The Flatshare - Beth O'Leary

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Title: The Flatshare
Author: Beth O'Leary
Genre: Chick-lit
Rating: 5/5
# pages: 336
Date read: November 2019, May 2021

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast.
Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash.

Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.

But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly-imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window...


I absolutely adored this book! It made me laugh out loud pretty much every single chapter (kinda embarrassing as I mostly read it on the train) and shed a few happy tears as well. I loved the characters, and love that Leon and Tiffy's friendship grew through post-it notes.

Honestly, I don't think there was anything about this book that I didn't love, which makes it incredibly difficult for me to write this review without just squeeing all over the place. It's not high literature, but it was charming, it was sweet, it was funny, it was poignant, it didn't just focus on romantic relationship but showed awesome friendships as well. All in all, it definitely earned itself a place on the list of best books I've read this year.

Reread 2021: Loved it just as much the second time around. Would have liked to see what happened to Justin (seems like he got off too easily), but that's a minor nitpick.