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Sharing Space #1
Roommate Wanted
It’s official: Chloe Brooks is having the worst week ever.
Her roommate has just moved out with no notice, leaving Chloe little time to find a replacement, the pressure is on at work as she vies for a big promotion, and she just caught her boyfriend in bed with another woman. She doesn’t need any more complications, but that’s exactly what Chloe gets when Patrick Murphy shows up on her doorstep.
Life is good for Patrick Murphy.
He has an agent who can help kickstart his acting career, his relationship with his best friends has never been tighter, and he’s saved up enough money to finally move into the city
Now if he can just find a place to live…
There are many reasons why they shouldn’t be together: They’re both focusing on their careers, Chloe is coming out of a nasty breakup, and is it ever a good idea to date your roommate?
Roommate Wanted is the first book in the Sharing Space series, a contemporary romance about an interracial couple who ignore all the reasons why they shouldn’t be together to focus on the one reason they should: love.
Roommate Wanted will be available for Kindle devices in September 2013. A new volume will be available every 2-3 weeks.
Her roommate has just moved out with no notice, leaving Chloe little time to find a replacement, the pressure is on at work as she vies for a big promotion, and she just caught her boyfriend in bed with another woman. She doesn’t need any more complications, but that’s exactly what Chloe gets when Patrick Murphy shows up on her doorstep.
Life is good for Patrick Murphy.
He has an agent who can help kickstart his acting career, his relationship with his best friends has never been tighter, and he’s saved up enough money to finally move into the city
Now if he can just find a place to live…
There are many reasons why they shouldn’t be together: They’re both focusing on their careers, Chloe is coming out of a nasty breakup, and is it ever a good idea to date your roommate?
Roommate Wanted is the first book in the Sharing Space series, a contemporary romance about an interracial couple who ignore all the reasons why they shouldn’t be together to focus on the one reason they should: love.
Roommate Wanted will be available for Kindle devices in September 2013. A new volume will be available every 2-3 weeks.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 17, 2013
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About the author
Nina Perez
18 books142 followersNina Perez is the author of a YA series of books, "The Twin Prophecies," and a collection of essays titled, "Blog It Out, B*tch."
Her latest books, a contemporary romance 6-book series titled Sharing Space, are now available on Amazon.com for Kindle download.
She's also the founder of Project Fandom.com, a website devoted to pop culture from a geek's point of view, and co-host of their podcast, Podcast Fandom.
She has a degree in journalism, works in social media, lives in Portland, Oregon, and loves Peyton Manning. When not watching massive amounts of British television or writing, she is sketching plans to build her very own TARDIS.
She watches more television than anyone you know and she's totally fine with that.
You can contact her via:
Twitter - Twitter.com/AuthorNinaPerez
Facebook - Facebook.com/AuthorNinaPerez
Facebook - Facebook.com/ProjectFandom
Email - nina@projectfandom.com
Her latest books, a contemporary romance 6-book series titled Sharing Space, are now available on Amazon.com for Kindle download.
She's also the founder of Project Fandom.com, a website devoted to pop culture from a geek's point of view, and co-host of their podcast, Podcast Fandom.
She has a degree in journalism, works in social media, lives in Portland, Oregon, and loves Peyton Manning. When not watching massive amounts of British television or writing, she is sketching plans to build her very own TARDIS.
She watches more television than anyone you know and she's totally fine with that.
You can contact her via:
Twitter - Twitter.com/AuthorNinaPerez
Facebook - Facebook.com/AuthorNinaPerez
Facebook - Facebook.com/ProjectFandom
Email - nina@projectfandom.com
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December 15, 2013
What? I didn't know it was going to end on a cliffhanger.
This was good. A cute, easy, fun, little read. Somewhat too 'hood-ish' at times for me but overall it was diverting.
This was good. A cute, easy, fun, little read. Somewhat too 'hood-ish' at times for me but overall it was diverting.
November 24, 2019
Decided to re-read this entire series to see if it holds up. It does! I really does. I remember when I first read this I loved the "cartoon" illustrated cover and thought they were so refreshingly different. Now they are the norm.
****ORIGINAL 2013 review*****
This is a story being produced every few weeks in the serialized fashion. Initially I was going to wait and review the entire six installments together in order to review the entire story. However I decided to review the first part separately because of the 3 parts of the story I have read so far (all are really good, BTW) this first one sets the stage perfectly and as such makes the biggest impact.
As a rule, I am firmly against this sort of serialized installment release. When it comes to books, I want to be able to set my own reading pace. If it is good, i want to be be able to sit and read it until I have no choice but to stop or until I finish it. Also, I HATE cliffhangers like whoa! The multi-voulme story arc that is the hallmark structure of the fantasy genre aside, I just really do not want to wait to find out what happens next.
But these installments are currently free to borrow in Kindle I reasoned, there was no risk to me to at least try the first one. If I hated it, I could simply return it and ignore the rest. If I liked it then ...we'll see.
Sigh. Not only did I like it...I loved it.
Chloe Brooks needs to find a roommate stat. Her roommate left for LA to try her hand at a soap opera job and Chloe can't cover her part of the rent. And if Chloe can't find a roommate herself, her landlord will find one for her. So she advertises and after a depressing group of prospects she settles, almost reluctantly on Patrick Murphy.
Patrick is an aspiring actor who needs to live in Manhattan to be able to go on auditions at a moment's notice. Right now he lives with his large, close-knit Irish family on Long Island. The apartment would be a boon to not only his acting career, but it is close to his regular job as a fitness trainer and he'll be close to his younger sister who is attending school at NYU.
Patrick and Chloe navigate the strange new world of being roommates. I think the author hits all the right notes with how they at first lightly, awkwardly, navigate around each other. Chloe has to learn how to accept a new person in what had been her personal space and Patrick has to settle in and try to make himself comfortable in what is now his home. There is the added fact that both are very attractive and subliminally recognizes the attractiveness of the other.
The two mains both get a POV so you get to know them and their thoughts and the author manages to give them both a strong POV. It helps that they are both appealing and instantly recognizeable. Like people you would know IRL rather than romance novel characters.
However the strength for me in the book is how the author manages in approx. 93 pages to not only create to vivid main characters, but to also position them like a pair of suns being orbited (ha! There is a minor character named Orbit) by a group of equally vivid supporting characters.
Patrick's big family and his two best friends Paul and Max make up his satellite system. The author very deftly sets up Patrick's external conflict. His sister might be falling into the wrong crowd at school and his family is worried. He and his best friend Paul are keep a rather major secret form their other friend Max.
Chloe's group consists of her cheating ex boyfriend Lawrence, her cousin Crystal a single mother, her mother a retired NYPD detective and her best friend Myra.
While the writing is wonderful and the dialogue is funny and sharp and both Chloe and Patrick have some spot on, witty and wry observations, I think the main thing that stands out to me is how sharply the author draws her characters. Not only the mains and the supporting but also the minor walk-ons. With a few well placed sentences we get a pretty decent picture of who they are. Basically, this book does what it supposed to do in the first act. It introduces us to the players and sets up the conflict.
But it is her use of Myra and Paul that stands out for me in this installment in particular. She uses them to explore issues of race and sexuality. Not so much Paul in this installment, his comes later. But Myra is a great character. And by that I don't mean she's a wonderful person, but a good "character" to hang some issue on.
Myra and Chloe both come from a predominantly black community in Brooklyn. While Chloe has easily assumed the mein of the upwardly mobile professional having gone to college, gotten a marketing degree and works with a major Marketing firm Myra is holding firmly onto her hood roots. Myra will often deride Chloe for being "bourgie" or sounding or "acting white" even though whenever the two women are together socially Chloe easily code-switches back into the speech patterns of their background.
In Myra the author has (deliberately, imo) created the nightmare stereotype of the angry black woman who sees everything through the lens of race. She is highly suspicious of white people and ascribes any perceptions of slight she sees as racism. Through this however, Myra is able to make some pointed observations that hold a kernel of truth. However she is presented as somewhat problematic and Chloe, with a lot of frustration, inwardly acknowledges the problematic space that Myra inhabits:
"Heaven forbid I have a civil conversation with a white person at work or, even worse, have one with a smile of my face; Myra would label me a race traitor on the spot. To most people at work I am sure I came off more approachable. Myra, on the other hand, had a "back da hell up, whitey" air about her. She seemed to relish portraying the angry black woman, but I had no idea why she was always so damned mad."
Chloe herself isn't so inured to race as she has misgivings about rooming with Patrick, not just because he is male but also because he is white. And even though she works in and lives in Manhattan, her social circle is exclusively black. And while Chloe and Myra are presented as sharply contrasting characters, Crystal is also presented as yet another face of black womanhood. She is a single mother who is helping to manage the family's restaurant (A beloved Harlem institution which sounds very much like Sylvia's) whose attitudes and outlook much mirror Chloe's and yet manages to escape the 'bourgie' label.
The book works on a lot of levels. It creates a compelling story, it is well written and as an IR romance it doesn't dwell on race but uses it rather realistically,imo, given these two people. It also feels energetic with being centered in the City and it's inclusion of all types of people.
And it ends on a hell of a cliffhanger.
So yeah it did exactly what an intro book is supposed to do. It set me up, it sucked me in and it has lured me to buy the rest.
Highly recommended.
****ORIGINAL 2013 review*****
This is a story being produced every few weeks in the serialized fashion. Initially I was going to wait and review the entire six installments together in order to review the entire story. However I decided to review the first part separately because of the 3 parts of the story I have read so far (all are really good, BTW) this first one sets the stage perfectly and as such makes the biggest impact.
As a rule, I am firmly against this sort of serialized installment release. When it comes to books, I want to be able to set my own reading pace. If it is good, i want to be be able to sit and read it until I have no choice but to stop or until I finish it. Also, I HATE cliffhangers like whoa! The multi-voulme story arc that is the hallmark structure of the fantasy genre aside, I just really do not want to wait to find out what happens next.
But these installments are currently free to borrow in Kindle I reasoned, there was no risk to me to at least try the first one. If I hated it, I could simply return it and ignore the rest. If I liked it then ...we'll see.
Sigh. Not only did I like it...I loved it.
Chloe Brooks needs to find a roommate stat. Her roommate left for LA to try her hand at a soap opera job and Chloe can't cover her part of the rent. And if Chloe can't find a roommate herself, her landlord will find one for her. So she advertises and after a depressing group of prospects she settles, almost reluctantly on Patrick Murphy.
Patrick is an aspiring actor who needs to live in Manhattan to be able to go on auditions at a moment's notice. Right now he lives with his large, close-knit Irish family on Long Island. The apartment would be a boon to not only his acting career, but it is close to his regular job as a fitness trainer and he'll be close to his younger sister who is attending school at NYU.
Patrick and Chloe navigate the strange new world of being roommates. I think the author hits all the right notes with how they at first lightly, awkwardly, navigate around each other. Chloe has to learn how to accept a new person in what had been her personal space and Patrick has to settle in and try to make himself comfortable in what is now his home. There is the added fact that both are very attractive and subliminally recognizes the attractiveness of the other.
The two mains both get a POV so you get to know them and their thoughts and the author manages to give them both a strong POV. It helps that they are both appealing and instantly recognizeable. Like people you would know IRL rather than romance novel characters.
However the strength for me in the book is how the author manages in approx. 93 pages to not only create to vivid main characters, but to also position them like a pair of suns being orbited (ha! There is a minor character named Orbit) by a group of equally vivid supporting characters.
Patrick's big family and his two best friends Paul and Max make up his satellite system. The author very deftly sets up Patrick's external conflict. His sister might be falling into the wrong crowd at school and his family is worried. He and his best friend Paul are keep a rather major secret form their other friend Max.
Chloe's group consists of her cheating ex boyfriend Lawrence, her cousin Crystal a single mother, her mother a retired NYPD detective and her best friend Myra.
While the writing is wonderful and the dialogue is funny and sharp and both Chloe and Patrick have some spot on, witty and wry observations, I think the main thing that stands out to me is how sharply the author draws her characters. Not only the mains and the supporting but also the minor walk-ons. With a few well placed sentences we get a pretty decent picture of who they are. Basically, this book does what it supposed to do in the first act. It introduces us to the players and sets up the conflict.
But it is her use of Myra and Paul that stands out for me in this installment in particular. She uses them to explore issues of race and sexuality. Not so much Paul in this installment, his comes later. But Myra is a great character. And by that I don't mean she's a wonderful person, but a good "character" to hang some issue on.
Myra and Chloe both come from a predominantly black community in Brooklyn. While Chloe has easily assumed the mein of the upwardly mobile professional having gone to college, gotten a marketing degree and works with a major Marketing firm Myra is holding firmly onto her hood roots. Myra will often deride Chloe for being "bourgie" or sounding or "acting white" even though whenever the two women are together socially Chloe easily code-switches back into the speech patterns of their background.
In Myra the author has (deliberately, imo) created the nightmare stereotype of the angry black woman who sees everything through the lens of race. She is highly suspicious of white people and ascribes any perceptions of slight she sees as racism. Through this however, Myra is able to make some pointed observations that hold a kernel of truth. However she is presented as somewhat problematic and Chloe, with a lot of frustration, inwardly acknowledges the problematic space that Myra inhabits:
"Heaven forbid I have a civil conversation with a white person at work or, even worse, have one with a smile of my face; Myra would label me a race traitor on the spot. To most people at work I am sure I came off more approachable. Myra, on the other hand, had a "back da hell up, whitey" air about her. She seemed to relish portraying the angry black woman, but I had no idea why she was always so damned mad."
Chloe herself isn't so inured to race as she has misgivings about rooming with Patrick, not just because he is male but also because he is white. And even though she works in and lives in Manhattan, her social circle is exclusively black. And while Chloe and Myra are presented as sharply contrasting characters, Crystal is also presented as yet another face of black womanhood. She is a single mother who is helping to manage the family's restaurant (A beloved Harlem institution which sounds very much like Sylvia's) whose attitudes and outlook much mirror Chloe's and yet manages to escape the 'bourgie' label.
The book works on a lot of levels. It creates a compelling story, it is well written and as an IR romance it doesn't dwell on race but uses it rather realistically,imo, given these two people. It also feels energetic with being centered in the City and it's inclusion of all types of people.
And it ends on a hell of a cliffhanger.
So yeah it did exactly what an intro book is supposed to do. It set me up, it sucked me in and it has lured me to buy the rest.
Highly recommended.
January 8, 2014
Short, adorable, hilarious, and very well written! On to the next...
February 5, 2016
This is the first of six installments in the Sharing Space series (or a part of the now-combined book, Sharing Space). I really liked Chloe and Patrick, though we don't get as much of his POV as we do of Chloe's in this one. I thought Chloe was super funny and found the book hilarious.
Although I marked this book "romance," I only did so because it's eventually going to get into that. So far, there hasn't been anything romantic that's happened, though this installment was only seven chapters, so that's understandable. There were little moments of awareness that the both of them had, with Patrick and Chloe noticing that the other is attractive, but nothing happens between them. I liked that because I prefer the slow-burn over characters jumping into bed with one another. And Chloe and Patrick have only known one another for a couple of weeks.
There is some OM drama, with Chloe having just broken up with her boyfriend, Lawrence. She caught him in bed with another woman and immediately dumped him. However, he doesn't want things to be done, so he calls her throughout the book, including showing up at the apartment once (while Patrick is there) because she's been ignoring said calls. They were together for less than a year (having met just eight months ago), and she wasn't in love with him, though she does admit she was close to it. With Patrick, there hasn't been any mention of OW or of his past yet, but it was only seven chapters, so we'll see if it comes up at a later point.
What I love so far is that Chloe doesn't have a terrible past sex life or sexual hangups, mentioning that things were good between her and Lawrence. She does say that if she bothered to listen to Lawrence's excuses about the cheating, she might feel inclined to look past it and forgive him because she'd want someone there at night because she's lonely. However, she does outright say that it's not Lawrence she wants back specifically, just the companionship.
I'm enjoying it so far and I'm looking forward to the rest!
(And, just for clarity, while the installment is called "Roommate Wanted," it's because her roommate, Grace, is moving out, not because she was living with Lawrence and they've just broken up.)
"I'm not the plumber,” said the plumber.
"Look, Lou, Mr. Tucci said... Wait. What?”
"I'm not the plumber. I'm not a plumber. I'm here to see the apartment."
"You are?"
"He is?” asked Lawrence.
"Shut up, Lawrence. Listen, there must be some mistake. Did Mr. Tucci send you? He told me I could try and find a roommate on my own first. Look, I have a four o'clock coming in any second now. Pat Murphy."
"I'm Patrick Murphy,” said the plumber.
I immediately hung up the phone. "You're a woman. I mean, Pat Murphy is a woman."
The man in my foyer smiled. "Well, I've been called many things, but never that."
Although I marked this book "romance," I only did so because it's eventually going to get into that. So far, there hasn't been anything romantic that's happened, though this installment was only seven chapters, so that's understandable. There were little moments of awareness that the both of them had, with Patrick and Chloe noticing that the other is attractive, but nothing happens between them. I liked that because I prefer the slow-burn over characters jumping into bed with one another. And Chloe and Patrick have only known one another for a couple of weeks.
There is some OM drama, with Chloe having just broken up with her boyfriend, Lawrence. She caught him in bed with another woman and immediately dumped him. However, he doesn't want things to be done, so he calls her throughout the book, including showing up at the apartment once (while Patrick is there) because she's been ignoring said calls. They were together for less than a year (having met just eight months ago), and she wasn't in love with him, though she does admit she was close to it. With Patrick, there hasn't been any mention of OW or of his past yet, but it was only seven chapters, so we'll see if it comes up at a later point.
What I love so far is that Chloe doesn't have a terrible past sex life or sexual hangups, mentioning that things were good between her and Lawrence. She does say that if she bothered to listen to Lawrence's excuses about the cheating, she might feel inclined to look past it and forgive him because she'd want someone there at night because she's lonely. However, she does outright say that it's not Lawrence she wants back specifically, just the companionship.
I'm enjoying it so far and I'm looking forward to the rest!
(And, just for clarity, while the installment is called "Roommate Wanted," it's because her roommate, Grace, is moving out, not because she was living with Lawrence and they've just broken up.)
November 6, 2013
Me encantó!!
Nina, gracias por presentarme a mi nuevo book boyfriend: Patrick Murphy *.*
Una lectura ligera, un cambio refrescante...
Una trama simple y sin complicaciones, pero no me malinterpreten, es exactamente esta simplicidad y el modo en que fluye naturalmente lo que la hace una gran historia.
Una historia con escenas divertidas y protagonistas con problemas comunes que todos podemos tener.
Las conversaciones de Chloe con su amiga, y consigo misma, su reacción al conocer a Patrick, sus conversaciones con él, todo me tuvo riendo la mayor parte del tiempo.
En esta primera parte más que nada conocemos un poco de los personajes y de sus familias.
Chloe es una chica divertida que lucha por lo que quiere, que no le importa mucho los estándares preconcebidos de los demás con respecto a la raza y que no teme decir lo que piensa (bueno, siempre y cuando no se trate de su mamá, ya que con ella más bien usa la delicadeza y evita conflictos)
Después tenemos a Patrick, aspirante a actor, pero con los pies en la tierra. Ya que sabe que no es tan fácil obtener una oportunidad en ese ambiente y tiene como respaldo económico un trabajo de tiempo completo en lo que se da su gran oportunidad. Centrado, divertido, educado y con una sonrisa de 1000 votios con hoyuelos incluidos en el paquete.
En resumen, digamos que la historia que se desarrolla en esta primera parte de la serie es como una buena comida, ningún condimento sobrepasa a los demás, sino que todo se une para formar un sabor delicioso que te deja con un buen sabor de boca, satisfecha y pidiendo más.
Y...
La recomiendo ampliamente! Así que vamos, cede a la tentación de darle una probadita a esta divertida historia
Nina, gracias por presentarme a mi nuevo book boyfriend: Patrick Murphy *.*
Una lectura ligera, un cambio refrescante...
Una trama simple y sin complicaciones, pero no me malinterpreten, es exactamente esta simplicidad y el modo en que fluye naturalmente lo que la hace una gran historia.
Una historia con escenas divertidas y protagonistas con problemas comunes que todos podemos tener.
Las conversaciones de Chloe con su amiga, y consigo misma, su reacción al conocer a Patrick, sus conversaciones con él, todo me tuvo riendo la mayor parte del tiempo.
En esta primera parte más que nada conocemos un poco de los personajes y de sus familias.
Chloe es una chica divertida que lucha por lo que quiere, que no le importa mucho los estándares preconcebidos de los demás con respecto a la raza y que no teme decir lo que piensa (bueno, siempre y cuando no se trate de su mamá, ya que con ella más bien usa la delicadeza y evita conflictos)
Después tenemos a Patrick, aspirante a actor, pero con los pies en la tierra. Ya que sabe que no es tan fácil obtener una oportunidad en ese ambiente y tiene como respaldo económico un trabajo de tiempo completo en lo que se da su gran oportunidad. Centrado, divertido, educado y con una sonrisa de 1000 votios con hoyuelos incluidos en el paquete.
En resumen, digamos que la historia que se desarrolla en esta primera parte de la serie es como una buena comida, ningún condimento sobrepasa a los demás, sino que todo se une para formar un sabor delicioso que te deja con un buen sabor de boca, satisfecha y pidiendo más.
Y...
La recomiendo ampliamente! Así que vamos, cede a la tentación de darle una probadita a esta divertida historia
October 6, 2013
Like all of Nina's work, this is fantastically written and I will definitely be reading the rest of the series. The only reason I gave it 4 and not 5 stars, is because its a genre I wouldn't normally read and the only reason I did was cause its Nina. I think the fact that I have read every single one of her books and rated them 5 stars says it all about what a great author she is and if this is your kind of genre, then you MUST read it!
October 10, 2013
The author of The Twin Prophesies kickstarts another series with this belter of a story. Although this particular genre wouldn't necessary appeal to me, I really enjoyed what Nina Perez did with her characters in such a short space of time. I for one eagerly await the forthcoming second part. What a way to leave a reader panting for more!
October 1, 2013
Having read all of Nina's other books I was anxiously awaiting the release of this series. It's an amazing start for the series and I cannot wait to read the rest of it as it comes out.
October 20, 2013
A great start to what's bound to be a spectacular series of books!
December 12, 2013
Nice read
November 18, 2013
I liked this book, it was charming and cute. I am officially addicted to this series now.
January 1, 2014
Wow what a cute fun story..... And I wasn't expecting a cliffhanger...... But it's such a good book I need to get the rest of the series
January 2, 2014
I am so excited for the next installment, this is such a good story so far.
July 16, 2023
Really enjoyed this first installment.
January 18, 2014
Dear Book, I'm sorry you had to follow Raw. I feel like if I would've read this at a different time it may have had a different effect but unfortunately it just didn't grab me.
August 28, 2017
Good Read.
August 6, 2016
It was an enjoyable well written novella and it had great potential but I was not all too into it. I liked how in just 90 pages we got to know the characters.
Chloe is an assistant to a big adversing company. She puts an add on Craig's List and the newspaper to try and find a new roommate and ends up meeting a very colorful bunch. No one seems right except for a guy, but does she really want to live with a guy? Patrick is trying to make it as a big actor. He looked into the apartment so that he is closer to tryouts when need be. He loves the apartment, loves the location for calls, and loves the fact that his roommate is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
The two try to make their living arrangement platonic but it's really hard when they are both attracted to each other and both a little drunk.
Chloe is an assistant to a big adversing company. She puts an add on Craig's List and the newspaper to try and find a new roommate and ends up meeting a very colorful bunch. No one seems right except for a guy, but does she really want to live with a guy? Patrick is trying to make it as a big actor. He looked into the apartment so that he is closer to tryouts when need be. He loves the apartment, loves the location for calls, and loves the fact that his roommate is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
The two try to make their living arrangement platonic but it's really hard when they are both attracted to each other and both a little drunk.
January 27, 2016
I expected a story full of humor and romance. It should be a story that is fun to read. That is exactly what it is even though there is not much of the romance in there. For getting that it is necessary to read the following books of this series.
The idea of the story isn’t new but I like it anyway. It was fun to read. I like the writing style because it fits perfectly to the pace of the story.
The characters were nice to get to know and it is easy for the reader to follow their decisions in terms of why they choose to do it.
All in all I really liked the book but some things are missing. There is the romance part for one and something I can not really define. But for a good book: 3 of 5 stars.
The idea of the story isn’t new but I like it anyway. It was fun to read. I like the writing style because it fits perfectly to the pace of the story.
The characters were nice to get to know and it is easy for the reader to follow their decisions in terms of why they choose to do it.
All in all I really liked the book but some things are missing. There is the romance part for one and something I can not really define. But for a good book: 3 of 5 stars.
January 3, 2014
First part of a contemporary romance series. I really liked the author's voice and her main character, Chloe. I didn't know what to think about Chloe's bff and the issues regarding "reverse racism." It's a setup guaranteed to create conflict between Chloe and her new roomie, a white man. He seems pretty bland to me, maybe because Chloe has such a strong voice and personality.
I have to mention that there are spaces between paragraph breaks and lots of blank pages between chapters. I'm not sure if that is a formatting mistake or an attempt to make the work seem longer. It's supposedly 93 pages.
I have to mention that there are spaces between paragraph breaks and lots of blank pages between chapters. I'm not sure if that is a formatting mistake or an attempt to make the work seem longer. It's supposedly 93 pages.
June 27, 2014
This was nice and short but entertaining. Chole's roommate leaves her, she walks in on her man with another woman, and her job is stressful. all the potential roommates that answer her ad don't mesh well with her. The one she thought was a woman was really a man. After considering the possibilities of having a man as a roommate and the shade from her friend she offers him the room. Not much drama besides Patrick's over the top friend and a surprise visit from her cheating ex. The ending heats up and things may be about to get steamy in their apartment.
February 1, 2014
This is a really fun start to the story, written from an honest perspective. As a mixed-race woman, I find reading about life from a black woman's perspective to be very interesting and I appreciate that Ms. Perez doesn't mince words or dance around uncomfortable questions. It's lighthearted when it needs to be, and I was so annoyed when I went to click to the next page and had reached the end! Getting the next one in the series now!
January 13, 2014
I enjoyed reading this novella, and I'm looking forward to reading the other installments in this series.
Although it wasn't absolutely captivating, it has managed to pique my interest.
Giving this one: 3 solid stars....
Although it wasn't absolutely captivating, it has managed to pique my interest.
Giving this one: 3 solid stars....
January 17, 2014
Wonderful start to a series. Quick, cute - great characters. Author was able to give them some depth in less than 100 pages! Looking forward to reading the remaining books in the series. Can't wait to find out what happens with Patrick and Chloe!
January 15, 2014
Chloe is so easy to like. I think we all have a friend like Chloe and unfortunately, like Myra. I enjoyed book one and I look forward to the upcoming books.
January 24, 2014
Ehhh wasn't bad wasn't wonderful I thought as soon as it was getting good it ended. Glad it was a freebie will only read the others if they are too.
February 10, 2014
The story was funny and entertaining!
April 5, 2014
Great book. Loved how Perez set the tone and romantic build up that will unravel throughout each book in this series.
July 25, 2014
Short, easy read. Very much kept my interest. Out of my usual genre of interest for sure.
April 3, 2015
Worth reading
April 15, 2015
this has a good storyline forming. shorter than the average book
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