𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 & 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬

3.75⭐️

This one was the last book in the series and it followed Hunter & Dylan.

✨ Best friends brother
✨ Slowburn
✨ Forced proximity

I will say this was a SLOWWWWWWW burn 🔥 I think it finally happened at like 90%.

It did feel slightly repetitive in parts and there were certain parts where I just wanted to scream at him to do something but the series was actually just so freaking cute and I really enjoyed the stories and their little group!

Camilla Isley just writes the cutest enjoyable bingeable Rom coms 🤍

There is a recipe to Camilla Isley’s book, and it’s one that works. It’s funny and witty and lighthearted and it’ll have you smiling as you read her books. Overall, Hunter and Dylan roommate situation was a great setting for some cute and funn’y moments, but there was still a lot of softness in their story, with Hunter’s painfully pining while Dylan slowly realised what was right in front of him this all time.

However, I don’t like love triangles, so out of the 3 books in the series, this was the weakest for me. I didn’t feel as strongly emotionally invested in their story as I did in the first two books, and the Olivia storyline went on for way too long.

3.5 stars

I haven’t read a book by Camilla Isley before & I enjoyed her writing style. Also, this book was the third in a series, but it did not matter. You did not need to read the other books ahead of time.

Hunter and Dylan are new roommates though they have known each other for over a decade. Hunter is best friends with Dylan sister and Hunter has had a crush on Dylan since the day she met him. The feelings aren’t reciprocated, and Hunter is dying inside when she learns that Dylan has a new girlfriend and she’ll have to see her around the house. However, Dylan’s relationship with his girlfriend is not solid and that opens the door for Hunter and Dylan to get together.

This book is a slow burn and it is very low on the chili pepper scale. I enjoyed the characters, but sometimes Dylan annoyed me. I also like some of the side characters, which are probably in books number one and two in the series. Overall, enjoyable, and I was happy by the ending.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood for the ARC.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood for providing me an e-arc in change for a honest review.
Really enjoyed the third instalment of Funny Feelings! This focused on the relationship between Dylan and Hunter, this is a classic room mates to lovers, best friends brother who she thinks is off limits until they moved in together.
Loved the ending of the book, especially how it gave a little round up of the other characters from the previous books!

The Roommate Experiment by Camilla Isley is a cute romcom. Friends to lovers, forced proximity, long-time crush, brother's friend are some of the tropes explored in this book. I enjoyed reading this. The slow burn and girlfriend angst dragged a bit but the heat picked up towards the end and was quite funny. I enjoyed reading this.
I got the ARC from Boldwood Books via Netgalley. All opinions expressed are mine

Hunter fell in love with Dylan at first sight, but nothing happened as he was her best friend's older brother but now he's going to be her roommate and she's fantasizing about him but he just started seeing another woman... It'll take a long time for Dylan and Hunter to get together as a couple but while this does not happen there'll be a lot a bad dates, funny ways they act among their friends and as roommates, how Dylan's girlfriend sees his appreciation of cats and dogs, the list is long and funny. The Roommate Experiment is an easy and fun read that will entertain the reader for a while.
I thank Ms. Isley, her publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.

The Roommate Experiment by Camilla Isley is a dual point-of-view story about a girl named Hunter who is in love with her best friend’s older brother—who also happens to be her new roommate. The plot centres around Hunter’s feelings for her roommate, Dylan, and his realisation that his current relationship isn’t right for him, all while they both secretly harbour feelings for each other.
I found this book unremarkable and very similar to other stories that use the same tropes. It was an extremely slow burn, and much of the plot felt drawn out and repetitive.
There were some interesting side characters who have their own stories, which spin off into separate books for readers who are interested. However, overall, everything about this read felt slow and prolonged.
There were some nice touches in the story where the author highlighted the challenges women face in dating and reproductive health issues such as endometriosis and PCOS, as well as the hardships women encounter in the workplace. I thought these themes were appropriately woven into the text, and I appreciated the author’s effort in addressing them.
Overall, I would rate this book three and a half stars.
Thank you to the author, Netgallery and Boldwood Books for the advanced copy.

The Roommate Experiment is a friends-to-something-more rom-com that leans into all the delicious angst of a long-standing crush finally (maybe?) getting its moment. Hunter has been quietly in love with her best friend’s brother Dylan for years, but he barely sees her as more than a roommate—until close quarters start messing with both their heads.

Camilla Isley delivers a charming, trope-filled setup: pining heroine, forced proximity, one bed (or at least one too-small sofa), baking-induced swooning, and enough unresolved tension to keep you turning the pages. Hunter is wonderfully relatable—funny, flustered, and completely smitten—while Dylan is the kind of guy who bakes cookies and looks good in a towel, which is just rude, honestly.

Their dynamic is heart-melting at times, but the emotional stakes never cut quite as deep as they could. Some of Dylan’s baggage feels like it’s handled too neatly, and a few moments that should have hit harder are softened for the sake of the feel-good vibe. That said, the banter is strong, the chemistry is slow-burn gold, and the payoff—when it finally comes—is satisfyingly sweet.

If you love a pining heroine, sibling’s-best-friend trope, and stories where the tension is baked into every scene (sometimes literally), The Roommate Experiment will charm you—even if you wish it pushed the emotional depth just a bit further.

I realized by the end of this book there were two other books in the series. I didn't feel confused or left out, so I think you are okay with just reading each one as stand alone or in any order you wish. The story started off on a strong note with the protagonists already sharing a mutual attraction for one another. I wasn't expecting it, but it established where they were at emotionally.

There were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments that just made me feel like I was watching a rom-com. There was a moment when I was a little annoyed with the situation involving the MMC and his girlfriend which dragged on a little longer than I was expecting, but once it got resolved, I was ready for the HEA to come. The slow-burn worked very well and made the anticipation worth it.

The secondary characters had such cute relationships. I feel like once I read the other two installments in the series, I'll be able to appreciate the protagonists' friends a little more. After this book. I have been convinced I will definitely be on the lookout for more Isley books.

3.5/5⭐️
Hunter has had a crush on Dylan, her best friend’s brother for the past eleven years. Fate leads them to become roommates. As they navigate through this change, Dylan soon start to see her from a different point of view, but he has just started dating someone.

This book was funny, yet had many heartfelt moments as they delved deeper into their fears and dreams. Unfortunately though, I didn’t really enjoy seeing Dylan dating someone else for most of the book. Though there was no physical cheating, emotionally he was definitely not in tune with his girlfriend.

Besides that, the book itself was a joy to read and I look forward to reading other books from the author.

2.75⭐️ This book has silly rom-com vibes with undertones of serious topics. The second half had me hooked and was an enjoyable ending!

Hunter’s best friend Nina moves out of their apartment, and her room is taken over by Nina’s brother, Dylan. Hunter must now live with Dylan while hiding her biggest secret - her longtime crush on him.

This book had a slow start for me, but it had me turning pages in the second half. I felt like the first half had a lot of inner monologue and not as much interaction between the other characters. I love a good slow burn and once it got going, this burn was slow in the best way. I also loved the side characters (I wish we had more of them in the first half!) and how everyone came together in the second half of the book. I felt like I was watching a movie during the last 40%! I can’t wait to read some of the other interconnected books in this series because I absolutely need Rowena’s story. The group events the characters go to and the epilogue were some of my favorite parts of the book.

I loved Hunter’s job chapters, that girl is a girl-bossing queen. The way she battled workplace sexism throughout the book made me really like her. I also really appreciated the serious topics discussed (women’s health, stigma’s with learning challenges) and how the characters navigated them. I wish we had more of a conclusion with Hunter’s work plot line, because it showed a lot of character growth and she gained so much confidence, but then we didn’t get to see anything else there for the last 20%.

Tropes: best friend’s brother, roommates/forced proximity, one bed, slow burn, friends to lovers.
Spice: 1/5🌶️ - closed door.

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.