ericalarsen 's review for:

The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver

4.0

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So so so cute! I'm a sucker for a good romance, and the cover and description caught my eye first. I didn't read too much about this one before I started it so basically just going off the cover, title, and description, I was really pleasantly surprised by the depth with which Deaver touches on growing up queer in an area that doesn't love you for it. It's such a journey, truly, and I felt very seen. The characters are also classic disasters and this I love - like yess please give me a fixer upper love story where EVERYONE needs fixer uppered!! I really liked this one and will need to check out Deaver's YA works, which I remember having on my TBR in high school right as I entered my Big Reading Slump that's just recently ended.

Thank you to NetGalley, author Mason Deaver, and publisher Avon for the eARC in exchange for this honest review.