When they say don‘t judge a book by its cover, they certainly don‘t mean "The Build-A-Boyfriend Project".

And not only is the cover amazing, but inside you find a story full of humor, growth, and trans joy.

I fell in love with the story in the first quarter, and the premise as well as the main characters, Eli and Peter, gave this such a unique plotline; I couldn‘t stop reading.

While this book covers important topics like grief and boundaries, I have to admit that there was one part that kept rubbing me the wrong way. 
Eli keeps saying that the whole scheme has the goal of "fixing“ Peter, even after it‘s established that his lack of dating experience is due to the unsupportiveness of queerness in his hometown and therefore the missing learning opportunities. Which is precisely the topic of Eli's article. 
Eli as a whole is a really complex character, which made it really hard to understand the reasonings behind some of his choices at times. 

Regardless, his growth in this story is not to be overlooked either, and the end of the book kind of redeemed the problematic actions a bit.

So if you want a rom-com-like story, filled with jokes, big feelings, drama, and characters that are taking their happiness in their own hands, while also getting lots of movie recommendations for your watch list... then grab yourself a glass of iced Americano and enjoy. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing me with this ARC in return for an honest review.