A review by thebookishren
The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew Hubbard

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5 ⭐️

𝙄’𝙢 𝙀𝙯𝙧𝙖 𝙃𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙄 𝙖𝙢.

What a masterpiece of pride, progress, and friendship. At the core of this story is the bond between Ezra, Lucas, and Finley. Three young, gay men who forge a path through their teenage years by supporting each other no matter what. Ezra does struggle at times feeling like a third wheel, but that’s those teenage hormones talking.

All scorned by their exes, these friends pull a First Wives Club (a fave of mine!) and form the Last Boyfriends Club so they can create ways to get back at those loser exes. But what starts off as revenge quickly becomes a revolution within their high school as videos go viral and students begin to fight back against the school administration.

Such an inspiration! The care in expressing being vulnerable, wrong, mature, scared, sad, flirtatious, thrilled, lonely, isolated. So many emotions were felt and they were real. A very pleasant reading experience! Even the exes turned out to be pretty okay!

Kevin, aka Ezra’s dad, is the MVP side character. He was so cute and supportive. As was Ms. Dion, a teacher who supported the cause.

And y’all. We have a romance. A sweet, slow burn, friends to boyfriends little romance that meant so much! I absolutely adored this couple and all they stood for. The ending was just beautiful and while I always want more in the end, the book’s message finished on its peak and I salute Matthew for a wonderful debut!

𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘦: April 30, 2024

𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣.