Reviews

Procura-se um namorado by Alexis Hall

hemmel_mol's review against another edition

4.0

Once upon a time, I returned this audiobook because the beautiful proze and artful metaphors need to be slowly read, give a second glance and moon over.
But listening is practical, and the narration is spot on. This novel is marvelous mostly because the main characters are so well done. Everything fits: their jobs, speech, upbringing, friends, self image, hang-ups give one consistent picture. Even the unreliable point of view Luke offers, fits perfectly. I only have one minor complaint: Luke's group of friends is identical to Oliver's, and all nobel persons are equaliy weird and interchangeable.

mereljk's review against another edition

4.0

onzinboek, maar wel heel grappig :)

mjevans526's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

Lovely read! I was in love with the banter and push and pull from the two mcs. I love how they protected each other and seemed to be really good for each other despite feeling otherwise at times.

I was lost with some of the British terms at times, but I enjoyed looking things up to figure out their meanings. 

A few of the mcs’ stories really resonated with me, and I actually personally related to a few of them. 

I really appreciated the character development and the fact that we got a queer romance story without the focus being on sex. It was very refreshing!

Honestly, I can’t say enough good things about this book. I’m nervous to see where the next one takes us, but I’ll give it a try! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

allisonmeyette's review against another edition

found lucien to be extremely annoying and oliver to be exactly as dull as he was described. couldn’t get into it which is a shame because the concept is cute 

heidilreads's review against another edition

4.0

A fun, love story that made me laugh out loud many times...

jmota170's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.75

sprainedbrain's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

unhappybadger'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

5.0

What really makes this book fun is the cast of increasingly colorful side characters.

buniesh's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing tense slow-paced

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

3.0

bellalaf's review against another edition

5.0

This book just made me laugh, a lot. Full of English characters that think they're kinda shitty, but are actually just a bit messy as humans and are quite lovely. Wholesome stuff, fun read.