A review by amateur_bookworm
The Roommate by Rosie Danan

funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My summary: Clara Wheaton is a prim and proper socialite who was raised with a silver spoon in her mouth. After graduating with a doctorate in art history but unhappy with her life, Clara decides to move across the country to LA for a chance with her long time crush, Everett. But when Clara arrives, Everett tells her—in a heartbreakingly platonic way—that he’s going on the road with his band and he’s rented his room out. The apartment is a quintessential filthy bachelor pad and Clara meets her new roommate, Josh, while questioning why she made the ridiculous decision to move across the country with no job for an unrequited love. Clara soon finds out that the disarmingly charming Josh is an adult film star, who has struggled with being stigmatized for his career. Despite the mismatch between he and Clara, opposites do attract and they each must come to terms with what that means for themselves. 
My thoughts: This opposites-attract romance was not at all what I was expecting because I didn’t read a synopsis or anything before diving in. So I did not see the porn star angle coming at all, which I think made it more entertaining for me because I was surprised by it. I liked the narrator for Clara, but the narrator for Josh kind of annoyed me because he didn’t seem like a great fit for his character. It was overall witty but I’m not sure I’d call it a rom-com. I struggled to get through this one mostly because I started it on Spotify, which is the absolute worst for audiobooks, and ended up finishing it through Libby after my hold became available. 
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