Holland’s New York City is a dream version of New York. The story is told in first-person, from Holland’s point of view. Calvin is in the United States illegally and Holland, who is hiding the fact that she has a crush, offers to marry Calvin so that he can apply for legal residency and thus be eligible for a major role in the orchestra of a hit Broadway play (think Hamilton levels of hit). Holland, our heroine, has a crush on Calvin, a busker. Roomies, a contemporary stand-alone romance by Christina Lauren, is sweet, comforting, and sexy. The book exists in a space entirely its own, without a larger context. For this first review, the lens is very, very close to the book. The clearest way to describe these two reviews, which are at odds with one another, is to imagine viewing them through a zoom lens. The other was of pure, blinding rage brought on by the political and social issues that currently crowd my brain. One was great enjoyment in a lovely romance with great characters and dialogue and a comforting fairy tale atmosphere. Reading Roomies was a bizarre experience. Theme: Forced Proximity (stranded, safehouse, etc)
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