A review by opticflow
Roomies by Tara Altebrando, Sara Zarr

4.0

This is probably the highest rating I've given for a book I didn't actually enjoy. There aren't enough books about the transition from high school to university, so this fills an imporant gap. All the characters' excitement and anxieties about leaving home, growing up, and reconciling change in friends and family are all realistically portrayed.

The authors had a clear mission in showing how two girls from opposite coasts, from different economic and family situations, can have so much in common. Actually too much in common. I listened to the audio book, and the two voices sounded the same, and both narratives abound with inner dialog diarrhea.

Realistic, yes, but also? Middle of the road.