Get A Room
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Casey Dembowski

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Red Adapt Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

Synopsis: Brian Hawkins has had the worst year. He watched his girlfriend marry another man, lost his job and his apartment, and, after a summer under his parents’ roof, has taken refuge with his younger sister. A quiet few months in Philadelphia is just what he needs to clear his head and get back on his feet. But he’s barely unpacked before the bane of his existence, his sister’s best friend shows up. His planned solitude is replaced by pop songs, rom-coms, and bright pink hair. Which would be fine, except there’s only one extra bed, and there’s no way he’s sharing it with her.

Sarah Webb didn’t think anything could be worse than a marriage-proposal-gone-wrong walk of shame to her best friend’s apartment. But she was wrong. So wrong. Because she’s not just staying with Jess, but with Jess’s older brother. Brian is grumpy and stubborn and—not that Sarah would ever admit it out loud—totally hot. He’s also off limits. Which is why she should let him have the bedroom, stop staring at his abs, and keep her distance. But playing nice isn’t in her nature.

As Sarah and Brian pull pranks and place wagers over who can lay claim to the bed, things between the rivals start to shift. Sarah can admit that Brian has his moments, and Brian sees a side of Sarah she usually keeps hidden. When she needs a last-minute date for a charity gala where her doctor-ex is going to be in attendance, Brian seems like the perfect fake date. But as they spin around the dance floor, their fledgling friendship turns to something unexpected—and only one thing’s certain… more than just the bed is up for grabs.

My Thoughts: Our MCs Sarah and Brian were wonderfully portrayed in this story. Sarah had a relationship go south and needed somewhere to crash while she got her life together, which happens to be her best friend. Brain’s relationship went really south when his girlfriend left him for someone else, lost his job, then his apartment, trying to get a fresh spin on life, he decided to stay with his sister with only one spare room. Now the only spare room has two guests that have to battle out for keeps. The story follows the tropes of forced proximity, best friend’s brother, pranks, enemies to lovers, and grumpy v sunshine.

The story is narrated in a dual narration by both Sarah and Brian, in their perspectives. The characters are flawed, make their share of mistakes, and are authentic and realistic. Some of the decisions made did not seem like the best, but the story is written in a way that makes you understand why those decisions were made. Sarah is upbeat, social, and is really passionate about her job. Brian played a minor character in a previous book and was unlikable then, however, he has had life thrown at him in every way possible, he is still standing, maybe a bit grumpy, but is trying to get his life on track. Jess (sister and best friend) kind of annoyed me, I felt like her character could have been blended better, and the conflict she created seems unnecessary. Both Brian and Sarah have a tremendous amount of character growth throughout the story, which I love. The initial rivalry develops into a friendship with vulnerabilities revealed that deepened their bond. The characters were created with depth, they had amazing witty banter with each other, chemistry, were creatively done, and intriguing. The author’s writing style was complex, layered, humorous, passionate, and engaging.

This was an endearing, heartwarming, romcom that will play at your heartstrings. It has a great balance of funny with romance, even blended with a little seriousness. I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves a clean romcom that just makes you feel good.

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

i had a lot of expectations for this book but it wasn’t as good as i thought.
i think 3rd pov works in heavy angsty romance books and this one was a very fun and light read, so it didn’t “flow” and i didn’t feel the characters emotions and their love.

i voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, thanks to netgalley for the opportunity. all thoughts and opinions are my own.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

I'm back again with another ARC. I'm only 7 reviews from catching up real time with my reading, so I'm trying to push these bad boys out. This book is a pretty stereotypical brother's best friend, except they're all grown adults. This story follows Brian who has officially hit rock bottom. He watched his girlfriend marry another guy, lost his job, and had to move into his parent's roof. After a terrible summer living with his parents, his sister does him a favor and allows him to take the spare room. He had barely unpacked when his sister's best friend shows up. His plan for quietly regrouping his next plan is quickly replaced by pop songs, rom-coms, and bright pink hair. And none of that would be bearable, except there's only one bed.
On the other hand, Sarah didn't think anything could be worse than a marriage proposal gone wrong, then the walk of shame to her best friend's apartment, but of course she's wrong. Because not only has she gone back to living with Jess, her best friend. She has to share the space with Brian. While Brian is grumpy and stubborn, he's also hot (which is something she'd never admit to, since he's completely off limits). As they go back and forward pulling pranks on one another, things between to shift between them. Both characters are a lot of fun to read, and overall I really enjoyed it! It's cute, fluffy, and quick. 3.5⭐s

I didn't have high expectations for this book BUT OH MY GOD!!!! the way the whole enemies to lovers dynamic is written is so good that i couldn't stop reading, the author manages well to give them moments when the tension goes shifting from enemies to lovers. Chef kiss.

The tension was so delish oh my word! I loved this book and will never get over or grow tired of forced proximity in romance. Loved it!

Get a room is a RomCom featuring enemies to lovers tropes.

Sara and Brian lives-in with Brian's sister/Sarah's friend Jess, as Brian is hunting down new positions, whereas, Sara had a break up with the self obsessed, misogynistic excuse of a boyfriend, who dared to propose her on her birthday when she wasn't ready to move forward in her courtship.

The story progresses when Sara was looking up for a fake boyfriend on tinder to tag him along on the business gala, and Brian steps-in in order to help Sara, and here on their infatuation begins.

Sara/Brian had a treaty with jess that either won't date the brother/best friend. The story revolves how they resolves the treaty on good note.

This book was more of a best friend's brother or a single bed trope with loads of banters rather than the enemies to lovers tropes. As Brian and Sara had to fight their right to get the guestroom.

İ didn't quite enjoyed the book as i expected to, and Jess was hella annoying who was self obsessed. She literally blamed Sara for hiding her relationship with Brian where they were kinda trying to find a mutual ground to share the news with Jess, where as Jess overlooked a couple of friendship rules herself but wasn't even considerate about the facts.

I loved the storyline and how the characters grew throughout the book. This was the first book I read from this author, but I will be keeping up with the future publications from this author.

"Get a Room" by Casey Dembowski is an absolutely charming read that brings the enemies-to-lovers trope to life in the best possible way (one of my absolute favorite tropes). This delightful book skillfully combines humor and sweetness, making it a heartwarming and engaging experience from start to finish. The author's adept portrayal of the main characters' witty banter, playful pranks, and evolving connection creates a magnetic pull that kept me thoroughly entertained. Against the backdrop of Brian's tumultuous year and Sarah's unexpected living situation, their journey unfolds with authenticity and emotion. The gradual transformation of their relationship from adversaries to something much more is both believable and endearing. With a mix of laugh-out-loud moments and touching interactions, "Get a Room" earns a solid 4-star rating for its ability to deliver a satisfying blend of romance, friendship, and personal growth.

The plot of this one sounded so fun - I'm a sucker for a good enemies-to-lovers plotline with a side of forced proximity, but I found myself very irritated almost from the start of this one. I think the biggest thing for me was the lack of maturity in the characters. It didn't feel like they were acting their age and the antics felt very juvenile.

This book was so cute and hilarious and fun. It’s the perfect read for when you just need something that will give you pure joy.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!! i didn't realize that this was a book with overlapping characters from Casey Dembowski's other works. So now I am excited to go read those as well. I fa book leaves me thinking about it for days afterwards, then it is always a 5 star read for me.

I like the enemies to lovers trope. I also enjoyed the relationship. Brian and Sarah seemed perfect together and I am glad they both got their happy ending.

A sweet and humorous romantic comedy, a very light read that will keep you laughing throughout. really enjoyed this read and it was fairly short which was a plus

This book was a good 3 star read.
The protagonists were fun, the story was plain and simple, the easy and fast pacing of the book was really nice to read. The forced proximity trope is not my favorite but it was nice discussed in this book and I liked it.
In my opinion, some parts of the book were a little bit unnecessary and made it seem quite long at some points but they resolved quite fast so it was fine. The writing style is easy and good for everyone who is just starting to read english books.
Overall it was a cute and fun read that was a little over the top but not bad at all.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this enemies-to-lovers novel. It was fantastic from the very first page.

I really really liked this book, it was really cute. This book hooked me pretty immediately but I didn’t finish it immediately because I wanted to savor it. We’ve got a best friends brother, fake dating, competition relationship going on in this one and it was fun. I loved these two together and how much they felt toward each other. The friend did piss me off like it did the two mains, I’m glad that the FMC stood up to her in the end and fought for her love. I agree with what the FMC’s mom said about the friend too, she was absolutely correct. I did get emotionally attached to the characters and did cry when their hearts broke and then when they were fixed. Loved the ending but the fact that it was 9 months and 24 days made me think of a baby haha. This is not that kind of book

LOVED the banter between Sarah and Brian! Enemies to lovers x Best Friends Brother is a top tier combination, and the author pulled it off so well!

A fun, enjoyably sweet romance with some very cute MC’s and easy to follow writing.
Get A Room is my first book by this author and I had high expectations. Whilst they weren’t all met, I still had a lot of fun with this and particular loved the first 30% of the book.
I really enjoyed the writing style and found it easy to digest but nothing too complex.
The characters were lovable and sweet.
I enjoy the romance but found it to be slightly forced and juvenile? I don’t know, something about the romance between Sarah and Brian was just cute really, very immature kind of teens in love vibes. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I don’t think it was for me.
I loved the fact Brian started Zumba Wednesdays with Sarah and the Star Wars references they made.
Also the cat!!!!!
I’d probably recommend this to people ages 16 and up because there were some slight explicit content but nothing too out there.
I would read something from this author again for a quick read I think!

While this wasnt as explicit as I would have wanted, this was sweet. It was believable and down to earth and I liked the two main characters very much. This book felt insanely relatable, which was really great.