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Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Audiobook: I have been wanting to read this book for a long while and when my friend Gina read this before me, she knew that I would love it. And I did! I feel bad that it has taken me this long to get to it but I finally got there! Gina also recommended the audio and I am so glad I went that route. The narrator was prefect.
I love a good fake dating trope!! As a reader you know when the two characters start to fall for each other and then it becomes a slow burn because you are just waiting for them to realize it. Luc knows he sabotages his relationships and Oliver dates men after men. One frustration that I have with romances (this may even be a trope) is when the communication is an issue! Luc had to hide in the bathroom to talk to Oliver at one point. They both dance around how they are feeling and neither one could come out and say they want a commitment. Drives me bananas!
I love listening to books when the banter is top notch and this was no exception. And the banter wasn't just between Oliver and Luc but also among the side characters. Anytime Luc would talk to his co worker Alex I had to laugh. I also loved the relationship between Luc and his mother (her love of "RuPaul's Drag Race" cracked me up). My heart went out to Luc with his relationship with his Dad. He wanted his Dad's love and just to be a constant in his life and when he thought it was going to be there, he took off.
A good sign to me while listening or reading is if I am smiling and I can tell you I definitely smiled a lot while listening.
Some of my favorite quotes:
I love a good fake dating trope!! As a reader you know when the two characters start to fall for each other and then it becomes a slow burn because you are just waiting for them to realize it. Luc knows he sabotages his relationships and Oliver dates men after men. One frustration that I have with romances (this may even be a trope) is when the communication is an issue! Luc had to hide in the bathroom to talk to Oliver at one point. They both dance around how they are feeling and neither one could come out and say they want a commitment. Drives me bananas!
I love listening to books when the banter is top notch and this was no exception. And the banter wasn't just between Oliver and Luc but also among the side characters. Anytime Luc would talk to his co worker Alex I had to laugh. I also loved the relationship between Luc and his mother (her love of "RuPaul's Drag Race" cracked me up). My heart went out to Luc with his relationship with his Dad. He wanted his Dad's love and just to be a constant in his life and when he thought it was going to be there, he took off.
A good sign to me while listening or reading is if I am smiling and I can tell you I definitely smiled a lot while listening.
Some of my favorite quotes:
- “Everybody tells you that when you're young, you think you'll live forever. What they don't tell you is that when you're old, you think the same.”
- “Will it... will it ever stop hurting?" "No... But it will stop mattering.”
- “He made you happy for a while, and now it is over. And if we let happy things make us unhappy when they stopped, there would be no point having happy things.”
- “It's hard for me to understand why anyone wouldn't want you in their life.”
I am looking forward to the long awaited sequel to this, coming out this summer Husband Material.