After finishing Spanish Love Deception I picked this one up and started reading immediately! Everything I loved in Elena's first book was written into her second book The American Roommate Experiment. The meet cute between Rosie and Lucas was so perfect. And the story builds from there. I was so happy to read Rosie's story. And I hope there will be more books in this world!

Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armor. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Oh, and he cooks.

Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. And then he proposes an outrageous experiment to bring back her literary muse and meet her deadline: He’ll take her on a series of experimental dates meant to jump-start her romantic inspiration. Rosie has nothing to lose. Her silly, online crush is totally under control—but Lucas’s time in New York has an expiration date, and six weeks may not be enough, for either her or her deadline.

This was a fantastic read. A lovely romantic and sexy read. Lucas and Rosie are such well thought out characters who are funny and sweet. I loved their meet cute and how passionate they become. A must read rom com!

I wish I liked this more than I did, but it was a DNF for me. I just couldn't get into her writing which is unfortunate as I was excited for this release as I did enjoy her first book enough to want to read this installment.

While I didn’t enjoy this one nearly as much as the authors first book, I still think it’s a great follow up to the series! Die hard fans of The Spanish Love Deception will enjoy this immensely, but a lot of parts felt forced and I was particularly disappointed by the ending. It was so rushed and ruined a majority of this for me. But still a fun read!

I was honestly pretty bored. they were into each other by page fifty and this is a long book with a whole plot, so that ruins the vibe for me.

Fans of the Spanish Love Deception will also enjoy The American Roommate Experiment! A cute romance, that although a bit predictable, is a story I enjoyed.

Did I gasp out loud when I was approved for this book? Sure did! After reading Elena Armas first slow-burn romance book, I couldn't wait to read Lucas and Rosie's story. A friends to lover romance, forced proximity, fake dating, chef's kiss! Definitely slow burn romance for this story but it was worth the wait to see their happy ending. Another great read by Elena Armas!

Great romantic writing and satisfying steamy scenes. The plot is a little thin but I still enjoyed reading this next installment in Elena Armas' series.

I really enjoyed this story! The story is about Rosie and Lucas who end up being roommates in Lina's (character from the previous book and Rosie's bff and Lucas' cousin) studio apartment.

It was definitely a forced-proximity romance, which was very slow burn. I liked the plot, but wished we had gotten more about Lucas' background and situation. I flew through this book and wonder who will be next up if this series continues!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC!

I'm so glad I read this, and so sad I hadn't already read "The Spanish Love Deception." This follow-up novel is definitely a stellar standalone, so no worries if you haven't read the first.

Rosie and Lucas are the cutest, and I love a good fake dating story! Steamy chemistry and secret pining. I'm excited for more from Armas.

This was a cute novel. I really liked Armas’s first book. This wasn’t my favorite in comparison. However, it was a well written book. She writes good romances, and I will definitively purchase the hardcopy

I did not finish this. I only trash the first five chapters. I was not interested in these characters. I didn’t get a sense of their challenges and wasn’t interested in getting to know them.

A follow-up to The Spanish Love Deception, The American Roommate Experiment follows Lina Martín’s best friend, Rosie Graham, and cousin, Lucas Martín. When Rosie’s ceiling caves in, she decides to borrow her best friend Lina’s apartment since Lina and Aaron are on their honeymoon. But, unbeknownst to Rosie, Lina has already lent her apartment to her attractive cousin (and Rosie’s internet crush) Lucas, who is traveling in America. Even though Lina’s studio apartment only has one bed, Lucas convinces Rosie that they can temporarily cohabitate. Shortly after, Rosie, who has recently quit her job to pursue her dream of being a romance writer, comes up with a plan to go on a series of experimental dates to combat her horrible case of writer’s block and meet her impending deadline. When Lucas discovers Rosie’s plan, he volunteers to be Rosie’s “fake” date even though his time in America is temporary.

The American Roommate Experiment is a contemporary rom-com featuring the friends to lovers, forced proximity, there’s only one bed, and fake dating tropes. It deals with themes and topics such as change in career and lifestyle, imposter syndrome, mental health and self worth, family and companionship, and love and heartbreak. In addition to fans of The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas, The American Roommate Experiment would be perfect for fans of A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, By the Book by Jasmine Guillory, Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur, and Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay. It seems the moral of this story is that you should embrace change and know your own self worth; “You’re not the same, but you don’t need to be. Because you’re here, with me. Opening your eyes every morning and smiling at the world in a way only you know how to do. You lost something, but you didn’t lose everything, Lucas. You didn’t lose yourself; you just…changed.”

In my opinion, the best thing about The American Roommate Experiment was Lucas and Rosie’s relationship. Their “experimental” dates, while being totally romantic and swoonworthy, often went hilariously awry (my favourite was when Lucas and Rosie tried to pick “their song” on their first experimental date)! It was enjoyable to see whilst Lucas and Rosie’s feelings grew, they also helped each other to deal with personal struggles and come to terms with big life changes. Furthermore, I appreciated that the characters’ struggles (e.g., imposter syndrome, career-ending injuries, job and lifestyle changes, writer’s block, self worth and mental health) were very realistic and relatable. Having previously enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception, Lina and Aaron still play supporting roles in The American Roommate Experiment, so it was great to see what my favourite characters were up to post happily ever after!

On the downside, I found that The American Roommate Experiment was extremely slow to start and that it took a while for the plot to be set-up and the story to get going. It also seemed like some of the information at the beginning of the novel could have been compressed so that the rising action (the experimental dates) could have started sooner. I personally didn’t see the need for Rosie’s brother’s storyline (it didn’t seem essential to the main storyline) and, even though Lucas was swoonworthy and sweetly protective, I found some of the experimental dates to be overly cheesy at some points. I was also surprised that there was very little spice in Lucas and Rosie’s story despite there being a lot of mutual pining; the spice levels were like that of The Spanish Love Deception. Lastly, since Lucas lives in Spain and is only in New York temporarily, there was a sense of impending doom throughout the novel because there was an ever-present time limit on Lucas and Rosie’s “experiment”.

Overall, even though the plot was a slow to start, I enjoyed Lucas and Rosie’s sweet relationship and comical “fake” dates. If you enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception, you’re definitely going to want to read Lucas and Rosie’s story!

This is a stand alone novel but uses background characters from the spanish love deception. You can read this without having read her first book. I’d recommend this one If you like romance books with forced proximity or dating experiments you will love this book. The author is really good at writing men how woman want them to be LOL.

We met Rosie last year in the Spanish Love Deception and I loved her right away. I was so glad to see she was getting her own story! And Lucas was the PERFECT character. I loved him so much. I felt so much chemistry between Rosie and Lucas and this was somehow an even slower slow burn than SLD! The payoff when they finally, FINALLY get together, is so worth it. This was such a fun book to read!

This is my first book by this author and now I can’t wait to go back to the first in this series. If you haven’t read the first in the series, it will not ruin your enjoyment of this one! I enjoyed being in this world for a while and can’t wait to see what the author does next. I couldn’t put it down! Thank you to Atria books and net galley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Elena armas doesn’t miss!! This roomies to lovers romcom was exactly what I needed. I absolutely loved Rosie and Lucas as characters and rooted for them from page one!

Rosie Graham left her career as a engineer behind after publishing her first romance novel. However, after leaving her successful career behind, she finds herself experiencing writer's block. She is facing a deadline for second novel when her apartment ceiling collapses leaving her looking for a temporary place to live. Rosie remembers that her best friend Lina is on her honeymoon, leaving her apartment open for a temporary stay. However, little does Rosie know that Lina's cousin Lucas is in town from Spain, also staying in Lina's studio apartment. Rosie and Lucas agree to become temporary roommates. Rosie confides in Lucas about her writer's block and he in turn offers to take her on a series of dates to provide some romantic inspiration. Lucas becomes Rosie's knight in shining armor who also demonstrates serious skill in the kitchen. As they embark on their dating "experiment" it becomes clear that there are real feelings and chemistry. Will Rosie and Lucas be able to overcome obstacles to to make a relationship work? Will there be a time limit on their relationship given the fact that Lucas lives in Spain? This is a novel worth reading to find out. The struggles of the main characters are so relatable and the characters are likable. This is a title worth reading.

LOVED this book! Obsessed with everything about Lucas and Rosie!
The chemistry, the romance, the humor, and their friendship!
And I definitely want a best friend like Lina and a dog like Taco!!

It was a slow start but it got a lot better along the way. I liked the plot and how the characters developed across time.