And They Were Roommates

I was doing SOOO good at not requesting too many ARCs and getting overwhelmed and reading them at the very last minute..and here we are. Here's Page Powars's "And They Were Roommates."

["Romance is the last thing on Charlie’s mind.

On his first day at Valentine Academy for Boys, Charlie’s carefully crafted plan to hide his identity as the school’s only trans student is set in motion. Only to be immediately destroyed. Charlie has been assigned the worst roommate in the world (possibly the universe): Jasper Grimes, the boy who broke Charlie’s heart the year before he transitioned.

Except, Jasper doesn’t recognize Charlie.

Who knows how long until Jasper realizes the truth? Charlie has one shot at freedom and a dorm room all to himself, but only if he helps Jasper write love letters on behalf of their fellow students first. No problem. Charlie can help Jasper with some silly letters.

Long nights spent discussing deep romantic feelings with Jasper? Surely, no unintended consequences will arise…"]

I've been wanting this book for AGES! The cover, the blurb, everything. 

Gotta say, I was not prepared to hate Jasper as much as I did...then again, Charlie hated him, so we hated him (classic unreliable narrator). And THEN, I was soooo not prepared to adore him as much as I did. God, I’m obsessed. He reminds me a bit of Baz from “Carry On.” Not sure where/when that connection happened in my brain (chicken or egg of loving Jasper), but wow. The quote “I was about to set myself on fire”…that’s peak Baz (#chapter61 — half of chapter 39 in here is “Carry On”’s chapter 61 though so…). Jasper’s just so complicated and beautiful. Again, I’m obsessed.

Just like Charlie (reluctantly) is, back to that unreliable (but adorable as hell) narrator business. He made me feel sooo fucking stressed and sad and anxious and really sad. It was a lot. But he almost made me feel included and happy and safe and wanted and appreciated and loved.

Another quote of the day for you (secondary character for the win), which sums up a lot of romance (or anti-romance) characters: "Scientifically, the hormones involved in human attraction can't be turned off because you tell them to."

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