Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

[jamiereadthis]

I’m doing a reading challenge for the local library* and need “a book that became a movie” for bingo, and how I wish this book qualified because, if Hollywood knew what they were doing, it should be optioned and filmed before I finish this sentence.

It’s a top-shelf British romcom,** the supporting cast is laughably great,*** as is the audiobook, which makes it feel that much more movie-inclined, and to top it all off, the grand gesture at the end was written for me, grumpy as I am re: the grand gesture trope.****

Moreover, it gets the thing that’s irked me with a couple of romcoms I’ve read lately: flaws are better than perfection, every time. And the low stakes of the Beetle Drive are the kind of relatable stakes I need in a romance like this one.

So much fun, and another contributing factor to the bubble of joy, so if you like British romcoms, get all over this one.

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