Reviews - And They Were Roommates

1.33k reviews for:

And They Were Roommates

Page Powars

3.8 AVERAGE

whimsicalona's review against another edition

3.75

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stevie28's review against another edition

2.75

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

librarytribute's review against another edition

4.25

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for a free advanced reader’s copy. I received this copy in exchange for my honest review.

What a fun, goofy, yet sweet ride this book was. As much as I giggled at Powars two for two on the ‘secret romance club’ plot in the two books I’ve read, it really does work. The characters are charming and sweet, and Charlie is such a fun and transparently unreliable narrator, especially when it comes to the romance. I’m a sucker for the situations where the love-blind stubborn one is completely blind to the obvious way the romantic one treats them differently from everyone else.

Ben Balmaceda also knocked this narration out of the park, it was full of teen angst and hope and so much character that I couldn’t help seeing myself in Charlie’s over-achieving nature. This performance really sold the emotional highs of this book where stubborn, perfectionist, do it all yourself Capricorn King Charlie gets told he’s not alone (my eyes were definitely misty).

If you like goofy levels of tension, unreliable but relatable narrators, and everything that Tamaki and Haruhi had going on in Ouran Highschool Host club, I fear you’ll devour this book just as much as I did. What a slump killer this was! Thank you, Ben Balmaceda for your enchanting narration, and Page Powars for being reliably amazing!