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The American Roommate Experiment: From the bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception

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What happens when a romance writer gets trapped by her own tropes? A novel that is fun, fresh, and sexy as hell.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here this felt too... tropey. as though Elena Armas tried to think of as many popular tropes as possible and threw them into a melting pot to create this book. i highly, highly recommend this book. i do. i’m not going to give a summary about the plot, simply because it honestly sounds boring lol!!! i went into this book totally blind and loved it!! so that’s what i recommend doing if you wanna read it hehe. i really wasn’t expecting to like this book. i read the spanish love deception a longgggg time ago and apparently gave it 5 stars, but i don’t remember much about it and i definitely feel like i enjoyed this book wayyyyy more than that one🤭 Don’t even get me started on the other three dates that he prepared for her. The bar is now high people. I expect this and no less. I don't wanna be the one to call out the author on that. But it all felt a bit too personal. Like Elena Armas was talking about her own struggles. It did drag on and felt like a narrative of her personal complaints. Sorry not sorry, but this is constructive criticism.

you're the only one i want here with me, sharing food with me, and sitting so close i'm having a hard time keeping my hands to myself.” Lucas made sure he was meeting my gaze when he said, “I would if I was trying to work up the courage to kiss a girl like you.”

Of course, I'm scared," Dad had answered. "I'm terrified for you. I will always be, Bean. But that's part of loving someone. You want them to thrive, to succeed, to accomplish any dream they reach for, but you also want to protect them. To soften any blow that might come. But I'd never be disappointed in you." He had paused and then added, "And I'll always make an effort to understand, Bean.”

i just... it all felt so basic. there’s just no subtly. Lucas drops a compliment or sexual innuendo about Rosie every few sentences. and Rosie, every damn time, is like “OH super weird! it sounds like he’s flirting!? like he likes me?! impossible”. and originally, it was understandable with the type of person Rosie is, and i sympathised because ive always been really bad at knowing when someone flirts with me. but ffs, by the tenth compliment that was dropped in the span of a chapter, i couldn’t bare it any longer. this moment had me SOBBING UNCONTROLLABLY. but what do i gotta do to have lucas talk to me in spanish and call me these beautiful names!?? please. i’ll do anything. i’ll crawl. the “ángel” gets me every single time🥹🦋Life was too short, too brittle, to keep secrets and live in half-truths. Even when we thought that we were protecting those we loved. Or protecting ourselves. Our hearts. Because the reality was that without honesty, without truth, we never lived fully.”

And just when I thought I’d collected myself enough to say something else— hopefully marginally smart— his lips stretched. That puzzled look dissolved completely, giving way to a smile and whatever words had climbed to my mouth crumbed. Because this man was not a random intruder, or a deranged individual that had stumbled upon my best friend’s apartment. Neither of us said anything for a few seconds. Then, the silence was broken by a heavy thump. One that sounded a lot like he had just slumped against his side of the entrance door.by the last 15% i was skimming like crazy. i truly didn’t care anymore and it feels like ive wasted a whole day reading a book i didn’t really like :/ Lucas was selfless, caring, sweet, playful, sex god who is also hell of chief! And Rosie is sweet, kind hearted, fixer, also selfless, perfect heroine!

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