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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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The longer I sit with this book, the more it becomes just okay. It was definitely cute and it did have me kicking my feet and giggling at some of the stuff Lucas would say to Rosie. But in the end this for me was a feel good book that required zero thought and gave me everything I needed when I needed a cheesy Netflix romcom in a book. With that being said I also did not need the subplot of the brother, Olly, it felt like a weird diversion and interruption of the main plot. I did however, need way more of Taco.
i feel like elena armas tried to put as much tropes and clichés as possible into this book. i loved ‘the spanish love deception’, but this just wasn’t for me.
RESEÑA COMPLETA PRÓXIMAMENTE.
CAWPILE
PERSONAJES(C) → 8.75
AMBIENTACIÓN(A) → 7
NARRACIÓN(W) → 7.5
TRAMA(P) → 8.5
INTRIGA (I) → ✖
LÓGICA(L) → 7.5
DISFRUTE(E) → 8.75
CAWPILE
PERSONAJES(C) → 8.75
AMBIENTACIÓN(A) → 7
NARRACIÓN(W) → 7.5
TRAMA(P) → 8.5
INTRIGA (I) → ✖
LÓGICA(L) → 7.5
DISFRUTE(E) → 8.75
menudo manjar
la idea me daba un poco de pereza pero si elena armas va a hacer algo es obligarme a caer perdida sobre mis rodillas por un hombre blanco (lucas my beloved). mi cosa fav de hecho es su personaje pq es muy echao palante y muy flirty desde el principio y la otra se queda en shock y es muy relateable no sé en fin
ha hecho todo lo q tenía q hacer q era sonrojarme hacerme mover los piececitos y tenerme sonriendo en el transporte público 10/10 q saque otro ya
la idea me daba un poco de pereza pero si elena armas va a hacer algo es obligarme a caer perdida sobre mis rodillas por un hombre blanco (lucas my beloved). mi cosa fav de hecho es su personaje pq es muy echao palante y muy flirty desde el principio y la otra se queda en shock y es muy relateable no sé en fin
ha hecho todo lo q tenía q hacer q era sonrojarme hacerme mover los piececitos y tenerme sonriendo en el transporte público 10/10 q saque otro ya
this would’ve been a dnf for me if i wasn’t reading it for book club. idk man just not my vibe like at all, it was a painful read for me.
- boring. so boring all the way thru
- rosie was so shy she couldn’t form words or even look at lucas at some points. i understand getting flustered but this bordered on socially unacceptable
- for how smooth lucas was they didn’t smooch until like 80% thru?
- we knew both of them had stuff going on (rosie’s brothers stuff, lucas’s surfing accident and career loss) but it all felt so surface level. there was no examination or break through on either front
- the dates he planned are honestly so outrageous and he’s like “your bar is too low” then is surprised she falls in love with him
- the whole “experimental dating” plot felt flimsy. she wrote her first (best selling) romance novel without any real life romance hero
- it felt like nothing happened. it was a whole book of them eating together and living as roommates and the only things they did were the dates
- boring. so boring all the way thru
- rosie was so shy she couldn’t form words or even look at lucas at some points. i understand getting flustered but this bordered on socially unacceptable
- for how smooth lucas was they didn’t smooch until like 80% thru?
- we knew both of them had stuff going on (rosie’s brothers stuff, lucas’s surfing accident and career loss) but it all felt so surface level. there was no examination or break through on either front
- the dates he planned are honestly so outrageous and he’s like “your bar is too low” then is surprised she falls in love with him
- the whole “experimental dating” plot felt flimsy. she wrote her first (best selling) romance novel without any real life romance hero
- it felt like nothing happened. it was a whole book of them eating together and living as roommates and the only things they did were the dates
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to like this book especially since I loved TSLD but it fell flat for me.
The story seemed all over the place. There were too many tropes competing with each other that it felt like there wasn’t a true focus to the plot. Most of the time, I kept wondering what, exactly, was the main plot? Rosie and Lucas also weren’t very captivating as main characters or as a couple and sadly, even the cameos from Lina and Aaron didn’t stir much interest in me. And why did we have the side drama with Ollie when it ended in such a lacklustre way?
Halfway through, I just wanted it to be over but stubbornly refused to DNF it so ended up feeling like a hostage until finally finishing it.
The story seemed all over the place. There were too many tropes competing with each other that it felt like there wasn’t a true focus to the plot. Most of the time, I kept wondering what, exactly, was the main plot? Rosie and Lucas also weren’t very captivating as main characters or as a couple and sadly, even the cameos from Lina and Aaron didn’t stir much interest in me. And why did we have the side drama with Ollie when it ended in such a lacklustre way?
Halfway through, I just wanted it to be over but stubbornly refused to DNF it so ended up feeling like a hostage until finally finishing it.
I adored everything about this. Truly.
Friends to Lovers has to be a slow burn to be done organically and correctly and I really loved this.
Lucas and Rosie are amazing characters.
I was definitely built to love slow burns considering all the TV shows I watch, I pine over character ships for so many years *cough* SVUs Elliot and Olivia *cough*
Friends to Lovers has to be a slow burn to be done organically and correctly and I really loved this.
Lucas and Rosie are amazing characters.
I was definitely built to love slow burns considering all the TV shows I watch, I pine over character ships for so many years *cough* SVUs Elliot and Olivia *cough*