The Roommate

3.5 stars. I requested THE ROOMMATE by Rosie Danan on NG as soon as I saw @squibblesreads mention it on Instagram. Let's start off with this is a white cishet relationship.

Ok, the good:
+ Sex positivity/normalization of female sexuality
+ Josh makes a very charming and heartwarming male MC
+ Interesting side characters (please tell me there's a companion book in the works focused on Naomi)

The meh:
- Clara, the female MC, is a WASPy socialite. This trope is so damn old and no one cares about rich white women anymore
- The subplot about her other job and the conflict around that seemed so painfully obvious
- I'm done with the whole “women can't drive” thing (even if the female MC grew up in NYC)

This book is VERY open door steamy so if you prefer chaste or closed door, I'd skip this one. The sex scenes were great in this book but a lot of the plot fell flat for me.

Thanks, NetGalley and Berkley Romance, for the digital ARC!