Sizzling chemistry and tender friendship develops between two accidental roommates in this hilarious rom-com from the author of As Seen on TV.
Sabrina is too busy with grad school and her job as a library page to think about dating. Until Marcia, her elderly roommate, invites her estranged grandson Adam to move into their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan temporarily to “find himself.” Sabrina doesn’t mind sharing the small space with Adam if it helps Marcia repair her relationship with her grandson. But she’s not expecting to fall for him herself. Adam is not only gorgeous, he’s kind, funny, shares her love of reading, and clearly adores Marcia. After one too many accidental midnight rendezvous in the bathroom (him shirtless), the tension between them is hotter than ever.
But they’re not the only ones feeling the heat. After Marcia has a health scare, her doctors advise that one of her younger roommates must go. In a comical and sexy battle to prove who deserves to stay, the two pull out all the stops. All's fair in love and real estate, but in the end victory is not so sweet when winning the apartment could mean losing each other.
Sabrina is too busy with grad school and her job as a library page to think about dating. Until Marcia, her elderly roommate, invites her estranged grandson Adam to move into their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan temporarily to “find himself.” Sabrina doesn’t mind sharing the small space with Adam if it helps Marcia repair her relationship with her grandson. But she’s not expecting to fall for him herself. Adam is not only gorgeous, he’s kind, funny, shares her love of reading, and clearly adores Marcia. After one too many accidental midnight rendezvous in the bathroom (him shirtless), the tension between them is hotter than ever.
But they’re not the only ones feeling the heat. After Marcia has a health scare, her doctors advise that one of her younger roommates must go. In a comical and sexy battle to prove who deserves to stay, the two pull out all the stops. All's fair in love and real estate, but in the end victory is not so sweet when winning the apartment could mean losing each other.
Title: Rommating
Author: Meredith Schorr
Publisher: Forever
Expected Publication Date: June 10, 2025
Review:
Thank you to Forever Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
The blurb for this book drew me right in. I loved the idea of young Sabrina rooming with elderly Marcia and them taking care of each other. That alone would have held my interest. Introduce some romance and it just seemed like this would be a win in every way. Unfortunately for me it didn't work and I ended up DNFing at 50%.
What I liked:
The cover is charming. I love the art and the colors.
The relationship between Sabrina and Marcia was really cute. Marica filled the grandma role well for Sabrina, who had lost her grandma and had some guilt over how their relationship was at the time.
I also loved that Sabrina worked in a library. If I had to do things all over again, I definitely would have majored in library sciences and gone into that field.
There were a few humorous scenes that kept my interest for a few pages. They showed me the book could have potential which is what kept me reading for so long.
Finally, Rocket! That dog is so great. Pretty sure he stole the show!
What didn't work:
The characters are super underdeveloped. They had no personality for me at all. I couldn't get a real feel of who they were, what they liked, why they liked what they did, or even what they had in common that would make them want to be in proximity to each other.
The romance. Ugh! This book could have done without any romance and it probably would have held my interest much more. There was zero chemistry between Adam and Sabrina. While the close proximity trope can work very well, it just did not work in this case. I didn't even get far enough to get into the more sexual things, but the one scene that happened just kind of happened and I didn't even feel a spark.
It was hard to believe the ages of the MMC and FMC. They didn't seem mature enough to be adults who have gone through school and now have jobs. It read more like YA than adult.
The pacing in this book was super slow. Nothing was happening for me. I didn't know where it was going and didn't even care by half way through. The fact that the author told us everything (or at least the FMC did) rather than showing us what was happening really bugged me. I appreciate the author trying to educate the reader on the some Jewish heritage but, as a Jewish woman, I hated how it was done. It was just thrown in here and there and I wanted it to be more important to the story line. It was all jumbled together and thrown at the reader.
Finally, way to many pop culture references. They didn't lend anything to the story. They were just dropped in there to drop them in the book. If you're going to use references like this, make them mean something.
Overall, I think the author has potential but needs to hone her craft and her plot line better. This is billed as a rom-com but it doesn't read like one. The romance is on the back burner and the plot that comes along with it doesn't take the story anywhere. I was bored which is why I chose to DNF.
Author:
A born and bred New Yorker and lifelong daydreamer, Meredith Schorr fueled her passion for writing everything from restaurant reviews, original birthday cards, and even work-related emails into a career penning romantic comedies. When she’s not writing books filled with grand gestures and hard-earned happily-ever-afters or working as a trademark paralegal, she’s most often reading, running, or watching TV…for research, of course.
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