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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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bzliz's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

3.0

This was very close to being a DNF for me because the first 150 or so pages absolutely crawl by. I persevered and was rewarded with the cute, queer rom com I was looking for, complete with all the best tropes: fake dating, opposites attract, past family & relationship trauma that need to be overcome, and not one but two sets of quirky friends who equally love and tease their respective main character.

Readers beware: unless you are deeply steeped in British cultural references, there are many things that will go over your head but they are absolutely not relevant to the plot so it’s okay.

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_bobatea_'s review against another edition

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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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_bobatea_'s review against another edition

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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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annahamburger's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

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jamespotterluv's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

SHAOFUAFI okay this was a ride. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT BC I WAS EXPECTING A LIGHTHEARTED BOOK. but it kind of made it well rounded that it wasnt j lighthearted??? also in the most respectful way possible this read sm like a fanfiction icl. it was easy to read ig. it was a LILLL sanist n ableist BUT it seems a lot of books are and this was one was v brief unlike others so i'll let alexis off. the ending in all honesty felt a lil rushed n honestly alexis bae i stuck w u for 50+ chapters i would not care less if u had dragged the ending out a lil bit. it kind of lost the momentum bc we all knew what was coming n we literally got hit w it. so that's a note. anyway. it's a good book. it's a great book n this was so cute!! most of the time. other times i cried. this is not a 100% lighthearted book, u have been misled. also pick a better charity next time. is that charity even a concept? u could have picked anything. it was funny tho. ALSO THE COMEBACKS/SNARKY COMMENTS HAD ME GIGGLING. this book had me giggling kicking my feet twirling my hair fr.

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merryfaith'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

5.0

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brittaneenash's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

If you enjoyed Red, White, & Royal Blue then this book is for you! It's packed full of similar tropes (namely, fake dating someone who the main character thinks they don't like all that much) and gives you all the warm, fluffy feelings that RW&RB does.

After an incident with the tabloids, Luc is forced to reluctantly agree to pretend to date Oliver in order to improve his reputation in the media. Things start off with an awkward, bumpy opening, as is seemingly necessary in most novels with this trope, but the two are able to begin to navigate things properly as they actually start to get to know one another.

The side characters, at times, did seem like caricatures rather than actual people with well-rounded personalities, but I still adored each and everyone one of them.
I enjoyed that Luc and Oliver didn't commit to their relationship until the 'grace period' of fulfilling their promises to one another was complete. It made the story that much more enjoyable to listen to, and had me hanging on the edge of me seat to find out what would happen at the next turn.
Luc's relationship with his dad is heartbreakingly real.
The casual homophobia from side characters throughout the book is so realistic that it had me internally facepalming at times.
I loved, loved, loved the narrator of this audiobook. His differentiation in accents and tone for all the different characters is exquisite, and he also read the story as though it were his inner monologue rather than a novel.
The last couple of chapters had me terrified about how the book would end. I loved the suspense it instilled in me, because I felt like I was right there in Luc's car with the entire friend group, rooting for him to get his happily ever after.

Overall, it was a solid book that talks about finding pieces of yourself in your late twenties that you never knew existed and learning to live with and accept them with the help of others along the way. It talks to complicated familial relationships in a beautifully simplistic way, and gives you all the feels that you want both during reading and after completion. I can't wait to get stuck into Husband Material next!

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