The American Roommate Experiment

The chemistry was not what I had hoped for. Rosie seemed to have less personality than Lina, meaning she was boring, very dull and all the other synonyms for bore. I liked Lucas, sorry, loved Lucas but maybe that had a lot to do with fictional men written by women thing because he was too perfect. It seemed like he could do no wrong.

However, the storyline, the plotline, the climax, all of that was bland. I'm glad that Elena Armas didn't have a major plot twist that would have given me anxiety or had my stomach twisting into knots, but I mean, the trope was kind of...eh. Friends to lovers is my second favorite trope (people you meet on vacation by emily henry is my favorite romance book) but even though it got better at the far end, the beginning was just cringeworthy, the dialogues the characters used were bland, there was awkwardness rather than meet cute stuff and even if that was the purpose, I felt no sparks between them. Especially when I read from Rosie's POV, as soon as I started Lucas' then I'd notice, oh it's happening.

The first book was a lot more fun to read and get through. The trip to Spain was probably the highlight of it but still, Aaron and Lina had more chemistry and connection than these two.

PS. Is it just me or Lina didn't sound much like herself? Maybe it's because I read her book a year ago and forgotten what she's like.