REVIEW: The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Rating: 5 out of 5.

The American Roommate Experiment is an Erotic Contemporary Romance Novel, and only the second book published by Elena Armas. Rosie is a newly published romance author struggling to write her next book, the crushing weight of her fears and lies causing a major case of writer’s block. Lucas, Rosie’s best friend’s cousin and someone she has very much stalked on Instagram, is running from the truth by escaping to places and people where he has not had to face it. As chance would have it, they are both in need of Lina’s studio apartment and decide to share it. While getting to know each other, an idea strikes “experimental” dates to help Rosie with her block. It will all be fine if no one falls in love, right?

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REVIEW: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Film Adaptation: Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sings is a novel by Delia Owens, that sits in many genres; Mystery, Literary Fiction, and Bildungsroman. That follows the short life of a resilient young girl abandoned by those who were supposed to love her, and raised by the marsh that surrounded her. From every which way she turned there was darkness where people should have been, and obstacles no child should have to face. And in spite of it all, she grew into an intelligent young woman whose soul was so blindingly pure it could break you in two. Scattered through the chapters of Kyra Clark’s life was another story that intertwined, a murder mystery some find too hard to solve and keeps you guessing more than you’d like. Whatever happened to Chase Andrews?

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