the flatshare by Beth O’Leary

7th book of 2021

Reading period: Jan 11th 2021 – Jan 16th 2021

Summary

Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey each have a problem and need a quick fix.

Tiffy’s been dumped by her cheating boyfriend and urgently needs a new flat. But earning minimum wage at a quirky publishing house means that her choices are limited in London.

Leon, a palliative care nurse, is more concerned with other people’s welfare than his own. Along with working night shifts looking after the terminally ill, his sole focus is on raising money to fight his brother’s unfair imprisonment.

Leon has a flat that he only uses 9 to 5. Tiffy works 9 to 5 and needs a place to sleep. The solution to their problems? To share a bed of course…

As Leon and Tiffy’s unusual arrangement becomes a reality, they start to connect through Post-It notes left for each other around the flat.

Can true love blossom even in the unlikeliest of situations?
Can true love blossom even if you never see one another?
Or does true love blossom when you are least expecting it?

Rating

Review

I loved this uplifting story; I started to fall in a reading slump, and this book kept me from falling into it.

I wasn’t prepared for this layered story. You have a primary concept and a lot of sub-subjects.

The main characters (Tiffy and Leon) are complementary and different. As you have a dual pov, the writing shows the characters’ uniqueness; it was so well done that I didn’t need to read which chapter was whom.

For the secondary characters, they are all unique and (except two) I like them all even if they are not physically present.

I read it on a snowy day with more than one cup of tea, and it’s the best way to read it.

I pre-order the next Beth O’Leary novel: The Road Trip as I can’t have enough of her story.

Liz.