The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary

[Sam@WLABB]

She slept there at night. He slept there during the day. They communicated via a multitude of post-it notes. They lived together, though they had never met.

I was all set for the rom-com, funny parts of this book. I was expecting them, but I was not expecting the depth of emotion O'Leary delivered, and I was more than delighted by it.

Tiffy was a wonderfully quirky heroine. I adored her sense of humor and her flare for fashion. I was appalled by how her ex treated her, and my hatred for him only grew as we dug deeper into the story. However, Tiffy was lucky to have a great support team in Gerty, Mo, Rachel, and to her surprise, Leon.

And, Leon! He was a delightful introvert, who won my heart with his kindness. As a hospice nurse, he spent a lot of time with very ill people, and some of the things he did for them were quite lovely and touching. I especially loved the side plot where he sought out one of his patients past loves and his fight to get his brother a retrial. Both really demonstrated what an amazing person Leon was.

The romance! I could see it all brewing as I read the post-it notes, and I was overjoyed when they finally met. Needless to say, their meet-cute was pure rom-com gold, and I may have snorted.

There are two things I see in books this day, that make me groan. One is the mention of certain book franchise, that I can never escape in YA, and apparently couldn't escape in this adult book too. The other is when authors pull politics into non-political books. It's just permeating every form of media, and I want an escape from it when I read. I really didn't expect politics to have any part or mention in the story, and I especially didn't expect a story based in London to have American politics in it.

Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book, and I know my pet-peeves are not shared by the majority of readers. Except for three small glitches, this book enchanted me from beginning to end. I just couldn't get enough of Leon and Tiffy story, and you know I happy crying at that ending!!

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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