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Book Review: Boyfriend Material

Posted on April 20, 2023April 19, 2023 by caritagardiner
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I am totally late to the party on this one, but I might as well write a quick review in case there are a few people out there who haven't read it yet.

title: Boyfriend Material

author: Alexis Hall

publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

publication date: July 7, 2020

pages: 432

peppers: 2 (on this scale)

warnings: can't think of any

summary: Luc's life is a mess, and he needs a respectable boyfriend so that he doesn't lose his job. Oliver needs to bring a date to his parents' anniversary party, so he's willing to play along.

tropes:

  • fake dating
  • odd couple
  • rock star's child/famous parents
  • foreign/free-spirirted mother

what I liked:

  • great humor
  • friends
  • funny work scenes
  • slow burn

what I didn’t like: nothing, really

overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)--I enjoyed this book tremendously

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