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 roundtableknight on

3 of 5 stars

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Rating: 3/5 stars
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I wish I could say that this book exceeded my expectations or hopes, but it was exceptionally average. I enjoyed the romance between Luc and Oliver, and there was plenty of banter and jokes that gave this book an extra hand, but there was also quite a few places in the story I wished were drawn out for longer so as to not feel as if they were added in at the last minute. All in all it was a funny romance comedy, but it felt one sided on a lot of information and knowledge of the characters and plot.

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