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The Build-A-Boyfriend Project
by Mason Deaver
What a great summer rom-com read! I couldn't put it down.
With the vibes of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," the book follows Eli, a trans man in his late 20s struggling with a dead end job and recent breakup. Eli aspires to be a writer, but has been working at a Buzzfeed-eque news website to get his foot in the door. When his boss hears of his disastrous blind date with Peter (and I'll get to Peter in a minute, because 😍), he pitches the idea that Eli could write about transforming Peter into boyfriend material, leading to the promotion Eli has been vying for.
What follows is, in its gloriously predictable way, a fake-dating-to-real-feelings romp that's everything I needed.
And Peter? Well, Peter was perfectly lovable from the start. His nerves and feelings of inadequacies got in the way at first, but the way he opened up to Eli showed that he didn't need to change at all. There (thankfully) was no "She's All That" remove the glasses and let down the hair moment that suddenly made Peter hot. He was gorgeous from the jump, inside and out.
Mason Deaver, YA author of "I Wish You All the Best," made their first jump into adult romance this touching, funny, and enjoyable read.
I received this ARC from publisher @avonbooks. The opinions are my own.
The Build-a-Boyfriend Project will be released on August 5, 2025.
With the vibes of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," the book follows Eli, a trans man in his late 20s struggling with a dead end job and recent breakup. Eli aspires to be a writer, but has been working at a Buzzfeed-eque news website to get his foot in the door. When his boss hears of his disastrous blind date with Peter (and I'll get to Peter in a minute, because 😍), he pitches the idea that Eli could write about transforming Peter into boyfriend material, leading to the promotion Eli has been vying for.
What follows is, in its gloriously predictable way, a fake-dating-to-real-feelings romp that's everything I needed.
And Peter? Well, Peter was perfectly lovable from the start. His nerves and feelings of inadequacies got in the way at first, but the way he opened up to Eli showed that he didn't need to change at all. There (thankfully) was no "She's All That" remove the glasses and let down the hair moment that suddenly made Peter hot. He was gorgeous from the jump, inside and out.
Mason Deaver, YA author of "I Wish You All the Best," made their first jump into adult romance this touching, funny, and enjoyable read.
I received this ARC from publisher @avonbooks. The opinions are my own.
The Build-a-Boyfriend Project will be released on August 5, 2025.