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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

77 reviews

ttumbletree's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

I listened to Boyfriend Material as an audiobook. It had some funny bits and it was sometimes romantic and cute and all that, but I couldn't help but find the whole plot of the romance a bit underwhelming. And some chapters were just straight up boring. The book was not at all bad though. It was just not my type of book. 

Would recommend for someone often in the mood for a romcom or for lighthearted, not too dramatic romance stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

annsfictworld's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer and Cursing

saffyre's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

yolie'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

I listened to the audiobook on Spotify and what a treat! The narrator was able to transform into each character and added distinct vocal characteristics to each character to set them apart. The characters are mischievous and loveable and the unfolding of Luc and Oliver’s relationship is sweet.

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming

duchess_fayte's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Lucien: I unlocked my phone and pinged a message to Oliver: "do fake boyfriends fake text?" 

Oliver: "Sorry to keep you waiting. I've thought about it and we probably should text each other for the sake of verisimilitude" 

Lucien: "No wonder you're single if the second text you send a guy includes the word verisimilitude" 

This is the first rom-com I've ever read, and I tend to stay away from the romance genre in general because I'm just not a big fan, but omg. "Boyfriend Material" is so funny! It has the perfect blend of actual relationship drama, pure comedic gold, and words that I had to google multiple times because I kept forgetting the meanings. 

The conversations between the two main characters, Luc and Oliver, were so much fun and I found myself almost tearing the pages while laughing out loud. Of course, not everything in this book is hilarious, (in a book it rarely is) and Alexis Hall tackles plenty of serious topics as well. The author always does it with a little bit of humour though and this made this a really enjoyable and entertaining read. 

The good thing about those moments is that they were all either called out or challenged by some of the characters (mainly ahem... Luc) and I really appreciated this approach. Alexis Hall deals with prejudices, bias and a good dose of discrimination but the author does it in a healthy kind of way. 

ALSO; Luc and Oliver were such a great couple! Yes, they might have started fake dating because at that point in their lives they both needed it to save their reputation, but they were always honest and forthright! And this was extremely refreshing!!! And, most of the conflicts in this book didn’t actually come into being because of some miscommunication between the MCs but because the characters were so used to dealing with their problems on their own. They were stuck in their habits and problems and had a tough time letting anyone in, which considering both of their backstories was relatable. 

There's only one thing I don't like much about the book, and that would be Luc's father. It's not even the character himself because of course he's a complete and utter asshole, but it's the way he was introduced into the story, the writing was kinda wack, and the way he just disappeared in the end? I feel like it was a loose end the author was desperately trying to tie up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

lilycallowhy's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

The beginning was a little slow, but once I got into it, I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Minor: Eating disorder

kayladaila's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Classism