Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
4 stars
There are some tropes I just love, and a “fake relationship” rates pretty high. Our main character, Luc, works in PR for a non-profit (Save the Dung Beetles!…no seriously, that’s the cause). Because his estranged father was a famous rock star, poor Luc occasionally finds himself in the tabloids. When an exaggerated story gets him labeled as a drunken party boy, he needs to clean up his image. Dating upstanding lawyer Oliver is the perfect way to clean up his image for his boos before their big fundraising dinner. This is a romcom, so it is no surprise that Luc and Oliver will find that their fake relationship is feeling all too real.
Nearly all of Luc’s problems come from his extreme lack of self esteem and he compensates with a spectacular amount of dry, snarky British humor. I saw a lot of reviews comparing this to Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. They do share some basic elements, but I didn’t find the similarities distracting. The main characters’ relationship was fantastically supportive and sweet. #goals
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Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
Well Met by Jen Deluca
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
