My Roommate from Hell is a cute light YA rom-com by Cale Dietrich. Released 11th Nov 2025 by Wednesday Books, it's 352 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
This is a cute very light romance featuring a mismatched pair of dorm roommates thrust together by circumstance. One's an everyman type midwest all-American boy, the other is a prince of hell. Sparks (literally) fly. It's a slow burn throughout, with a HFN denouement and resolution. Owen is a bit of a doormat, and spends a *large* amount of the book giving prince Not-Very-Charming "just one more chance".
It's aimed at YA readers, who can relate to the out-of-control feeling that comes with moving away to college, but even so, Owen's a doormat. Things do improve, although there are still points where readers will want to smack their heads together for being so unnecessarily *dim* about how to go about coexisting successfully without unnecessary drama.
Four stars, with the understanding that it's YA romance. It's snarky and silly in about equal measure. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, home library, or for a buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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