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merah's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Vomit, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Dysphoria, Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
Never feeling worthy / good enough (very graphic!) Difficult family dynamics. Feelings of child abandonment.bookwormbi's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
People were LAMBASTING this book on tiktok so I was expecting worse but besides the constant argument about the concept of rainbows, which annoyed me to no end, I liked this book a lot. The ending is definitely a real standout, and I’m really excited for what this kind of meditation on marriage in LGBTQ+ romance means for the genre (if this book has an impact on the genre, which God I hope it does.)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Minor: Mental illness and Transphobia
ladythana's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Eating disorder
pey333's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
diana_raquel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
“I am yours, more truly than I have ever been anyone’s. Because when I’m with you, I’m me. Not someone I think I should be. And I’ll be with you, however you want, for as long as you’ll have me.”
So, I really liked Boyfriend Material. It was a cute rom-com. And because I liked it, I decided to read Husband Material, which continues the story of Luc and Oliver. And I liked it. It's another cute rom-com. However, I didn't like it as much as the first book.
What won me over Boyfriend Material, was the character development. Although I didn't like Luc at first, I kept rooting for him and Oliver. And, with time, I started to like him. But when I started reading this book, I already know Luc and his character development. And, although this book also has strong character development, it wasn't as impactful as the character development of the first book. So, the book ended up falling a bit short, for me. However, on a positive point, this book was able to surprise me since some plot twists were completely unexpected.
Overall, this is a cute rom-com that I would recommend to fans of Luc and Oliver.
So, I really liked Boyfriend Material. It was a cute rom-com. And because I liked it, I decided to read Husband Material, which continues the story of Luc and Oliver. And I liked it. It's another cute rom-com. However, I didn't like it as much as the first book.
What won me over Boyfriend Material, was the character development. Although I didn't like Luc at first, I kept rooting for him and Oliver. And, with time, I started to like him. But when I started reading this book, I already know Luc and his character development. And, although this book also has strong character development, it wasn't as impactful as the character development of the first book. So, the book ended up falling a bit short, for me. However, on a positive point, this book was able to surprise me since some plot twists were completely unexpected.
Overall, this is a cute rom-com that I would recommend to fans of Luc and Oliver.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Homophobia, and Cursing
Moderate: Classism and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content and Eating disorder
beccaand'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content
megelizabeth's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
"And for a moment, just for a moment, I half wished this was our first date again. I mean, not literally because it had been a disaster. But I wanted to keep this. This almost fragile feeling of everything being what it was and being for its own sake and not needing to go anywhere or become anything else.
But that was how relationships began. It wasn’t how they lasted."
I enjoyed Boyfriend Material, but felt frustrated by the rushed ending, and so I loved getting to experience these characters again and to see how things have developed for them. I still didn't totally love the ending of this one, because it again felt slightly rushed and clunkily-done, but I appreciated the overall message and came away feeling much more satisfied than I did at the end of the first book.
This book is a great combination of lighthearted and serious, with so many laugh-out-loud moments and equally as many important conversations. There's a brilliant cast of characters, and I particularly liked that the two James' felt much more distinct in this book.
I don't usually enjoy sequels more than their predecessors, so kudos to Alexis Hall for doing such a good job with this one!
I enjoyed Boyfriend Material, but felt frustrated by the rushed ending, and so I loved getting to experience these characters again and to see how things have developed for them. I still didn't totally love the ending of this one, because it again felt slightly rushed and clunkily-done, but I appreciated the overall message and came away feeling much more satisfied than I did at the end of the first book.
This book is a great combination of lighthearted and serious, with so many laugh-out-loud moments and equally as many important conversations. There's a brilliant cast of characters, and I particularly liked that the two James' felt much more distinct in this book.
I don't usually enjoy sequels more than their predecessors, so kudos to Alexis Hall for doing such a good job with this one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Transphobia
wintah's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
liked the book, not as much as the first one but still incredibly sweet and really funny. also i did actually enjoy most of the outcalling of heteronormativity, homophobia, sexism and especially amatonormativity and the misplaced importance of marriage.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Death
Minor: Vomit
spookieboogie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, Classism, and Eating disorder
instalovewithbooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Thank you to Netgallery and Sourcebooks for an arc for a honest review.
What a disappointment. Since Husband Material is two years after Boyfriend Material, I would assume that the MC's would have gone through AT LEAST SOME growth?? Yet, they're STILL arguing over the same shit, yet on a bigger scale. The way Luc asks Oliver to marry him? The way that all the plot devices seemed to just shove along the two, and get them to the altar AND THEN THE ENDING?
You gotta be fucking kidding me. This book was SUCH a disappointment - and in my own opinion, it seemed to be just a money grab. The publisher and the author knows it would sell well, even if the content wasn't even great. I will be returning my copy.
What a disappointment. Since Husband Material is two years after Boyfriend Material, I would assume that the MC's would have gone through AT LEAST SOME growth?? Yet, they're STILL arguing over the same shit, yet on a bigger scale. The way Luc asks Oliver to marry him? The way that all the plot devices seemed to just shove along the two, and get them to the altar AND THEN THE ENDING?
You gotta be fucking kidding me. This book was SUCH a disappointment - and in my own opinion, it seemed to be just a money grab. The publisher and the author knows it would sell well, even if the content wasn't even great. I will be returning my copy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Homophobia