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A review by typesetjez
Roomies by Tara Altebrando, Sara Zarr
3.0
This book was okay, but not the best fit for me. However, if a high school senior girl was feeling apprehensive about leaving home, going to college, and living with a roommate for the first time, I would not hesitate to recommend this.
The dual perspective is handled well and deftly illustrates the issues of communication in a text-only format (in fact, all of the drama between the two girls seems to stem from this). The real stories actually happen apart from the roommate connection and focus more on boyfriends and family. I found EB's half a little boring and occasionally petty, but at the same time, I know someone exactly like her, so it felt very realistic. Lauren's half interested me a bit more, as she's a more likable character, of course, it doesn't hurt that Keyon was my favorite character in the book and he only existed in Lauren's world.
The dual perspective is handled well and deftly illustrates the issues of communication in a text-only format (in fact, all of the drama between the two girls seems to stem from this). The real stories actually happen apart from the roommate connection and focus more on boyfriends and family. I found EB's half a little boring and occasionally petty, but at the same time, I know someone exactly like her, so it felt very realistic. Lauren's half interested me a bit more, as she's a more likable character, of course, it doesn't hurt that Keyon was my favorite character in the book and he only existed in Lauren's world.