tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post702715534269568632..comments2024-03-01T22:20:57.445+00:00Comments on The Readers Den: Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr & Tara AltebrandoJasprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346050783201302967noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-60192128349903137392013-12-19T19:20:55.478+00:002013-12-19T19:20:55.478+00:00I love Sara Zarr's books and am so excited to ...I love Sara Zarr's books and am so excited to read my copy of Roomies in the new year! It sounds like something I'd love. Really glad you enjoyed this, Jasprit. When done right I really love endings that let you make your own mind up in the end so I'm excited to see where this one leaves off! Brilliant review lovely. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384805896552240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-7337008171362790592013-12-19T11:59:15.188+00:002013-12-19T11:59:15.188+00:00I love when this happens to me too! I pick up a bo...I love when this happens to me too! I pick up a book on a whim and can't put it down. It's a wonderful surprise. I was also really pleased that this was told in a mixture of email and narrative, so we got to know each girl really well. I think the romance and also the growth of each characters was my favorite aspect of this book as well. So glad you enjoyed this one!Lauren @ Love is not a trianglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388832613855107816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-38633214035640930322013-12-19T05:03:02.314+00:002013-12-19T05:03:02.314+00:00That's great this one surprised you in a good ...That's great this one surprised you in a good way! I'm very curious about it. I like the concept!Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-73083909194807329892013-12-19T04:56:34.323+00:002013-12-19T04:56:34.323+00:00Now I'm really looking forward to reading this...Now I'm really looking forward to reading this one! I think I'll enjoy the realism. Thanks for sharing.Henrietta @ Leisure Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923185503681492201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-10773649975393475752013-12-19T02:15:44.902+00:002013-12-19T02:15:44.902+00:00Aw, warm fuzzies are great to be left with at the ...Aw, warm fuzzies are great to be left with at the end of a book! I'm immensely pleased that you ended up loving this one. I hoped it would be as cute and great as it sounds. AND that it flows nicely. Great review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-72275438548735035962013-12-19T02:11:45.769+00:002013-12-19T02:11:45.769+00:00I'm so excited you enjoyed this one, Jasprit! ...I'm so excited you enjoyed this one, Jasprit! I'm planning to get to it this weekend and can't wait to begin and meet these girls! Also: I am SO HAPPY you're reading Graceling! I hope you LOVE it! :DKeertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-8927946775815614002013-12-19T02:09:01.740+00:002013-12-19T02:09:01.740+00:00You should read Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life...You should read Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life. It's so good and the main reason I want to read Roomies soon. I'm not a huge fan of dual POVs, but I think they make total sense when the characters are in completely different places, which seems to be the case here. This does sound like it has the potential to be a great book, and I hope I end up loving it as much as you do, Jasprit. Wonderful review!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052456915027241479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-48865277084510852202013-12-19T00:47:55.976+00:002013-12-19T00:47:55.976+00:00Oh wow, this review is awesome! I feel like knowi...Oh wow, this review is awesome! I feel like knowing Elizabeth and Lauren after only reading your review and I can't wait to meet them. Love when a blogger's review can convince me to pick up a book I've been hesitant about before. This happened here. Thanks so much:) Miss Page-Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518771814158045590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-50821395611422209082013-12-18T20:19:46.697+00:002013-12-18T20:19:46.697+00:00Oh my gosh, this sounds so amazingly good! I have ...Oh my gosh, this sounds so amazingly good! I have this one on hold at the library and after reading your review, I WANT IT NOW. I love dual povs and when things are written in a different format, so this book sounds super perfect. I obviously can't say this for sure, but I think I'll really like Elizabeth from what you've said about her. Ahh. Awesome review! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-3699128752473079562013-12-18T18:41:45.115+00:002013-12-18T18:41:45.115+00:00Aw, I'm glad you mostly loved it :D It sounds ...Aw, I'm glad you mostly loved it :D It sounds pretty amazing. Though a bit worried about open ending.. but glad you liked it :) I do like my books to be a bit heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing. <3 Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-36607747308845915632013-12-18T15:46:06.664+00:002013-12-18T15:46:06.664+00:00Wow Jasprit! This sounds amazing. I saw it briefly...Wow Jasprit! This sounds amazing. I saw it briefly on NetGalley but didn't give it much thought. Clearly that was a massive mistake! *shakes fist at self* I love when a book I have no expectations for or of completely blows me away, it's the best feeling. Definitely going to make sure I pick up a copy of this now! Fabulous review:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-89057525268526881962013-12-18T14:53:59.673+00:002013-12-18T14:53:59.673+00:00I liked how cohesive the whole story was and how r...I liked how cohesive the whole story was and how realistic. It's so hard to get to know people through their writing, especially when you make assumptions as you read their emails. It wasn't a favorite book but I did enjoy getting to know the characters. I wanted more of an epilogue, though.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-12279464360904464522013-12-18T14:45:11.966+00:002013-12-18T14:45:11.966+00:00I'm not at all familiar with Roomies, but it d...I'm not at all familiar with Roomies, but it does sound very good. Ive heard such good things about Zarr' and still need to read my copy of About a Girl.<br />Thanks for the review, Jasprit!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355438390442316391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-74380131134026181012013-12-18T12:35:51.045+00:002013-12-18T12:35:51.045+00:00I just love it when this happens. When you get to ...I just love it when this happens. When you get to read a book and you enter into it with no high expectations whatsoever and the book grabs you! I have heard different things about this one but it seems like a great story. Great review, Jasprit :)Tanja - Tanychyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084789780467257259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-498151819179525632013-12-18T10:43:26.447+00:002013-12-18T10:43:26.447+00:00So glad that you enjoyed this. Giselle was a bit l...So glad that you enjoyed this. Giselle was a bit lukewarm to this. I absolutely love the premise and I haven't read a book based on e-mails so it'd be awesome to read one. Finally, heh ;) Also, I'm so happy that you liked the love interests. Plus, it's good to know that you resonated more with one of the MCs more because by that you were able to warm up to the other--character growth, yay ;) I'll definitely mark my calendar for this book and I hope that it'll be a success for me as well:) gorgeous review, pumpkin!Siirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265532869057616598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019785638850450889.post-80866342769098589942013-12-18T09:32:11.508+00:002013-12-18T09:32:11.508+00:00I'm glad we're seeing more books written a...I'm glad we're seeing more books written about characters during this stage of their lives--it's such an important and formative one! I quite liked HOW TO SAVE A LIFE, so I need to read more Sara Zarr at some point, and this sounds like a good one. Thanks for the review, lovely lady! <br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2013/12/dickens-christmas-seance.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.com