I am delighted to feature another fun romcom from Camilla Isley. The Roommate Experiment was published by Boldwood Books on May 25th.
Could there be room for attraction?
Hunter has secretly been in love with her best friend’s
brother Dylan for years, despite barely registering as a blip on his radar.
She’s not even in the friend zone—more like friend zone adjacent. But her luck
is about to change: Dylan is taking over her spare room, and she’s being
promoted to roommate. Could this be the moment Dylan finally notices her?
Not so fast. When Dylan moves in, he carries more than just
boxes—he brings complications. Suddenly, the dream of living under the same
roof turns into a daily struggle. Dylan is off-limits, for reasons Hunter
couldn’t have anticipated, and the closer they get, the harder it becomes to
ignore her feelings.
But Hunter’s determined to keep her heart in check—no matter
how difficult the task. She just has to avoid ogling him in a towel. Definitely
don’t imagine what’s under the towel. And try not to swoon when he bakes
cookies.
But after he saves her from a terrible date and they’re
forced to share a sofa bed at his parents’ house, her emotions reach a breaking
point. She’ll have to either move on or move out. Will she tell him the
truth—or lose him forever?
The Roommate Experiment is a roommates-to-lovers, forced
proximity, STEMinist rom-com perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Sarah Adams, and
Abby Jimenez.
My Thoughts
This is a highly entertaining read which returns to a group of friends that readers of Camilla Isley’s books will have met before. In this story, we are introduced to Hunter a career woman who has hidden her feelings about a friend’s brother since she was a teenager. Now they are out together into the same flat as Dylan becomes her new roommate after her two close friends have moved out. As the story alternated between Hunter and Dylan’s point of view, you see how feelings develop. Friendship is an important element of the story and they are both afraid of affecting their wider friendship group.
For a large part of the story, Hunter has to watch as Dylan has a girlfriend. He in turn spends an awful long time trying to do what he feels is the right thing. At times, you wish that he would be firmer but he does emerge as a likable and kind person. There are plenty of amusing moments in the story and a good variety of characters.
In short: friends to lovers
About the Author
Camilla Isley is an engineer who left science behind to
write bestselling contemporary rom-coms set all around the world. She lives in
Italy.
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