Beth O'Leary

Flatshare

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER 'Set to become the romcom of the year - a Sleepless In Seattle for the 21st century' Sunday Express 'The new Jojo Moyes... This has all the ingredients of Me Before You' Cosmopolitan 'Funny and winning... a Richard Curtis rom-com that also has its feet firmly planted in real life. A real treat' Stylist 'The last book to completely emotionally absorb me in this way was Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, and I think fans of that will adore this' Daisy Buchanan ********** Tiffy and Leon share a flat Tiffy and Leon share a bed Tiffy and Leon have never met... Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window... ********** See what everyone is saying about The Flatshare 'I devoured The Flatshare. Original, funny and touching. Read it' Clare Mackintosh 'One of the most talked about books of 2019... Fans of Jojo Moyes's Me Before You will love this UpLit romcom' Red Magazine 'It's fiction to make you feel good - endlessly enjoyable and brilliant fun' Daily Express 'In the league of Bridget Jones and Marian Keyes' Walsh sister books' Claire Allan 'Funny, emotional and uplifting' Sun 'A quirky, feelgood read, bursting with character and warmth' Prima 'The Flatshare is a huge, heartwarming triumph' Josie Silver 'Uproariously funny with characters you fall for from the first page' Woman & Home 'Deliciously funny and truly uplifting' Lucy Diamond 'Touching, funny and skilful, a delightful read' Katie Fforde 'It's funny and charming but there are moments of real poignancy, too. Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face' Good Housekeeping 'Heartwarming and brilliant' Closer

The bestselling romantic comedy of 2020

The Flatshare

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He winces. “No,” he says. “No, not that.”

“Look,” he says, “have you ever looked forward to reading a book so much you can’t actually start it?”

“Oh, totally. All the time—if I had a grain of self-restraint I never would’ve been able to read the last Harry Potter book. The anticipation was painful. You know, like, what if it doesn’t live up to the last ones? What if it’s not what I hope it’ll be?”

“Right, well.” He waves a hand at me. “I think it might have been… like that.”

I look down at my hands in my lap, trying very hard not to smile.

I'm sooo sorry for him he doesn't deserve to go through this💔

Sophia

Surprising how truly terrible it feels. Perhaps you never know how you feel about someone until they agree to marry someone else.

lily

It was never home until you were there, Tiffy.'

A Novel

Emma

I plaster my body against it like a girl who’s found a former One Direction member in a nightclub and doesn’t plan on leaving without him. 

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER 'Set to become the romcom of the year - a Sleepless In Seattle for the 21st century' Sunday Express 'The new Jojo Moyes... This has all the ingredients of Me Before You' Cosmopolitan 'Funny and winning... a Richard Curtis rom-com that also has its feet firmly planted in real life. A real treat' Stylist 'The last book to completely emotionally absorb me in this way was Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, and I think fans of that will adore this' Daisy Buchanan ********** Tiffy and Leon share a flat Tiffy and Leon share a bed Tiffy and Leon have never met... Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window... ********** See what everyone is saying about The Flatshare, 2019's hottest debut! 'I devoured The Flatshare. Original, funny and touching. Read it' Clare Mackintosh 'One of the most talked about books of 2019... Fans of Jojo Moyes's Me Before You will love this UpLit romcom' Red Magazine 'It's fiction to make you feel good - endlessly enjoyable and brilliant fun' Daily Express 'In the league of Bridget Jones and Marian Keyes' Walsh sister books' Claire Allan 'Funny, emotional and uplifting' Sun 'A quirky, feelgood read, bursting with character and warmth' Prima 'The Flatshare is a huge, heartwarming triumph' Josie Silver 'Uproariously funny with characters you fall for from the first page' Woman & Home 'Deliciously funny and truly uplifting' Lucy Diamond 'Touching, funny and skilful, a delightful read' Katie Fforde 'It's funny and charming but there are moments of real poignancy, too. Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face' Good Housekeeping 'Heartwarming and brilliant' Closer

Tija

Jenna-Lee Gordon

amelia grace 

Isabella Cottingham

thank god that’s over I don’t know how much more “i’m quirky look at me i’m quirky and im british and I wear awful outfits because im quirky!” I could take

tried to read one of these types of books to become less cynical 

Laura Layden

thank god that’s over I don’t know how much more “i’m quirky look at me i’m quirky and im british and I wear awful outfits because im quirky!” I could take

tried to read one of these types of books to become less cynical 

it did not work x 

Eva Ströberg

** spoiler alert **
           Boy meets girl. They fell in love. Et cetera cetera. 

The twist? They were roommates, or bedmates, on different time of the days. Nothing new apart from the side quest with the little brother in the prison, violent ex and other people’s long lost love. I shouldn’t have picked up chick lit again to be honest. Can’t stand it

Bria

This is probably the first time I've understood the whole book bf thing

Ditipriya Acharya

I quite enjoyed this book, especially Leon’s character. The writing style made it a quick read and the romance was a slow burn, which was a refreshing change from the ‘love at first sight’ stories that are more common in this genre.

anna

Originally published as part of an article for The Nerd Daily.

This novel written by Beth O’Leary follows the story of Tiffy and Leon who become flatmates (even share the same bed) but have never actually met. Leon has the flat during the day and Tiffy in the evening. That’s why they start to communicate through post-it notes that they leave around the flat for each other. These characters are adorable, Tiffy is strong and goofy and Leon is caring and serious and soft. The Flatshare is a very heart-warming and sweet story with a little taste of British humour. You will definitely have a good time reading it.

It’s perfect for rom-com fans, and it’s easy to devour in one or two sittings! However, there must be a tiny trigger warning since there’s a subtle but honest discussion about some serious topics: mainly emotional and psychological abuse, and manipulation. But this is handled really well and appropriately for the story.

Hanna Rybchynska

Read a 2nd time! This was a fun book to read. The romance and the plot is simple and cute. I liked main characters and how they interacted, however all this "flatsharing" idea is kinda weird and a little unrealistic! BUT it was still a fun read. 


1st read
Dnf at 45%
In almost half of the book, nothing has happened. I don't like the main characters and don't understand their interactions. Unfortunately not for me...

Teresa Bonifácio

I’m a sucker for romance and I enjoyed this one. It’s a light one and you’re able to read it pretty fast! Tiffy is a sweet girl and Leon is the brother/bf we all would want!

Maria

a solid 4.5/5!! 
so here are some things i really loved about this:
- i feel like with romance novels the romance part tends to usually take up most of the story (and understandably so) but i loved that here the romance was interwoven with so many other plot lines (tiffy slowly coming to terms with how emotionally abusive her past relationship was (and learning to move past it), richie’s unfair sentence, the johnny white search, even katherin’s knitting book becoming a huge success!) 
- i loved loved loved the notes tiffy and leon were sharing amongst each other and it made their relationship grow so naturally 
- loved them together, loved the progression of their relationship
- another thing that often bugs me about romance novels is how the main character usually never has any friends of her own, just either her family or just the love interest so it was refreshing to see tiffy have a group of supportive friends (though i do wish they’d made more appearances tbh)
- i was a bit put off by the fact that leon’s chapters are told in a very succinct note-like manner, but i got used to it quite fast, and it does suit him and his style

aleksandra

2.5/5

I was kinda confused because of the writing style at the beginning, but the book in overall was fine.


  
    "She smiles up at me and I feel something shift in my chest. Hard to describe."

"It was never home until you were there, Tiffy."

Aparna

There's few issues with this book all is well with Leon and Tiffy falling in love but this book excited me very minutely as with over exaggerated typical british characters , getting compromised morally and a not so funny Brit comedy in the book.Its very hard to vibe with the book.I felt the story could have picked pace when Leon's chapters have been well written.

So , I am really sad that this didn't live up to my expectations.

Sandrin

Damn, now this is what i call horrendous cheesy writing with cringe dialogue and boring characters.

It left me tired and annoyed.

maryam

Cute and original! Took a minute to get into it but sped through once I was 

Sarah Keilman

Mel 

Maybe I should have read the synopsis for this one. I was expecting a cutesy romcom and this was not that. Leon’s chapters were weird - I just don’t understand why it was written that way. Tiffy was a ball of fun and your typical manic pixie dream girl. Idk I was kind of underwhelmed by this book.

"Remind myself that there is no saving of people —people can only save themselves. The best you can do is help when they're ready."
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Having picked it up on a whim at the library, this one turned out to be quite a surprise read for me.

The Flatshare is a very cute romance with lovable characters, twisting the single-bed trope into a slow burn while surprisingly not shying away from several serious topics. The romance was sweet, the serious topics were handled well, and the cheese was just the right amount.

I am not a huge fan of romance normally, it becomes cringey or boring fast in my opinion, but this was just a fun read from start to finish. Definitely recommend for some summer-time light reading.

4.5/5

esme villanueva

★★★☆ // lovely little story of two people’s souls connecting through something as seemingly mundane as writing notes to each other. i also appreciated how it dealt with the baggage of moving on from an (emotionally) abusive relationship. seeing these characters come out of their shells while helping each other was such a delight. i have some qualms about the side characters not having significant purpose, but eh, i’ll take it. this has been beyond enjoyable.

  ”You smell like home.”
“You are home.”

Victoria 

3 stars for a cute plot and wonderfully charming narrator for Tiffy’s character, however, if you suffer from Misophonia, DO NOT listen to this. The narrator was for Leon’s character was good and all but it sounded like he had a mint in the his mouth and kept moving it from side to side. Drove me absolutely nuts. I don’t know if that’s meant to be for the character’s sake, but I just don’t understand how this was signed off.

carolreadabook

Eu ainda estou aprendendo a fazer review, mas vamos lá.

oq eu mais amei é que de certa forma eles recorrem a uma maneira tao simples e “vintage” (me processa por usar isso assim) de se comunicar e é exatamente isso que torna a história deles adorável. 

eu odiei a namorado do leon desde o primeiro momento, so queria compartilhar isso aqui mesmo e tbm dizer que minha parte favorita com certeza foi o primeiro date dele e a tensão de “beija ou não beija” e no fim fomos traídos e não teve beijo.

i really liked this book but sometimes i couldn’t keep up with everything that was going on as some moments felt kind of rushed and didn’t get too deep but i still enjoyed reading it and it definitely made me excited to finish it!

micki

i am now stealing the personality of tiffy, thank you 😚

Mia Caven

This book lacked depth. It defo touched on very important things but there was no room for attachment and because of the attempt at touching on something deep it took it away from being a possible light hearted rom com. I see what was trying to be done but it didn’t work for me really

Denaiir

I concluded in 2019 that I didn't like romance as a genre. I like literary fiction that has a hint of romance, or with a romance in the background, but I don't like it when the romance is the main focus. Then I thought, wait, I really, really am intrigued by the premise of this book and I have the book so I might as well read it. And it started out SO GOOD, but then it fizzled out and I ended up giving it just 3 stars, which for me means it was average.

I loved the chapters where the leading couple haven't actually met yet, it was super entertaining to get to know them and their way of communicating through post-it notes was so cute. I liked them both quite a lot and was rooting for them. The problem is that when they actually met, I just didn't feel any chemistry between them. I then became much more interested in the brother's subplot, or the sear for Johnny White subplot.

I know that several people were bothered by Leon's POV chapters because they were written in a weird way, but I didn't feel that too much with the audiobook - it was a bit strange but not bothersome. 
I also think the book might've been a tad bit too long, I lost interest in the story during the second half of this novel. 
Finally, the ex-boyfriend subplot was really not my thing. I didn't like the way Tiffi internalizes what happened with her ex-boyfriend throughout the book. As the book progresses she starts to realize she was gaslighted by her ex’s lies. But the way the author dealt with the heroine’s trauma wasn’t developed enough. It was weird that she went from wanting the guy back to feeling panicked about him even contacting her in a matter of days, I just didn't think it felt very realistic and it bothered me a bit. 

Overall a cute romance, but romance is not my thing.

Patricia Nelson

I picked this up from the library after seeing it recommended online, and I'm glad I did. I wanted a lighter read after finishing up the last book, and this seemed to fit the bill. Quirky love story, a 'meet-cute' and a blurb calling this author the new Jojo Moyes all made me want to pick it up. It delivered on all of that and more. There are a few additional storylines running through the book that had a more serious note, but they were handled well and added to the depth of the characters. I particularly loved how friendships were used to prop up and help someone heal on their own time, on their own terms, and by doing that the person healing got stronger.

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