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Holiday Roommates (2013)

by Tere Michaels(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

self-published

review 1: When a book has characters that you love and a relationship that makes your heart warm, it’s easy to love it and to overlook the rest. I loved Holiday Roommates for 3 simple reasons: Nate, Sean, and Nate&Sean. Nate is adorable and sarcastic and flirty and fun. Everyone likes Nick – and it’s not annoying because, well, he’s an awesome guy. He’s fun, he’s kind, he’s talented, he’s friendly. So, yeah, count me among the everyone. Then there’s Sean – carrying the weight of the world on his soldiers, perfectionist, trying so hard to prove himself. Doing what he can with what he’s got to do what he wants…and how do you not respect that?When you put Nick with Sean, the smile comes out and the heart expands to fullness. They have the cutest banter ... moreand flirtations. The attraction is there from the beginning but the relationship takes a bit to get going and I liked that slow build. They’re committed to one another and have each other’s backs, and I’m a SUCKER for that. And they’re hot, but FUN together too. The story? Well, it’s ok. I liked it despite being a tiny bit all over the place. And the book really needed an editor, with lots of typos and spelling errors (at least character names weren’t misused! Whew!). And the alternating POV’s mid-chapter were, frankly, confusing at times if you weren’t completely paying attention (which I’m known not to be, sometimes…)But honestly? Who cares! I barely noticed any of that because I just wanted to keep reading about Nate & Sean. And I barely noticed that this, in terms of a holiday story, is actually quite long. …but to that, because of Nate & Sean, I say…YAY!.Proceeds of this book are being donated by the author to The Trevor Project…and that in and of itself is awesome. But, if you want to read about a couple that will make you smile, give it a go!
review 2: I think by now the word is out that I’m a sucker for holiday romances: I have a pile of them on my Kindle waiting for that magic moment when I have everything turned in and all the holiday prep finished and I can indulge. I’ll admit I snuck one in early, because how do you not read in a Tere Michaels novella when you know it’s there? I’m so incredibly glad I did: Holiday Roommates is sweet, hilarious, and heartwarming.Essentially this is classic Michaels but with a flirty, light-hearted holiday twist. The sexual tension you count on from her is present in spades, but so are elf costume crises, some seriously killer flirty banter, and a wry and managing Jewish mother (and sassy grandma) you must read to believe. In addition to the “when will they?” suspense of the romance, we witness Nate’s struggles as an actor and Sean’s as a budding producer. I think my favorite part of the story was the resolution: I worried when I started there was no way for everything to work out and still be believable…but I should never have doubted it, because Tere totally pulls it off.Do yourself a favor: buy yourself (and your friends) this Christmas story. You can purchase it right on her website–Here’s a distribution note from her website. “Right now we’re only offering a PDF version; when the .mobi and .pub versions become available, just contact the site and you’ll receive whichever version you want (with proof of purchase of the PDF) at no additional cost.”Also from the website: “I hope you all love Nate and Sean and their crazy circle of friends and family. I hope you want the story to continue – because they’ll be back for Valentine’s Day! As a reminder to myself about what matters in the coming year, I will be donating 25% to The Trevor Project, an outstanding non-profit which offers outreach to LGBTQ youth struggling with suicidal thoughts. When holiday donations have dried up, I’m looking forward to gifting TTP in January to shine some light on their winter doldrums!”Everyone wins! Go grab your copy of Holiday Roommates today. less

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