I was really really excited about this book the first time I saw it on Goodreads. Having never been away for school, I lived at home and went to college as a commuter, I never got the experience of having the good ole college roommate. So when I heard about Roomies I was thrilled. And then I was even more thrilled when I was offered an advanced copy as I had been turned down by Edelweiss. Sadly, this is where the excitement ends. Basically I found Roomies to just be meh and I was kind of sad about that. 
 Roomies is about Elizabeth, EB, and Lauren, two completely different girls with one thing in common...they are going to be college roommates. Not knowing each other since they live across the country, the girls embark on an awkward email exchange that plays out over the summer before school starts. With each email sent back and forth the girls disclose more and more of themselves to one as it is easier to tell the hard stuff to someone that doesn't know you then it is to the people that you are close to. But as summer progresses and moving day gets closer, secrets begin to be revealed that may just change this roomie situation in the end. 
 Honestly I still love the idea of Roomies and I love the way that it was written from both girl's perspectives with the emails not the main component but an important part. It flowed nicely and really worked. But I have to admit my problem with the book was Lauren and EB. For whatever reason I just couldn't connect to either girl. I found EB to be really naive and Lauren was really self-righteous. They both were judging each other from email conversations and not once really thinking about the other person and I found that annoying. I did get that Lauren was stifled from her family and the EB didn't have the loving family she wanted, but I just didn't really feel much sympathy for them. And don't even get me started on EB's mother. That woman was just awful from the start and I found not one redeeming thing about her. 
 All in all Roomies wasn't a bad read, but it was a hard read because of the characters. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. It was merely a meh book that I was happy to have read but disappointed by the outcome. I still say to pick it up for yourself as you never know. Everyone has different tastes and that is what is great about reading.