First, this is a review of the book, “Roomies
Subway commuters in New York City are so used to buskers that they are part of the landscape (or should I say subwayscape?). Some of them are so good that people stop to listen or even wait for the next train so that they can listen longer. And even in an age of Apple Pay and credit cards, people drop dollar bills (sometimes 5 or higher) or lots of quarters.
That these buskers are good is a given. Hence, the fictional Calvin Mcloughlin acing a Broadway show audition is very possible. And, as “Roomies” went, the rest is romance and happily ever after.
Christina Lauren penned this book perfectly. The Manhattan lifestyle and attitude. Lots of laugh out loud funny moments. Best of all, New York City is not just the setting. It is also a “character” in the story.
If you love New York City and Broadway, this book is for you. If you are a romantic and believe that true love comes from the most unexpected place, this book is for you. And even if you just want to escape for a few hours for some feel-good moments, “Roomies
Roomies
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Roomies
From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren’s (Beautiful Bastard, Dating You / Hating You) new romance.
Marriages of convenience are so…inconvenient.
For months Holland Bakker has invented excuses to descend into the subway station near her apartment, drawn to the captivating music performed by her street musician crush. Lacking the nerve to actually talk to the gorgeous stranger, fate steps in one night in the form of a drunken attacker. Calvin Mcloughlin rescues her, but quickly disappears when the police start asking questions.
Using the only resource she has to pay the brilliant musician back, Holland gets Calvin an audition with her uncle, Broadway’s hottest musical director. When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway—until his reason for disappearing earlier becomes clear: he’s in the country illegally, his student visa having expired years ago.
Seeing that her uncle needs Calvin as much as Calvin needs him, a wild idea takes hold of her. Impulsively, she marries the Irishman, her infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves and Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway—in the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting—will Holland and Calvin to realize that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?
New York City Theater District Photo by Joe Yates, Busker Photo by NeONBRAND, City Girl Photo by Tyler Nix, all on Unsplash
