Series: None
Author: Nina Kenwood
Published August 8th 2023 by Flatiron Books
Goodreads Synopsis
From the award-winning author of It Sounded Better in My Head comes a deliciously entertaining enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about two high school nemeses who end up sharing a house together their first year of college
Eighteen-year-old Brooke is the kind of friend who not only remembers everyone’s birthdays, but also organizes the group present, pays for it, and politely chases others for their share. She’s the helper, the doer, the maker-of spreadsheets. She’s the responsible one who always follows the rules—and she plans to keep it that way during her first year of college.
Her student housing only has one rule: "no unnecessary drama." Which means no fights, tension, or romance between roommates. When one of them turns out to be Jesse, her high-school nemesis, Brooke is determined she can handle it. They’ll simply silently endure living together and stay out of each other’s way. But it turns out Jesse isn’t so easy to ignore.
With Unnecessary Drama, Nina Kenwood perfectly captures the experience of leaving home for the first time, dealing with the unexpected complications of life, and somehow finding exactly what you need.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
Brookes has planned her uni experience down to a T. Moving to Melbourne, she is happy that she's found a home with Harper, who seems to be a little messy, but someone she can live with. She can't wait to meet her other roommate, Jeremy, and discover what the house rules are. However, Jeremy turns out to be Jesse, her former best friend and high school nemesis, and the one person she wished to never see again. To top it all off, there's only one house rule: 'no unnecessary drama'! Brooke is in for a hell of a ride.
I've not read a book by this author before, and didn't really know what to expect going into this book, but I loved it. I listened to the audio book while out walking, and there were moments when I would have looked like an idiot, grinning to myself over how cute Jesse and Brooke were. They came to the agreement to be civil with each other for Harper's sake, but as they spent more time living together, particularly watching The Vampire Diaries, their former friendship came back, and it was clear that the feelings they had for each other when they were young teenagers had never really gone away. I wish they had spoken about the 'incident' sooner, and about their real feelings for each other, but it was beyond cute! I think I have a copy of Nina's debut book somewhere, so I'm going to dig it out and get right on that as soon as!
Dates Read:
May 21-23, 2023
Rating
4 Stars
