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Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
4.5 Stars Rounded Up
Boyfriend Material was a book I expected to enjoy, but not love as nearly as much as I did. This book was incredibly cute and I really loved that. It has a very standard romance trope at the centre of fake relationship blossoming into real feelings, which I seem to love and it really worked for Luc and Oliver.
Luc is the son of famous rock-star parents, only one of them, his dad abandoned him 25 years ago for a life of rock-and-rock, drugs, and alcohol. His dad is forever in the newspaper, but unfortunately that also means Luc is also too often caught up in the tabloid gossip as journalists seek an extra scoop on the son of a celebrity. This has left Luc a little bitter and a little anxious about his actions, people's intentions and particularly his love life. He's very much in need of some help and support at the beginning of this book and he really stole my heart from the beginning. Then you have Oliver, who for all intents and purposes has his life set with a house, a good job as a barrister and a good upbringing. He initially comes across as frosty and a little pompous and seemingly entirely opposite to Luc.
The crux of the story is that despite the fact they have nothing in common, they both need a relationship for one reason or another. From there we see a different side to them both and we see that Oliver is so damn cute, his looking out for Luc, his cooking, his thoughtfulness and consideration. I absolutely adored the dynamic that grew between Luc and Oliver. The humour, the fondness and emotions and it just made me all warm and happy inside. There was a good balance between angst, humour, romance and general plot for me to really enjoy this book.
The other aspect that I really loved was that this book was set in London. I so often feel that a lot of romances I read are American based, which is fine, but I just love the Britishness so much more.
Overall, this was fun, cute and I would definitely re-read as a great standalone romantic read in the future as this was so honestly delightful on all levels.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the eARC. This book is out 7th July 2020.
Boyfriend Material was a book I expected to enjoy, but not love as nearly as much as I did. This book was incredibly cute and I really loved that. It has a very standard romance trope at the centre of fake relationship blossoming into real feelings, which I seem to love and it really worked for Luc and Oliver.
Luc is the son of famous rock-star parents, only one of them, his dad abandoned him 25 years ago for a life of rock-and-rock, drugs, and alcohol. His dad is forever in the newspaper, but unfortunately that also means Luc is also too often caught up in the tabloid gossip as journalists seek an extra scoop on the son of a celebrity. This has left Luc a little bitter and a little anxious about his actions, people's intentions and particularly his love life. He's very much in need of some help and support at the beginning of this book and he really stole my heart from the beginning. Then you have Oliver, who for all intents and purposes has his life set with a house, a good job as a barrister and a good upbringing. He initially comes across as frosty and a little pompous and seemingly entirely opposite to Luc.
The crux of the story is that despite the fact they have nothing in common, they both need a relationship for one reason or another. From there we see a different side to them both and we see that Oliver is so damn cute, his looking out for Luc, his cooking, his thoughtfulness and consideration. I absolutely adored the dynamic that grew between Luc and Oliver. The humour, the fondness and emotions and it just made me all warm and happy inside. There was a good balance between angst, humour, romance and general plot for me to really enjoy this book.
The other aspect that I really loved was that this book was set in London. I so often feel that a lot of romances I read are American based, which is fine, but I just love the Britishness so much more.
Overall, this was fun, cute and I would definitely re-read as a great standalone romantic read in the future as this was so honestly delightful on all levels.
Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the eARC. This book is out 7th July 2020.