Mad Soul Child
Written on Oct 6, 2020
- ISBN10 1523662441
- ISBN13 9781523662449
- Publish Date 3 February 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 278
- Language English
Reviews
bookswithjelena
Written on Feb 18, 2017
Sam@WLABB
Written on Aug 10, 2016
I am all about friends to lovers, second chance romance. This one was tough, because there were all these obstacles! I loved the flashbacks and the history Justin and Amelia shared. There were so many moments that I smiled, sighed, and even teared up a bit. I rounded up because of the strong ending. It touched my heart and left me all warm and fuzzy.
Risa Nichols
Written on Mar 3, 2016
RoomHate is the tale of Justin and Amelia, who were the very best of friends throughout childhood, but grew far apart after a misunderstanding coupled with teenage stubbornness. After fifteen years of not speaking, they are forced to live together due to unforeseen circumstances. There is plenty of animosity between the two–particularly from Justin toward Amelia–and the whole scenario seems doomed from the start.
While living together, old feelings start to resurface and confusion arises. Not only has it been years, but Justin has a girlfriend-and she's living with them, too! To add insult to injury, Amelia has a surprising hurdle to get through, and it's both encouraging and heart-wrenching to embark on this journey with her as she navigates new territory, with and without Justin. How will the two cope with their overwhelming feelings, and will they get a second chance? Well...you'll just have to read it to find out ;)
For readers 18+.
5/5 stars.
ross91
Written on Feb 25, 2016
Cocktails and Books
Written on Feb 23, 2016
Penelope Ward knows how to write a one hell of an engaging story. ROOMHATE had me hooked; from the cover, the blurb and ultimately the broken relationship between two best friends who find a way to leave the past behind and move forward together.
Justin and Amelia grew up as best friends, but when Amelia discovered Justin withheld information that affected both of their families, she fled. Ten years later, they're thrust together again after they both inherit equals shares in Amelia's grandmother's beach house. One of them is riddled with guilt and regret, the other with hate. And when they get together you have to wonder if either of them is going to be left standing when things finally explode between them.
It became clear, pretty early in the interactions between Justin and Amelia, that this wasn't really going to be an enemy to lovers story. These two still had very strong feelings for each other. That very thin line between love and hate is one that was blurred for both of them, but never really moved over into the hate side. Justin, despite his best efforts, couldn't completely push Amelia aside. When she really needed him, he was there. And for a man who had sworn off children, he firmly planted himself in Amelia's life ensuring kids was just what he was going to get. We saw his actions confuse him, which in turn confused Amelia, but deep down Justin knew what he wanted. He wanted Amelia, and everything that came with her, no matter what his life threw in front of him.
Amelia had her own set of issues to get over: her relationship with her mother, they way she left Justin when they were kids and the life changing reality that hit her when she wasn't watching. But to me, Amelia knew what she wanted...even when she didn't want to admit it. She was always drawn to Justin and she leaned on him. And even though her lack of faith and trust in Justin made her say or act a little irrationally at times, I think it was more her lack of faith in herself and believing she and Justin could have everything she wanted that tended to be her issue.
My emotions ran the gaumut with ROOMHATE and that was because Justin and Amelia's emotions felt like there were right there with me, turning the proverbial pages on my kindle. To me, that is the genius of Penelope Ward. Whatever she's writing, she pushed my emotional limits as a reader...this book especially. Penelope Ward is one of my must read authors and this is one book I will highly recommend to anyone.
Romance Schmomance
Written on Feb 15, 2016