Micalea Smeltzer

Alternate Paperback EditionWANTED: A ROOMMATE Requirements1.Don't be a smoker. That's gross.2.Don't be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings.3.Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong?If you meet these qualifications, call me.Sincerely, Desperately Seeking RoommateWhen I put the ad in my university's newspaper, the last thing I ever expect is for the star football player to respond. From what I know of him, Abel Russo is a womanizer and an absolute jerk.Sadly, he's the only thing stopping me from being evicted by my annoyingly gleeful landlord. It should be easy enough-there's no chance we'll fall for each other. But then he gives me lingering looks, and I might just be looking back. All I wanted was a roommate, but I'm about to get so much more than I bargained for

Desperately Seeking Roommate

WANTED: A ROOMMATE Requirements1.Don't be a smoker. That's gross.2.Don't be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings.3.Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong?If you meet these qualifications, call me.Sincerely,Desperately Seeking RoommateWhen I put the ad in my university's newspaper, the last thing I ever expect is for the star football player to respond. From what I know of him, Abel Russo is a womanizer and an absolute jerk.Sadly, he's the only thing stopping me from being evicted by my annoyingly gleeful landlord. It should be easy enough--there's no chance we'll fall for each other. But then he gives me lingering looks, and I might just be looking back. All I wanted was a roommate, but I'm about to get so much more than I bargained for.

Megan Lowe

3.5 stars.

Where to start with this book? I think it’s a solid book, with a few quite large flaws.
Lou. The preoccupation with her weight, and the fact that she keeps going on and on and on about it gets really tiresome. I like that she’s strong and sassy and owns who she is but she doesn’t need to keep going on about it. It’s also contradictory because when she’s with other people all of that disappears. The doubts she has come so easily and again are at odds to who she claims to be.
I liked Abel. He’s a great character. I liked the honesty he had with Lou and she had with him.
I liked Tanner but wanted more of him. I thought he would play a bigger part than he did. 

But, there’s flaws. 
I’m kind of annoyed that this book is set in the same town as all of Micalea’s other books. I want a new town!
Also, this book reads very young. And why is it such a travesty to be single in college?

In all, this is an okay book.

Samantha Studdard

Such a cute book. I really enjoyed it. The best friend in this book is hilarious and I love how wild and carefree Lou is. She’s everything I wish to be. The story of Abel and Lou is so sweet and cute I would have to recommend it. 

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When I started Desperately Seeking Roommate, I was hoping it would be a fun and sexy book. A little something to take me out of the mood I was in. I'm not sure I could've picked a more perfect book to read in that moment. It was a bold choice, going with a new-to-me author when I was in a funk, but it worked. Clearly I should roll the dice more often.

I like to call books like Desperately Seeking Roommate a "cheesy grin" romance. Why? Well, because I read nearly the entire book with a ginormous, cheesy grin on my face, of course. I laughed and swooned. I loved the banter between Lou and Abel. They had oodles of chemistry and I was so here for it. Oh and for the record, Lou is one of my new favorite heroines. I have a total girl crush on her. We'd be friends IRL. I just know it. She was smart, sassy, confident and didn't let the judgy people of the world define her self worth. And Abel? Swoons for days. Let's hear it for a college athlete who isn't a manwhore! *cheers*

I am such a sucker for a friends first romance and what Micalea Smeltzer gave me with Desperately Seeking Roommate was damn near perfect. There was so much to love about Lou, Abel and their story. It was funny, sexy, sweet and low on angst, with characters I just adored — basically it checked all my boxes. This is the first of Micalea's books I've read, but it absolutely won't be the last. I'm taking recommendations if you have any!

I received a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Favorite Quotes:

I don't know why us bigger girls are shamed by society. We're normal-sized—I'm sorry your media standards are candy-cane stick thin. I'd rather eat them than look like one.

"Don't fall in love with me."     "Don't worry, Blondie. I don't fall in love."

Kisses are addictive. You can't have just one. P.S. I'm referring to the chocolate.

"I want to hear you, to see you. I want everything. Don't deny me this."

"I wasn't expecting you, I wasn't even looking for you, but here you are.”

Desperately Seeking Roommate

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