A review by ginger_curmudgeon
The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Honestly, I don’t remember the last time I read an entire book in one day. Maybe a shorter novella, but not a full length novel. I also don’t read a lot of romance, but once I started “The Boyfriend Subscription”, I couldn’t put it down. 

I think it was a perfect mix of pacing, interesting characters, spicy content, Pretty Woman, consent, growth, references to music, and gardening. It all sort of came together just right.

I typically leave a romance novel feeling the relationship is toxic in someway or thinking at least one of the characters is toxic. I didn’t leave this one feeling that way. Sure Cole and Teddy both have things to deal with and need to grow, but they’re doing that as the story progresses and are aware of that need in each other and themselves.

As much as I enjoyed the passion and the spice, there’s another intimate activity that doesn’t happen until pretty late that in the novel that was, for me, the best part. It’s one of those excited gasp moments that you’ve been waiting for and it finally happens and it worth the wait. 

I would love another novel with Cole and Teddy as long as they’re together.