Roommate Arrangement by Saxon James
Roommate Arrangement
by Saxon James
Ahhhhhhh this was so good. Two cinnamon rolls + low angst + lots of yearning, sexy times & romance = right up my alley! (Me throughout most of this book: 🥹🥹🥹)
Payne is getting divorced and moving back to his hometown. His brother suggests he move in - temporarily of course - with his BFF Beau. Payne and Beau knew each other in high school but haven’t seen much of each other since Payne left and got married. Now he’s back and Beau thinks letting Payne take his spare room will finally cure him of his lifelong crush on Payne. Sure Jan. 😏
The story is good and the characters are wonderful. I loved both Payne and Beau. Payne’s family are pretty adorable as well. Payne’s friend group, aka the Divorced Men’s Club, is super cute. They’re funny and supportive. I enjoyed their group chats and banter.
Watching Payne and Beau’s relationship grow and change over the course of the book was lovely. They were so clearly made for one another but Payne’s recent experience with having invested so much into someone who utterly betrayed him has left him with a low opinion of his ability to be a good fit for another longterm relationship. And Beau has plenty of quirks of his own. He’s pretty clearly neurodivergent. My guess is ADHD (and possibly ASD) with a side of anxiety, though it’s never named or labeled because it’s irrelevant. Payne likes Beau for who he is and he’s the first person to show Beau that he didn’t need to change anything about himself in order to appear more “normal” or appealing to others, which I loved.
Other things I loved:
- Payne left Beau messages written on origami cranes made of post-it notes
- They both thought the other was out of their league
- Payne would let his niece and nephew (and later Beau) color in his tattoos 😆
- There was no third act break-up (hallelujah)
Overall, I thought this was a lovely, sweet, spicy, low angst romance. Saxon James’s writing style is easy going and super readable. I enjoyed it a lot. Payne and Beau are wonderful. Highly recommend!
4.5 stars out of 5
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