Roomates

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Summary: Big K. Stone fan
Review: I read this book more than 10 years ago. I had never been a reader, but, something drew me to it. I have read other authors but, never found one that kept my interest the way that Katherine Stone novels do. The book is moving,inspiring, and she writes to a wide variety of readers. She doesn't focus on the rich and wealthy, and doesn't write only about the common person. This book is my all time favorite, and I am a devoted fan of her work to this date.

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Summary: Found!
Review: This book had eluded me for years, ever since I first read it (at 13) and after reading it voraciously, lost it. I am not a fan of romance novels, but this book lured me in from the start -what a delicious read! It's one of those books that you'll put down with a satisfied sigh, and a month later, pick it up to begin again. I should know, I read "Roommates" over and over. Now that I've found out who the author is to this book, I am anxious to discover more of her work!

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Summary: A Wonderful, Wonderful Book!
Review: This story touched on a lot of heavy subjects, such as war, murder, rape (and reactions to it), anorexia, kidnapping, and poverty. However, the story itself was not depressing. The plot centers around Carrie, who has just started college at Stanford, and falls for Jake. Jake is her brother Stephan's roommate. Stephan and Carrie's roommate, Megan, fall for each other. But the story is not a simple romance, Jake feels his secrets should keep him away from Carrie, and Carrie ends up with other boyfriends, and gets engaged. Stephan marries Beth, who doesn't realize her business partner, Jon's adoration of her.

Usually in a story where more than one character's romance is told, I favor one's story more than the others, but this was not the case in this novel, I loved reading all their stories, and it wasn't confusing or hard to keep track of.

A reviewer mentioned that the ending was too storybook, but I really don't agree. This was a romance, so the ending was a happy one for pretty much all the characters. However, the characters weren't riding off into the sunset, they were happy with the ones they love, but there was still the unknowns of Jake's leg, Mark's reaction to Carrie calling off the engagement, Stephen's relationship with Megan's secret, and how Beth and Stephan will handle their new lives.

This was one of the best Katherine Stone books I've read (and I've read all of them), it was a touching, heartwarming story, and I completely recommend it to everyone.

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Summary: A Joy to read, but some aspects not at all plausible
Review: This was one entertaining book! But some parts simply made no sense. For instance, when Frank meets Jake... "within minutes" Frank likes and wants to protect and support Jake for the rest of his life. Why? I don't think anyone would make that kind of committment that quickly to a total stranger. It wasn't believable.
I didn't like Carrie's opinion of the Vietnam War, but I accepted it because she was young and uninformed of actual events. The price of freedom is visible in our graveyards, but many will never understand that.
Megan suffers through an "incident" later in the story, and Jake, while there for her, had a lot of nerve getting mad at Megan because she'd hurt his feelings. After what she'd been through, Megan's feelings should have been considered. Neither Jake nor Ian seemed outraged over what happened to Megan.
We were led to believe that the relationship between Stephen and Megan was solid and could withstand anything. These two supposedly told each other everything, yet Megan went through an elaborate escapede that changed other peoples' lives to keep something very important from Stephen based on something she thought he'd said. Why didn't she simply ask him? They asked each other everything else. Didn't ring true at all.
And why did Jake start talking like a doctor? He was far too clinical in his analysis of his friend.
Other than that, this story and the characters were great.