A review by 2freads
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i need more. i will read anything by madam beth now.
this book was an instant 5 star read. i loved the writing style and the different povs of tiffy and leon. i really felt connected to the characters and i was rooting for them all!
i adore tiffy's character. shes an imperfect but great mc and i love her way of communicating its simply lovely! literally ADORE her
i do like kay. she is relatable, i like her. she deserves love and attention too. i dont think she was particurlarly unreasonable, just slightly self-preserving, but think of her perspective :(
on my second read i realised rachel might be my fave character, or maybe i just identified the most with her haha :)
leon is so cute and he gave me butterflies sometimes ahhh i want a leon!

there were some purely fantastic moments that made me laugh out loud.


*light spoilers*

as we got more and more insights of the repressed trauma tiffy had, i wanted to cry for her, really. i was so glad to see her recover and become stronger.

criticism?- their first face-to-face meeting, i thought it was strangely odd for her to feel turned on by leon considering she'd just kissed ken, and the uncomfortable encounter with justin (blergh) and the inconsistent memories. i didnt think she had a romantic kinship with leon, the cute note exchanges felt like companionship but not romantic attraction whatsoever you know? i guess, yeah she looked him up and might have seen him at his place of work. i felt the scene was oddly timed and expressed for me. BUT obviously afterwards they were the cutest I love them

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