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11.3k reviews for:
The American Roommate Experiment – Die große Liebe findet Platz in der kleinsten Wohnung
Elena Armas
3.73 AVERAGE
11.3k reviews for:
The American Roommate Experiment – Die große Liebe findet Platz in der kleinsten Wohnung
Elena Armas
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
The American Roommate Experience by Elena Armas. Another time where I read Book 2 in a series accidentally before reading Book 1. But in this case, it didn’t really matter. And, as I’m now reading Book 1, I’m kind of glad I read this one first. It was a very sweet rom-com, with the perfect meet-cute, just the right amount of “real life” stuff inserted, but wasn’t all about each character’s neuroses. Rosie and Lucas are the best friend and cousin, respectively, of Lina, who is the main character in Book 1 (a/k/a The Spanish Love Deception). While Lina is away, both Rosie and Lucas end up needing to stay in Lina’s empty studio apartment. They are clearly attracted to each other, and each has a reason to not want to act on that, but weeks together in close proximity and a sort-of-work-related experiment puts them on a path to, what else, completely falling in love. But can they make it work??? Given the genre, I assume you can figure out the answer to that one. This is exactly what you’d expect of this genre, but it was lovely and a fun read.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“It was a comet. The boy saw the comet and he felt as though his life had meaning. And when it went away, he waited his entire life for it to come back to him.”
No, you’re not wrong. This is indeed a quote from One Tree Hill. In The Spanish Love Deception, Lina (I think) mentioned watching OTH. In The American Roommate Experiment, one of Rosie’s former boyfriends was named Jake Jagielski. (Which had me cackling to myself.) And part of what reunites our hero and heroine in this book is so very much Lucas Scott, I loved it so much. There is a moment where Lina is convincing Lucas in the third act, that he was oblivious to how deep Rosie’s feelings were and it sent me back to that above quote from One Tree Hill. The vibes, they were the same.
OTH is one of my ride or die teen dramas. Far fetched, ostentatious, bonkers. But I sob ugly tears for the whole hour of the “With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds…” episode. I, an adult woman, still pine for Lucas or Nathan to give me a heartfelt speech in the rain. SO THE POINT, is this book. This book delivered on the longing, the pining, the lovesick feelings that one usually gets from over the top teen dramas.
I laughed. I cried. I felt those very big “real love” emotions that Rosie and Lucas were feeling.
“I could see you in those pages, Lucas. It was you. I have no idea how she did it, how she turned something great into something breathtakingly beautiful, but she did. And it’s like a goddamn love letter. To you.”
Now that, that is from this book. If Elena Armas showed up at my door and wanted to have a marathon casting session for these books while binge re-watching OTH for the millionth time, yes. Absolutely.
No, you’re not wrong. This is indeed a quote from One Tree Hill. In The Spanish Love Deception, Lina (I think) mentioned watching OTH. In The American Roommate Experiment, one of Rosie’s former boyfriends was named Jake Jagielski. (Which had me cackling to myself.) And part of what reunites our hero and heroine in this book is so very much Lucas Scott, I loved it so much. There is a moment where Lina is convincing Lucas in the third act, that he was oblivious to how deep Rosie’s feelings were and it sent me back to that above quote from One Tree Hill. The vibes, they were the same.
OTH is one of my ride or die teen dramas. Far fetched, ostentatious, bonkers. But I sob ugly tears for the whole hour of the “With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds…” episode. I, an adult woman, still pine for Lucas or Nathan to give me a heartfelt speech in the rain. SO THE POINT, is this book. This book delivered on the longing, the pining, the lovesick feelings that one usually gets from over the top teen dramas.
I laughed. I cried. I felt those very big “real love” emotions that Rosie and Lucas were feeling.
“I could see you in those pages, Lucas. It was you. I have no idea how she did it, how she turned something great into something breathtakingly beautiful, but she did. And it’s like a goddamn love letter. To you.”
Now that, that is from this book. If Elena Armas showed up at my door and wanted to have a marathon casting session for these books while binge re-watching OTH for the millionth time, yes. Absolutely.
También se suma Lucas a la lista de deseos y la encabeza
Another amazing book from Elena Armas. I loved this one even more than The Spanish Love Deception. Rosie and Lucas’s story is beautiful and breathtaking. Rosie is brave and strong. It shows in the way she loves her people and the way she takes a leap faith in her career and ultimately with her heart. Lucas is a bit lost and is searching for his future after a tragic accident that has him adrift in the world. Their story is everything you want in a good romance book. I can’t wait to read her next book!
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
I should have liked this book in theory, but mostly I just found it tedious.