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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

25 reviews

levilore_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The book legitimately had me laughing out loud during most of it, but still managed to focus on topics of homophobia, found family, mental illness, and what love truly means. I really loved the author took the traditional "fake dating" plot and added in a cast of characters that I genuinely really liked and somehow made me root for a main character who pretty much had zero self-esteem the whole book (which usually find very annoying). The ending was extremely satisfying and although their are 2 more books in the series, I feel as though you could really enjoy this one without reading the others. Only reason its not 5 stars is because sometimes I wanted to shake Luc and Oliver for being so dumb about their emotions, but at the same time its a faked relationship trope, so it comes with the topic.

I would highly recommend the audio book because the narrator was so incredible that I actually liked the book more than the last time I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Fatphobia, Cancer, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pregnancy, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Vomit

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Eating disorder, and Bullying

jei_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Addiction

Moderate: Classism, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Homophobia

startjpw23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This novel is set in England. Lucien is the son of rock star parents. His father is a long-time rock star who is having a career resurgence as a mentor on a music reality show. His mother had a short period of fame years ago before she got out of the business. Lucien's father left them when Lucien was 3. Lucien is 28 and struggling. He works for a charity where he is involved in fundraising. He thinks he won't be able to get another job if he loses this job. His last relationship didn't end well. He settles for short hookups. He is a minor celebrity because of his father. The tabloid paparazzi sometimes photograph him and have writeups about him in their papers. One night they photograph him in what was actually an innocent situation. The writeup takes liberties. Many of the donors are older English people. A few drop their sponsorship of the charity because the recent photo and writeup lead them to conclude that Lucien is a "bad gay". Between a co-worker and Lucien's friends, they decide he needs a fake boyfriend who will return him to a positive light in the press. And convince the donors who dropped him, or who might be thinking of dropping him, that he is a "good gay". The fake boyfriend they chose is Oliver. Oliver had a couple of brief interactions with Lucien in the past that didn't end well. The book is touching in parts. And funny in parts. Both Lucien and Oliver shoot themselves in the foot at points. But I rooted for them. There were some English references that I didn't get. That didn't stop me from enjoying the book. I will read more books from author Alexis Hall.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Homophobia, and Sexual content

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this book after about the 30% mark, before then Luc was annoying and pretty hard not to scream at in your head. But by the end, I loved him and Oliver even if I occasionally wanted to slap them upside your heads. I would have liked more spice! But I know if you wish to have a mainstream M/M romance you can't usually get too graphic with that. In the end, I enjoyed it and laughed a lot, as well as cried a bit too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

traceyanderson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

valpuri's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Homophobia, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism, Addiction, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Cancer

thebookraiders's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Det var en stark 4 hela vägen till slutet när Oliver, som jag absolut inte gillade i början men som visade sig ha en väldigt bra karaktärsutveckling 👏🏼, började bete sig lika idiotiskt som Luc gjort under hela boken. Det räckte liksom med en karaktär som var ett emotionellt inkompetent pucko. Det blev även alldeles för mycket will they/won’t they på väldigt kort tid i slutet för min del. 

Blir ändå 3,5 stjärnor eftersom den var både mysig och rolig + otroligt bra inläst!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Classism, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

_bobatea_'s review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Classism, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

_bobatea_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Kidnapping