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desiree930 's review for:
The Flatshare
by Beth O'Leary
I wasn’t sure what I was going to think about this. It seems to be one that people either love or hate, so I put off reading it for quite a while.
As you can see from my rating, I fell into the ‘Love It’ camp. I loved the premise, and the way their relationship started out as friendly with them passing notes back and forth.
I liked the exploration of a mentally abusive relationship. I think too often people think of abuse and their minds immediately go to hitting/physical hurt, when in reality this kind of gaslighting abuse Tiffy experiences is very common. The way this part of the story resolves feels a bit melodramatic, but it didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment of this story.
The reason it doesn’t get a full five stars from me is that I wish there was a little more development to their relationship in the second half of the book. They go from friends to hot and bothered in the course of about two pages, and from that point on they’re pretty intense with each other.
All that said, this was a super fast read for me and I want to read more from this author in the future.
As you can see from my rating, I fell into the ‘Love It’ camp. I loved the premise, and the way their relationship started out as friendly with them passing notes back and forth.
I liked the exploration of a mentally abusive relationship. I think too often people think of abuse and their minds immediately go to hitting/physical hurt, when in reality this kind of gaslighting abuse Tiffy experiences is very common. The way this part of the story resolves feels a bit melodramatic, but it didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment of this story.
The reason it doesn’t get a full five stars from me is that I wish there was a little more development to their relationship in the second half of the book. They go from friends to hot and bothered in the course of about two pages, and from that point on they’re pretty intense with each other.
All that said, this was a super fast read for me and I want to read more from this author in the future.