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Tomber amoureux de son colocataire
Tomber amoureux de son colocataire et meilleur ami ? Facile !
Micah :
Après une carrière dans le foot, j’ai fini par prendre ma retraite avec une jambe foutue et un syndrome post-traumatique à la clé. Sans le sou et sans nulle part où aller, j’ai dû me résoudre à louer une chambre pas chère il y a un an de cela. Mais Sam, mon nouveau colocataire, n’est pas seulement l’homme parfait, c’est aussi devenu mon meilleur ami et peut-être même plus. Le souci ? Même si mes sentiments étaient réciproques, je suis incapable d’être le petit ami que Sam mérite.
Sam :
Je n’aurais jamais dû tomber amoureux d’un homme comme Micah. Il est beau, à tous niveaux, même s’il ne s’en rend pas compte. L’aimer est encore plus difficile qu’un amour à sens unique : il ne voit en lui que l’épave qu’il était il y a un an. Et même si je meurs d’envie de lui venir en aide, je ne suis qu’un geek incapable de l’aider à surmonter sa dépression.
Tomber amoureux de son colocataire est une histoire de seconde chance. Parfois, seul un nouveau départ peut nous permettre de guérir et, peut-être, de trouver l’amour.
#Colocataires-to-lovers #MM
Micah :
Après une carrière dans le foot, j’ai fini par prendre ma retraite avec une jambe foutue et un syndrome post-traumatique à la clé. Sans le sou et sans nulle part où aller, j’ai dû me résoudre à louer une chambre pas chère il y a un an de cela. Mais Sam, mon nouveau colocataire, n’est pas seulement l’homme parfait, c’est aussi devenu mon meilleur ami et peut-être même plus. Le souci ? Même si mes sentiments étaient réciproques, je suis incapable d’être le petit ami que Sam mérite.
Sam :
Je n’aurais jamais dû tomber amoureux d’un homme comme Micah. Il est beau, à tous niveaux, même s’il ne s’en rend pas compte. L’aimer est encore plus difficile qu’un amour à sens unique : il ne voit en lui que l’épave qu’il était il y a un an. Et même si je meurs d’envie de lui venir en aide, je ne suis qu’un geek incapable de l’aider à surmonter sa dépression.
Tomber amoureux de son colocataire est une histoire de seconde chance. Parfois, seul un nouveau départ peut nous permettre de guérir et, peut-être, de trouver l’amour.
#Colocataires-to-lovers #MM
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First published March 12, 2020
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Garrett Leigh
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Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British romance author and artist. Her debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and she is a 4 time LAMBDA finalist.
In 2017, she won the EPIC award in contemporary romance with her military novel, Between Ghosts, and the contemporary romance category in the Bisexual Book Awards with her novel What Remains.
Garrett is also an award winning cover designer, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com
Bonus Material available for all books on Garrett's Patreon account. Includes short stories from Misfits, Slide, Strays, What Remains, Dream, and much more. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/garrettleigh
Facebook Fan Group, Garrett's Den... https://www.facebook.com/groups/garre...
Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British romance author and artist. Her debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and she is a 4 time LAMBDA finalist.
In 2017, she won the EPIC award in contemporary romance with her military novel, Between Ghosts, and the contemporary romance category in the Bisexual Book Awards with her novel What Remains.
Garrett is also an award winning cover designer, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com
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April 2, 2020
~3.5~
Well, that was angsty AF.
I don't shy away from stories about people who battle mental issues, but Micah's depression and mood swings, coupled with Sam's unwillingness to push Micah out of his comfort zone just a little, created a clusterfuck of miscommunication, misunderstandings, and long-suffering internal monologues.
I really liked the MCs, especially Sam, who tried so hard to be Micah's everything. The relationship Micah had with his former teammate Freddie was more complex than either of them realized, but Freddie was a supportive friend.
The ending wasn't quite a HEA, more of a firm HFN. I was okay with that, but I would have liked the story more had the bitterness been cut with sugar.
Well, that was angsty AF.
I don't shy away from stories about people who battle mental issues, but Micah's depression and mood swings, coupled with Sam's unwillingness to push Micah out of his comfort zone just a little, created a clusterfuck of miscommunication, misunderstandings, and long-suffering internal monologues.
I really liked the MCs, especially Sam, who tried so hard to be Micah's everything. The relationship Micah had with his former teammate Freddie was more complex than either of them realized, but Freddie was a supportive friend.
The ending wasn't quite a HEA, more of a firm HFN. I was okay with that, but I would have liked the story more had the bitterness been cut with sugar.
March 27, 2020
“I want to shake him, and shout in his face…” Uh uh, yep, I sure did. I actually tried once or twice but for some reason, my kindle didn’t make him respond either. Sam and Micah are amazing guys, not that I’m surprised since I adore their maker. It’s clear from the start that they share more than a living space. When Micah’s life shattered beneath his cleats he took refuge in a stranger’s bedsit. Luckily for him, he got more than he bargained for. Sam took him into his home and heart. It may have started with simple friendly gestures but over time they tip-toed the line of caring for one another on a deeper level. Standing on the threshold of a relationship but petrified of risking what they have turns into their daily struggle. Will they take the leap? Grab hands and jump into the unknown future, together in every way possible? *nods* Wanna hear more?
What's to like: Micah had it all, or so he thought. He was living up his lavish and lush lifestyle to the extreme. Fame and fortune came with his pro football status. Until the secrets in his closet were bared to all. When he was outed he lost…everything. Then an accident…tipped him over the edge. His road to recovery hasn’t been easy and is far from over. However, one silver lining is his new roomie. Sam pushes the clouds away and kicks his heartbeat up a few notches. But Sam deserves more than a damaged man with a broken body. He can soak up the sunshine he brings inside and keep his hands to himself. Or that’s the plan until Sam swoops in and steals his heart. I’m a sucker for friends to lovers and apparently, that includes roommates to soulmates.
What's to love: Garrett never makes it easy on her guys (or me) and Micah’s battles tugged on my heartstrings. I wanted to tell him it was going to be okay. I wanted to assure him he is worthy. Their love was pulsating at a steady pace until it took off at jackrabbit speed. I loved Sam and his endless patience. I loved their slow discovery. I adored their nip-shitting friends. I loved Sam’s family. I loved late-night toasties. I loved trips to the library. I loved how Micah cared for his clients. I loved their banter. I loved the glistening, endless thread connecting Leigh’s tales. But most of all, I loved how they loved each other.
Beware of: If the great miscommunication trope isn’t your cuppa, you might wanna take a pass. On the other hand, if slow-burn lights your fire, prepare to blaze. And as always, remember that not all afflictions are visible to the naked eye.
This book is for: All Leigh fans should take notice or anyone else in the mood for two tender yet tough men taking a tumble together. *gulp* I mean, check out the cover…who wouldn’t want to take that fall?
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What's to like: Micah had it all, or so he thought. He was living up his lavish and lush lifestyle to the extreme. Fame and fortune came with his pro football status. Until the secrets in his closet were bared to all. When he was outed he lost…everything. Then an accident…tipped him over the edge. His road to recovery hasn’t been easy and is far from over. However, one silver lining is his new roomie. Sam pushes the clouds away and kicks his heartbeat up a few notches. But Sam deserves more than a damaged man with a broken body. He can soak up the sunshine he brings inside and keep his hands to himself. Or that’s the plan until Sam swoops in and steals his heart. I’m a sucker for friends to lovers and apparently, that includes roommates to soulmates.
What's to love: Garrett never makes it easy on her guys (or me) and Micah’s battles tugged on my heartstrings. I wanted to tell him it was going to be okay. I wanted to assure him he is worthy. Their love was pulsating at a steady pace until it took off at jackrabbit speed. I loved Sam and his endless patience. I loved their slow discovery. I adored their nip-shitting friends. I loved Sam’s family. I loved late-night toasties. I loved trips to the library. I loved how Micah cared for his clients. I loved their banter. I loved the glistening, endless thread connecting Leigh’s tales. But most of all, I loved how they loved each other.
Beware of: If the great miscommunication trope isn’t your cuppa, you might wanna take a pass. On the other hand, if slow-burn lights your fire, prepare to blaze. And as always, remember that not all afflictions are visible to the naked eye.
This book is for: All Leigh fans should take notice or anyone else in the mood for two tender yet tough men taking a tumble together. *gulp* I mean, check out the cover…who wouldn’t want to take that fall?
Book UNfunk
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March 14, 2020dnf @ 48%
I like Sam. Micah is a very gloomy character. I understand his struggles, but reading about them is very exhausting and I don't have the energy for that right now. I might if I felt connected to the characters, but I don't. Mostly because of the way the story is written. And that's my main problem with this book.
At the beginning of the story, Sam and Micah have already been roommates for some time. They already have feelings for each other, but are not open about it. There's some miscommunication, then they decide to act on their feelings and pretty soon they are exchanging "I love you's" and "it's always been you", though the main focus in their relationship seems to be dealing with Micah's problems.
So when did it all happen? I feel like I'm thrown in the middle of the story and missed this whole part about how they met and how their friendship developed. I get that they clicked right away, liked each other right from the start and became friends, we are told that, but we don't get to experience it. And I need that to connect to the characters and feel what they are feeling.
I like Sam. Micah is a very gloomy character. I understand his struggles, but reading about them is very exhausting and I don't have the energy for that right now. I might if I felt connected to the characters, but I don't. Mostly because of the way the story is written. And that's my main problem with this book.
At the beginning of the story, Sam and Micah have already been roommates for some time. They already have feelings for each other, but are not open about it. There's some miscommunication, then they decide to act on their feelings and pretty soon they are exchanging "I love you's" and "it's always been you", though the main focus in their relationship seems to be dealing with Micah's problems.
So when did it all happen? I feel like I'm thrown in the middle of the story and missed this whole part about how they met and how their friendship developed. I get that they clicked right away, liked each other right from the start and became friends, we are told that, but we don't get to experience it. And I need that to connect to the characters and feel what they are feeling.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2020
I struggled with knowing what to rate Falling For My Roommate by Garrett Leigh. There were multiple points that I loved-
-GL's signature style of writing that never fails to deliver raw and emotionally satisfying stories.
-Characters that you fall in love with and root for their HEA.
-I also don't see Garrett Leigh as just an author. Through her writing, she's also an advocate for mental illness and the LGBTQI+ community.
With the positive points above noted, there were some aspects that I grew frustrated with.
-The lack of communication. I get why, but at times it felt drawn out, and it hindered the flow of the story for me.
-I hate to say this, but it also felt like I've read this before.
I've been torn between rating three and four stars. It was a good story, excellent writing; I just didn't love it as much as I usually love Garrett Leigh's books.
I'll go with 3.5 stars; I'll round up, and still recommend it.
-GL's signature style of writing that never fails to deliver raw and emotionally satisfying stories.
-Characters that you fall in love with and root for their HEA.
-I also don't see Garrett Leigh as just an author. Through her writing, she's also an advocate for mental illness and the LGBTQI+ community.
With the positive points above noted, there were some aspects that I grew frustrated with.
-The lack of communication. I get why, but at times it felt drawn out, and it hindered the flow of the story for me.
-I hate to say this, but it also felt like I've read this before.
I've been torn between rating three and four stars. It was a good story, excellent writing; I just didn't love it as much as I usually love Garrett Leigh's books.
I'll go with 3.5 stars; I'll round up, and still recommend it.
March 15, 2020
*3,5 stars*
I wasn’t really overawed with this one until about half-way when things got a lot more interesting.
Maybe that’s because we’re thrown into a fait-accompli situation with Micah and Sam fancying each other right from the start. We aren’t there when they fall in love, and don’t find out what exactly makes this happen. I admit I kind of missed that, and tbh, the title seems to suggest that this is what we're getting.
The second half, when it becomes clearer in more detail what demons Micah's actually battling was a lot more captivating. I could have done with more of this and how the two men face their issues together. Somehow, something felt a bit unbalanced in this respect. Maybe it also had to do with the lack of communication between them.
I still really liked the two MCs, both perfectly imperfect, the angst and the depth of feels.
I wasn’t really overawed with this one until about half-way when things got a lot more interesting.
Maybe that’s because we’re thrown into a fait-accompli situation with Micah and Sam fancying each other right from the start. We aren’t there when they fall in love, and don’t find out what exactly makes this happen. I admit I kind of missed that, and tbh, the title seems to suggest that this is what we're getting.
The second half, when it becomes clearer in more detail what demons Micah's actually battling was a lot more captivating. I could have done with more of this and how the two men face their issues together. Somehow, something felt a bit unbalanced in this respect. Maybe it also had to do with the lack of communication between them.
I still really liked the two MCs, both perfectly imperfect, the angst and the depth of feels.
March 12, 2020
When it comes to reviewing a Garrett Leigh book, I always have to think about just what I want to say and how to say it.
That's because I really believe the best way to experience her stories is to pick them up and read them without much prior knowledge.
She is a master storyteller. She delves deeply into the psyche of humanity, and not just the typical 'perfect' alpha specimens but the ones who are the most complicated and in need of understanding.
In Micha, I think she's possibly hit the ultimate goal for demonstrating how mental health care is so vitally important.
This book also delves deeply into the shitty and reprehensible behaviour of elements of the British media and the staggering fact that - some 30 years after Justin Fashanu became the first top level professional footballer to come out, with ultimately tragic results - there haven't been any more since.
The pressure cooker of top flight football is difficult to comprehend from the outside, but the fallout of a life being exposed to the tabloids scrutiny is so brilliantly illustrated in this book.
My heart broke for Micah, for the mental turmoil he lived with. Garrett's books never sugarcoat the seriousness and there's never any cure by 'magic dick'.
And Sam, he's not a white knight saviour who stops all the problems from affecting their life. But I absolutely loved every bit of this down to earth Yorkshire lad.
I've mentioned in previous reviews how much I love the interconnected nature of the books Garrett writes.
While this one stands alone, it is in the same world as her Lucky series and I appreciated the mention of characters from those books.
So, pick it up and fall into another wonderfully evocative and effortless championing of the need to pay serious attention to mental health issues.
You'll also fall in love with two different men who are able to work with what life gives them and find their own happiness together.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
That's because I really believe the best way to experience her stories is to pick them up and read them without much prior knowledge.
She is a master storyteller. She delves deeply into the psyche of humanity, and not just the typical 'perfect' alpha specimens but the ones who are the most complicated and in need of understanding.
In Micha, I think she's possibly hit the ultimate goal for demonstrating how mental health care is so vitally important.
This book also delves deeply into the shitty and reprehensible behaviour of elements of the British media and the staggering fact that - some 30 years after Justin Fashanu became the first top level professional footballer to come out, with ultimately tragic results - there haven't been any more since.
The pressure cooker of top flight football is difficult to comprehend from the outside, but the fallout of a life being exposed to the tabloids scrutiny is so brilliantly illustrated in this book.
My heart broke for Micah, for the mental turmoil he lived with. Garrett's books never sugarcoat the seriousness and there's never any cure by 'magic dick'.
And Sam, he's not a white knight saviour who stops all the problems from affecting their life. But I absolutely loved every bit of this down to earth Yorkshire lad.
I've mentioned in previous reviews how much I love the interconnected nature of the books Garrett writes.
While this one stands alone, it is in the same world as her Lucky series and I appreciated the mention of characters from those books.
So, pick it up and fall into another wonderfully evocative and effortless championing of the need to pay serious attention to mental health issues.
You'll also fall in love with two different men who are able to work with what life gives them and find their own happiness together.
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
March 17, 2020
Hoo boy! Did I ever struggle to get through this book, by 18% I felt I'd been dropped in the middle of the story and still went back to check in case this was the second book and I'd missed the first. As time went on and I limped/struggled my way through I started getting so irritated with the total lack of communication and constant inner musings and by half way I was ready to DNF because ... bored. When Micha's issues were e-v-e-n-t-u-a-l-l-y revealed at around 80% it was glossed over on one page. One. page. His hinted and alluded to problems are what was driving the story forward, so to have that little titbit dropped in at virtually the end of the book, too little and way too late.
I LOVE this author's writing, she brings the angst, the feels and the slow fall into total love and is never afraid to tackle hard hitting issues, but this time I didn't get any of that at all. I never thought I would have to force myself to read and finish a GL book, so this is a first.
I'm sad to say this one left me disappointed and underwhelmed.
I LOVE this author's writing, she brings the angst, the feels and the slow fall into total love and is never afraid to tackle hard hitting issues, but this time I didn't get any of that at all. I never thought I would have to force myself to read and finish a GL book, so this is a first.
I'm sad to say this one left me disappointed and underwhelmed.
May 5, 2020
Ex-football star Micah and bartender Sam make for unlikely roommates, and even unlikelier friends. But the two men oddly understand each other and find common ground.
They have a good thing going.
Until feelings rock the boat.
Right off the bat, I felt like I was entering the book in the middle of the relationship. Sam and Micah were already the most important people in each other’s lives, and were already halfway to love.
That aside, I thought the two were very cute together. The small ways they looked after one another, how they gravitated towards each other, and how both men knew deep down that this was more than just a friendship.
And I was looking forward to seeing them admit their true feelings and explore their relationship!
Unfortunately, the pattern that emerged was very off-putting.
There is miscommunication galore. Again and again. There’s also a lot of refusal to communicate, even when both men acknowledge that they need to. It was very tiresome.
But what really rubbed me the wrong way - Micah. He’s a complex and gloomy character with a lot of demons, as are many of Garrett Leigh’s characters. But Micah uses Sam as his crutch and lifeline, with absolutely no care or thanks given, and then lashes out when things get rough.
And Sam takes it, never truly protesting the way he’s treated. Because Micah and his problems come first; they’re central to the entire relationship.
I could appreciate that Micah went through a lot and dealt with the mental and physical trauma of it, but that didn’t justify his behaviour at all.
By the end, though I was glad to see the two get their happy ending, I was no longer invested in Sam and Micah’s story.
They have a good thing going.
Until feelings rock the boat.
Right off the bat, I felt like I was entering the book in the middle of the relationship. Sam and Micah were already the most important people in each other’s lives, and were already halfway to love.
That aside, I thought the two were very cute together. The small ways they looked after one another, how they gravitated towards each other, and how both men knew deep down that this was more than just a friendship.
And I was looking forward to seeing them admit their true feelings and explore their relationship!
Unfortunately, the pattern that emerged was very off-putting.
There is miscommunication galore. Again and again. There’s also a lot of refusal to communicate, even when both men acknowledge that they need to. It was very tiresome.
But what really rubbed me the wrong way - Micah. He’s a complex and gloomy character with a lot of demons, as are many of Garrett Leigh’s characters. But Micah uses Sam as his crutch and lifeline, with absolutely no care or thanks given, and then lashes out when things get rough.
And Sam takes it, never truly protesting the way he’s treated. Because Micah and his problems come first; they’re central to the entire relationship.
I could appreciate that Micah went through a lot and dealt with the mental and physical trauma of it, but that didn’t justify his behaviour at all.
By the end, though I was glad to see the two get their happy ending, I was no longer invested in Sam and Micah’s story.
March 25, 2020
When it comes to writing stories about people that have been battered and left broken by life Garrett Leigh is one of the best...
When it comes to writing stories about people that have been battered and left broken by life Garrett Leigh is one of the best.
I loved ‘Kiss Me Again’ it was one of the most endearing books that I’ve read/listened to and reviewed in a very long time and while ‘Falling For My Roommate’ didn’t engender quite the feels that ‘Kiss Me Again’ did from me, it still proved to be a story that was not only worth reading but has me once again looking forward to an audio version.
Micah is an ex-football player whose career and life tanked in a blaze of paparazzi glory and now he’s trying to put himself back together. But it’s not an easy thing to do and having a roommate that’s got him wanting more than the friendship that’s so readily happening between them when he’s sure that he doesn’t even deserve that is making things even harder but damned if he’s going to find somewhere else to live and give up a friendship that he’s come to treasure.
Micah’s story is one that we see all too often in today’s headlines…a well known athlete who looses his focus on his sport to the glitter and gloss of the fame and all that it brings and not of the good variety… drugs, booze, parties, faceless and meaningless sex and all of it ending in career ending tragedy.
Micah’s struggles were heartbreaking and then if you add in the pressure of the public scrutiny that he was forced to endure during some of the most challenging times of his life and it’s not hard to imagine that even the most well adjusted and mentally stable of people would feel overwhelmed by everything.
Sam’s a gay book-nerd that’s nicely packaged in the sexy body of a bartender/English lit student and he’s determined to be the friend that Micah so obviously needs. He’ll just keep the fact that he’s head-over-heels in love with his new roommate his little secret. No matter how much he wants to shake Micah until he sees himself the way that Sam does, because Sam’s not convinced that Micah is the undeserving person that he claims to be.
While this one doesn’t belong to Ms Leigh’s ‘Lucky Series’ it didn’t escape my notice that we got a peek at Dom and yes, I might have squeed a bit about this. It’s just one of those things that’s a perk of the story for me.
‘Falling For My Roommate’ is a story about finding love it’s also a stark and realistic look at what being with someone who deals with a mental health issue means. It’s not a sunshine, lollipops and all things sparkly and bright life. It’s good days and bad days, it’s having faith and hope when it doesn’t seem like you should. It’s about loving that person when even they don’t think they’re loveable and that’s just for the average person…add in the fame and notoriety of being someone who’s famous and things become even more complicated especially in today’s society.
The fact that Garrett Leigh creates stories that share not just in the telling, but in that they allow the reader to connect with things on an emotional level is one of the things that I appreciate the most about her stories.
‘Falling For My Roommate’ isn’t a sweet and fluffy story but it is a story that has what for me is the best kind of HEA…one that could really happen. Micah has to slay his own dragons and for as much as I came to appreciate Sam it wasn’t because he was anyone’s white knight it was because he was someone who was strong enough to be there for the person he cared about…not just the person he loved but someone who he considered to be a friend. But even Sam knew he couldn’t be Micah’s salvation just his support when he needed it. For me this was a story that felt real, it’s out there and one has only to look for it…who knows maybe it’s a story some have already lived.
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An ARC of ‘Falling For My Roommate’ was graciously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When it comes to writing stories about people that have been battered and left broken by life Garrett Leigh is one of the best.
I loved ‘Kiss Me Again’ it was one of the most endearing books that I’ve read/listened to and reviewed in a very long time and while ‘Falling For My Roommate’ didn’t engender quite the feels that ‘Kiss Me Again’ did from me, it still proved to be a story that was not only worth reading but has me once again looking forward to an audio version.
Micah is an ex-football player whose career and life tanked in a blaze of paparazzi glory and now he’s trying to put himself back together. But it’s not an easy thing to do and having a roommate that’s got him wanting more than the friendship that’s so readily happening between them when he’s sure that he doesn’t even deserve that is making things even harder but damned if he’s going to find somewhere else to live and give up a friendship that he’s come to treasure.
Micah’s story is one that we see all too often in today’s headlines…a well known athlete who looses his focus on his sport to the glitter and gloss of the fame and all that it brings and not of the good variety… drugs, booze, parties, faceless and meaningless sex and all of it ending in career ending tragedy.
Micah’s struggles were heartbreaking and then if you add in the pressure of the public scrutiny that he was forced to endure during some of the most challenging times of his life and it’s not hard to imagine that even the most well adjusted and mentally stable of people would feel overwhelmed by everything.
Sam’s a gay book-nerd that’s nicely packaged in the sexy body of a bartender/English lit student and he’s determined to be the friend that Micah so obviously needs. He’ll just keep the fact that he’s head-over-heels in love with his new roommate his little secret. No matter how much he wants to shake Micah until he sees himself the way that Sam does, because Sam’s not convinced that Micah is the undeserving person that he claims to be.
While this one doesn’t belong to Ms Leigh’s ‘Lucky Series’ it didn’t escape my notice that we got a peek at Dom and yes, I might have squeed a bit about this. It’s just one of those things that’s a perk of the story for me.
‘Falling For My Roommate’ is a story about finding love it’s also a stark and realistic look at what being with someone who deals with a mental health issue means. It’s not a sunshine, lollipops and all things sparkly and bright life. It’s good days and bad days, it’s having faith and hope when it doesn’t seem like you should. It’s about loving that person when even they don’t think they’re loveable and that’s just for the average person…add in the fame and notoriety of being someone who’s famous and things become even more complicated especially in today’s society.
The fact that Garrett Leigh creates stories that share not just in the telling, but in that they allow the reader to connect with things on an emotional level is one of the things that I appreciate the most about her stories.
‘Falling For My Roommate’ isn’t a sweet and fluffy story but it is a story that has what for me is the best kind of HEA…one that could really happen. Micah has to slay his own dragons and for as much as I came to appreciate Sam it wasn’t because he was anyone’s white knight it was because he was someone who was strong enough to be there for the person he cared about…not just the person he loved but someone who he considered to be a friend. But even Sam knew he couldn’t be Micah’s salvation just his support when he needed it. For me this was a story that felt real, it’s out there and one has only to look for it…who knows maybe it’s a story some have already lived.
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An ARC of ‘Falling For My Roommate’ was graciously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
March 17, 2020
I barely made it through this one, I contemplated marking this one down as a DNF multiple times. And it wasn't necessarily that it was bad, but because it felt like the first half of the story was missing.
Micah pops up in Lucky a few times. He asks Dom about having Isha helping him get a story pulled from the papers. Neither Micah or Sam make an appearance in Cash or Jude.
This book takes place years after Dom had left football, therefore it's been years since Micah asked Dom about Isha helping him out, since that was during a football training thing. This book also takes place after Micah was outed, after his accident that left his leg permanently damage, 6 months after he moves in with Sam, and him and Sam are already unknowingly in love with each other.
85% of the way into the book, we do get like one page describing being outed and the accident. But, you still don't get to read about Sam and Micah meeting, getting to know each other, becoming best friends and falling in love with each other. So, I didn't really care about them as a couple, or really even as individuals.
Other points that bothered me:
Micah refers to the numbness that he has "carried for years". His psychologist apparently told him that he wouldn't need medication forever, since apparently he just has PTSD with manic tendencies, but I would say having a feeling of numbness for years probably means he has more underlying issues that just the PTSD. And is Meera the one prescribing? Because psychologists can't prescribe medication.
This book was really getting a little too close to "love cures all". Sam makes everything better for Micah, and while I get that some of that was just not being so socially isolated, it was coming off a bit because he was in love and they were in love.
Also, if you are ever on the verge of a panic attack, just have someone administer a rim job and you'll be fine.
Sam, who is 25, apparently thinks his condoms from when he was 14 are okay to use, even though the max shelf life for condoms in general is 5 years.
Micah pops up in Lucky a few times. He asks Dom about having Isha helping him get a story pulled from the papers. Neither Micah or Sam make an appearance in Cash or Jude.
This book takes place years after Dom had left football, therefore it's been years since Micah asked Dom about Isha helping him out, since that was during a football training thing. This book also takes place after Micah was outed, after his accident that left his leg permanently damage, 6 months after he moves in with Sam, and him and Sam are already unknowingly in love with each other.
85% of the way into the book, we do get like one page describing being outed and the accident. But, you still don't get to read about Sam and Micah meeting, getting to know each other, becoming best friends and falling in love with each other. So, I didn't really care about them as a couple, or really even as individuals.
Other points that bothered me:
Micah refers to the numbness that he has "carried for years". His psychologist apparently told him that he wouldn't need medication forever, since apparently he just has PTSD with manic tendencies, but I would say having a feeling of numbness for years probably means he has more underlying issues that just the PTSD. And is Meera the one prescribing? Because psychologists can't prescribe medication.
This book was really getting a little too close to "love cures all". Sam makes everything better for Micah, and while I get that some of that was just not being so socially isolated, it was coming off a bit because he was in love and they were in love.
Also, if you are ever on the verge of a panic attack, just have someone administer a rim job and you'll be fine.
Sam, who is 25, apparently thinks his condoms from when he was 14 are okay to use, even though the max shelf life for condoms in general is 5 years.
October 5, 2023
Much darker than any of the other books in this series, it was really hard to connect to either character.
Micah was so cagey that I still feel like I don't know anything about him. It was hard to read what happened after he abruptly came off his meds, but because he hadn't opened up about anything, even through internal monologue, I didn't feel any kind of emotion.
Sam didn't really have much personality either so I struggled to be interested in the outcome.
I actually got to the point where I was sure the romance was actually going to be a tragedy.
An odd one to put into this series, I guess - even the mentions of Dom, Lucky and Isha felt shoehorned in and couldn't grab my attention.
Micah was so cagey that I still feel like I don't know anything about him. It was hard to read what happened after he abruptly came off his meds, but because he hadn't opened up about anything, even through internal monologue, I didn't feel any kind of emotion.
Sam didn't really have much personality either so I struggled to be interested in the outcome.
I actually got to the point where I was sure the romance was actually going to be a tragedy.
An odd one to put into this series, I guess - even the mentions of Dom, Lucky and Isha felt shoehorned in and couldn't grab my attention.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 14, 2020
So It's no secret that I'm a HUGE Garrett Leigh fan. But. Unfortunately, this one didn't float my boat.
(I'm waiting on the lightning bolt to zap me when I put this rating in)
(I'm waiting on the lightning bolt to zap me when I put this rating in)
September 27, 2021
I didn't like it because the events in Micah's past were told very vaguely. After seeing him for the first time in Dom's book, I thought this would definitely make a good story.
But in this book, we see that Micah has already gone through so many things in his life and now living with his new roommate after he spread all his money.
It feels like there are big gaps in between and the book is missing some of its pages.
But in this book, we see that Micah has already gone through so many things in his life and now living with his new roommate after he spread all his money.
It feels like there are big gaps in between and the book is missing some of its pages.
October 6, 2020
3,5 porque pensé que iba a ser un libro más simple y al menos, el "conflicto" que presenta es interesante.
Para mi gusto le ha faltado un poco más de desarrollo de los problemas de Micah, así como un epílogo a más años vista.
Para mi gusto le ha faltado un poco más de desarrollo de los problemas de Micah, así como un epílogo a más años vista.
August 9, 2020
Book Reaction: https://neverhollowed.com/2020/05/22/...
Rating: 4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits
Thank you to Signal Boost Promotions and Audible UK for giving me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits
Thank you to Signal Boost Promotions and Audible UK for giving me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
April 9, 2020
2/2.5 stars
It was cute and romantic, but definitely not the best one of her books.
Normally I love a good Garrett Leigh book, but I hate hate hate hate hate reading the word “cos” in place of because. It gets on my last nerve like nothing else.
I also absolutely hated seeing every “hip” word twitter has created in the last five years used in the middle of serious or atmospheric scenes. It was jarring af.
Honestly as someone who suffers with panic attacks and clinical depression, I appreciate the important topics she was trying to tackle, but I felt like a lot of the scenes that were included to incorporate those topics really missed the mark.
Also, condoms don’t last that long and sex is not a cure-all.
It was cute and romantic, but definitely not the best one of her books.
Normally I love a good Garrett Leigh book, but I hate hate hate hate hate reading the word “cos” in place of because. It gets on my last nerve like nothing else.
I also absolutely hated seeing every “hip” word twitter has created in the last five years used in the middle of serious or atmospheric scenes. It was jarring af.
Honestly as someone who suffers with panic attacks and clinical depression, I appreciate the important topics she was trying to tackle, but I felt like a lot of the scenes that were included to incorporate those topics really missed the mark.
Also, condoms don’t last that long and sex is not a cure-all.
March 21, 2020
Just what I expect from the queen of angst and realism. Love this book so much, and the journey taken by Micah is so painful, and Sam is such an amazing guy.
May 21, 2020
If you like your angst with a side of misunderstanding and a second and third helping of more ANGST then maybe, possibly this book can help you with that. It’s what I’m starting to think of as a washing machine book - it cycles round and round the same conversations and moments and plot points at different speeds and intensities until the final spin. I have to be looking for that kind of repetitiveness when I’m going in or else it’s going to piss me off. Luckily, in this case, I was, and I enjoyed Sam and Micah’s story enough to keep going back to it.
March 13, 2020
I wanted to love it, but I honestly struggled. I didn't feel like I got to know the characters, I don't understand what they liked in each other. The story was told rather than experienced. Still an auto buy author for me, but this one won't be a re-read.
March 14, 2020
3,5
''I sunk into the mattress like cat piss on a brand-new couch.''
Sorry, but this is the best quote i've read for a while :D.
I feel bad giving this 3,5 stars, because usually i really love her writing. This one... was not bad. It was okay. I just know that her other books i've loved more.
I think main thing that killed this for me personally, was the lack of communication between main characters. One assumes things, other - doesn't say truth for a while. Then one just ignored all messages and mails on his phone, just deleting them etc. And other things like that. I don't know... in a way it bothered me because half of their problems could be avoided just with normal conversation.
But that is just my opinion.
I still liked usual things i like about her books - good, but not ideal guys(so they felt human), real life problems, not over the top soap opera dramas, food :D.
I googled how to make feijoada :D
Also, Dom is here for one episode. That was nice. I liked him and Lucky a lot in their book.
Overall, it was okay. But for me personally - this doesn't over throne any of my all time favorites from Garrett Leigh.
''I sunk into the mattress like cat piss on a brand-new couch.''
Sorry, but this is the best quote i've read for a while :D.
I feel bad giving this 3,5 stars, because usually i really love her writing. This one... was not bad. It was okay. I just know that her other books i've loved more.
I think main thing that killed this for me personally, was the lack of communication between main characters. One assumes things, other - doesn't say truth for a while. Then one just ignored all messages and mails on his phone, just deleting them etc. And other things like that. I don't know... in a way it bothered me because half of their problems could be avoided just with normal conversation.
But that is just my opinion.
I still liked usual things i like about her books - good, but not ideal guys(so they felt human), real life problems, not over the top soap opera dramas, food :D.
I googled how to make feijoada :D
Also, Dom is here for one episode. That was nice. I liked him and Lucky a lot in their book.
Overall, it was okay. But for me personally - this doesn't over throne any of my all time favorites from Garrett Leigh.
March 10, 2020
*ARC provided by the author*
I stopped questioning long ago what it is about Garrett Leigh's books that have me so hooked, even when the generally angsty nature of the stories is so far away from my comfort zone I need a GPS to find my way back whenever I'm done.
The truth is, I've almost stopped being awed at the fact that every single book I read by this author hits just the perfect mark for me.
This one was not an easy book, the drama (coated into the almost unreal world of football-fame and whatnot) is all too real, all too familiar, and it made me ache way too often for the hardship these characters go through in their path to a happy life together.
One thing I do need to highlight is, even though, yes, there was certain level of miscommunication-induced drama, I found it so very refreshing that it got resolved in a pretty (relatively) straightforward way every time.
Micah and Sam were charming characters independently, and stupid fucking lovely together. I really enjoyed their dynamics. It was a weird kind of delight (because their situation at times was anything but delightful) to see them fight tooth and fucking nail both the internal and external struggles, to be together.
I can keep rambling, by all means, but I honestly don't know what else to say that I hadn't already worded several dozens of different ways about Leigh's brilliant work.
I stopped questioning long ago what it is about Garrett Leigh's books that have me so hooked, even when the generally angsty nature of the stories is so far away from my comfort zone I need a GPS to find my way back whenever I'm done.
The truth is, I've almost stopped being awed at the fact that every single book I read by this author hits just the perfect mark for me.
This one was not an easy book, the drama (coated into the almost unreal world of football-fame and whatnot) is all too real, all too familiar, and it made me ache way too often for the hardship these characters go through in their path to a happy life together.
One thing I do need to highlight is, even though, yes, there was certain level of miscommunication-induced drama, I found it so very refreshing that it got resolved in a pretty (relatively) straightforward way every time.
Micah and Sam were charming characters independently, and stupid fucking lovely together. I really enjoyed their dynamics. It was a weird kind of delight (because their situation at times was anything but delightful) to see them fight tooth and fucking nail both the internal and external struggles, to be together.
I can keep rambling, by all means, but I honestly don't know what else to say that I hadn't already worded several dozens of different ways about Leigh's brilliant work.
March 17, 2020
Lo disfrute hasta el 40% después me salte casi todo , no me hizo sentir nada.
May 25, 2020
There are some stories best read, some that are amazing on audio and then...
There are those that work incredibly well in either format and Garret Leigh seems to consistently achieve this with her stories.
I read Micah's story back in April of this year when it was first released and I knew back then that if there was an audio release that I wouldn't hesitate to revisit it in audio format.
"Falling For My Roommate" is a story of starting over, second chances, finding love, comfort and healing.
Of course it goes without saying that I've already reviewed this story and I admit I'm not above borrowing from that review in my efforts to once again explain why and how much I've enjoyed this audio book.
As I said in my original review "Falling For My Roommate" may not be my favorite Garrett Leigh book but given that I happily gave it 4 stars, I'd hardly call it anything less than enjoyable.
Micah's story is one that we've all seen to one degree or another in today's headlines...a well known athlete who looses his focus on his sport to the glitter and gloss of fame and all that it brings...sex, drugs, booze, parties, faceless and meaningless sex all combining in career ending tragedy.
Ready to restart his life as just another regular guy Micah finds himself sharing an apartment with Sam...a well packaged, gay, book-nerdish, bartending, English Lit student who doesn't see Micah the sports star. He sees Micah the man and he falls and falls hard. But Sam also recognizes that Micah's still fragile so he's determined to be the friend that Micah needs. While Micah sees himself as unworthy of someone as wonderful as Sam and is determined to keep his feelings to himself and just be Sam's roommate and hopefully a good friend.
Dan Calley was the narrator for this story and while he's not entirely a new to me narrator. I've also listened to 3 previous books of Ms Leigh's that he's narrated and I've found everyone of them to be well done and extremely enjoyable. Mr. Calley gives these characters depth and personality adding yet another layer to an already rich and evocative story.
"Falling For My Roommate" was neither a sweet nor fluffy story but it was a story with the best kind of HEA...one that could happen. Micah had to slay his own dragons and for as much as I appreciated Sam it wasn't because he was someone's white knight charging to the rescue. It was because he was strong enough to be there for someone he cared about, not just the man he loved but the man he considered to be his friend and he knew that he couldn't be Micah's salvation but rather a loving and supportive friend.
For me this story felt real...it's out there and one has only to look for it and some have already lived it.
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An audiobook of "Falling For My Roommate" was graciously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
There are those that work incredibly well in either format and Garret Leigh seems to consistently achieve this with her stories.
I read Micah's story back in April of this year when it was first released and I knew back then that if there was an audio release that I wouldn't hesitate to revisit it in audio format.
"Falling For My Roommate" is a story of starting over, second chances, finding love, comfort and healing.
Of course it goes without saying that I've already reviewed this story and I admit I'm not above borrowing from that review in my efforts to once again explain why and how much I've enjoyed this audio book.
As I said in my original review "Falling For My Roommate" may not be my favorite Garrett Leigh book but given that I happily gave it 4 stars, I'd hardly call it anything less than enjoyable.
Micah's story is one that we've all seen to one degree or another in today's headlines...a well known athlete who looses his focus on his sport to the glitter and gloss of fame and all that it brings...sex, drugs, booze, parties, faceless and meaningless sex all combining in career ending tragedy.
Ready to restart his life as just another regular guy Micah finds himself sharing an apartment with Sam...a well packaged, gay, book-nerdish, bartending, English Lit student who doesn't see Micah the sports star. He sees Micah the man and he falls and falls hard. But Sam also recognizes that Micah's still fragile so he's determined to be the friend that Micah needs. While Micah sees himself as unworthy of someone as wonderful as Sam and is determined to keep his feelings to himself and just be Sam's roommate and hopefully a good friend.
Dan Calley was the narrator for this story and while he's not entirely a new to me narrator. I've also listened to 3 previous books of Ms Leigh's that he's narrated and I've found everyone of them to be well done and extremely enjoyable. Mr. Calley gives these characters depth and personality adding yet another layer to an already rich and evocative story.
"Falling For My Roommate" was neither a sweet nor fluffy story but it was a story with the best kind of HEA...one that could happen. Micah had to slay his own dragons and for as much as I appreciated Sam it wasn't because he was someone's white knight charging to the rescue. It was because he was strong enough to be there for someone he cared about, not just the man he loved but the man he considered to be his friend and he knew that he couldn't be Micah's salvation but rather a loving and supportive friend.
For me this story felt real...it's out there and one has only to look for it and some have already lived it.
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An audiobook of "Falling For My Roommate" was graciously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
April 1, 2020
NOTE: This book was provided by Signal Boost for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
I enjoy this author’s stories with characters who are well-developed, three-dimensional, and have a painful past. That is the case here, and while I’d normally appreciate getting into a story of friends to lovers, especially when the friends are roommates, the pace of this story was very slow. So slow, in fact, that I found it difficult to maintain my interest for the first 30 to 40 percent. Thankfully, after that, both Sam and Micah felt more real and their actions and reactions more of what I hoped for and more in tune with each other. Micah also began to take some measure of control of his health issues—physical and mental—and commit to being more open in communicating with both his therapist and Sam.
As the story opens, Micah is suffering from depression, PTSD, and most definitely low self-esteem. As the blurb indicates: “he thinks he is damaged goods” and that attitude is a huge influence on how he acts. He was critically injured when he fell to the subway rail tracks at the height of his football career, and that incident exacerbated his psychological conditions. He has money put away from his professional career but seeks to rent a room with a roommate instead of living alone. He instinctively knows that being alone will only make his life more miserable. Sam has space in his apartment, and he’s thrilled to find such a good roommate, who’s both quiet and very good-looking.
From the first, both men find each other attractive and yet neither acts on that attraction—each internalizing how important it is that he found such a good friend. Much of the early part of the story is of unrequited attraction and Micah’s angst, self-imposed isolation, and worry that Sam will suddenly realize he can’t be friends with him after all. Micah tends to spend a lot of time in his head. He’s depressed and that comes through loud and clear. Unfortunately, my empathy led me right into depression with him, and the story, at the points where Micah was imploding, dragged me down.
Sam is well-adjusted, good-looking, and has a wonderful supportive family. He’s almost too good to be true. He makes a great friend for Micah, is level-headed, and eventually even falls in love with him. But the story doesn’t follow the usual lines of two men meeting, becoming friends, falling in love, and getting their HEA. It takes some time for the two to actually get together sexually, commit to each other, and finally reach a point where readers can see their HEA. In between there are multiple ups and downs and Micah’s psych issues are front and center, so for those readers who are affected by reading about depression, be aware that it is a huge part of this story.
Overall, though, if you enjoy m/m romance with great characters who overcome difficult situations, this should be a great story for you.
I enjoy this author’s stories with characters who are well-developed, three-dimensional, and have a painful past. That is the case here, and while I’d normally appreciate getting into a story of friends to lovers, especially when the friends are roommates, the pace of this story was very slow. So slow, in fact, that I found it difficult to maintain my interest for the first 30 to 40 percent. Thankfully, after that, both Sam and Micah felt more real and their actions and reactions more of what I hoped for and more in tune with each other. Micah also began to take some measure of control of his health issues—physical and mental—and commit to being more open in communicating with both his therapist and Sam.
As the story opens, Micah is suffering from depression, PTSD, and most definitely low self-esteem. As the blurb indicates: “he thinks he is damaged goods” and that attitude is a huge influence on how he acts. He was critically injured when he fell to the subway rail tracks at the height of his football career, and that incident exacerbated his psychological conditions. He has money put away from his professional career but seeks to rent a room with a roommate instead of living alone. He instinctively knows that being alone will only make his life more miserable. Sam has space in his apartment, and he’s thrilled to find such a good roommate, who’s both quiet and very good-looking.
From the first, both men find each other attractive and yet neither acts on that attraction—each internalizing how important it is that he found such a good friend. Much of the early part of the story is of unrequited attraction and Micah’s angst, self-imposed isolation, and worry that Sam will suddenly realize he can’t be friends with him after all. Micah tends to spend a lot of time in his head. He’s depressed and that comes through loud and clear. Unfortunately, my empathy led me right into depression with him, and the story, at the points where Micah was imploding, dragged me down.
Sam is well-adjusted, good-looking, and has a wonderful supportive family. He’s almost too good to be true. He makes a great friend for Micah, is level-headed, and eventually even falls in love with him. But the story doesn’t follow the usual lines of two men meeting, becoming friends, falling in love, and getting their HEA. It takes some time for the two to actually get together sexually, commit to each other, and finally reach a point where readers can see their HEA. In between there are multiple ups and downs and Micah’s psych issues are front and center, so for those readers who are affected by reading about depression, be aware that it is a huge part of this story.
Overall, though, if you enjoy m/m romance with great characters who overcome difficult situations, this should be a great story for you.
March 16, 2020
A Joyfully Jay review.
4 stars
It’s always easy to fall into a Garrett Leigh book as the atmosphere of the setting and the dialogue and characters paint a vivid picture. Micah was seen in the Lucky series, in book one of the same title, as Dom’s teammate. Falling for My Roommate is listed as a standalone, but the foundation for the story is laid out in Lucky.
Micah was publicly and viciously outed. He was so uncomfortable with who he was that he made poor choices during a downward spiral and wound up with a permanent injury to his leg. The sport he loved turned its back on him and while Micah is on medication for pain, as well as for his mental health, he’s not able to move forward much. It doesn’t help that the paparazzi still stalk him. Instead of getting a place on his own, he rented a room in Sam’s home, and why he wanted to live with a stranger at this point is only briefly approached.
Sam is the counter to Micah in looks and life experience. He and Micah have become the best of friends and Sam lives for their interactions and longs for more. There are a lot of barriers to them getting together and their relationship burns slowly, but brightly.
I liked this story, as well as Sam and Micah, but the storyline and the characters felt similar to Leigh’s other characters and storylines and it didn’t read as a fresh story to me. I have enjoyed all the ways that Leigh has made her characters unique in the past, but both Micah and Sam felt too familiar to some of her other characters.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
4 stars
It’s always easy to fall into a Garrett Leigh book as the atmosphere of the setting and the dialogue and characters paint a vivid picture. Micah was seen in the Lucky series, in book one of the same title, as Dom’s teammate. Falling for My Roommate is listed as a standalone, but the foundation for the story is laid out in Lucky.
Micah was publicly and viciously outed. He was so uncomfortable with who he was that he made poor choices during a downward spiral and wound up with a permanent injury to his leg. The sport he loved turned its back on him and while Micah is on medication for pain, as well as for his mental health, he’s not able to move forward much. It doesn’t help that the paparazzi still stalk him. Instead of getting a place on his own, he rented a room in Sam’s home, and why he wanted to live with a stranger at this point is only briefly approached.
Sam is the counter to Micah in looks and life experience. He and Micah have become the best of friends and Sam lives for their interactions and longs for more. There are a lot of barriers to them getting together and their relationship burns slowly, but brightly.
I liked this story, as well as Sam and Micah, but the storyline and the characters felt similar to Leigh’s other characters and storylines and it didn’t read as a fresh story to me. I have enjoyed all the ways that Leigh has made her characters unique in the past, but both Micah and Sam felt too familiar to some of her other characters.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
March 13, 2020
Between 1.75 and 2 stars!! This book left me completely unaffected and completely void of feeling really!! Definitely didn’t have the authors desired effect… This was missing so much and in the end it was very bland and in my mind incredibly unfinished, especially that ending which I feel like cast an unnecessary gloomy shadow on what should’ve been a fantastic and wonderful ending, which it most definitely was NOT!!
This book was well written in the sense that in some parts it was a well written mess!! Sometimes it was just all over the place and there was so much tell and so much unfinished or convoluted thought, that I’m thinking the author could’ve done a much much better job with this story and she lost me quite a ways back with this one!! Also, I did not appreciate how the story how this book ended ... I really really did not appreciate how this book ended!! After all of that, to end it in that way, was something I did not and could not appreciate!!
***** The below needs to be revised and edited! This was dictated and I didn’t have the time to proofread and of course as we know AutoCorrect can be an asshole, so I will revise in a little bit here! *****
Also, the fact that you have additional titbits of information or additional pieces of work to a book you put out on your Patreon, so readers will have to go and pay more to get the rest of the story or more insight or knowledge into characters we should already know about if we are purchasing a book you published, really rubs me the wrong way, and I do not appreciate it!! I don’t like that horse with the carrot nonsense and this doesn’t shed a positive light for me with this author if this is how things will continue!! I do own quite a few books by this author, prior to this development that I have not cracked open yet, and of course I will read them and I am absolutely positively sure that I will absolutely adore them, but as far as future books goes, I might give a new book a chance in the future but if things continue in this way I will probably have to part ways with this author, we shall see!!
This book was well written in the sense that in some parts it was a well written mess!! Sometimes it was just all over the place and there was so much tell and so much unfinished or convoluted thought, that I’m thinking the author could’ve done a much much better job with this story and she lost me quite a ways back with this one!! Also, I did not appreciate how the story how this book ended ... I really really did not appreciate how this book ended!! After all of that, to end it in that way, was something I did not and could not appreciate!!
***** The below needs to be revised and edited! This was dictated and I didn’t have the time to proofread and of course as we know AutoCorrect can be an asshole, so I will revise in a little bit here! *****
Also, the fact that you have additional titbits of information or additional pieces of work to a book you put out on your Patreon, so readers will have to go and pay more to get the rest of the story or more insight or knowledge into characters we should already know about if we are purchasing a book you published, really rubs me the wrong way, and I do not appreciate it!! I don’t like that horse with the carrot nonsense and this doesn’t shed a positive light for me with this author if this is how things will continue!! I do own quite a few books by this author, prior to this development that I have not cracked open yet, and of course I will read them and I am absolutely positively sure that I will absolutely adore them, but as far as future books goes, I might give a new book a chance in the future but if things continue in this way I will probably have to part ways with this author, we shall see!!
June 3, 2020
This one was hard for me to get through, quite unlike the previous books in this world, and I think it's because it needs a clarifying edit and perhaps to be a little shorter. When I think about it, the first word to come to mind is "murky" and that isn't ideal. It ends up average, where Leigh's books are usually five stars for me.
March 20, 2020
I'm not going to finish this one either. I can't sink into angst right now because we're all living in it. Garrett Leigh is so great and I've loved so many of her books but it's a slog for me to get through a page of this - I'm going to call it and move on to something else. Somewhere out there is the book that will succeed in sufficiently distracting me from the chaos of a global pandemic.
March 20, 2020
3.5 Stars
Heavy angst and internal struggles paired with constant miscommunication dampened my enjoyment. I still liked both characters, and if you like Leigh’s other work you’ll probably still like this at least a little bit.
Heavy angst and internal struggles paired with constant miscommunication dampened my enjoyment. I still liked both characters, and if you like Leigh’s other work you’ll probably still like this at least a little bit.
June 17, 2020
When friendship becomes more (an audio review)
This is my third Garrett Leigh book in just a short period of time and I have to say I’m loving her work. The premise of this book was pretty straightforward – an ex-footballer with a career-ending injury moves in with a bartender/student who can’t cover all the expenses of the house he lives in. One had a reputation for bedding many different men and women, while one had lived a quite and unassuming life, going along with minimal stress and fuss. I kind of thought the book would be predictable and – gasp – boring. It’s a Garrett Leigh book – I bloody well should have known better.
Micah is one fucked up man. That injury? Obtained when he landed on the train tracks in the London Tube Station. As a reader, I found myself wondering how on earth did that happen? Eventually, when he finally opens up to Sam, he reveals his whole truth. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Both men are attracted to each other but neither wants to screw up the good thing they’ve got going. Finally, though, they give into their feelings and have a great night together. Only that triggers a series of events that neither could have foreseen that culminates in Micah sitting at the breakfast bar in a friend’s apartment trying to sort out the mess he’s made of his life.
I shuddered. “I don’t know why I do anything. I feel…I don’t know how to explain it. Like my brain and myself are disconnected and I can’t trust any of my emotions – good or bad.”
I think that was the moment I truly related to Micah in a way I hadn’t before. I’d watched him decompressing and it was painful, butt when he finally admitted to himself that he needed help – that was a powerful moment. He also had to acknowledge that he’d driven Sam away and it was going to take serious work on his part to earn Sam’s trust back. The book is a romance so I knew I’d get my happy ending, but man did Ms. Leigh make these men work for it.
Dan Calley narrates this book and I have to say he brings a certain gravitas to it while also bringing humor. He has the perfect balance that works so well with Ms. Leigh’s books. This book is enjoyable on so many levels, I can highly recommend it. I can’t wait for more to come from both of them.
This is my third Garrett Leigh book in just a short period of time and I have to say I’m loving her work. The premise of this book was pretty straightforward – an ex-footballer with a career-ending injury moves in with a bartender/student who can’t cover all the expenses of the house he lives in. One had a reputation for bedding many different men and women, while one had lived a quite and unassuming life, going along with minimal stress and fuss. I kind of thought the book would be predictable and – gasp – boring. It’s a Garrett Leigh book – I bloody well should have known better.
Micah is one fucked up man. That injury? Obtained when he landed on the train tracks in the London Tube Station. As a reader, I found myself wondering how on earth did that happen? Eventually, when he finally opens up to Sam, he reveals his whole truth. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Both men are attracted to each other but neither wants to screw up the good thing they’ve got going. Finally, though, they give into their feelings and have a great night together. Only that triggers a series of events that neither could have foreseen that culminates in Micah sitting at the breakfast bar in a friend’s apartment trying to sort out the mess he’s made of his life.
I shuddered. “I don’t know why I do anything. I feel…I don’t know how to explain it. Like my brain and myself are disconnected and I can’t trust any of my emotions – good or bad.”
I think that was the moment I truly related to Micah in a way I hadn’t before. I’d watched him decompressing and it was painful, butt when he finally admitted to himself that he needed help – that was a powerful moment. He also had to acknowledge that he’d driven Sam away and it was going to take serious work on his part to earn Sam’s trust back. The book is a romance so I knew I’d get my happy ending, but man did Ms. Leigh make these men work for it.
Dan Calley narrates this book and I have to say he brings a certain gravitas to it while also bringing humor. He has the perfect balance that works so well with Ms. Leigh’s books. This book is enjoyable on so many levels, I can highly recommend it. I can’t wait for more to come from both of them.
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