A review by mamma_calls_me_francis
Roomies by Tara Altebrando, Sara Zarr

5.0

Ok, I really enjoyed this. Two girls across the country from each other email back and forth before they start rooming together at UC Berkeley. They both have different lives but similar problems. They become closer as their semester approaches. Lauren and Elizabeth go through a lot together and help each other become stronger women.

I don’t know how I feel about the ending...the book ends right before Elizabeth walks through the dorm room door. So we don’t learn what happens in person. I felt like the ending was enough though. Even if there wasn’t closure, I felt at peace with it. It made me happy.