This was such a cute story! The main character, Sadie, and her tight-knit group of friends were so easy to love. And then there was Jack. The nerdy, somewhat reclusive, but still gorgeous, new roommate. He is every girl’s dream. This romantic tale is about not accepting your lot in life and just settling. It’s about chasing your dream. Or in this case, working your butt off for it. The romance that blooms between Sadie and Jack is sweet with a lot of steam. A few bits were unrealistic, but not enough to affect the story at all. As an admirer of roommates to lovers storylines, this was a great read. A small disclaimer: if you aren’t a fan of swearing, this read might not be for you. The four-letter words are frequent. I felt they did not detract from the story. It was part of what made the characters seem real.
Goodreads Blurb:
Beach Read meets The Flatshare in this warmly funny and delightfully sharp debut rom-com about a down-on-her-luck young woman who turns an innocent mix-up between a dating app and a roommate app into a new chance at love.
After getting passed over for an overdue—and much needed—promotion, Sadie Green is in desperate need of three things: a stiff drink, a new place to live, and a one-night-stand. When one drink turns into one too many, Sadie mixes up a long-ignored dating app for a roommate-finding app and finds herself on the doorstep of Jack Thomas’s gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone. Too bad she’s more attracted to his impressive real estate than she is to the man himself.
Jack, still grieving the unexpected death of his parents, has learned to find comfort in video games and movie marathons instead of friends. So while he doesn’t know just what to make of the vivaciously verbose Sadie, he’s willing to offer her his spare bedroom while she gets back on her feet. And with the rent unbeatably low, Sadie can finally pursue her floristry side hustle full-time. The two are polar opposites, but as Sadie’s presence begins to turn the brownstone into a home, they both start to realize they may have just made the deal of a lifetime.