Item: Boyfriend Material
Rating: 4.00
Author: kozbisa

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."

Oddly enough, I had initially set this book aside, because I wasn't in the mood the first time I picked it up, but I ended up adoring it.

Luc and Oliver were precious together. They were both sort of broken by people who were supposed to love them, and it made them doubt that anyone could really, truly care for them. The way they saw themselves and the way they saw each other was night and day. Some of my favorite parts were when they tried to convince the other of how amazing they were. Those were some sweet and tender scenes.

The book was also hilarious. I laughed loudly and often. Part of that was Luc's sense of humor and part can be credited to his zany friends. I had an rip roaring time with that crew and looked forward to each group outing.

I did find the ending a bit abrupt. I remember replaying the last part, thinking I missed something. Though it was sweet and hopeful, I would have liked a bit more.

Overall: I had a wonderful time as this fake dating rouse turned into a real relationship and both these men finally found someone who clearly saw them for how amazing they were.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on Jul 11, 2020

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