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A review by iread2dream
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
5.0
I was going to start this by saying that I don't do romance novels but at this point I really have to drop that line.
A female MC who is in STEM? Yes, please. And she's black? Just hook me up to an IV and feed that straight into my veins. My favorite part about this book is that it goes into all the obstacles that Samiah went through to be the Boss Bitch she is now. It's not glossed over or merely mentioned. The book really gets into what women of color in STEM have to deal with, even once they've made a name for themselves. It's really refreshing because as a brown woman, I see myself in this book. And the pressure Samiah puts on herself to be the best of the best so that she can pave a better road for future girls of color in STEM. I never think of that. It's never at the forefront of my mind. That it's OUR shoulders these girls will be standing on, no matter how small or unknown our role is.
I enjoyed the mystery of what Daniel was doing at Trendsetters. The bits we got in the first few chapters had my imagination going wild! Is he there for a heist? For a takedown? A TAKEOVER?!? Another thing I really enjoyed was that the MC's ages weren't a big plot point. It wasn't until after I finished the book that I realized Samiah's age wasn't give (it actually was, I checked) but it wasn't something that the book revolved around too much. I'm not a fan of the insta-love thing though this was somewhat different and I really liked that the characters were openly horny for each other because there's nothing I find more annoying than characters who "pine" over someone without doing anything about it and then we're subjected to their incesant sexual fantasies. Not my jam. The "problem" (because all romance novels have a "provlem") was resolved quite maturely. I almost wanted the offending party to suffer and sweat but I really, really liked how the offended person was able to work out what they would've done in the other person's shoes and see that the offender was in a really tough place. It was still f*cked up but I liked the way it was resolved.
This book gets a five for the rep because there's nothing more badass than a woman of color in STEM being a Boss Bitch and owning it. Oh, and that opening scene at the restaurant? I'm here for that drama all day any day.
A female MC who is in STEM? Yes, please. And she's black? Just hook me up to an IV and feed that straight into my veins. My favorite part about this book is that it goes into all the obstacles that Samiah went through to be the Boss Bitch she is now. It's not glossed over or merely mentioned. The book really gets into what women of color in STEM have to deal with, even once they've made a name for themselves. It's really refreshing because as a brown woman, I see myself in this book. And the pressure Samiah puts on herself to be the best of the best so that she can pave a better road for future girls of color in STEM. I never think of that. It's never at the forefront of my mind. That it's OUR shoulders these girls will be standing on, no matter how small or unknown our role is.
I enjoyed the mystery of what Daniel was doing at Trendsetters. The bits we got in the first few chapters had my imagination going wild! Is he there for a heist? For a takedown? A TAKEOVER?!? Another thing I really enjoyed was that the MC's ages weren't a big plot point. It wasn't until after I finished the book that I realized Samiah's age wasn't give (it actually was, I checked) but it wasn't something that the book revolved around too much. I'm not a fan of the insta-love thing though this was somewhat different and I really liked that the characters were openly horny for each other because there's nothing I find more annoying than characters who "pine" over someone without doing anything about it and then we're subjected to their incesant sexual fantasies. Not my jam. The "problem" (because all romance novels have a "provlem") was resolved quite maturely. I almost wanted the offending party to suffer and sweat but I really, really liked how the offended person was able to work out what they would've done in the other person's shoes and see that the offender was in a really tough place. It was still f*cked up but I liked the way it was resolved.
This book gets a five for the rep because there's nothing more badass than a woman of color in STEM being a Boss Bitch and owning it. Oh, and that opening scene at the restaurant? I'm here for that drama all day any day.