Really enjoyed The Roommate Pact! After reading and loving Would You Rather, I knew that I would be reading the next book!

Claire & Graham had great chemistry! Although there was a fun romance side, this book also has heavier themes throughout the book!

If you like:
-Grey's Anatomy
-Friends to lovers trope
-Romance books with emotional themes

I would recommend reading this one!!

Very cute and easy read! Loved the characters and story line! I can’t wait to read more from from this author!

This was a very cute read! I did not read the prior book by Ashley, but want to after reading The Roommate Pact. I don’t think the prior book was necessary, but it may have provided some helpful context.

This was an easy, fun read that also addressed some serious topics. It did so well and gave the main characters depth.

I would recommend this book and definitely want to read Ashely’s other book.

I’ve been saving @authorallisonashley newest book because I knew I would absolutely love it!!! And I did! I devoured the whole thing on the flights home! Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes! And Graham and Claire’s banter is lovely! This one comes out August 1st! Definitely add to your TBR!

Would You Rather by Allison Ashley was one of my favorite romance reads last year, so when I saw that Ashley had another book coming out, I was so excited. I immediately went to NetGalley to download it on my Kindle since I am auto-approved by the publisher. We first meet Claire and Graham in Would You Rather, as they are Mia and Noah's best friends, respectively. I was so excited that they were both getting their own book as the leads. Claire is an ER nurse and she's outgoing, blunt, and doesn't hold back. Graham is a firefighter and bit of an adrenaline junkie who is a bit more reserved than Claire and doesn't want to commit to a relationship. They are roommates with a third person, and the platonic friendship/roommate situation they have set up works for them. They start a friends with benefit situation, but then Graham gets hurt while rock-climbing, and Claire decides to help nurse him back to health. Of course, things get complicated and feelings get messy as Graham and Claire spend more and more time with each other. I will start off by saying that I really liked this one; it was entertaining and fun, with plenty of steam and vulnerable moments that added some depth to the story. I didn't quite love it as much as Would You Rather, but I am still going to give it a solid 4/5 stars. I read it in one sitting (yay for kid-free time), and was invested in the story. Of course, it was great to catch up with Mia and Noah and see how their marriage was going and how they were doing. I kind of thought Graham's reason for not wanting to commit to a relationship was a bit silly, as he was holding onto something from 8th grade. Graham changed a lot gradually over the course of the story, but Claire...not so much. She holds onto her decision not to date someone in the same line of work as her father, way too long. The third act break up almost ruined it for me, but luckily, everything worked out in the end. I am curious to see if Graham and Claire's roommate, Reagan, is going to get her own story. Either way, I'll definitely be reading whatever Ashley comes out with next. I like the taking care of the other while he/she is sick trope, and Graham really is one of those swoon-worthy book boyfriends that you can't help but like. Thank you again to the publisher for giving me the chance to read an early copy of this book!

I loved Would You Rather and The Roommate Pact was a perfect sequel. Claire and Graham’s friendship turned relationship was so sweet and layered. It was a quick read with a lot of emotion and depth. While it dealt with serious medical topics, it was handled with care and made sense for the story progression. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley.

Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes and it's very sweet here. Claire and Graham are roommates who have chemistry, even though a relationship between them would never work. So they agree to a no strings friends with benefits sex pact. But of course that doesn't go as planned.

This book was fun and sexy. There were a few moments where I laughed out loud. It also deals with heat subjects such as death of a parent, grief, trauma, and working a dangerous job. The author balances everything well.

I highly recommend this for romance readers. Apparently it's the second in a series, which I didn't know until I finished it. I will probably go back and read the first one.

** notes for the publisher**
This book has some serious formatting issues.
1. Everywhere there is an f followed by an l, there is an unnecessary space, for example inf lamed.
2. There are several times in the book where a sentence is incomplete. These are all in Graham's emails.
3. There are not consistent scene breaks. Some places there is ** to signify a new scene but only a few times. Without them, it's confusing.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Allison Ashley for my ARC copy of this book.

*I wish that I had read Would You Rather before reading this. While it is a stand alone, it is a character crossover from a previous book.

This was a great book. I love the growth that we see in Claire and Graham (& Gertrude!!) throughout. The characters are fun and interact so well together. The story flows smoothly.

I truly enjoyed this story and highly recommend.

Before I start, I would like to thank Grace Fell from Booksparks for contacting me and asking if I would be interested in receiving an arc of The Roommate Pact in exchange for a fair and honest review.

When I was approached to review The Roommate Pact, I knew I would enjoy this book from the synopsis alone. My gut feeling was right, and The Roommate Pact hit all the things I look for in a romantic comedy.
Fun banter.
Chemistry and tension.
A dash of realism for I can relate to the characters.

Allison Ashley wrote a romance where the reader can feel two characters actually falling for one another. It's not the easiest thing for an author to create chemistry between two fictional characters, but Allison does it flawlessly in The Roommate Pact. There is a subtle tension throughout the book, the will they/won't they, but also that anticipation for the climax, where you know how everything is going to blow up, but you just can't help grabbing that handful of popcorn and diving in for the long haul.

Another thing I appreciated about The Roommate Pact, was how realistic everything felt - to their jobs, their hobbies, how they each felt and reacted to certain situations - I understood it all. I didn't think "Oh, that's a dumb reason to fight or split up." That hint of realism makes romance all the better.

In all honesty, if I had to complain about one aspect of this book, it would be that it wasn't steamy enough for my tastes. That doesn't take away from how I view or rate this book though. In fact, for the romance readers out there that appreciate more romance than steam in their books, but don't want fade to black, The Roommate Pact is a good choice for you to read.

I'm so glad that I was contacted to read this book and review it. It was an unexpected delight. The Roommate Pact is out August 1st, 2023.

Adorable, that’s how I would encapsulate my feelings for this book. It was very cute and a sweet read

2.5 Stars

After Graham is injured in a climbing accident, his roommate, friend, and ER nurse, Claire, stays in his room to take care of him. They also just started a friends with benefits relationship and as can be expected, they develop feelings for each other. Things in both their pasts create obstacles and hesitancies, but overall this was a sweet romance. There was some cute banter and I enjoyed the character growth both Graham and Claire had. My biggest issue was how formulaic is was to the friends to lover trope. There really wasn’t anything new here I hadn’t read before in either context or personalities.

I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review.

This was a cute romantic comedy novel. While I enjoyed it, it is a book that after a few days I can think, “Yeah, I liked that book,” but I couldn’t tell you much about it. So fun, but not memorable.

I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first one! (Plus the cover is way better). But a sex pact/friends with benefits trope that’s closed door?? Honestly that doesn’t make sense to me but I hate when people say they didn’t like a book cause it was too spicy so I can’t be hypocritical and say I didn’t like this just cause there was no spice. Still… I felt like I was missing something.

Their relationship was so sweet and both sides of trauma was very real and relatable. Definitely think this is gonna be a favorite for people!

Roommate pact by allison Ashley
3.5/5 I really enjoyed this romance however I don’t think it was as good as the authors first book. The characters were interesting and likable but I felt this book was hindered by being closed door. I am not normally one who needs book to be open door, but so much of this book was about the sexual chemistry between the two leads and we saw very little of that. Other than that I appreciated how they handled both characters trauma and having to conquer that to actually have a relationship. It’s very much a two hander with very small appearances by other characters so I was impressed at how compelling the author was able to make those two characters.

To say Claire Harper's dating life isn't going well is an understatement. She has specific rules when it comes to looking for Mr. Right, but the most important is he can't have a dangerous job. She learned the hard way what that can do to a family if the person doesn't come home, and she refuses to go through that pain again. So when her firefighter roommate proposes that they enter into a marriage of convenience if they're both still single at forty, she hesitantly agrees. Claire still believes she'll find her perfect match before then, but when Graham is seriously injured, and Claire has to tend to him, she can't deny her attraction. The pair decide to forgo waiting and try their hand at friends-with-benefits, but the closer they get, the more they realize this is a forever type of deal.

I ate this book up in one sitting. I thought it was so much fun. I loved the banter between Claire and Graham. Claire was so outspoken and caring, and Graham was just the right amount of cocky but a cinnamon roll on the inside. He's very guarded at the start and a little emotionally stunted, and watching him open up and become vulnerable was so sweet. I understood Claire's reasoning behind not wanting a relationship with Graham, but it did get a little frustrating especially the whole third-act drama. I also thought that some of the dialogue felt stiff, and occasionally it felt like the emotional scenes were being glossed over. Other than that, I liked this a lot, and I can't wait to check out more from this author.

Thanks to MIRA for the copy of this book!

Loved this romance from Allison Ashley even more than her debut with MIRA, Would You Rather! Graham and Claire had great banter & chemistry and awesome personal growth. They worked SO WELL together, and I appreciated the fade-to-black scenes. Noah & Mia have lots of cameos in this book and it was fun to see them throughout the storyline as well.

Read this if you:
- are a nurse or NP
- like forced proximity
- need good banter that will make you smile

This was unexpectedly such a fun read!

I just loved how enjoyable this was considering that I am quite picky with my books but I would definitely recommend this to everyone!

Thank you so much to the publisher for my copy!

I enjoyed this one!!

I loved the banter and the yorkie so much and Ashley’s writing is so entertaining.

The friends with benefits pact was just silly to me and didn’t think it worked at all for Claire’s character. This was my first from the author so I was confused when I found out she was closed door… not really what this was.

I loved the emails so much and I liked that there wasn’t much of the typical miscommunication you see in romances!

Allison Ashley is a new author for me, but based on how much I enjoyed The Roommate Pact, I will definitely seek out more from her.

I'm going to skip the whole summarize-the-book thing and jump right into my Top Three for this title. So, here's what I'll be basing my Readers' Advisory recommendation on (and, believe me, I will frequently be recommending this book to my romance-loving tribe):

1. Graham's character development was well-paced and believable. Don't get me wrong--he was swoony from page one, but I seriously loved watching him grow as he e-journaled during the weeks of recovery after his rock-climbing accident. I also appreciated the author's decision to take his voice away from him for a time, forcing this incredibly physical guy to open up to Claire in a way that he otherwise wouldn't have.

2. The forced proximity and hurt/comfort tropes, both of which can often feel forced and artificial, were used here to perfection. The fact that Graham and Claire were already roommates definitely helped the believability, but the combination of Graham's inability to speak and Claire's job as a nurse were perfect for moving them from simply living in the same apartment to actually sharing a room.

3. Claire's backstory was strong enough to justify her hesitancy to pursue a real relationship with an adrenaline junkie, but, oh boy, did I love it when her bestie gave her a dose of real talk in act three. Although we didn't get to see as much of her inner growth as we saw for Graham, what we did see made the couple's HEA truly satisfying.

If you're looking for a quick, slightly steamy romance with some actual emotional depth, The Roommate Pact would make an excellent choice.

You guys this book was so freakin cute! I am head over heels in love with Graham and Claire!

Claire and Graham have an agreement. If they are both single by the time they’re forty, they’ll give in to their attraction and become friends with benefits. After an accident leaves Graham injured and in need of Claire’s help, they both start to realize what their true feelings about one another are.

I loved this book so so much. Their banter was freakin amazing and the story itself was incredible. I love Ashley’s writing style. It’s captivating and hilarious. The friendships in this book was beautiful and I loved seeing how Claire dealt with her trauma at the end. Also let’s not forget about the good ole puppers. I loved her.

If you enjoy swoony closed door rom-coms then I highly recommend checking this one out on August 1st!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Mira for the e-arc!