Both economics student Theo and his course tutor Jamie Cooper are totally fresh characters. Theo lives his life on the wave of his sense of humour. He's a scream most of the time, though sometimes a bit silly.

Jamie is a perfect foil, and therefore also comes across as nerdy, madcap, heart of gold and silly, as the wannabe boyfriend of Theo.

The plot device is that Theo has no idea that he is gay - he's pining for his girlfriend who has dumped him. It's one of those optimistic heart warming stories where love is love, doesn't matter what the genders are. The B in LGBTQ.

I can't mention this book without referring to the narrator Rudy Sanda. Wow does he have fun with this. He takes it right over the top! It's too much but if you go with it, you open yourself to the full force of this book's charm.

I don't recall that I've heard his voice before - unless he exaggerates his voice so much here that I don't recognise it. He has narrated 114 books on Audible - incredible! And a lot of them are free with Audible Plus, including Leo Loves Aries. I've never utilised Audible Plus; I really have been missing out! (I've been a member of Audible since the 1990s, but I'm guessing Audible Plus has only been a perk for the past few years?) ( )

Un libro veramente piacevole, simpatico, divertente e anche intrigante, venato di una sottile ironia, e che mi ha letteralmente conquistato.
Theo e Leona, lei ipovedente dall’adolescenza, sono gemelli, vivono insieme e si sostengono sempre l’un l’altro. Quando ricevono l’invito al matrimonio dei rispettivi ex decidono di parteciparvi essendo rimasti in rapporti di amicizia. Unico grosso problema: trovare due accompagnatori per poter dimostrare così di aver superato il dramma della separazione.
Insieme all’invito, come spesso accade, c’è anche l’oroscopo annuale inviato dalla loro madre che preannuncia:
“Una nuova persona entrerà nella vostra vita all’inizio dell’anno; guardate oltre i momenti di frustrazione e ridete, Leoni: potrebbe sbocciare un’amicizia duratura.”.
Ma, guarda caso, loro stanno proprio cercando un coinquilino a cui affittare una stanza e quando Theo si rende conto di avere problemi con il suo nuovo tutor universitario, decide di rintracciare quello dell’anno precedente. Scopre così che questi sta cercando casa; da lì il passo è breve, Jamie Cooper, andrà a vivere con loro.
La convivenza si rivela perfetta e Theo, viste le attenzioni che il ragazzo riserva alla sorella, comincia a pensare che possa essere proprio la persona giusta per catturare il cuore di Leona.
Ma le cose non stanno esattamente come crede Theo e la convivenza riserverà diverse sorprese …
Una lettura estremamente godibile, uno stile leggero ed essenziale, una storia raccontata soprattutto per dialoghi, sia verbali che tramite sms, tanto da dare al libro un ritmo molto dinamico e vivace.
Se queste sono le premesse non vedo l’ora di leggere gli altri libri della serie.
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This story will make you smile. ( )

This book? Made me happy.

Low-angst, humour, kindness, a perfect comfort-read. One of the best light friends-to-lovers stories that I have read.

The quotes opening each chapter and the banter between MCs are witty and funny. Theo is adorkably oblivious and his chemistry with James is almost palpable. Leone, Sean, Ben, Kyle and the mothers are marvelous characters too.

I have just one very little hassle with James, He gave me the feeling of being a somewhat older character, closer to 30 than to the 24 years old unveiled in the story. But this tiny point doesn't alter my rating at all.

Finally, I appreciate that the Zodiac side is amusing but unobtrusive. ( )

4,25 stars

What a sweet contemporary romance! I pretty much had a smile on my face through out the book and found myself giggling aloud on several occasions. The characters were well-written, and while the plot wasn't the most mind blowing thing out there, it was entertaining and believable enough (I mean, I guess it's conceivable for an actual person to be as clueless as Theo, right?). I also like the structuring of the chapters with the quotes of the day thrown in between. ( )