The Roommate (Shameless)

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Nuanced, funny, super steamy and surprisingly tender, The Roommate raises the bar for rom coms in 2020 – a smashing debut, and I can’t wait for more by Rosie Danan!” —Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke I moved out here because I’m pushing thirty and I’ve spent my entire life in the cocoon of academia, avoiding the real world.” Plot: I love a good roommate trope. Especially when they’re, *gasp*, different than each other in almost every way! Omg. But seriously, it was well done and I loved watching their relationship develop through them learning to live together. This brings me to my next point: there wasn’t a time when a scene didn’t help the story along. Each moment had a purpose. I didn’t realize how infrequently that can happen in novels and I was here for this one.

While Clara was as innocent as she can be, she goes out of her comfort zone, at her own pace, and Josh, as flirty as he can be, emphasizes the importance of consent and mutual pleasure. I think it’s one of the greatest points in the book! The Roommate is both hilarious and earnest, with off-the-charts tension and a sparkling, vibrant voice. Clara and Josh captured my heart from their first interaction. I loved every word of this steamy, empowering romance.”— Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today, Tonight, Tomorrow Fun Fact: this was the first book I read on my new Kindle Paperwhite. Yes, I caved in and finally bought one, but that’s another story for another time. 😏Wildly original and sexy romance . . . this delectable rom-com is both red-hot and fiercely feminist‘ Publishers Weekly And they were roommates! Sorry, I had to! Ugh, this is such an amazing novel! The characters were completely fleshed out, the side characters were phenomenal, and the plot was GREAT. I loved that Danan switched the typical childhood crush and jealous ex tropes on their heads and made me love the novel so much more. Clara’s journey to growing up from her family’s expectations was beautiful and progressed at a believable rate. And Josh? So sweet. I thought that his story was amazing and I was so freaking proud of him for stepping up and taking initiative in his life. I had only a few issues because overall this novel was *chef’s kiss* phenomenal! Loved:

the scary things, the ones you spend the most time and energy talking yourself out of, are the ones that make life worth living.”

Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy, this porn-star romance is the most wholesome thing I’ve read in ages‘ The New York Times Change always comes with a closing cost,” Naomi said. “But it’s still worth trying. Not because the odds are particularly good, mind you, but considering the alternative. There’s value in the struggle. Value in touching the raw and bloody parts of our souls, opening them up to the sunlight, and hoping they heal.”

EXCLUSIVE: After optioning the screen rights, Greenland and The Night House producer Anton has tapped rising U.S. scribe Meredith Dawson to adapt Rosie Danan’s debut novel The Roommate, which has been getting strong notices ahead of general release next month. The Roommate is equally fluffy and smutty, I’m going to say that upfront. There are a lot of spicy chapters and sex scenes are explicitly graphic, there’s even a mutual masturbation scene! 🔥🔥As I mentioned, The Roommate surprised me in many good ways. When people said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN. The Roommate is unapologetically sexy as hell. Danan’s writing, like her characters, is funny, seductive, and full of heart. You’re gonna love this book.”— Meryl Wilsner, author of Something to Talk About

And this is why I love forced cohabitation because there’s always tension and mutual pining between the characters. Not gonna lie, the last book I read also had forced cohabitation 😜 Sex Positivity and Consent 💑 One of the steamiest romances of the year… a downright revolutionary story about modern women owning their desire.” —PopSugarI always thought love was supposed to make you itchy. A crawling-out-of-your-skin kind of obsession. I thought love was synonymous with pining and longing. That it had to hurt.” Characterization: Josh was my favorite of the character just because he was given the most room to grow and he did. I learned his strengths, weaknesses, dreams, insecurities, history, everything. It was done in a way that you didn’t always notice. His story arc was stunning and the best part of this novel. Clara was a little less defined but I think that was part of her character. I wish I would have seen more of her changing. And Naomi! She was a precious badass that I am so looking forward to following into Danan’s second novel. I loved how we learned about her and she wasn’t jaded about Clara and Josh even if Josh and her had been together for so long. She was great and knew exactly what she wanted. Dislikes: One of the steamiest romances of the year. This is a downright revolutionary story about modern women owning their desire‘ Popsugar