Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

WANTED:
One (fake) boyfriend
Practically perfect in every way

Luc O'Donnell is tangentially—and reluctantly—famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything.

To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He's a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and he's never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately, apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened.

But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that's when you get used to someone. Start falling for them. Don't ever want to let them go.

Discover the LGBT romance about exact opposites falling in perfectly imperfect love that New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CHRISTINA LAUREN calls "hilarious, witty, tender, and stunning."

Reviewed by charlie on

5 of 5 stars

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Luc is in need of a pretend boyfriend. Oliver is in need is a pretend boyfriend. The rest as they say is a perfectly balanced, hilarious yet incredibly heartwarming and touching history that is impossible for me to have loved more.

The characters were all spot on. From Luc's daft/posh work friends, his academically clever but socially challenged boss, his wonderfully funny mum and his squabbling gaggle of friends, who all are in need of their own individual books because they were just so brilliant.

Luc isn't likeable and he's fully aware of that fact, but he is so unbelievably messed up, insecure and funny that I honestly can't think of a POV character I've enjoyed reading more. Oliver is absolutely imperfectly perfect and I wish I actually was friends with literally all of these people.

5 MASSIVE STARS!!

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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