Book Review – Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Title – Boyfriend Material

Author – Alexis Hall

My Rating – 5/5

Genre – LGBTQIA+, Romance

GOODREADS BLURB

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.

MY REVIEW

I received an ARC of Boyfriend Material from Netgalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review.

NEED. MORE. OF THIS BOOK!

Boyfriend Material definitely shoots right up on my list of best reads of the year. I’m usually not a fan of the fake dating trope – BUT MAN DID IT WORK IN THIS BOOK. Luc and Oliver are all kinds of cute, lovable and ship-able. They both go through a lot of character development over the story which I absolutely loved. In the beginning, the two reminded me a little of Elizabeth and Darcy; with Luc always misinterpreting Oliver’s actions, and Oliver admittedly seeming a little pompous together. And I still found myself rooting for them from the very first second.

The book is charming, witty and made me genuinely laugh out loud more than a few times. The writing is excellent and I could picture every scene so clearly in my head. If you’re looking for a nice Rom-Com to curl up with, I definitely recommend this one!

Overall, I give this book all 5 stars for all the LOL and AWWW moments spiced through it!

And that’s all for today! Hope you have a great day! Until next time –