The Flatshare

A Novel

hardcover, 336 pages

Published May 28, 2019 by Flatiron Books.

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4 stars (19 reviews)

7 editions

Review of 'Flatshare' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

3.5 stars

I'm always on the lookout for a romance that isn't too cheesy and too twee and too manic and whose characters actually have some depth. This one skirts perilously close to twee/manic sometimes, but it manages to stay on the right side of the line (epilogue aside, but then, we all know epilogues are the worst). Mostly I just love Leon. (Obviously I love Tiffy and everybody else too, but Leon.)

Review of 'The Flatshare' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Tiffy needs somewhere new to live but her editorial job at a hobby-based publisher just doesn't pay enough. After viewing the dregs of the London rental market she answers an ad for someone who wants to share a bed... Leon is a palliative care nurse who works nights and only needs the flat when the rest of the world is at work. What could go wrong?

Ahhh such a warm and fuzzy book with a serious centre! The idea behind The Flatshare is not that far fetched and it is one of the most honest books on the state of living in London that I've read. Young publishing professionals are definitely not living by themselves in central London. Tiffy and Leon start communicating through post-it notes left around the flat, slowly getting to know each other before they've even met.

Tiffy has just come out of an emotionally abusive relationship, …

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