If you are into ridiculously goofy adorable corny love stories this is the book! Their connection is so steamy and fun. I love how it shows the awkward sides to love and life. Bringing in disabilities, insecurities, and the struggle to find the right person. This book will get your heart beating faster and also make you laugh out loud and sometimes even cringe a little at the second hand embarrassment! I very much enjoyed this read and will be adding the next one to my TBR.

🍪 I enjoyed the first book I read in this series a few weeks back & I did enjoy the chemistry & romance of this book!

🏢 I enjoyed the characters, the friendships & relationships. I especially liked how Dylan & Tristan were with each other.

🍪 It was fun, easy-going & flirty.

🏢 However, there was one part of it that completely made me do a 360 on the characters & kind of confused me that it would be in a book as it seemed kind of cruel & alienating towards a lot of people. While I understand everyone is different & can have different opinions, it just seemed a little harsh! I don't want to give spoilers, but let's just say I'm a dog mum through & through. My dog is my world & the idea of anything happening to him literally takes my breath away sometimes, so I feel that a certain part of this book wasn't for me & made the characters suddenly seem insensitive & selfish.

The Roommate Experiment is the third book in the Funny Feelings series, and it is the story of Dylan and Hunter, the last two friends in the group who are not romantically involved. This is my first Camilla Isley book, so I have not read the first two books in the series. This is a slow-burn, light romance. I think this book is best suited to a younger reader who likes romance, and forced proximity and friend’s brother tropes.

I was not a fan of this book. Hunter is the female main character and the narrator. Her longing for Dylan, the male main character, seemed almost obsessive. She has been in love with him for years, and they end up moving in together (as platonic roommates) in this book. From the start, her awe and adoration of him seemed extreme. She was irritated with him once, and then felt the need to avoid him the next day because she was completely embarrassed to have shown a negative emotion to him. When he talks to her, she can barely focus on the conversation because she is so mesmerized by being in his presence. She loves her career, but pursues an opportunity for a large project solely to keep her busy and out of the apartment because she is afraid she will humiliate herself when around Dylan. It is disappointing to see a modern, professional woman whose only focus is on an unrequited love interest and not the other major parts of her life. Her love for him is completely one-sided and felt very much like an adolescent crush.

Dylan is a nice person, but his personality is not well-developed in the story. Also, he is dating Olivia during most of the book, and wants to break up with her, but waits until she breaks up with him very late in the story. Olivia has a major role in the book, which felt really out of place since this is a love story between Hunter and Dylan.

As the book is ending, Dylan and Hunter finally share their first kiss, immediately followed by sleeping together (closed door) and saying “I love you” to each other. They discuss their feelings and relationship only because Dylan’s best friend shares that Hunter is in love with him. Their relationship felt very juvenile to me. It felt like the major events of the story all happened in the last few pages of the book.

I enjoyed the conclusion of the book, and the epilogue was really sweet. I think readers who are looking for a light romance with low steam would enjoy this book. This book would also appeal to readers who read the first two books in the series. The author skillfully weaves in characters from prior books into this story, and readers will enjoy seeing how the series ends. The tropes and characters in this book were not interesting to me, but I’m sure there are many readers who will enjoy reading this book.

Thank you to Camilla Isley, Boldwood Books, and NetGalley for an advance reader’s copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Charming, cute, and fun, Camila Isley delivered with The Roommate Experiment. This book worked perfectly as a stand-alone book for me as I have not read the first two books in this series. I enjoyed the two main characters, their banter, and their journey. I also enjoyed their group of friends who I assume were featured in the earlier books in this series.

Hunter has been in love with her best friend Nina's brother, Dylan for years. When he becomes her roommate after her spare bedroom becomes available, she knows she will need to keep her feelings in check. She has lusted after him for so long and now they live together but there is one small hiccup - he has a girlfriend! I had a feeling when I read the blurb of this book that there was going to be some bumps in the road and this became a major one.

I enjoyed Hunter, who I feel readers become more acquainted with throughout the book. She is smart and savvy. I enjoyed seeing her step up to the plate at work while trying to keep her feelings in check at home. Dylan is also enjoyable but, and this is big BUT, he did have a girlfriend for most of the book. Sure, he tries to untangle himself from this relationship on multiple occasions but come on, grow a pair already.

There were some fun scenes in this book, some aggravating scenes, and some where I wanted to have a private chat with Dylan (about growing a pair to name a few). Yes, he is a nice guy and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings but......

It's all about the journey with romance books. fI enjoyed these character's journey despite their bumps in the road. I enjoyed the tension, reading Hunter's thoughts, cheering for Hunter as she rocked self-confidence at work, and enjoyed watching Dylan get his head out of the sand. I also cheered for Dylan when he opens up and shares something with Hunter that he does not share with others. I was smiling and clapping for his openness and vulnerability in that moment. Plus, the epilogue was fantastic.


Fans of Camila Isley will not be disappointed. This was a cute close proximity, roommates-to-lovers book, which was charming, cute, and enjoyable.

The roommate experiment starts with Hunter daydreaming about the prospects of her dreamboat i.e. friend's brother, Dylan, who's her roommate and her crush of eleven years. Her wandering imagination and mental scenarios of their epic togetherness is a track by itself. Her dreams go up in smoke when Dylan casually mentions Olivia, his blonde princess of perfection.

Her career as a lead engineer and her management of the politics and workplace bullying are also refreshing in a romcom! I definitely enjoyed her engineering consultant worklife chatter. On the flip side, Dylan is dealing with the loss of his best friend and former roommate, Tristan, to his little sister, Nina. His daily worklife and his dyslexia troubles are dealt with in a neat fashion, without the trauma or angst being rehashed in a matter of fact way, which I appreciated!

The camaraderie between the close knit group of friends is also fun to watch and gauge. Camilla Isley covers the usual tropes of single bed, disrupted makeouts, deep conversations in the night and single apartment fun. Dylan is delicious as the baking, basketball jock who suddenly realizes that Hunter is a catch. Hunter goes through a rollercoaster of emotions and following her on the journey was soo effortless!

I devoured the book in a day!! Many thank yous to Boldwood and Netgalley for furnishing the arc!

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I didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did! It featured some of my favorite tropes, which initially drew me in, but what really kept me hooked was how well they were executed. I especially appreciated the slowburn aspect—it gave the friendship and eventual romance time to develop in a way that felt natural and believable.

A solid 4 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC!

This was advertised as an Ali Hazelwood, STEM like romance. I think all the characters are intelligent and driven, but it wasn't woven together quite the same way with the romance. They both live very separate lives in my opinion, even as roommates and attending multiple events together, until the end of the book. It's maybe around 80% that things get interesting between the two. The last part of the book was super cute and satisfying! I am really interested to read about the fake engaged bestie. This is also a closed door romance, which shouldn't be surprising when they don't kiss until 90% in.

This book was a surprise to me, I was expecting a fluffy read and instead got a book that talks about dislexia, found family in friends, slow simmering burn, and health issues with endometriosis. The spice is locked door, they go from friends to lovers, and he is THE bear. The story is about the best friend's brother who she's crushed over for years, he moves in with her when he needs a place to stay and then they become more than friends. I loved the gradual transition Dylan had from seeing her as a friend of his sister to a woman. I absolutely adored how he helped Hunter during her painful periods. I only wish the slow simmer would've been shorter and spend more time on the relationship, the ending felt rushed trying to tie all plotlines.
If you are a fan of friends to lovers, best friend's sibling, slow simmer with no spice, or fade to black spice, this book is for you.

I struggled to get through this book because the characters seemed immature and dialogue just wasn’t realistic to me? Also such a slow burn! Not really my style.

Such a fun best friend's brother/roommates to lovers read! Hunter and Dylan had such great chemistry!

i’m so sorry i didn’t like anything about this really. the characters were annoying. also my dog is my entire heart and world and apparently there’s a time limit to grieve your dog?? no thank you

This was a really cute read. Probably one of the slowest burns ever. I wish we got more of them together but overall a cute read. Dylan was a little annoying and him stringing the GF along was too much.

The Roommate Experiment was an absolute delight – fast-paced, funny, and full of sizzling chemistry between Dylan and Hunter. I found myself flying through the pages and thoroughly enjoying the ride.
I didn’t realize this was the third book in a series, but it worked perfectly well on its own. In fact, I enjoyed the writing style so much that I’m now planning to go back and read the first two books as well.

3.5/5 ⭐️

Hunter, has been in love with her best friends brother, Dylan, for 11 years. Dylan's roommate just fell in love with his sister and kicked him out so that she could move in. Now he's Hunter's new roommate. What could go wrong!?

Alexa play "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored"

I thought this book was cute. I did spend most of the time frustrated with Dylan for staying with his girlfriend even though he obviously didn't like her and was falling for Hunter instead. He never technically cheated but he could've ended it with her like a month before she finally ended it with him.

I was sad that the time we actually saw them together felt rushed. I mean the first kiss was 90% in and then all of a sudden they are professing their love? Hunter, yeah sure that makes sense she's liked him for 11 years, but Dylan?? It's been two months and you were with someone else for that whole time.

I really liked the epilogue and the message about adoption, and there was some good humor in this book, but sadly I think Dylan's relationship went on for too long and it made me not feel the romance as much when it finally happened.

A cute and quick read overall!

Thank you NetGalley, Camilla and Boldwood Books for the eARC in exchange for my thoughts & review.

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📚 The Roommate Experiment
✒️ Camilla Isley
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Thank you Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

THIS BOOK HAS THE SLOWEST OF SLOW BURNS. I mean, we basically finish it before the first kiss happens! But, that is 100% okay because I am not an insta-love fan.

But, it did take a long time before anything happened. I struggled to stay connected with the characters. I do feel like some chapters could have been condensed or not included at all.

Overall, a fun read.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the early ARC. Apparently it is the last in a trilogy, but I didn’t know that so it can easily be read as a standalone. Definitely a slow-burn and then plot fast forwards the last few chapters. Would have loved to see more of their relationship. But overall good book with some LOL moments.

Fantastic end to the trilogy (although would definitely want to read more about these couples!)

Loved the insight into Hunter and Dylan especially after the cliffhanger from book 2 where they are holding hands (HOW,WHAT!?). I loved the build up between them and the dynamics, and the miscommunication with each others feelings and Dylan suddenly realising how hot Hunter is and how he has never seen her this way, which co-insided with him dating Olivia! Both thinking SO much of each other and not realising that the other one was completely in love with the other one whilst they both tried to act cool and kept sabotaging their chances (haha).

Olivia and her dog - omg! I was laughing so much.

The set up by Nina and Tristan when they they tell Hunter what makes Dylan's knees go weak and Dylan is completely unsuspecting when Hunter is on a mission to seduce him is hilarious, but when Dylan finds out and goes on his own secret seduction mission for 'revenge' when he finds out Hunter is widely in love with him is even more funny.

The chemistry between them is so perfect and the build up tension could be cut with a knife.

I absolutely love Camilla Isley's style of writing and was so happy I was able to read this early copy (thanks BoldwoodEverAfter)!

Was hard to rate but would give it 4.5 stars as there was a few small parts that were repeating same information and some not needed but also appreciate this is an arc as well and not final copy - the story is SENSATIONAL AND DEFINITELY 5/5stars!!)

3.5🌟
genuinely the definition of a slow burn book. It takes it until 80% of the way into the book for the slow burn to turn into full romance. It seems to drag it out an awful long time, which seems pretty crazy considering she's already had a huge crush on him for 12 years.

I enjoyed the dual perspective aspect of the book, showing each character's internal thoughts which is definitely a big plus in this book to see hoe their perceptions change.

There were cute parts, and I liked the large friendship group and the wholesome, comfortable vibes between them. Part of me just wishes they'd gotten together a little bit before rather than dragging it out further and further.

3★

Hmmm not sure how to properly feel about this one. It very much was a slow burn, which I do like, and the ending did have some really funny moments, particularly the seduce-off where they tried seducing each other.

Dylan was average. The majority of his POV is him trying to break up with his girlfriend (while lusting after Hunter) but failing to do so because it was never the right moment. Like I don’t know man, maybe grow a backbone and just rip the bandaid off. He was making himself miserable staying with her while wanting to start something with Hunter. His hesitation to end things with his girlfriend made it harder for me to understand the depth of his connection with Hunter, which was a bummer.

Hunter has had a crush on Dylan for ELEVEN years. I could never. Like I fear at some point you just have to get over it, especially if it’s never progressed from a crush to anything more in over a decade. It seemed desperate. I did enjoy reading about Hunter and her job. She is a queen and put everyone in their places.

When Hunter and Dylan finally did get together, it felt rushed. I liked them together and wanted more of their domestic/cute moments while actually dating. However I didn’t particularly love Dylan’s love confession. It was sort of out of the blue considering he only recently recognised his feelings. I wouldn’t liked a more fleshed out friends-to-lovers arc, rather than having it progress so quickly at the end. Their connection was lost on me.

Overall, a fun, humorous, romantic read.

Thank you to Camilla Isley, NetGalley, and Boldwood Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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WOW! I didn’t know if there was going to be a way to top Rowena & Adrian’s story but this blew my *crew* socks off! While their friend group is advancing life stages, moving in with boyfriends, having a marriage of convenience, Hunter & Dylan are forced to become new roommates so they each don’t have to face the terror that is the NYC housing market. Hunter has been best friend’s with Nina, Dylan’s sister, for 11 years and has had the biggest girl crush on him. Dylan is dealing with his sister dating his best friend and no longer having his #1 bro around 24/7. Hunter & Dylan’s banter was great and their chemistry is off the charts!!! You can cut the tension with a knife. Definitely what I would consider a slow burn but not tortuous in the slightest. The epilogue was amazing, but that’s because I’m partial to far in the future epilogues. I was so happy with how this story ended. I’m assuming it’s the last of the funny feelings series and was wrapped up so perfectly. I loved this friend group! ALSO I’m toe-tally team cats. Meow.