The Roommate
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4.1 • 1.7K Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
"Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy."—New York Times Book Review
A LibraryReads Pick
House Rules:
Do your own dishes
Knock before entering the bathroom
Never look up your roommate online
The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too tempting to resist. Unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true.
After a bait-and-switch, Clara finds herself sharing a lease with a charming stranger. Josh might be a bit too perceptive—not to mention handsome—for comfort, but there’s a good chance he and Clara could have survived sharing a summer sublet if she hadn’t looked him up on the Internet...
Once she learns how Josh has made a name for himself, Clara realizes living with him might make her the Wheaton’s most scandalous story yet. His professional prowess inspires her to take tackling the stigma against female desire into her own hands. They may not agree on much, but Josh and Clara both believe women deserve better sex. What they decide to do about it will change both of their lives, and if they’re lucky, they’ll help everyone else get lucky too.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rosie Danan’s heartfelt, hilarious, and sex-positive debut is our favorite romance of 2020. It follows uptight socialite Clara Wheaton, who moves to L.A. only to find that her roommate has left town and sublet his space to adult film star Josh Darling. Despite having nothing in common, Clara and Josh soon realize they have insane chemistry, although each is afraid to act on it—Josh because he thinks Clara is out of his league, Clara because she knows her wealthy family would never approve of Josh. This steamy read celebrates a woman embracing her sexuality, and we like how Danan treats Josh’s career with respect. The Roommate is an immensely satisfying read with a tender heart.
Customer Reviews
Cute, quick read
I like the way this book explores the issues that Clara and Josh faced and how they came together despite all that. The plot kept me locked in enough such that I think I read this book in 4 days. They are such a cute, nontoxic ship, and they are so soft for each other. And the sex scenes were okay. Though…this book is not a particularly complex read that challenges your inner thoughts or anything. (Note: the part where they do FINALLY have PIV sex was kinda underwhelming) And it is true that the ending felt anticlimactic. Very cutesy though. A cute chance encounter that changed their lives forever.💗
Must read!
I couldn’t stop reading. I read this book in one day! 😩🙌
Meh
Just not my cup of tea. I guess the romance is ok but the kind of sex they like just turned me off.