a lot more sense for someone to be broken up and have problems with love due to a highschool sweetheart rather than a crush from a middle school summer camp, and also for someone to fully transition including top surgery at 18 rather than 14. But then the rest of the plot of the gender segregated schools and elaborate schemes for the love letters wouldn’t have worked.
It just sort of felt like the author had a good base premise and then struggled to build the rest of the plot around it.
It just sort of felt like the author had a good base premise and then struggled to build the rest of the plot around it.
funny
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:
Yes
They were in fact roommates
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
funny
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
Thank you, NetGalley, for the opportunity to read And They Were Roommates by Page Powers.
I loved the tension in this book and the journey of learning to love oneself and another. The element of writing love letters—and Charlie finding his own way to do it—was a meaningful step in his journey toward love.
Jasper was a complex character; he was difficult to like, but I think that was intentional. Charlie’s frustration toward him was palpable, and as a reader, I felt the same way. When Charlie started letting his walls down for Jasper, I found myself doing the same.
I do wish there had been more exploration of how the school was impacted after Charlie told the headmaster he was trans. This felt like a pivotal moment in his coming-out journey, and I would have loved to see how it resonated beyond his personal experience.
I loved the tension in this book and the journey of learning to love oneself and another. The element of writing love letters—and Charlie finding his own way to do it—was a meaningful step in his journey toward love.
Jasper was a complex character; he was difficult to like, but I think that was intentional. Charlie’s frustration toward him was palpable, and as a reader, I felt the same way. When Charlie started letting his walls down for Jasper, I found myself doing the same.
I do wish there had been more exploration of how the school was impacted after Charlie told the headmaster he was trans. This felt like a pivotal moment in his coming-out journey, and I would have loved to see how it resonated beyond his personal experience.
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
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