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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

97 reviews

foamyrobin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Abandonment, Cancer, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Eating disorder

dododenise's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was really cute. It was deliciously tropey, using the fake-dating trope which I absolutely adore. I laughed, cried and smiled while reading this and I now all I want to do is give Oliver and Luc a big hug and tell them I'm proud of them.
This book isn't only a lighthearted and adorable romance, but also a journey through the character's insecurities and issues. They felt so real, slowly unraveling their past and current emotions. They should clash and not work, but yet they bring out the best in each other. Seeing them grow and learn to accept that was such a wonderful journey. 
I did have a problem 100% enjoying this, because sometimes characters would get a bit much. While yes, imperfection certainly is a part of what made the characters in this book so compelling, at times it became a too much, especially in the beginning. 
It was all wrapped up beautifully, so I'm not sure whether I would like to read the next books, as I feel like this works really well as a stand-alone. We'll see how I feel next year when the second part comes out and whether I feel like I want to revisit Luc and Oliver.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content

hayleyvem's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Gaslighting

phantompansy's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

rayne_1906'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

4 hours 9 minutes - This book was, to put it simply, okay. The plot was fine. The characters were likeable, if not a little two-dimensional at times. Oliver's character was a little hard to digest at times, but it grew on me. The writing style was a little heavy-handed at times, and some topics could have been handled a little less obviously, like the eating disorder topic. However, the book was very funny at times, and was a decent read, if a little dull at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

kayles514's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and Homophobia

nerdysread's review against another edition

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

4.25

This one a fun and light reading. Totally what I needed. Characters that are touching and funny. Good story. And a character focused story. 
I loved Luc, like, come on man, you can do better. And he knows what he’s worth. 
Finally a book that also treats the gone father plot, in a realistic way. 
Also, great characters, good story. And the patience of the Luc? WoW enormous 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

Why the hell did I wait so long to read this book?? It was so fantastic that I’m having a hard time putting my love for this book into words, but I’ll try. Just know that I’m fangirling really hard over this book right now.

Boyfriend Material had me laughing, it had me crying, it had my heart melting, and it had my heart breaking. But most of all, this book was fucking relatable. Luc and Oliver are probably some of the most relatable characters out there. They’re both anxious and stressed out, but in completely different ways. There were more than a few scenes that I felt all the way to my core. And I think this book will be sticking with me for a long time.

All in all I loved this book to pieces. I wish the next one was coming out sooner, because I just need more of Luc and Oliver and their quirky friends. Boyfriend Material is probably one of my favorite books of the year and is getting a solid five stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

baz_'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

fake dating + one bed + the cutest couple ever + angst + that fanfiction feeling = this perfection of a book

(and Joe Jameson has the perfect voice to make the characters come alive, the audiobook was so good)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol and Death

megsg's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Islamophobia