The Roommate

by Silva Graves

None of it was supposed to happen.
Not the first kiss.
Not the same room allotment.
And definitely not the undeniable attraction.
But it did.
Now, the only way out is to burn.
But a burn isn't supposed to feel this good...

The Roommate is a prequel of Accidental Love.

117 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2025

About the author

Silva Graves is a dark fantasy and romance author from India with an unhealthy obsession for reading romance books (and fictional men). From her childhood, she has spent more time imagining and creating stories upon stories, and yes, what used to be stories of a queen and a king, Barbie, and a girl saving the world, has now updated to romance.
In all her daydreaming, she is usually in new worlds with her fictional characters and random scenarios. She loves morally grey female characters and their love interest that definitely belong in hell.
Besides writing books, she loves to sleep, write poems (hoping she'll publish a poetry book someday), dance, listen to music, binge watch, read, make edits and did someone mention sleeping or not?

Reviews

[Bexx · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a novella that is about 150 pages long, it’s a short spicy reads that’s easy to fly through. This is a short story of when Edaline and Aiden are roommates in college but she Edeline hates Aiden. Aiden is obsessed with her calls her by the cute name “Blueberry”.

One Night Novella
Praise Kinks
Banter
Handcuffs
“Good Girl”
Curvy FMC
Rivals
Roommates
“Who gives in first” game

[Prerona · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Roommate" is a prequel to "Accidental Love," introducing the characters and their backstories. Now that I've read the prequel, I can't wait to dive into "Accidental Love." Release it already :")

Aiden and Edaline have been enemies since childhood, evolving from academic rivals they became roommates. They grew up despising each other, yet there’s an undeniable attraction between them. I loved the witty banter between the characters. They were constantly at each other’s throats, but that undeniable chemistry really made the story very enjoyable.

Aside from their complicated relationship, the storyline is incredibly cute, and I finished it in under an hour because it was so addictive. Now, let’s talk about the one-night thing. It was spicy and hot, and it definitely made me blush! The author has done an excellent job with the spice , I must say.

[Nichole Bunnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨ARC review time ✨

I absolutely love Eda and Aiden! Their back and forth banter is absolutely top tier perfection!🩶🤌🏼 The I hate you but please I don’t really hate you has me in a freaking chokehold😩😍 Overall Silva knocked it out of the park with this one, I can’t wait to see what comes in the future for Eda and Aiden 👀🫶🏼

[Meenal · Rating 4 out of 5]

smutty and cheap in a good way

[Hardcover_hardon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novella was super cute, it was a fun introduction to these characters and I'm interested in where they're gonna go!

[anamateurreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a prequel short story to the book Accidental love which is the story of Aiden and Edaline who are room mates but she hates him. It's a small book within 150 pages so you can easily binge read it. If you love to read angst and steamy scenes then this is the book for you. The writing style reminded me of Rina kent books and the tension and teasing was so damn good. The guy is obsessed with her and also calls her by a cute nickname and wants her to be his good girl and its spicy. I liked the dedication in this book as it's perfect for those who like spice in books. There is not much plot in this book as its only about character intro and the main book releases at this year end. So if you like a good steamy read then give it a try.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this novella. It was fun seeing both characters’ perspectives at different ages which allowed a backstory to build and really allowed you to understand the desire that had been building in each of them. 3/5 spice.

[Simran Kaur · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was cute at first and soon turned into a spicy mess! The dialogues felt pretty good with all the petulant banter.
It's an erotica novel for accidental love that comes out later this year, I'd suggest to read after that if you want more context and depth. Or if you just want to read the main characters bang, you can read this in one sitting as it's pretty short!

[Rimi Debnath · Rating 5 out of 5]

💌Book Review💌
My ratings: ⭐⭐⭐⭐. 5
Spice:🌶🌶🌶

This book is prettyyyy cutuu sa prequel to the book Accidental love THE ROOMMATE💌 This book is cute, short yet spicy introduction Aiden and Edaline and their unique story!!! This is the story of Aiden and Edaline who are Roommates but she hates him!!! And their chemistry Myyy Goshhh👀🥵

The writing style's sooooo Good!! The tension and Teasing was too good! ! ! Aiden was obsessed with Edaline!! Damnn this guy's super hawtt the way he teased Edaline was everything🤌

Loved the DEDICATION as it's perfect for those readers who love spice in books like me👀👉🏻👈🏻
The next book ACCIDENTAL LOVE would be coming soon... And TBH I just can't wait to read this book!! I hope @authorsilva gives them to us JALDIIIII😭🤚🏻

[Poorvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this!!

This is a prequel novella of her upcoming novel and the ending was so cruel!! I wanna know what’s happens next. What did he reply!!
The story was quick and fast. They used to know each since childhood and had an extreme lost of a parent. They used to hate each other or do they?
When it’s time for collage they end up being roommates and now would they be able to deny what they felt all along?
I love their chemistry even though it was fast. I love how he is obsessed with her. He saved himself for her?!! I just want the next whole novel now

[Shama (thor.oughlyfantasy) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's short and spicy
Can't say much about the plot as it's a prequel novella but here were a few moments I enjoyed

[Penny · Rating 2 out of 5]

started off with innocent attraction and went weird very quickly.

[prabh.reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first dark romance novella, as I'm not much of a dark romance girlie, but I ADORED this book. Even if it was a prequel, I felt like it should've been longer, so I could read more of them.
I was giggling AND swooning over their chemistry.
I am still thinking about them <3
Aiden and Eda are my babies. I love them so much. I feel so lucky that I get a chance to meet them before the official release.
This is just the start of the amazing world Silva created, and I'm already soooooooo exicted for the next book!!!!!!

To Silva:
And I'll forever be grateful to you for making one of my biggest dreams come true, of being in a book's acknowledgement.