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Red Brick Heart
Harry has only had his room for thirty-two minutes when it stops being his.
Uni AU. Harry had turned up at the halls of residence expecting fun, new friends, and maybe a life experience or two. What he doesn't expect is a surprise roommate who's loud and dramatic and obsessed with tea and is maybe, actually, all he's ever wanted.
Uni AU. Harry had turned up at the halls of residence expecting fun, new friends, and maybe a life experience or two. What he doesn't expect is a surprise roommate who's loud and dramatic and obsessed with tea and is maybe, actually, all he's ever wanted.
342 pages, ebook
Published November 16, 2013
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October 9, 2023
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were forced to share your dorm room with a complete stranger and along the way each of you caught feelings for the other but you were too afraid to say it out loud?
Red brick heart would happen.
While the plot and writing aren't bad by any means, the spotlight is definitely on the character and relationship development. At the beginning Harry and Louis are thrown into a difficult situation and they act accordingly but they really mature over the course of the story. And so does their relationship as well.
However, they take an extremely long time to actually get to that point which is quite infuriating because they both like each other in that way and even a blind person can see it (the way they act like they were a couple kind of gives it away).
While I'm always a fan of progress and get that for it to happen the characters have to make mistakes, I can't with a clear conscience get behind the way Louis treated Harry throughout some parts of the story. He leads him on every chance he gets and then distances himself the next morning on multiple occasions. And Harry just lets it happen every time and still supports him no matter what. Yes, he had reasons and I understand why he did it, but I still don't think he had the right and it's just something to be aware of before going into the book.
One other thing: the epilogue. I am a hopeless romantic and usually love big declarations of love, proposals and weddings or babies at the end of a romance novel. But in this instance we followed them through a random day a couple of years later which can be quite cute don't get me wrong. However, as they seemed like completely different people I felt like I had to get to know them all over and I quite honestly don't see the point in this epilogue.
But to end on a more positive note, the smut scenes were exactly to my liking. Not to many, hot and you could see the love between the characters. So yeah, a big thumps up from me.
Overall, while I don't support the way some characters handled certain situations, I still really like them all and especially enjoyed the development they went trough.
—> 3 stars
Red brick heart would happen.
While the plot and writing aren't bad by any means, the spotlight is definitely on the character and relationship development. At the beginning Harry and Louis are thrown into a difficult situation and they act accordingly but they really mature over the course of the story. And so does their relationship as well.
However, they take an extremely long time to actually get to that point which is quite infuriating because they both like each other in that way and even a blind person can see it (the way they act like they were a couple kind of gives it away).
While I'm always a fan of progress and get that for it to happen the characters have to make mistakes, I can't with a clear conscience get behind the way Louis treated Harry throughout some parts of the story. He leads him on every chance he gets and then distances himself the next morning on multiple occasions. And Harry just lets it happen every time and still supports him no matter what. Yes, he had reasons and I understand why he did it, but I still don't think he had the right and it's just something to be aware of before going into the book.
One other thing: the epilogue. I am a hopeless romantic and usually love big declarations of love, proposals and weddings or babies at the end of a romance novel. But in this instance we followed them through a random day a couple of years later which can be quite cute don't get me wrong. However, as they seemed like completely different people I felt like I had to get to know them all over and I quite honestly don't see the point in this epilogue.
But to end on a more positive note, the smut scenes were exactly to my liking. Not to many, hot and you could see the love between the characters. So yeah, a big thumps up from me.
Overall, while I don't support the way some characters handled certain situations, I still really like them all and especially enjoyed the development they went trough.
—> 3 stars
November 7, 2015
So so cute. (You know the rules, if it's over 300 pages, it counts as a Real Book.)
December 19, 2014
2.5
I dislike this Louis too much to round it up.
It's not badly written, it just drove me up the wall.
I dislike this Louis too much to round it up.
It's not badly written, it just drove me up the wall.
July 19, 2021
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 3/5
Recommend: ...(not sure)
Format: eBook
Pages: 342
Best Quote:
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Thoughts:
really good, we love a good character development but there're flaws. Got bored at some point
Characters: 3/5
Recommend: ...(not sure)
Format: eBook
Pages: 342
Best Quote:
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Thoughts:
really good, we love a good character development but there're flaws. Got bored at some point
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January 26, 2025
Two hearts in one home
… and they were roommates ❤️
… and they were roommates ❤️
October 21, 2023
This one was cute. It was easy, I had a fun time reading it. And overall, I liked it !! I skimmed the last couple of chapters, but the tension was nice and it was slow burn-y. It was nice, slightly longer than it needed to be.
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Personal Summary: Harry and Louis accidentally get assigned to the same dorm. They become friends. Sexual tension. Harry and him start a sexual relationship. Harry comes out as gay. They stop being friends as much. They become friends again. The sexual stuff comes back. Harry heard a rumor that Louis is sleeping with someone else. He asks Louis. Louis is moved out of the dorm. Harry tells Louis that he loves him, Louis break off all communication with him anyways. They don’t talk for months. Harry goes to talk to Louis. Louis says they can be friends again. Louis starts dating Mark (past sexual guy). Mark is bad to Louis. Louis and Harry get “time apart” where they are just texting all the time but physically home. Harry visits Louis’ house. Harry and Louis get together. Sex and also kisses and also singing? They are happy at the end.
Reading Link:
https://x.com/loveonsapphic/status/17...
Personal Summary: Harry and Louis accidentally get assigned to the same dorm. They become friends. Sexual tension. Harry and him start a sexual relationship. Harry comes out as gay. They stop being friends as much. They become friends again. The sexual stuff comes back. Harry heard a rumor that Louis is sleeping with someone else. He asks Louis. Louis is moved out of the dorm. Harry tells Louis that he loves him, Louis break off all communication with him anyways. They don’t talk for months. Harry goes to talk to Louis. Louis says they can be friends again. Louis starts dating Mark (past sexual guy). Mark is bad to Louis. Louis and Harry get “time apart” where they are just texting all the time but physically home. Harry visits Louis’ house. Harry and Louis get together. Sex and also kisses and also singing? They are happy at the end.
January 14, 2023
It was very basic, just very fluffy, a typicall university AU I would say. the characters didn't have real personality and I hated Louis' character part-times but all in all it had very cute moments!!
May 6, 2021
Can’t believe I got through this. Got so bored at some point that I think I was reading with a blackout. Not a bad story just bad construction I guess
January 27, 2022
was alright
March 5, 2022
Really cute ☺️
April 9, 2022
forced roommates, harry thought he was straight.
May 26, 2022
omg and they were roommates :D (college AU)
February 8, 2021
Lewis was pissing me off half the book
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September 21, 2025
it was so hooking and interesting and giddy at first. I had real high hopes for this but the ending was weak and I found myself wanting to change a lot of things about it. Nevertheless, it was cute. Solid. Quick.
January 16, 2016
plot is good. I was just expecting more.
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