Roommaid

Ever since finishing my dissertation, I've been loving some more fluffy books. I've read quite a few over the months and have been plesantly surprised that most of them have been very enjoyable and not at all what I had expected when encouraged to pick up one as my first “fluffy read.” I was feeling pretty confident I knew what to grab when I picked this one up. I can't get these hours of my life back. Lifetime & Hallmark movies have better plot lines, dialogue, and conflicts than this book. The main character, a “fallen from grace” wealthy child gets to move in with (surprise, surprise) a hot guy looking for some (again, surprise?) cleaning and household help. Maybe I'm not giving the author enough credit. Maybe her goal was to write the most cliched, boring “romance” novel full of unrealistic dialogue, situations, and interactions possible. If that was the case, gold stars across all categories. Otherwise, this feels like the Disney kid's sitcom that was written by the jaded middle-aged housewife of the CEO that they had to publish because they felt their jobs were on the line.