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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

stormynightclouds's review against another edition

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slow-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

4.0

brenna1127'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

3.0


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rondie's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

clairebonneau'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

4.5

kittycatlover24242's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

2.75

hakberdi's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️, review in English is down below.

Es similar a RW&RB, pero a diferencia de RW&RB, este libro fue escrito por un autor que realmente tiene un talento para escribir, que tenía un plan/guion y lo siguió hasta el final.

Luc y Oliver, nuestra pareja protagonista, no son aburridos ni artificiales; cada uno tiene sus propios problemas y, lo que es sumamente importante para mí, no se da ese “insta-love” repentino. De hecho, siento que Alexis Hall se tomó su tiempo para desarrollar el conflicto enemies-to-lovers. Pero, en el otro lado de la moneda, este enfoque tiene sentido dado el desarrollo de los personajes principales, algo poco común en libros del género Young/New Adult.

La trama fluye, el autor no aborda mucho temas politicos y sociales. Y cuando sí los aborda, todo se presenta con ese característico humor británico, un tanto ácido y sarcástico.

El único personaje que sí me tocaba el coño era Alex, un personaje completamente inútil, de relleno a quien Alexis usó para soltar esos chistes de tu primo güevon que piensa que los chistes de “toc-toc” son chimba. Básicamente, Alex no aportaba nada a la trama, más allá de ser una especie de recurso para infantilizar la trama.

Me pregunto qué piensa la peña que disfrutó de ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ sobre este libro…

khaleesigrace's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

aliceroddy_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

This was exactly what I needed to read this month - it was fast-paced, mind-numbing and so easy to just fly through. Don't get me wrong, it was very cringey and so ridiculous but also adorable and very relaxing. I loved the two main characters and thought the romance was believable ie. it made sense why they were together and the chemistry was definitely there (and fake dating is my guilty pleasure so...) I also really appreciated how, even though it's a mlm romance, both guys were fully out and comfortable with their sexuality - not that I don't enjoy a romance where one or both of the characters are discovering they're gay, it's just nice to read about gay characters whose main plot point is something other than the fact that they're gay.

em_lottie28's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

izziebelle'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5