Never Kiss Your Roommate
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- Author：Philline Harms
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Summary
Welcome to Seven Hills， the world’s most exclusive boarding school where only the best and brightest roam the hallowed halls。 Being committed to your studies， service， and community doesn’t mean that you can’t break the rules now and again， right？
But watch your back because lurking on the anonymous Chitter Chatter Blog is The Watcher—who can’t wait to reveal all the latest hookups， hot lists， and secrets around campus。 The latest objects of The Watcher’s affection？ Straight-off-the-train （but not exactly straight） insta-besties Evelyn and Seth。
It doesn’t take long for Evelyn to realize she is inexplicably drawn to her gorgeous and standoffish roommate Noelle。 Meanwhile Seth has eyes， and some serious heart palpitations， for budding thespian and school flirt Jasper。 Just as things start to heat up， The Watcher strikes。 Will the secrets revealed turn their happily ever afters into happily never afters？
But watch your back because lurking on the anonymous Chitter Chatter Blog is The Watcher—who can’t wait to reveal all the latest hookups， hot lists， and secrets around campus。 The latest objects of The Watcher’s affection？ Straight-off-the-train （but not exactly straight） insta-besties Evelyn and Seth。
It doesn’t take long for Evelyn to realize she is inexplicably drawn to her gorgeous and standoffish roommate Noelle。 Meanwhile Seth has eyes， and some serious heart palpitations， for budding thespian and school flirt Jasper。 Just as things start to heat up， The Watcher strikes。 Will the secrets revealed turn their happily ever afters into happily never afters？
Reviews
sarah
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dnf at 7% I'm sorry it reads like bad fanfic dnf at 7% I'm sorry it reads like bad fanfic 。。。more
Harper
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This was a great book。 It was exciting and very sweet I really hope there will be another book 。 focusing More on Jasper and Seth relationship Well still getting to see Evelyn and Noelle relationship
Kate （Feathered Turtle Press）
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Of four major characters， writing three as white squishy babies and then the only Black character as mean， aggressive， and hyper-promiscuous is a really， really bad take。The Good– The bare bones of the concept are good– Attempt at mental health rep– Some moments of genuine humourThe Bad– The choice to portray the main Black character as excessively mean and promiscuous– Characters' "voices" are chaotic and cringey– Seth's anxiety dream sounds fake AF– It's not about anything， you know？– Allllll Of four major characters， writing three as white squishy babies and then the only Black character as mean， aggressive， and hyper-promiscuous is a really， really bad take。The Good– The bare bones of the concept are good– Attempt at mental health rep– Some moments of genuine humourThe Bad– The choice to portray the main Black character as excessively mean and promiscuous– Characters' "voices" are chaotic and cringey– Seth's anxiety dream sounds fake AF– It's not about anything， you know？– Allllll the telling over showingStory—★★☆☆☆Evelyn and Seth are both new students at the posh boarding school， Seven Hills。 Seven Hills's most notorious feature is the ridiculously named Chitter Chatter， a gossip blog about the students。 Evelyn develops a crush on her unfriendly roommate， Noelle， whose aggressive personality drove off every other roommate。 Seth develops a crush on Noelle's best friend， Jasper。 They all get to know each other better and hangout。Never Kiss Your Roommate's biggest problem is its structural issue。 Between the set-up and the ridiculously dramatic turn near the end， there's a meandering middle section taking up about 70% of the book， and this middle section is basically cuddles and sharing deep， dark （mediocre） secrets。 The sequence of events could easily be switched around or replaced entirely， to no ill effect， and honestly？ That sequence of events is largely forgettable。 This book will be 99% gone from my brain in less than three days。However， I don't think Harms is without talent or that Roommate is a complete failure。 Roommate certainly has good bones: a story about new student recovering from trauma falling in love with her mysterious and abrasive roommate is brimming with potential。 Harms also has an excellent eye for turning out enjoyable interactions between characters。There's also the setting， which was。。。 big time meh。 Harms' descriptions were generic: take out place names， and Roommate could be set almost anywhere。Characters—★★☆☆☆Never Kiss Your Roommate has two main point of view characters—Evelyn and Seth—and two main supporting characters—Jasper and Noelle。 Evelyn， Seth， and Jasper are all kind of the same bland-nice， do-no-wrong type characters， except Harms spiced Jasper up with a bad French accent。 Noelle is ALSO secretly one of these characters underneath her "meanest person ever" exterior。 If I deleted their the names （and the bad French accent）， I would not be able to tell them apart。 They are essentially all the same character with a different bit of trauma assigned to them （necessary so they can spill their deep dark secrets and cuddle when sad。） They're empathetic in the sort of way you can't hate something because it's technically never done anything wrong besides be irredeemably boring。Maybe I'm cranky， but when it comes to what the characters have endured， I found everyone but Noelle to honestly be a bit spoiled。 I'm a bit sympathetic for Evelyn because being bullied sucks， but also， it was only a few fucking months。 Seth's emo because his parents have been on the verge of divorce for a decade。 Jasper's ex cheated on him。 Maybe if they were more compelling characters， I'd feel a bit more for them。 Mostly， I want them to pack up their milquetoast issues and take them far away from me。 （Also， why is the Black character the only one who's gone through something actually REALLY HORRIBLE？）Honestly， I found "The Watcher" character who runs the blog to be the most interesting character。 They were genuinely complex and emotionally compelling， even if some of their stunts were cringeworthy。 Unfortunately， their secret identity is also REALLY OBVIOUS。Also， some characters， like Seth's roommate， who are 100% useless and could be cut completely。Writing Style—★★★☆☆ （2。75 Stars）Never Kiss Your Roommate is narrated by Evelyn and Seth in first person， past tense。I cannot even begin to describe whatever （weirdness） is happening our protagonists' "voices"/Harms' style。 It's stylistically similar to what you'll find a mediocre North American book， except Harms has thrown in a bunch of British phrases。 I'm unsure if Harms is an American （or Canadian？） trying to sound British， or worse: a Brit who's read too much bad American literature and now sounds entirely fake。 Regardless， it's a mess。 Roommate is much too long for what scant plot it contains， characters slip into long and unnecessary inner monologues， every single thing is made obvious， character traits are awkwardly stated instead: it's a big telling over showing mess。 Harms uses only weak and filter words， an abundance of adverbs and when it came to the narration， the only distinguishing feature between Evelyn and Seth is that Seth uses more forced-sounding British terms。I do think， however， that Harms did a really great job with conversations。 The flow of conversations in general was solid and Harms truly funny interactions between characters。Themes and Representation—★★☆☆☆Evelyn is a lesbian; Jasper is pansexual; Noelle and Seth are bisexual; Amelia is unspecified sapphic， implied to be a lesbian。Seth has an anxiety disorder; Jasper has panic attacks related to claustrophobia; both Evelyn and Noelle struggle with nightmares。Noelle is Black; Mrs。 Whitworth， the headmistress， is Black; Sammy， Jasper's fling early on， is described as having dark skin and dark curls。The thing is， and this is such a big thing: of the core four characters， Evelyn， Seth， and Jasper are white， and they're portrayed as friendly and sweet。 While Noelle， Black and bisexual， is portrayed as mean， aggressive， and promiscuous。 Even if she's secretly a "giant softie" underneath， this is still a choice Harms made， and it's really messed up。Overall—★★☆☆☆Recommended For。。。Readers who really， really want f/f or m/m YA romances set in British boarding schools。 。。。more
janetsa
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Thank you， NetGalley for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！At first glance， I thought this book would be a soft contemporary romance book with two sapphics eventually finding out their feelings for one another after becoming roommates at this preparatory school。 However， my expectations soon fell to the pits of my stomach once I realize how racist this book really was。 This book only has white students and it completely rubbed me the wrong way once I realized that Thank you， NetGalley for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！At first glance， I thought this book would be a soft contemporary romance book with two sapphics eventually finding out their feelings for one another after becoming roommates at this preparatory school。 However， my expectations soon fell to the pits of my stomach once I realize how racist this book really was。 This book only has white students and it completely rubbed me the wrong way once I realized that the only POC student at this school was deemed as "bad。" I see how it was supposed to be a great sapphic book， but I was only left feeling disappointed。 。。。more
bookznerd
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4🌟You can notice that this is a wattpad book， but that makes it a wonderful book that you can easily read！ Definitely recommended if you don't want to think too much and just want to read。 4🌟You can notice that this is a wattpad book， but that makes it a wonderful book that you can easily read！ Definitely recommended if you don't want to think too much and just want to read。 。。。more
Bash
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I'M NOT EVER GONNA READ THIS， I WAS ABOUT TO DO IT， but then I read everything it said that making your only character of color something bad， and not only that， she's okay with it， it's just messed up。anyways I want to thank Netgalley for providing me an advanced copy of the book。 I'M NOT EVER GONNA READ THIS， I WAS ABOUT TO DO IT， but then I read everything it said that making your only character of color something bad， and not only that， she's okay with it， it's just messed up。anyways I want to thank Netgalley for providing me an advanced copy of the book。 。。。more
Mirthe
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Hehe exactly what I needed， an easy read during a stressful time just to make me feel better。 I loved this so much and seriously it feels in the beginning like reading a good girl bad boy book on wattpad but it's so much better so much less toxic I love it。 Hehe exactly what I needed， an easy read during a stressful time just to make me feel better。 I loved this so much and seriously it feels in the beginning like reading a good girl bad boy book on wattpad but it's so much better so much less toxic I love it。 。。。more
Sarah Taylor
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Never Kiss Your Roommate is the lesbian romcom I never knew I needed。 It's funny， it's sweet， it's realistic in its character building， and of course it's gay。 When Evelyn moves to a new boarding school， she--you guessed it--falls in love with her roommate。 This book is told from the point of view of Evelyn， our main character， and also her friend Seth （who for some reason wasn't advertised or really mentioned）。 While Evelyn is falling for Noelle， Seth is falling for Jasper， Noelle's best friend Never Kiss Your Roommate is the lesbian romcom I never knew I needed。 It's funny， it's sweet， it's realistic in its character building， and of course it's gay。 When Evelyn moves to a new boarding school， she--you guessed it--falls in love with her roommate。 This book is told from the point of view of Evelyn， our main character， and also her friend Seth （who for some reason wasn't advertised or really mentioned）。 While Evelyn is falling for Noelle， Seth is falling for Jasper， Noelle's best friend。 This book has wlw and mlm relationships， though a much stronger focus is on Evelyn and Elle。 It tries really hard to combat things like mental health， internalized homophobia， stalking， and more; it does it pretty well for the most part， but I found the mystery subplot a little unrealistic。 That was but a small portion of the overall story， though， so I won't fault it much for that！ This book falls somewhere in the grey area between YA and NA， though perhaps leaning more towards YA。 I thoroughly enjoyed it， and I can see it becoming a guilty pleasure for me。 As debut books go， it was impressive， and I will definitely be recommending it and looking out for any of the author's future work。 Anyone looking for a lesbian romance somewhere akin to Red， White， and Royal Blue or Her Royal Highness should look no further。 。。。more
laura 🦦
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* e-ARC provided through NetGalley*2。5let me start by saying I admire this author greatly for a） writing， finishing， and publishing a book at such a young age。 b） writing a whole novel in English， even though， from what I understand， German is her native language。that being said， my thoughts about this book kept changing as I continued reading。 I think the main reason I didn't love this one is that the only part of it I was actually invested in was Noelle and Evelyn's romance， which seems lik * e-ARC provided through NetGalley*2。5let me start by saying I admire this author greatly for a） writing， finishing， and publishing a book at such a young age。 b） writing a whole novel in English， even though， from what I understand， German is her native language。that being said， my thoughts about this book kept changing as I continued reading。 I think the main reason I didn't love this one is that the only part of it I was actually invested in was Noelle and Evelyn's romance， which seems like it'd be the main part of the story， but sometimes I felt like it wasn't。for example， a large part of it was also Seth and Jasper。 I really couldn't get myself to like either of them。 for some reason， they felt really bland and empty。 as in- there wasn't anything that stood out about them。 as someone who values characters over plot more， I couldn't get into their plotline because of that very reason。 I think I would've liked this book much more if it solely focused on Noelle and Evelyn。as for the main romance- I was very pleasantly surprised。 despite Noelle's guardedness and standoffish character， I'd found her to have a lot of depth that she mainly showed while with Evelyn。 their romance was absolutely adorable。 it was healthy， it evolved in stages， which I loved， and there wasn't anything wrong with it。 it was great。 unfortunately， I couldn't really appreciate the rest of the story。 all the subplots and moments that weren't filled with romance tended to bore me。 despite that， if you like more expanded plots， you might enjoy this！ 。。。more
Nicole
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This was initially described to me as being a contemporary with a thriller twist。 And while this was a super cute contemporary， I got no thriller vibes from this until the last 75% of the book。 The thriller aspect felt very rushed and underdeveloped as a result。 As for the rest of the book， I found this to be so adorable。 I loved each of the romances; but I did wish Seth and Jasper’s was more developed （or rather I wish I saw more of it）。 I also wanted there to be more POVs; like Noelle’s or eve This was initially described to me as being a contemporary with a thriller twist。 And while this was a super cute contemporary， I got no thriller vibes from this until the last 75% of the book。 The thriller aspect felt very rushed and underdeveloped as a result。 As for the rest of the book， I found this to be so adorable。 I loved each of the romances; but I did wish Seth and Jasper’s was more developed （or rather I wish I saw more of it）。 I also wanted there to be more POVs; like Noelle’s or even Jasper’s。 While I did like both Evelyn and Seth’s perspective， I wanted more from Seth’s POV ‘cause I believe that could’ve added so much more depth to the story。 I also loved the LGBTQ+ representation in this。 There were two bisexual main characters， a lesbian protagonist， and a pansexual main character; along with queer side characters。 This was unapologetically queer and I loved every second of it。 Overall， I would recommend this book for pride month for its sapphic romances; but don’t go into this thinking it’s going to be a good thriller。 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
mar
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absolutely loved it！ bit dramatic obviously because it’s wattpad but it was still such a good book。 love love LOVE all the representation <33
Megan
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This book was amazing！ It was very well plotted and I enjoyed it very much！ The plot was perfect and by the end， you won't be able to stop reading。 I was up til' 12:00 every night not wanting to put it down it was so good！ I promise you will not regret buying this book and you will want to read it over and over。 This book was amazing！ It was very well plotted and I enjoyed it very much！ The plot was perfect and by the end， you won't be able to stop reading。 I was up til' 12:00 every night not wanting to put it down it was so good！ I promise you will not regret buying this book and you will want to read it over and over。 。。。more
Danielle Russell
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First LGBTQ+ book of Pride Month 2021✔I found Never Kiss Your Roommate extremely heartfelt。 I enjoyed the writing， the plot， the characters， the ending。。。 The book is a coming of age story set against an English boarding school backdrop that follows Evelyn， Seth， Noelle， and Jasper。 Each are part of the LGBTQ+ community （E-lesbian， S-bi， N-bi， J-pan） and I loved the representation。 Though it was corny at times （what YA romance isnt？）， it dealt with themes of accepting yourself for who you are， a First LGBTQ+ book of Pride Month 2021✔I found Never Kiss Your Roommate extremely heartfelt。 I enjoyed the writing， the plot， the characters， the ending。。。 The book is a coming of age story set against an English boarding school backdrop that follows Evelyn， Seth， Noelle， and Jasper。 Each are part of the LGBTQ+ community （E-lesbian， S-bi， N-bi， J-pan） and I loved the representation。 Though it was corny at times （what YA romance isnt？）， it dealt with themes of accepting yourself for who you are， and opening yourself up to love。 One thing I REALLY appreciated in the book was characters asking for consent。 This is Philline Harms' debut novel， and I'm so excited to see what she comes up with next！（Contains spoilers） TW - internalized homophobia/biphobia， bullying， mention of sexual assault， PTSD （nightmares）， divorce， character coming out stories， kidnapping， mild violence， pedophilia （15f + 19m）， mention of abusive/controlling relationship， mention of being outed， homophobiaThank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review ♡ 。。。more
Myra
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I will not be reviewing this book properly and I will not be giving it a rating。While I enjoyed the story well enough， I cannot ignore the racism and harmful racist stereotypes this book plays on which have been pointed out by many reviewers of colour。 As a white reviewer I don’t want to speak over reviewers of colour on this matter - so I will not be reviewing this one。I encourage you to check out own voices reviews。While the queerness of the book is great to see， I cannot get myself to recomme I will not be reviewing this book properly and I will not be giving it a rating。While I enjoyed the story well enough， I cannot ignore the racism and harmful racist stereotypes this book plays on which have been pointed out by many reviewers of colour。 As a white reviewer I don’t want to speak over reviewers of colour on this matter - so I will not be reviewing this one。I encourage you to check out own voices reviews。While the queerness of the book is great to see， I cannot get myself to recommend this book to anyone， sadly。 。。。more
Laisea （grayscalebooks）
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This book has some problematic themes and some obvious stereotyping （our Black love interest is an aggressive， off-putting basketball player）， but even if it didn’t， I fail to see what it would have to offer。 Unless of course you are drawn in by flat， superficial characters， predictable reveals， and twists that absolutely never would have happened。 There were a few （but far between） cute moments that didn’t make me entirely nauseous， and ironically Noelle （the aforementioned Black character） was This book has some problematic themes and some obvious stereotyping （our Black love interest is an aggressive， off-putting basketball player）， but even if it didn’t， I fail to see what it would have to offer。 Unless of course you are drawn in by flat， superficial characters， predictable reveals， and twists that absolutely never would have happened。 There were a few （but far between） cute moments that didn’t make me entirely nauseous， and ironically Noelle （the aforementioned Black character） was the only character that didn’t make me want to throw the book across the room out of sheer annoyance。 She was poorly written — like everyone else， it should be stated — but at least she had a little life in her。 I know YA love stories are often ridiculously cheesy and unrealistic， but this one might take the cake。 Every character in the core four embodies a different， over-done trope。 And they’re all ~super hot~ because of course they are。 Gag。 。。。more
tori
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This novel is rife with racial stereotypes of the one black character （aside from the headmistress who is practically nonexistent）。 I see what the author was going for， but some tropes simply don't transfer well if you don't actually take the character's race into consideration。 This could've been a great opportunity for the author to unpack why Noelle was the way she was， and why the （mostly white） student body seemed so set against her to the point of spreading wild rumors。 Instead， this is ne This novel is rife with racial stereotypes of the one black character （aside from the headmistress who is practically nonexistent）。 I see what the author was going for， but some tropes simply don't transfer well if you don't actually take the character's race into consideration。 This could've been a great opportunity for the author to unpack why Noelle was the way she was， and why the （mostly white） student body seemed so set against her to the point of spreading wild rumors。 Instead， this is never given a moment of thought。 Characters of color don't have to be perfect， but this was simply over the top considering the lack of nuance and consideration。 This was originally a Wattpad story so said lack of nuance is to be expected， but there are far better stories on that website to this day that don't rely on such blatant stereotyping。 Other than that， it is a cute if not predictable story that goes a bit off the deep end towards the end。 If you're looking for something somewhat similar （YA interracial sapphic enemies to lovers romance）， I recommend "She Drives Me Crazy" instead。 。。。more
Winsome
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i was going to read this， but after seeing the poc reviews i will not be reading this book as a poc myself。 honestly i do not understand why it was even published in the first place if it was written with such racism and racial stereotypes。
Sarah
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of Never Kiss Your Roommate by Philline Harms。I adored this book， the characters， the setting， the way that Harms handled what could have been a cliché plot， I just didn't want to put this book down and devoured it in an evening。Evelyn is heading to Seven Hills International School for Boys and Girls for a new start。 Seth is heading there as his home life implodes as his parents get divorced。 What they don't expect is to find both friendship t Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of Never Kiss Your Roommate by Philline Harms。I adored this book， the characters， the setting， the way that Harms handled what could have been a cliché plot， I just didn't want to put this book down and devoured it in an evening。Evelyn is heading to Seven Hills International School for Boys and Girls for a new start。 Seth is heading there as his home life implodes as his parents get divorced。 What they don't expect is to find both friendship that comes with no strings， no awkwardness， friendship that is easy。 Nor do they expect to be accepted as they are but here they manage to meet people who they don't have to hide from and they fall in love。The way that Harms handled what could have very easily turned into very cliché misunderstanding leading to heartbreak by inserting some action made this book end on a better note than expected。 It was fun， it held important representation， I fell in love with these characters， and I think most importantly that representation wasn't perfect but it felt real。 。。。more
Gray
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Never Kiss Your Roomate by Philline Harms was the queer boarding school rom com of my dreams。 I flew through book and had so much fun in the process。 This is very much a comfort read， it’s feel like a big hug from your favorite queer friends。 I can’t wait to reread it when I’m in need of that hug。This book follows Evelyn and Seth， two new kids at Seven Hills boarding school。 Evelyn is a lesbian， Seth is bisexual。 Throughout the course of the book， they fall in love。 Yes this is the wlw/mlm solid Never Kiss Your Roomate by Philline Harms was the queer boarding school rom com of my dreams。 I flew through book and had so much fun in the process。 This is very much a comfort read， it’s feel like a big hug from your favorite queer friends。 I can’t wait to reread it when I’m in need of that hug。This book follows Evelyn and Seth， two new kids at Seven Hills boarding school。 Evelyn is a lesbian， Seth is bisexual。 Throughout the course of the book， they fall in love。 Yes this is the wlw/mlm solidarity I wanted and it’s done so wonderfully。 Noelle （Evelyn’s love interest） is bisexual and Jesper （Seth’s love interest） is pansexual。 All four characters claim these labels and identities themselves on page which is so important。These four characters also form a beautiful friendship。 They’re all queer so they *get* one another on a level that is only experienced by other queer people。 There’s something so special about a book about queer teenagers written by a queer teenager。 I need more books like this。 It felt so authentic and was so easy to relate to。I particularly loved how Philline wrote Evelyn’s queerness。 Evelyn is a lesbian， but she is still coming to terms with it and what it means for her。 She fights through internalized homophobia and the heteronormativity that's been pushed on her her whole life。 Throughout the book she learns to accept herself and her sexuality， and Noelle is right there supporting Evelyn the whole way。 This section of the book has the potential to help so many queer kids， especially young lesbians， accept themselves。This book reads a lot like fan fiction （it was published by Wattpad Books） but I mean this in the best way possible。 It’s cliche and over the top and dramatic， but so much fun。 The writing style made it easy for me to fall into the story and characters。 Both romances were also very dramatic， sickly sweet， and so very soft。 I loved them。 They made me smile so much， and getting to watch two couples fall in love instead of one was adorable and made me very happy。My one complaint of this book is the stereotypes Noelle （who is Black） seems to fall into/ is put into by other boarding school students。 She is portrayed as having a mean and standoffish exterior， she is seen as the “bad girl” basketball player， she has an absentee father， smokes cigarettes， and is over sexualized。 We do learn she is much more than just those stereotypes and her own person， but I do wish more had been done to address this and push back against said stereotypes。I still do really recommend Never Kiss Your Roommate， just please be aware of the above。 This really is a sweet， fun， over the top rom com full of queer love that felt like a warm hug。 If you’ve ever felt betrayed by magical boarding schools full of only straight people， this is the book for you！ 。。。more
eliana j
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Update: I have recently read a review by Graciella which points out the stereotypes between the love interest Noelle who is a black woman。 She is described as basketball-playing， cigarette-smoking， overly aggressive， and rude; Which plays with the racist depictions of black women whereas the main character Evelyn is described as a pure and innocent white woman。this was a cute read！ I enjoyed reading the different POVs between Evelyn and Seth and the love interest were nice too。 The pacing was a Update: I have recently read a review by Graciella which points out the stereotypes between the love interest Noelle who is a black woman。 She is described as basketball-playing， cigarette-smoking， overly aggressive， and rude; Which plays with the racist depictions of black women whereas the main character Evelyn is described as a pure and innocent white woman。this was a cute read！ I enjoyed reading the different POVs between Evelyn and Seth and the love interest were nice too。 The pacing was a bit too fast and the romance progressed too quickly。 The main characters were enjoyable to read about There was a great amount of representation and there was always a conversation of consent before any physical touch which is important。 The plot was a bit loose and it did feel like I was reading fanfiction which makes sense since this was already a Wattpad book。 。。。more
Katie | niftyreads
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Similar to Gossip Girl， NEVER KISS YOUR ROOMMATE by Philline Harms has the students at Seven Hills have to deal with The Watcher who shares all the latest secrets on their blog - the Chitter Chatter。 The Watcher does not make it easy for insta-besties （but not exactly straight） Evelyn and Seth as they start their lives at the boarding school。 Evelyn realizes she has feelings for her standoffish roommate Noelle and Seth has feelings for her best friend and school flirt Jasper。 Just as things star Similar to Gossip Girl， NEVER KISS YOUR ROOMMATE by Philline Harms has the students at Seven Hills have to deal with The Watcher who shares all the latest secrets on their blog - the Chitter Chatter。 The Watcher does not make it easy for insta-besties （but not exactly straight） Evelyn and Seth as they start their lives at the boarding school。 Evelyn realizes she has feelings for her standoffish roommate Noelle and Seth has feelings for her best friend and school flirt Jasper。 Just as things start to heat up， The Watcher strikes。 Will the secrets revealed turn their happily ever after into happily near afters？Good things about book:💙Excellent， excellent LGBTQ+ representation！ Made my heart so very happy！💙I love boarding school books。 It’s a niche trope that I enjoy， so if you like that as well， you will enjoy it。💙Jasper。 （Maybe I just have a thing for Jasper’s？ 😍） I adored him and everything about this character。💙It touched on multiple genres: romance， found family， family drama， thriller。 If you love coming of age and finding yourself stories with excellent LGBTQ+ representation， this is the perfect book for you！ NEVER KISS YOUR ROOMMATE is an easy read with lots of good moments， good characters， and a good representation story！Thank you to Wattpad Books for the gifted copy！Content Warning: （per the author in book） sex， bullying， assault， kidnapping （more complete on goodreads）; （from my reading） claustrophobia， stalking 。。。more
Bethany Harte
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Good book， perfect for fans of YA romance， mystery， and the boarding-school setting in general。 I adored the imagery and the mood throughout the book， from the Seven Hills boarding school to the nearby town。 Additionally， I liked how there were a few different scenes in the castle where scenes were set， because it made it feel different without being disjointed。The characters？ Perfect。 I could really feel them developing throughout the novel， and could understand their hopes and dreams。 The roma Good book， perfect for fans of YA romance， mystery， and the boarding-school setting in general。 I adored the imagery and the mood throughout the book， from the Seven Hills boarding school to the nearby town。 Additionally， I liked how there were a few different scenes in the castle where scenes were set， because it made it feel different without being disjointed。The characters？ Perfect。 I could really feel them developing throughout the novel， and could understand their hopes and dreams。 The romances were so cute and sweet， and I found myself cheering them on at times。My only complaint is the mystery: it feels like it was kind of crammed into the end of the book， and it didn't start developing until about the 70% mark （I read it on Kindle）， and for the mystery of the Chitter Chatter we didn't get much view of the actual mystery solving。 Still， I enjoyed the twists and depth that came from including a bit of mystery。In all， this was a good book， and I recommend it。 。。。more
Alexx
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Oh， this was so so good！ In a way， it reads like a fanfic and I love that。 （Also， when I say a book reads like a fanfic， I mean it as a compliment。 We appreciate fanfics in this house。 🥰） It has all the fluff and the drama （especially towards the end of the book！）， and it was funny and touching at the same time as well。This was simple and straightforward， but I loved seeing the characters come together and achieve character development。 Also， the tropes in this book are just some of my favorites Oh， this was so so good！ In a way， it reads like a fanfic and I love that。 （Also， when I say a book reads like a fanfic， I mean it as a compliment。 We appreciate fanfics in this house。 🥰） It has all the fluff and the drama （especially towards the end of the book！）， and it was funny and touching at the same time as well。This was simple and straightforward， but I loved seeing the characters come together and achieve character development。 Also， the tropes in this book are just some of my favorites！ Enemies to lovers， sunshine and grumpy （who turns soft because of sunshine lol）， and more！Would have loved if there was more mystery about the Watcher though。 I thought it was a pretty easy solve。 Nonetheless， this was a great read and I enjoyed it a lot！Thank you so much to Wattpad Books for sending over an ARC！ This， of course， did not affect my overall opinion of the book。 Full review on my blog soon！CW: toxic/abusive relationships， kidnapping， homophobia， violence （mild）， blood （mild）Find me elsewhere: Instagram | Twitter | Blog 。。。more
Paola
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** Thank you Wattpad Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange of an honest review **I really enjoyed the premise of the book， however the execution fell flat for me。 The book tried too many ways of delivering tropes that were not executed very well。 I tried to love it， but the characterization felt a bit flat and stereotypical， particularly Noelle’s character。 Her character felt oversexualized and her mean persona fell into a stereotype many black women face daily。 Frankly， while the storyline ** Thank you Wattpad Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange of an honest review **I really enjoyed the premise of the book， however the execution fell flat for me。 The book tried too many ways of delivering tropes that were not executed very well。 I tried to love it， but the characterization felt a bit flat and stereotypical， particularly Noelle’s character。 Her character felt oversexualized and her mean persona fell into a stereotype many black women face daily。 Frankly， while the storyline was promising， such enforcement of stereotypes makes the book not worth it。 。。。more
Lou Lichti
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This book was so exciting to here about。 A sapphic boarding school romance， hate to love， multiple queer characters， however this book did not deliver what i wanted。 The main character was the "perfect" shy blonde girl that really annoyed me。 I did enjoy her relationship with her friends and i liked the pining between her and Noelle。 The relationship between Evelyn and Noelle moved to fast in my opinion and I would have enjoyed another 50 pages or more to build up the characters。Since Im white I This book was so exciting to here about。 A sapphic boarding school romance， hate to love， multiple queer characters， however this book did not deliver what i wanted。 The main character was the "perfect" shy blonde girl that really annoyed me。 I did enjoy her relationship with her friends and i liked the pining between her and Noelle。 The relationship between Evelyn and Noelle moved to fast in my opinion and I would have enjoyed another 50 pages or more to build up the characters。Since Im white I'm speaking from what I've seen others say。。。。。。and that is the depiction of Noelle is racist。 Her character feeds on harmful black stereotypes and is not good representation for the world。Now besides the characters I really didn't like the writing style。 There were too many descriptions that were needless and i couldn't get lost in the story。 There were some cute scenes that I enjoyed。 I would say I was quite literally disappointed in this book but some people I think would enjoy it especially since it isn't very long。 Characters: 1/5Plot: 1/5Setting: 1/5Themes: 1/5Writing: 1/5 。。。more
Asteria
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the author made her one black character a huge stereotype。。。
r。bookish
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honestly， this book sounded like something that was so sweet and cute and in a school setting。 but， instead we get this book that is just filled with stereotypes and other harmful things about Black teens。 so， please take this book off your want to read and listen to own voices reviewers about how harmful this is。
Ribbsreads
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I was so excited to have received this ARC through Netgalley and will not be reading it。 I have heard from many of my mutual friends and friends that this book is racist and plays into a lot of harmful stereotypes。 One of the main characters is black and she is the only black girl besides the headmaster we get to see once。 She is also the “mean bully” who is mean for no reason， but once she meets/falls in love with the white girl， people like her。
Thérèse
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I saw the cover for this book on NetGalley and was immediately interested （I mean， wlw boarding school romance？ Yes！）。 However， once I saw that it was published by Wattpad Books- and originally a Wattpad story at that- I was hesitant。 I have not had a great experience with Wattpad。 I hate to judge entire genres of stories based on stereotypes- for instance， I have read some great fanfiction。 Seeing that something is associated with Wattpad， though， always gives me pause。 I decided to push throug I saw the cover for this book on NetGalley and was immediately interested （I mean， wlw boarding school romance？ Yes！）。 However， once I saw that it was published by Wattpad Books- and originally a Wattpad story at that- I was hesitant。 I have not had a great experience with Wattpad。 I hate to judge entire genres of stories based on stereotypes- for instance， I have read some great fanfiction。 Seeing that something is associated with Wattpad， though， always gives me pause。 I decided to push through any prejudice and request the ARC anyway。 After all， not all Wattpad stories are bad。 Right？I should have trusted my initial instincts with this one。 Never Kiss Your Roommate can only be described as shallow。 The characters are incredibly two-dimensional: we have the innocent book nerd， the mean basketball player （who is also Black， which rubbed me the wrong way。 I'm white and cannot speak on racism whatsoever， but having the Black girl be a mean basketball player felt。。。 not good）， the shy boy who likes detective novels and is magically great with electronics， and the flirty French boy。 Jasper， who was from France， was such a caricature。 He would randomly throw in French words into the conversation in a way that felt very unnatural。 There was also an Italian man who ran a pizza shop and。。。 well， you get the idea。 The two POV characters， Evelyn and Seth， become best friends instantly。 The romance in this book was also too sudden for me。 One minute Noelle， Evelyn's roommate and love interest， is at her throat， and the next she's comforting Evelyn after she has a nightmare。 I regret saying that they reminded me of Simon and Baz。 Simon and Baz were roommates as well， yes， but they had build-up。 Tension。 Chemistry。 Things that Evelyn and Noelle did not。Seth and Jasper， our other couple， bored me as well。 Seth got noticeably less POV chapters than Evelyn， which did not help with the build-up to his relationship with Jasper。 They fell in 'love' much too quickly and we barely saw any progression in their relationship。 Some stupid drama was thrown in that could have been solved with a two minute conversation， but of course nothing is that easy。 This book also tried to throw in a mystery， but failed spectacularly。 The Gossip Girl rip-off website that the school had was just ridiculous， and I guessed who was behind it from the get-go。 This plot was thrown into the last 70% or so of the book and was resolved in the dumbest way possible。 There was also a random kidnapping thrown in near the end， in true Wattpad fashion。 At that point， I was just laughing。 I felt like I was 12 again reading Victorious fan fiction on FF。Net。 Even some of the dialogue and sentence structure reminded me of bad fan fiction。 And this is a published work！Never Kiss Your Roommate tries to be a cute romance novel that tackles important themes such as sexual assault and internalized homophobia。 The keyword here is tries。 While these themes are incredibly important， this book does not handle them- or its characters- with as much depth as they deserve。 Thank you very much to the publisher for providing me with this e-ARC。 。。。more
anastasia
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omg— i had started reading this on wattpad， it was actually the only paid story i was collecting coins for through ads， but then i wasn't really active on wp so this is such a surprise！！ i'm so glad this is getting published， i had read only a few chapters but i was really liking it！！ wlw enemies to lovers let's gooo heheh omg— i had started reading this on wattpad， it was actually the only paid story i was collecting coins for through ads， but then i wasn't really active on wp so this is such a surprise！！ i'm so glad this is getting published， i had read only a few chapters but i was really liking it！！ wlw enemies to lovers let's gooo heheh 。。。more
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