Great first line that piqued my interest right away. I really liked the sound of the synopsis, but got bored by how it was executed.

I was not the biggest fan of the characters. I found both of them quite annoying and hard to like.

By around 40% she was still in a relationship with someone else. that made it hard to like her and see the story believable.

The pacing in this book could use a lot of work

Final Rating : 3.5

So, in general, I can resume this book in two words, cute and fun.
I thought the book vibes where identical to " Flat Share" ( that I simply Loved ), although there was obviasly differences in the twists and the main story.
If you like Enemies to Lovers and Forced Proximity this might be just the book for you !
I couldn't give more stars because i really wanted to read more about the business and the relation of Serena and Ziggy.
It was a good book and it gave me desire to read more of the author.

This book was provided byt NetGalley as an ARC and this review is completely honest.

Where to start? The storyline follows two young adults who are let's say crashing their way through life with little to no money and have relied on their mutual friends for a spare place to live. In doing so, they have a little roommate war, it also follows a little heist and an adult toy shop.
I liked both protagonists, probably Ziggy a bit more than Serena. The side characters were well thought out aswell. It is a very PG relationship so I'd say it's more accessible! The only thing I'd say extra is it was very slow paced at the first 3/4 of the book and but then the last quarter of the book was my favourite.
A very solid romance to start 2023 off right!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

The book is about Serena and Ziggy, as their friends are going travelling for a while they move into their house to look after it in their absence.

The place where Serena lived she had to leave as well as where she worked, due to the owner of both, Diana passing away. As for Ziggy who is a frontman for a band, lived in a place shared by others, but as he didn’t get on, left. Now, needing a place to live, they have no option, but to get along.

Both characters were well written, and I loved the chemistry, the jokes they played on each other as they want the other to leave. It was nice to read about Diane and what she meant to Serena.

I recommend this book.

Great Read ❣️

Another great, light hearted read from Portia Macintosh following two strangers thrown together in a house share by accident. Can they make it work sharing their friends home?…

This was a cute rom com with some funny moments however overall I just found that I didn’t connect fully with the characters.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this Arc

. I’m sorry, I’m supposed to believe that she falls for this guy? And that she doesn’t dump the boyfriend when she finds out he’s engaged? AND FALLS FOR ZIGGY?

This book is absolutely non sensical. If you told me you inputted every single romance trope into a computer, gave it a fake scenario, and hit generate, I would believe you. I have a note on almost every page of this ARC because of how ridiculous it is. This is pure trash, it’s like a bad version of that roommate book that was popular last year.

2.5 stars

Serena and Ziggy find themselves between places to live and are separately offered to house-sit a fixer-upper (with only one good bedroom/bathroom) while their friends are traveling. The blurb for this book sounded like it was going to be a fun romp. Instead, Ziggy was an annoying jerk who cheated to get the good room and Serena was in a dysfunctional relationship with another man for most of the book. There wasn’t really any rom or com in this one.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood books for this advance reader’s copy.

Your Place Or Mine?

In 24hrs, Serena finds herself homeless and unemployed , but when her friend Taylor offers her house for a short period while she is on her honeymoon Serena is thrilled until she finds out that she will be sharing the house with Ziggy a friend of Taylor's husband, with no other option Serena agrees and they become roomies. However, each one of them is plotting against the other to move out. So will they be successful or will love find a way and sneak between them?
This was a humorous and light rom-com. I liked the schemes each arranged against the other, the characters were sweet, and it had short and fast-paced chapters which made it an effortless read.
Overall, it was delightful and entertaining and I liked it.
Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher for granting me an ARC of #YourPlaceOrMine in exchange of my honest review.

This book was sweet!

Your Place or Mine? is a sweet romcom about two unexpected roommates. What initially drew me to it was the description; it reminded me a lot of the movie Life as We Know it! Similar idea where couple introduces their best friends to each other, but this one has a different twist.

I really enjoyed the book and thought there was a lot of heart behind it. I really liked the antics the characters got into!

Really enjoyed this
2 strangers Serena and Ziggy end up sharing their friends almost completely renovated house while their mutual friends are going away. unfortunately there is only 1 completed bedroom, the other is still a wreck so they have to decide who gets it,
Both decide they don't really like each other and would like the house to themselves so set about trying to get the other to leave

I liked this story about Serena and Ziggy. Housemates from hell and pranksters. Full of romance, poignancy and feelings. I liked Serena's relationship with Diana too. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

Thank you NetGalley, Portia and Boldwood Books for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This fell flat for me. I read Portia's books before and was so disappointed in this one because I enjoyed her other books so much! I found myself wanting to DNF this about 48% of the way through. I finally got the twist mid-way and that made it somewhat bearable to continue reading - which is why I gave it 3.5 stars.

i really enjoyed this book!! it had so any side plots to this story not just your regular romance. I loved seeing the relationship develop and the character development of both the MCs.

Portia always knows how to write an engaging book and this one is no exception. I love the writing style as always. It's fun, vibrant, funny and romantic. What more could you ask for.

Your Place Or Mine had a hook that immediately attracted me, and having read Portia's books previously I was immediately on board. Ziggy and Serena both move into their friends house while they go travelling, and while the blurb might give the vibe of The Flat Share or The Roommate, YPOM ventures into many different stories with the central characters beyond what was showcased. What may come across as a simple romance in the end shows the complexities of two different people who come together and end up living together. Yes you get the close proximiety trope, but their relationship is not the central story here, the individuals are.

An enjoyable, easy read that maybe doesn't quite match its description.

Thank you Netgalley & Boldwood Books for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Escapism at its best: entertaining, a lot of humour, fleshed out characters.
A compelling novel that made me laugh and have a good time.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for this E-Arc. This is my 3rd book by this author and let me tell u Ms. Portia I am here for it. This story combined deep with playfull in a effortless way. I laughed, I cried, I screamed at my phone, and found myself rooting for the MC's. I was here for all of it.

This book was a really fun read. It was a great story with plenty of romance and laugh out loud moments. The characters personalities were great too.

Thank you to boldwood books and to netgalley for the arc

This is supposed to be a laugh out loud rom-com but I found it lacking in both the romance and the comedy. It wasn’t a bad read but it wasn’t what I was expecting. It also doesn’t match the blurb. The flatmates trying to drive each other out of the house makes up a tiny fraction of the plot. There’s more focus on Serena coming up with weird ways of dealing with Dean. Ziggy and Serena moved from enemies to adorable pretty quickly and there was a severe lack of tension. The characters also felt a lot younger. The subplots and supporting characters were fun though.

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review