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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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kayladaila's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-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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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

Lucien's father is a famous rockstar, so despite never having met him, Lucien has suffered the consequences: paparazzi catching him at his lowest points. In desperate need of a nice, normal boyfriend to show that he is a respectable adult, Lucien allows his friend to set him up on a date with the most boring, uptight guy imaginable.

4.5 stars

This book was recommended to me as similar to Red, White, and Royal Blue, and it did not disappoint! It was delightfully trope-y (fake dating! one bed! showing up on a doorstep in the middle of the night!) and the banter made me genuinely laugh out loud. The only moments I didn't like were when Lucien apologized or felt guilty about saying something that was completely reasonable. I picked up this book to get out of my recent reading slump and absolutely flew trough it, but now I have a book hangover, so...if anyone has similar recommendations, please send them my way!

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):

Predictably, very happy!!

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cluckieduck's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.75

Everything I want in a rom-com

Boyfriend Material is sweet, funny, charming, angsty, poignant, adorable, snarky, heartbreaking...how many more adjectives can I throw at it?? It's a warm mug of tea on a foggy day. I loved everything about it (outside of the fade-to-blank sexy times, but I can overlook that ;) ).

Told only from Luc's POV, the book deftly follows his character growth as he comes to terms with how his childhood, as the famous-adjacent son of an absentee rock-star father, has affected his life and relationships. He's been in a bit of a rough patch the last few years and needs to present a more suitable face ahead of a major fundraising gig or else he'll be fired, so along comes clean-cut barrister Oliver to provide a grounding presence as Luc's fake boyfriend.

This is my first fake-dating trope in the romance genre and I loved it, especially because Luc & Oliver already had a bit of history.

Someone had come up to us and asked if we were a couple, and Oliver had looked utterly disgusted, and replied "No, this is just another homosexual I'm standing next to.”

Neither are each others' type, but as they spend more time being fake-boyfriends, the lines begin to blur as they each work through their own struggles & flaws, and finally begin to realize how good they are for one another.

"Are we really bad at this?" I asked. "We've been fake dating for three days and we've already fake broken up once."

"Yes, but we fake resolved our difficulties and fake got back together, and I'm hoping it's made us fake stronger."

Anyways, fake relationship aside, there is so much more to this story, including a wonderful cast of supporting characters, some really funny inside jokes (in particular, one revolving around some Dick pics), and working through some ingrained abandonment issues. I can't wait to see where Luc & Oliver's story goes in the next one!

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arthisthoe's review against another edition

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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

5.0

I just... wow. absolutely hilarious but also a lil too real... just i just yeah this book fucking hits

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0701mango's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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veronicantonsen's review against another edition

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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

3.75

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macykey's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

This book was so freaking PRECIOUS! I was hooked from the first chapter and everything was just so cute and lovely. The book isn’t too smutty, so if that’s not your jam you won’t be disappointed. It describes everything right up until the actual act.

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valeria_gzz's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3,75/ maybe 3,5 but it WOULD have been a 4 but then that stupid third act breakup had to come in and take too long. Anyway I really enjoyed the first three quarters of the book and it was so cute and sweet and just adorable AAAAKDJFHSKDNSHSB.

I loved Oliver and even though I’m not that much like him his problems were relatable. Luc was also relatable just more-so in the beginning and the opposite with Oliver.
I dog-eared way too many pages.

I thought the having two friends with the same name and who are married was kinda annoying. Also the Bridget and Tom thing was weird.

Priya was annoying too as were Alex and Miffy. I think the parts I didn’t like about this were the very ‘millennial’ parts.

So I guess apart from that, Luc’s dad, and the third act breakup I already mentioned I really enjoyed this book.

I for sure swooned at some of the things they said to each other (mostly Oliver though). AND (I was excited to say something but I completely forgot what it was)

OMFG OKAY SO IT WASNT THIS BUT HOT DAMN OLIVER CARRIED LUC and then be dropped him but it’s okay it’s the thought that counts.

AND OMFFG I ALSO JUST REMEMBERED WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY: I loved how Oliver said Luc’s full name, I don’t know why but I don’t like nicknames (for me) or the people I like so that was a small detail that made me love Oliver. Maybe I liked this book more than I’m letting on.

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

everyone go read this!! super underrated and funny romance book with a diverse set of characters, and genuinely healthy relationships (both romantic and non)!!

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carodonahue's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

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