A review by bookph1le
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

4.0

I thought this was a very cute, enjoyable, and often touching story about two people finding their way to one another. I especially appreciated the way O'Leary portrayed Tiffy's struggles to get over her toxic relationship, a topic I'm always glad to see addressed in fiction. I thought it made the narrative seem a lot more natural, and it lent a genuine feel to the typical last-minute tension rom-coms require. I liked that the book was told from split perspectives because it also gave the reader a chance to see how Leon grapples to come to terms not just with what Tiffy's going through, but with his own experiences as a child watching his mother go from bad relationship to bad relationship. All in all, I just love books about nice people falling in love, and if that makes me twee, so be it. Cynicism is very easy in today's world, so I'm always happy to pick up a book and find something lovely and sweet within its pages.