A review by bhnmt61
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

5.0

Luc O’Donnell is the child of 80s celebrities. His life has been tabloid fodder since his first serious boyfriend sold their story five years earlier, leaving him heartbroken and wrecked. The author does a terrific job of showing Luc’s devastation and his eccentric group of friends. Maybe a little too good. There were moments when Luc was acting out so ridiculously that it seemed over-the-top. But the in-jokes, the clueless friends, and the absurdist humor are so well done that I just let it go and went along for the ride. (That would have worked better if it was fifty pages shorter.)

Honestly, in spite of all the picking at it I’m doing here in this review, it was a blast to read. There seems to be a bit of a thing comparing it to Red White and Royal Blue— which I also loved— , and while the similarities are obvious, if I had to pick one, I’d pick this one. Really enjoyed it. Four and a half stars rounded up.