Roommates’ Alpha is the fourth book in the ‘Gimme MMMMMore’ series. The story is told in first person through Owen, an Alpha’s, pov. However, there are three other Alpha’s and one omega that are also involved in the story.
I have to confess it took me a long time to finish this book. I’ve read the other ones in the series and all of them have quite a few characters in them. By the time I got to this story, there are at least twelve other characters from the first three books to remember, plus the four in this one, plus the plot began to sound like all the rest, just with a change in characters. The chapters were arranged by month with large time jumps in between. Also, each of the chapters would introduce one of the other characters who would interact with Owen. By the time I reached chapter six, I was so bored and overwhelmed by all the previous characters, I put the book aside for over six months. I wasn’t sure I was going to finish the book but decided to finish it off this past weekend. I’d forgotten most of the story so I backtracked a chapter and re-read it, which helped me remember enough to continue reading. The planning and plot are much the same as the other books in the series. There isn’t much conflict.
Owen is the cuddly cousin of Ryan, who appeared in Book Three. This centers on Owen believing the three other Alphas and omega aren’t interested in him even though they’ve been dropping big clues that they are. As mentioned, the chapters deal with each character interacting with Owen as he gets to know them, also some interaction with each other as a group, plus the birth of the babies. Owen isn’t like other Alphas. He easy-going, laid back and insecure about how he isn’t as built like most Alphas.
The story is told through Owen’s monologue, which is a lot. There is dialogue with the other characters, but Owen does a lot of explaining about what he’s feeling and thinking, plus what is happening around him. That’s probably what made it difficult to relate with any of the characters because the telling wasn’t interesting.
Roommate’s Alpha doesn’t have any conflict. Owen the main character, is low-key and tells the story through lots of monologue. This is an okay story but not one I’d re-read again. If you’re looking for a superfast read where you don’t have to do any thinking, you might like this. I give it a low 3 Stars just because I finished it.