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The Roommate Pact

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This story is particularly low action plot-wise, given that the relationship develops while half the couple is in recovery from a life threatening accident. I personally didn’t mind in the slightest; it left all the heavy lifting to be done by the characters themselves and their growth throughout the story. I clocked in a huge crush on Graham starting at page 16. It was so obnoxious and pathetically adorable the way he talked about the pact. He’s such a dork, right from the get go. And Claire is easy to get a read on too, she’s constantly putting on a strong front that makes her pretty relatable.

Still, even with plenty of perks this wasn’t a groundbreaking story, I definitely saw every move coming and there wasn’t much plot to speak of. It definitely won’t be for everyone, but is good for a particular mood:
- Closed Door Romance
- Character driven relationship
- Low intensity/ Low Stakes Plot

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It was okay. Nothing really new but I guess that’s not why people read romcoms like this. I just found something missing from the story but I can place my finger on it.

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A classic book trope! Absolutely loved it and I would recommend to anyone a fan of her writing or someone just wanting a good romantic book

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Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book! The title and this beautiful cover drew me in and i was excited to read this book! I will be recommending this book to others for readers advisory.

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Set in Colorado after a mountain climbing accident, an ER nurse cares for a firefighter after he breaks his leg.

This roommate romance had forced proximity, banter, pining, and a cute dog. I really loved Graham's emails to Claire!

Friends to lovers, especially with friends with benefits, is a struggle for me, but the author did a good job moving their relationship along. And I wasn't a fan of the third act conflict. I could see why but it was so tough emotionally.

This was a great follow up to Would You Rather.

3.5/5 stars

Cracked door / fade to black

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AHHHH, I love Claire and Graham. Whenever the dog starts to love Claire I knew it was game over for everyone in the house. Also, Graham falling first, forced proximity, and just everything about this book was perfection.

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I'm always in for any romance that involves a firefighter and a slowburn. The Roommate Pact uses the proximity to lovers trope so well to create a fun and super sweet romance to read. The banter is funny and adorable, especially Graham's emails, and made their relationship so much more real and desirable. I just love how real both of them felt and, even though the romcom vibe was there, how real the relationship felt in the end.

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This was a cute and fun romcom! Claire and Graham were great characters and I could see their chemistry. I'm not a big person on steam, but if this is centered around friends with benefits, I was hoping for a little more. I've read many books like this so it didn't blow me away with the writing, but it was still enjoyable!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC

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I enjoyed this interesting romance book! Claire and Graham are roommates with a pledge to marry each other if they aren’t already married by a certain age. After Graham has a horrifying accident Claire is terrified something even worse could happen as he is into risk taking sports and is also a firefighter. After she nurses him back to health she decides to end their new tenuous romantic relationship. I enjoyed the dialogue and the growth of the characters throughout the book. The friendship to lovers trope is well developed. Definitely pick this up if are looking for a romantic read.

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Not for me. As with Ashley's first book, I wanted to like this and did like the concept, but in execution I found it basic and full of cardboard characters who felt utterly unlike real people.

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The chemistry between Claire and Graham is crazy. I loved the constant banter between the two. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was such a light & fun read, perfect romcom for quick read.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚…𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

📍 Read if you like:
• Friends With Benefits
• Forced Proximity
• Dual POV
• Snarky Banter

This book was so fun, we follow Nurse Claire and Firefighter Graham who make a roommate pact - a friends-with-benefits arrangement as long as they’re single. However, Graham gets injured at work and Claire becomes his caregiver… and that’s where the chemistry comes into play.

I absolutely loved this book, I thought the audiobook was fantastic. I loved both of the characters, their chemistry was so strong throughout the book. I also loved Graham’s grumpy dog in this!

The forced proximity is super strong in this book with Claire watching over Graham. I loved the witty banter between the two and I’m so glad we got Dual POV. I have yet to read the previous book in this series, but this could be read as a standalone.

This was such a fun romcom, I flew through it with how intrigued I was with their chemistry. The banter was absolutely top-notch in this book, I also loved the whole roommates to lovers trope. I would absolutely recommend this one!

Thank you so much NetGalley and Mira Books for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!

•𝗧𝗪/𝗖𝗪: Death Of Parent, Medical Content, Injury/Injury Detail, Chronic Illness, Bullying, Sexual Content

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Loved this book so good! It is definitely and must read! I’m so happy I was given the chance to read it!

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Claire is a nurse and her roommate Graham is a firefighter they make a pact - they will become friends with benefits as long as they are both single. Claire is looking for love and Graham is not the relationship type which maybe an issue. But when Graham suffers an injury at work and Claire takes on the role of his caregiver take care of him during his recovery along with his small rescue dog Dorothy. As she nurses him they are sleeping on the same bed, watching TV together , doing all kinds of cute stuff together while he heals. I loved this part everything was just starting natural. To help work through his feelings Claire offers the idea for him to journal his feelings, He decides to send his journaling emails to Claire's unused email address , he knows she'll never read them because she cant remember the password. This is where he tells her everything and you slowly see him opening up his heart to her, to maybe even romance. But are they both willing to see what’s right in front of them.

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The Roommate Pact has one of my favorite tropes - emails and letters. A good letter in a romance book will always get me and this one made my heart swoon. What's better than emails except writing them to the void, confessing our feelings, wondering if someone will ever read them. There's just something so romantic about it in and of itself. All the things we expose when we write a letter - swoons. But even more so, the chemistry between Claire and Graham is electric.

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I absolutely LOVED this book!! I’ve been waiting for this book because I loved Graham and Claire in Would You Rather. And Allison did not disappoint! The banter in this book was top tier 🤌🏼 highly recommend if you want a quick and swoon worthy book with low spice (and coming from someone who likes a lot of spice, this book is worth the lack of 👏🏼)

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Who doesn't love a good marriage/romance/pregnancy pact? This story focuses on two friends that make a pact together to become friends with benefits if all else fails. The slow burn of falling in love with these characters' love was truly amazing. This was a great summer, beach read that I devoured in a moment. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren, Falon Ballard, and Emily Henry,

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I loved this book. The banter between the two main characters. I love that she got his mean dog to actually love her. I loved how they interacted and how they made that agreement. In the end it was the most perfect story. Thank you to netgalley, the publisher, and the author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for a review from my opinion.

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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of TThe Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley.

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I absolutely adored this book! Such a fun and cute read! If you like romance reads- grab this one! I loved the friends to lovers vibes so very much!

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