Reviews - Boyfriend Material

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Boyfriend Material

Alexis Hall

4.02 AVERAGE

gabbireadsometimes's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Alexis Hall may be my favorite mm romance authors. This is now the second book I’ve read by her and the banter and romance of her books cannot be topped! Love Oliver and Luc🥰

findingthewill's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

Main character was insufferable. Just shitting on himself the entire time. No one likes a whiner.

lucyv's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the book, but I didn't love it and it makes me sad.

The beginning was great, fake dating is one of my favourite tropes but I think it was extremely underused. Oliver and Luc spent most of their time planning how to look like a believable couple, but everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - they spent time with knew that they were only fake dating, so what was the point of it? The only people who thought they were actually dating were Luc's father and Oliver's parents, but at that point of the story they were basically really dating, so I felt like the trope was a bit wasted.

The second half felt a bit too much, like the author was adding drama for the sake of drama, and most of the times it didn't make sense (when Oliver left Luc I first thought that Luc was having a nightmare because it was so sudden, and so was the resolution).

It's a nice story, I liked most of the character, I really liked Luc and Oliver and their struggles (though sometimes the way Oliver spoke didn't really sound believable, I know he had to sound posh and serious, but I felt it was too much, maybe it's just me), but I think it could have been better.

zuza_za_bookami's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional funny 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

aminizia's review against another edition

5.0

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

fishbonesx's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dillemmah's review against another edition

3.0

In all honesty, I began to read this to get me in the mood to read Red, White and Royal Blue which I intend to read around the time of the Inauguration. However, I quickly became absorbed in this fake-dating/enemies to lovers novel. The chemistry between Oliver and Luc felt authentic and real. Their relationship had real flaws and believable drama. I greatly enjoyed that unlike Red, White and Royal Blue, this book is not a smut fest. This romance was a fluffy slow burn and dear lord did I enjoy it; I'm sure I audibly squealed a few times like a giddy schoolgirl. That being said, there was sex scenes but they were tastefully written and were not too explicit or descriptive. All in all, I adored this and it was a solid read. 4.5/5