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The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon

4.0

The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon is the last book in The Boyfriend Project series. Overall, I enjoyed this series, and I think Rochon did an excellent job writing. The Hookup Plan was my favorite book in the series, but I also wanted more from each book. 

This book focuses on three main storylines, London trying to save the hospital from privatization, her developing relationship with Andrew, and her complex relationship with her family. Throughout these storylines, Rochon demonstrates how stubborn London is. London makes a lot of generalized statements and has difficulty looking at other people's points of view. I liked this characterization of London because she is never portrayed as a bad person but simply flawed. London experiences a lot of growth in this book, particularly for an adult woman who is settled in her career. Rochon uses London to demonstrate there is always room for internal growth. Toward the end of the book, I feel like London should have explored more career options outside of Austin, and it could have been a good expansion of her character.

The relationship between London and Andrew was adequate. Andrew falls first and has always been more interested in London than she has been in him. Rochon focused most of Andrew and London's relationship on Andrew convincing London to actually spend time with him outside of sex. Andrew's character was not as developed as London's. Some aspects of his career were not as expanded on as they could have been. Rochon hints about aspects of his career but does not provide the reader many details. 

This book, like the previous ones, focuses on several health aspects because London suffers from high blood pressure. Some of the actions of the other characters come off as lecturing, particularly Taylor. I believe Rochon could have structured some of Taylor's interactions better. 

My favorite part of this series is its focus on successful black women entering happy and flourishing black relationships. I rate this book and the series 4 stars.