Bella Young: The Unlikely Housemate

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243220216-the-unlikely-housemate?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=brLg4qNQu1&rank=1

Chrissy (FMC) is trying to survive day to day high school life by flying under the radar, she's smart, quirky (maybe a bit on the nerdy side) and has a hidden passion for k-pop and dance.  Chrissy has a couple of really great friends and it's good she has them to lean on because the school mean girl has her sight set on her and has been giving her a hard time since Freshman year... what did she ever do to Page anyways?  

Theo is at the other end of the popularity scale he is handsome, every girl in school has a crush on him (even Chrissy although she doesn't want to admit it).  He is the life of the party and everyone is just naturally drawn to him, thing is he really doesn't care about that or his social status what he does care about is getting closer to Chrissy again when his family is stuck moving in with her family after a burst pipe in their new home... they were friends once when they were younger she used to be so carefree what happened?

Chrissy struggles with what many girls her age struggle with lower self esteem, and it doesn't help that Page has noticed Theo taking an interest in her... Page feels that Chrissy is so low on the social spectrum she's not even worth the effort she likes Theo and she's going after what she wants.  

Chrissy has been hiding herself for so long when Theo comes back into her life and wants to bring her out in front will she continue to close herself off from everyone including Theo or will she finally take her turn to shine?  Even though Theo and Chrissy don't look like they would work in anywhere but Chrissy's dreams... maybe it's time to take a chance on something big.  

*read 2025  *young adult *clean romance (just kisses, and brief mention of nudity)  *age appropriate

*teenage romance  *High school  *mean girl/bully *friends first  *happy ending

Thoughts on this book:

I thought this was a cute quick read, age appropriate for middle school/high schoolers who want to try a romance book.  I loved Theo he was so sweet and I liked that he was willing to stand up for Chrissy even when she was pushing him away.  Theo really helped Chrissy break out of her shell and see that she could be herself and encouraged her to not to care as much about what others think.  Chrissy had a few really good friends and everyone needs at least a few people in their corner when they feel alone.  

Chrissy struggled with bullies in school (including the latest mean girl) and anyone who has been bullied can relate to the internal struggles you face when dealing with these situations, I was bullied as a child and it's something that sticks with you, I can't even imagine how bad it is now with social media.  It can really lower your self esteem and make you struggle with thoughts of self worth and not wanting to bring any more unwanted attention to yourself.

The book mentions current pop icons and I kind of wish that the author had made up some groups for these parts as in the future it will date the book to a certain time period, if things are kept vague it sometimes helps the book feel like it could be in your current time.

The book was shorter and there was a lot of repetitiveness with Chrissy's internal thoughts related to Theo being out of her "league" essentially since he was popular and she was not this got a bit old since it was every few pages.  

ARC Opportunities: December 4, 2025

 

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*I try to not submit duplicates from week to week but I have been doing the arc opportunities post for a few months now and I'm sure that a duplicate might slip in from time to time.

Jillian Arly:  The Perfect Assist Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241208075-the-perfect-assist   Sign up link: https://www.lovenotespr.com/the-perfect-assist?fbclid=IwY2xjawOegDNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1NzZmOGFEUUYxdHRaaU5jc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsLNdIIoL7nc9HTDeeDVhKzKgos-PXA0c4Ejk8xJpAYP8pzoXgM5yHEOLHim_aem_yN2crqjUc_FIVXMjEZYyOQ   If you love a down bad, single dad who uses nicknames in another language, especially when he sees that she is PIERCED.. You will LOVE The Perfect Assist! Hockey Romance Single Dad Mutual Pining Team Captain x Yoga Instructor Forced Proximity Black Sheep FMC ”Eyes on Me” Coming January 8!

Lynell Miles:  Viral Desire Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243040520-viral-desire   Sign up: https://lynellmiles.com/advanced-review-copy-application/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOeipdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1NDNrTVlERFZxN3E0bU5jc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgKdmGiw0-q6oqClcsQTGXoK2jHMT44SeoWfrNW0R-r7b0y5-lFdJeWNDQUc_aem_uOSqJ2DkEADVfw_3CprAhw   Ophelia is a woman of simple she has a job she likes, a fiance she loves, and an apartment that’s her refuge. Her life is turned upside down by the revelation that her fiance is not so content. In a bid to spice up their sex life, he brings home a state of the art android. Sam is just a machine. A machine that seems strangely invested in her love life, her mental health, and her sense of fulfillment in life. She’s sure it’s just a quirk of his programming that he comes across so possessive… at least, until he does the impossible by telling lies and refusing commands.

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Daniel J. Formoso:  The Teleport Company Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244146167-the-teleport-company?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=p7JvMpuVxD&rank=2   Sign up: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/rvhazlupe8?fbclid=IwY2xjawOevGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxNkp2NktDSTFoYWp0UW50c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlzkaNKV4Ft1O1P_Ibrd6yPc2zED-SkGJTM4CQbi0fAEkh02Jy-0_LEveq3q_aem_vBiwfKo3bijOfbf1sLi9Aw   Dr. Ren Franco, a reclusive genius, has achieved the impossible: quantum teleportation. Her company, TTC, is poised to upend global commerce, making shipping lanes and cargo fleets obsolete with a technology that can move anything, anywhere, in an instant. The promise is a cleaner, more connected, and more efficient world. But progress has a price, and the old order will not go quietly. A shadowy consortium of titans from the legacy transportation industries, led by the brilliant and ruthless strategist Bora, launches a war to preserve their empire. What begins as corporate espionage and media manipulation quickly escalates into a brutal, multi-front campaign of sabotage, political assassination, and outright terrorism. Bora's forces attack TTC's network from every angle, turning public opinion against Ren and weaponizing her own technology to frame her as a criminal mastermind. As the attacks become deeply personal, threatening her company, her team, and the woman she loves, Ren is pushed to the brink. With her life's work on the verge of being corrupted or destroyed, she is forced to confront the most dangerous application of her technology: the teleportation of human life. To save her vision, Ren must risk everything. But in a world where her every move is watched and every vulnerability is exploited, can she outmaneuver a phantom enemy who is always one step ahead? Or will the cost of building a better future be her own humanity?

Meg Riley:  The Fall Line Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244050974-the-fall-line?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23   Sign up:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcwk54pXyfH25Uufz0GSNV5IhwTWQY-01cpCxAwmI8jA3nnA/viewform   I have a secret: I’ve never been kissed. At least, not before I married the world’s hottest pro skier and world-renowned playboy. The deal? Stay married until I secure my inheritance and keep my café, and he convinces his sponsors he’s changed his womanizing ways. Easy… except Jett plays the part of devoted husband a little too well. He’s sweeter than he lets on. He teaches me how to ski, how to date… How to kiss. He’s protective and calls me wife. Our marriage might be the most meaningful relationship Jett Landry has ever had. And somewhere along the way, what started as a PR stunt has stopped feeling pretend. Now I’m wondering if the man every woman wants, might actually want me.

Ruth York:  War of Monsters Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243659959-war-of-monsters?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ctm2NZOMK4&rank=1   Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetIT_MggudVZvt_v0dz52urDx4-YWzTcrUevOp7m173LxIgA/viewform   Shadows speak to lost shepherds. Broken bodied Aberrations roam the land. And Raylen has just been exiled from the Knight’s Temple. Come with me to the north. There is no reason to trust a stranger, much less a charismatic mage hungry for more power. But his entreaty brings a new sense of purpose, and guarding him would not only provide coin, but give Raylen the chance to investigate the rumors whispered in alleyways and at fire lit tables. Of shadows stalking the forests and fields, of death on the wind, of things never meant to exist. A mage, a thief harboring secrets of his own, and a disgraced initiate. They shouldn’t be enough. But in a city where every law of magic is broken in the summoning of nightmarish Aberrations, they may be the last hope. As the darkness closes in, Raylen knows only one absolute the shadows have teeth, and they are coming for her.

Sasha Cross:  One Night with the Silver Fox Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244395434-one-night-with-the-silver-fox?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=LAPsqG6Rtz&rank=2   Sign up: https://subscribepage.io/ilX8l2   I was hired to fix his festival… not to ride his face and his tractor in the same 24 hours. The plan was run the Harvest Festival, prove myself, and leave with my dignity intact. I didn’t realize the job came with a brooding, silver-fox vineyard owner who looks at me like I’m the storm that’ll ruin his harvest. We clash on sight. He builds walls. I hang wildflowers on them. He hates my ideas, my chaos, my sunshine—until the night he didn’t. One storm. One fight. One kiss that turned into an unforgettable night. Working beside him is a delicious torment. One glance, one quiet breath, and I can still taste the vintage on his lips. Somewhere between spilled wine and the quiet tenderness he shows his nephew, I start wanting more than his body. When I discover his family vineyard is about to go under, I make a reckless choice. If he finds out, he’ll never forgive me. If I don’t, everything he loves falls apart. Either way, I’m the one who will break him.

Rue Wilde:  Kiss me Like you Love me Good reads:  Did not see a link yet Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMguRpsoN2dqKeDTY1yLTQLSUm_yFE7VulcznbDWMbdqd5aQ/viewform   I’m putting together a small, dedicated group of readers to help launch Kiss Me Like You Love Me, Book 2 in the Angelica Crane series, and you do not need to have read Book 1 to join. This one can be read as a standalone. If you love:  Steamy, high-stakes romance  Alpha, obsessive men  Plot-driven twists  Exclusive early access  A private community to scream with …then this team is for you. ARC readers get:  The ARC of Kiss Me Like You Love Me  Bonus content + teasers  Shareable promos  Behind-the-scenes secrets  A front-row seat to the release of Book 2

M.A. Wardell:  Peaches & Pucks Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242996582-peaches-and-pucks?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iLuWRxXSKi&rank=1   Sign up: https://airtable.com/appidlUzLLtoN4q3S/shrAOscXzpuKnI7Ie?fbclid=IwY2xjawOewK9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxNkp2NktDSTFoYWp0UW50c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgrjOHTiux5DoD1QQciqDbhhr-wnYBvKnMY8CIENufAR8pMlKfQQRQFpKACW_aem_KbaQcPIPVptwhqXqjo052A   One hotel room. One bed. Zero chance of keeping it professional. Harry When I agreed to chaperone the boys’ hockey team, I thought my biggest challenge would be pretending to understand the rules—not being stuck sharing a hotel room with Darius Hall. The P.E. teacher. The human whistle. The man who’s made my Mondays miserable for years. But somewhere between the bus ride, the tense semifinal, and one very small bed, I start to realize the worst part of Darius Hall might be how much I like him. Darius I’ve spent years pretending Harry Peterson doesn’t get under my skin. Easier to tease him than admit I notice everything—his color-coded lesson plans, the cedar-and-coffee smell, that unguarded laugh. Now we’re stuck sharing a hotel room, and I’m running out of excuses for the way I feel. One bed. One night. And suddenly I can’t decide what’s harder to handle: his endless commentary or how much I miss it when he stops talking. Peaches and Pucks is a heartwarming novella of rivalry and unexpected connection, where sparks just might fly—on and off the ice

Ava M. Rose  Dawn of Crescentia Goodreads:  Didn’t see a link yet Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_isXp64uf8nbVb34jjo84qcIL-bltuSmOTJEog0SBb7gkXw/viewform   Book One - Dawn Of Crescentia is releasing February 2026. If you love: Fantasy -Romantasy Gods and Goddesses Dragons & Mythical Creatures Bonded to -Dragons The Scholar - The Healer Fierce Heroine - Devoted Love Interest Soul Bond - Found Family Quest Cunning Trickster Wicked Villain - Power Jealousy Rivalry Realms of Etheria is an adventure filled romantasy set in the first universe ever created. Etheria is divided by light and shadow. ruled by Primordials and their legendary dragons. Dawn of Crescentia. the first book in the series, focuses on Selenia, Goddess of Crescentia--gentle and kind, yet powerful and astute. Her bond and powerful friendship with her Lunaron Dragon, Silvara, is as fierce as it is unbreakable When Selenia falls for Ashlen, the erudite God of Everwood, something powerful awakens. As their fated bond begins to flourish, humans arrive-curious and more consequential than anyone could have expected. Their arrival disrupts the balance of the realms and forces the Primordials to confront threats they never`imagined. How would you feel if you were living alongside the immortals who created you? What lengths would you go to become one of them?