Tiffy and Leon share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never met.
After a bad breakup, Tiffy Moore needs a place to live. Fast. And cheap. But the apartments in her budget have her wondering if astonishingly colored mold on the walls counts as art.
Desperation makes her open minded, so she answers an ad for a flatshare. Leon, a night shift worker, will take the apartment during the day, and Tiffy can have it nights and weekends. He’ll only ever be there when she’s at the office. In fact, they’ll never even have to meet.
Tiffy and Leon start writing each other notes – first about what day is garbage day, and politely establishing what leftovers are up for grabs, and the evergreen question of whether the toilet seat should stay up or down. Even though they are opposites, they soon become friends. And then maybe more.
But falling in love with your roommate is probably a terrible idea…especially if you’ve never met.
The Flatshare was an adorable and delightful journey that takes two strangers that start off sharing a flat in their “off hours” to the ordinary notes that turn cute. Like a “meet cute” without actually seeing each other.
They each discover that the connection that is slowly building through the shared post-it notes begins to feel like a relationship. Especially when their friends begin pushing for them to take the next step: to actually meet.
How the meeting happens turns into a kind of on-off effort that is another part of the slow-build journey. There is much to sort out, beginning with how to get past the baggage of their past relationships.
One might conclude that this is just a predictable romantic story, but the quirky and unusual elements turned it into so much more. I liked the way we could see the characters through their notes and their internal monologues…and then watch their missteps along the way until finally, we had a satisfactory ending. 5 stars.
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Great review! Loved this one!! Such a great one to escape to.
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Thanks, Leslie;I agree about the story.
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Loved this book so much. Like you said it might sound like it’s just a regular romance, but it wasn’t, it was so much more, thanks to quirky characters, and the different side plots. Loved it all.:D
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Definitely a unique story, and I loved it, brown eyed bookworm.
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This sounds really good. Great review! I have to add this one to my TBR.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I hope you enjoy it.
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I love love love this book 🖤💕
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Thanks, Priyasha.
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I am looking forward to reading this one soon – even more so after your review 🙂
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Thanks, Lola, I hope you love it!
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I’m so glad you loved it too! I thought it was great on audio and I now look forward to listening to the author’s upcoming release soon.
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Oh, yes, I am also looking forward to her upcoming release. Thanks for visiting, Laura.
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So good to hear you loved it as well. I just loved these two characters and their compassionate hearts.
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Thanks, Kathryn, I love a book that keeps me turning pages…and isn’t a thriller. Fun communication via those notes. I was rooting for those characters.
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Doesn’t this sound like a fabulous movie? I’d see it!
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Oh, yes, Mary, I think it would be one I would watch over and over.
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I’m going to pick this one up again. I’m glad you enjoyed it Laurel-Rain.
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Thanks, Laurie, it was delightful!
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Wow a lot of people (above) liked this one along with you …. it sounds like a fun and warm-hearted story … which we all could use right about now. thanks. I’m going to look for it asap
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It was just what I needed this week, Susan. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy it.
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Great review (as always!).
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Thanks, Rae, I really enjoyed this book.
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