by Ali Hazelwood
Mara gets the best news ever. She’s just received a surprise inheritance. A house, exactly where she wants to begin her post-grad career with the EPA in DC. However, as she prepares to move in, she realizes that she only owns half the house and the other owner, Liam, lives there. As if that wasn’t enough of a problem, he’s a corporate lawyer for a fossil fuel conglomerate. She can feel the tension building before she even gets to DC. But what’s a poor, homeless, environmental engineer to do? Surely, these two professionals can come to an agreement. Let’s find out.
Read if you like: STEM romance, enemies to lovers, slow burn, novellas, demi/ace representation, the silent and smart guy, the sassy and kind girl.
When our couple first meet it’s easy to see that there will be a lot of fun, feelings, and misunderstandings. Mara is hilarious and spunky while still being kind. Liam is a gorgeous emotional brick wall that you can’t help but want to hug, even if you also feel like punching him in the face. All their quick judgements lead the duo into an uncomfortable living situation until they actually have a conversation in the kitchen and things begin to warm between them. Like a house afire. 😉
I only have one problem.
How do I get more of this? How? Why is there not more? I need more. I slammed this book into my brain as fast as I could. I wanted to skip an annual mother/daughter dinner, with the best pie ever, so I could keep reading. I went. Because my mom is awesome. But I left after the pie.
I thought I needed Adam Carlsen’s POV the most of any single POV romance. Nope. No, no, no, no. I need Liam’s POV. I mean, will I take more of Adam? YES. Obviously. (There’s a link to get his POV of ‘THE’ hotel scene on Ali Hazelton’s website. In case you didn’t know.) But back to the point. Liam. There’s so much to unpack as we get glimpses of him during their absolutely adorable budding friendship. They are funny and cute. And I’ve got a soft spot for quiet, nerdy guys, who are bad at communication and good at video games. How do I get my husband to watch reality TV with me though?
My one problem with Under One Roof and most of the STEM romances I’ve read is that these girls are so clueless about love and romantic relationships. I mean I was in academia for a good while. I have several really expensive pieces of paper that took me long years to earn. Not everyone is socially helpless. I just need slightly more socially capable ladies, please. So, I have a request for you, beautiful author types. One STEM heroine without crippling social awkwardness toward men, please? Thanks!
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