Roommaid: A Novel
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Madison Huntington is determined to live her dreams. That means getting out from under her family’s wealth and influence by saying no to the family business, her allowance, and her home. But on a teacher’s salary, the real world comes as a rude awakening―especially when she wakes up every morning on a colleague’s couch. To get a place of her own (without cockroaches, mold, or crime scene tape), Madison accepts a position as a roommaid. In exchange for free room and board, all she needs to do is keep her busy roommate’s penthouse clean and his dog company. So what if she’s never washed a dish in her life. She can figure this out, right?
Madison is pretty confident she can fake it well enough that Tyler Roth will never know the difference. The finance whiz is rich and privileged and navigates the same social circles as her parents―but to him she’s just a teacher in need of an apartment. He’s everything Madison has run from, but his kindhearted nature, stomach-fluttering smile, and unexpected insecurities only make her want to get closer. And Tyler is warming to the move.
Rewarding job. Perfect guy. Great future. With everything so right, what could go wrong? Madison is about to find out.
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Naja…
Das Buch war echt anstrengend zum Lesen. Bin dann aufs audiobook umgestiegen, und das hat es noch schlimmer gemacht. Fand die storyline an sich nicht schlecht, aber die Umsetzung war echt nicht gut. Fand die Protagonisten beide richtig komisch und sehr oberflächlich. Habe die Chemie zwischen den Protagonisten gar nicht gesehen und fand es echt komisch, wie er am Anfang wie ein Objekt gesehen wurde, die die Fmc gern *** würde. Hat sich auch sehr lang gezogen, bis sie von seinem geilen Aussehen auf seinen (nicht vorhandenen) tollen Charakter umgesprungen ist. Der Twist mit ihren Eltern war auch extrem komisch und wurde nur eingebaut, um nochmal Spannung und Mitleid zu erzeugen (hat aber gefühlt nicht funktioniert, da man zu diesen unausstehlichen Charakteren keine Bindung aufbauen konnte).
(spoilers in below paragraphs) This book is fine if you just want a quick romance that won't require any deep thinking. The pacing and character development felt off to me, and there were several times when I just couldn't suspend my belief enough to go on (but I have a hard time not finishing a book, so I just complained to my husband/friends and pushed on). Neither Madison nor Tyler have any real personality characteristics, so if you like the kind of story where you can plug yourself in, this is your book. The things I couldn't handle: --when Madison makes macaroni and cheese and decides chocolate milk is fine?? I can deal with the other poor little rich girl shit, like not knowing how to use a dishwasher or ruining the cast iron pan, but that one defies any kind of common sense. --speaking of the poor little rich girl stuff, I guess I was supposed to feel sorry for her when she had to stretch her fancy makeup and $150 face cream and sometimes use drugstore products...? Lol no. --the whole being disowned thing was weird. The fact that they still make her come over? The timing of it--I don't know, it just seemed weird that she would be talking about it like it was this thing that happened in the past when it was just a few months ago AND she's still talking to them and coming over when her mother snaps her fingers? --on the topic of her mom, it seems like the author is going for Emily Gilmore, but Emily at her worst is much smarter and somewhat less cruel. --how does Oksana keep getting into the apartment? According to Tyler, they weren't all that serious, so why does she have a key? And if he gave her one, why didn't he take it back? And why isn't he more concerned that she came into his house??? --I also didn't really get Oksana's motivation for saying all that shit to Madison at the end. Is it pride? Why does she care that much? It seems like she's just evil, but that's boring and hard to believe. --the whole premise of Tyler being like, "oh, I need a roommate who won't fall in love with me" just... annoyed me. Especially since he clearly doesn't mean it for a second or he wouldn't have let her stay. --the thing where he uses her shower is shady af. It's only not creepy to her because she wants to bone him. I can see not mentioning it earlier, but no way an actually not creepy guy goes into her room and uses her shower while she is there and doesn't say anything to her about it. It's also so unnecessary! We already know he's hot! In fact, it's the main facet of his personality! --oh there is also a little Chekov's gun--there's a part where she mentions that one of her friends has been distant lately, so I assumed there would be some follow-up to that... nope.
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Madison Huntington is determined to live her dreams. That means getting out from under her family’s wealth and influence by saying no to the family business, her allowance, and her home. But on a teacher’s salary, the real world comes as a rude awakening―especially when she wakes up every morning on a colleague’s couch. To get a place of her own (without cockroaches, mold, or crime scene tape), Madison accepts a position as a roommaid. In exchange for free room and board, all she needs to do is keep her busy roommate’s penthouse clean and his dog company. So what if she’s never washed a dish in her life. She can figure this out, right?
Madison is pretty confident she can fake it well enough that Tyler Roth will never know the difference. The finance whiz is rich and privileged and navigates the same social circles as her parents―but to him she’s just a teacher in need of an apartment. He’s everything Madison has run from, but his kindhearted nature, stomach-fluttering smile, and unexpected insecurities only make her want to get closer. And Tyler is warming to the move.
Rewarding job. Perfect guy. Great future. With everything so right, what could go wrong? Madison is about to find out.
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Naja…
Das Buch war echt anstrengend zum Lesen. Bin dann aufs audiobook umgestiegen, und das hat es noch schlimmer gemacht. Fand die storyline an sich nicht schlecht, aber die Umsetzung war echt nicht gut. Fand die Protagonisten beide richtig komisch und sehr oberflächlich. Habe die Chemie zwischen den Protagonisten gar nicht gesehen und fand es echt komisch, wie er am Anfang wie ein Objekt gesehen wurde, die die Fmc gern *** würde. Hat sich auch sehr lang gezogen, bis sie von seinem geilen Aussehen auf seinen (nicht vorhandenen) tollen Charakter umgesprungen ist. Der Twist mit ihren Eltern war auch extrem komisch und wurde nur eingebaut, um nochmal Spannung und Mitleid zu erzeugen (hat aber gefühlt nicht funktioniert, da man zu diesen unausstehlichen Charakteren keine Bindung aufbauen konnte).
(spoilers in below paragraphs) This book is fine if you just want a quick romance that won't require any deep thinking. The pacing and character development felt off to me, and there were several times when I just couldn't suspend my belief enough to go on (but I have a hard time not finishing a book, so I just complained to my husband/friends and pushed on). Neither Madison nor Tyler have any real personality characteristics, so if you like the kind of story where you can plug yourself in, this is your book. The things I couldn't handle: --when Madison makes macaroni and cheese and decides chocolate milk is fine?? I can deal with the other poor little rich girl shit, like not knowing how to use a dishwasher or ruining the cast iron pan, but that one defies any kind of common sense. --speaking of the poor little rich girl stuff, I guess I was supposed to feel sorry for her when she had to stretch her fancy makeup and $150 face cream and sometimes use drugstore products...? Lol no. --the whole being disowned thing was weird. The fact that they still make her come over? The timing of it--I don't know, it just seemed weird that she would be talking about it like it was this thing that happened in the past when it was just a few months ago AND she's still talking to them and coming over when her mother snaps her fingers? --on the topic of her mom, it seems like the author is going for Emily Gilmore, but Emily at her worst is much smarter and somewhat less cruel. --how does Oksana keep getting into the apartment? According to Tyler, they weren't all that serious, so why does she have a key? And if he gave her one, why didn't he take it back? And why isn't he more concerned that she came into his house??? --I also didn't really get Oksana's motivation for saying all that shit to Madison at the end. Is it pride? Why does she care that much? It seems like she's just evil, but that's boring and hard to believe. --the whole premise of Tyler being like, "oh, I need a roommate who won't fall in love with me" just... annoyed me. Especially since he clearly doesn't mean it for a second or he wouldn't have let her stay. --the thing where he uses her shower is shady af. It's only not creepy to her because she wants to bone him. I can see not mentioning it earlier, but no way an actually not creepy guy goes into her room and uses her shower while she is there and doesn't say anything to her about it. It's also so unnecessary! We already know he's hot! In fact, it's the main facet of his personality! --oh there is also a little Chekov's gun--there's a part where she mentions that one of her friends has been distant lately, so I assumed there would be some follow-up to that... nope.