Flatshare: A Novel

The story itself was very slow and the proposal wasn't necessary in my opinion. Added to that I would love to get to know Tiffys parents:) Now, the positive aspects: I was really invested in Richies fate and loved Leon as a character!! In my opinion Beth O'Leary did a good job integrating a serious topic: emotional abuse and gaslighting!! It's a topic that is super important and there should be more awareness about it!!

Schon lange auf meinem SUB und endlich gehört. Eine kurzweilige, süße Geschichte!

"It was never home until you were there, Tiffy." Ugh, this book was soo good! ✨

I gotta be honest, I put the book aside after reading a few chapters a few months ago because I couldn't STAND the writing style from one of the two POVs; and while it still wasn't my fav even now that I am done with the book, the plot and tje characters more than made up for it. This boolk made me laugh out loud multiple times, which I always appreciate, and I genuinly felt the chemistry between the two characters and actively shipped them (which doesn't happen all too often). I definitely get the hype now, and I already got another book by this author, just because I am craving MORE!

My brain needed a break and so I started this book hoping it would be a light and predictable love story - like a 90s rom-com. The story turned out to be slightly more serious that I thought but it still was a very good and easy read. Tiffy is sympathetic. It was easy to connect with her as she is realistically written. She deals with financial and relationship problems everyone could have experienced. Leon, however, has given me Sheldon Cooper vibes with the rather unemotional writing style during his parts. I didn't like that much at first but got used to it and I think the author opens him up a little as the story progresses. Beth O'Leary does a great job telling the story of Tiffy and Leon without making it all about the relationship. Also the problems they both have to deal with a very well integrated. I liked it :)

I dont even know what this is to be honest. This was one cliche after another, after another. Made no sense at all to me. The chemistry was off. The setting was interesting but everything else was ... meh. What I really liked tho, were the chapters from his point of view when he was working. I love hospice work so - those made me smile. Oh also - writing style - meh.

It took me a bit to get used to they style in Leons chapters. But hey! at least the two characters had their own styles + voices in their chapters! (even though I get why some might not like this book because of the way Leons chapters are written; they read like a script or bullet points...). I loved the different story lines and how it all fit so perfectly together; with all the cute side characters. This book also touches PTSD, abusive relationships and I would also say racism (because Leon is a POC, and I am just assuming that his brother is one as well, because it would really make sense in his storyline). I was surprised how "early" the two characters met - compared to the last book I read where the characters first meet through texts, and they only met each other in person at 95% through the book which was quite late. I'm not gonna say when they meet, but I'm just gonna say it's definitely before the 90% mark of this book. Having said that, I just wished the ending was different. It was too perfect for me. Furthermore, one big topic in this book is the complete opposite schedules of the two protagonists which enables them to share a flat without really seeing each other. I just wish that this topic was picked up again a bit in the end, because for me it seems like a challenge for a relationship, and it wasn't touched upon enough in my opinion.

Hach, watt nett! Das war wirklich sehr schön zu lesen, auch und gerade auf Englisch - so schön "britisch", vor allem Leon! Ich lese gleich hinterher "The Switch" von der gleichen Autorin.

2.25

So sweet and heartwarming. I really liked it!!