“You”—I gave a thwarted sigh—“are a terrible fake boyfriend.”
“I’m building fake anticipation.”
“You’d better be fake worth it.”
“I am.”
this had no right being as adorable & sweet & funny & clever as it was!
i loved watching their relationship develop. i thought both characters were really lovable. luc constantly sticking his foot in his mouth is literally me 😭 and oliver was so adorable as the stern on the outside, sweet on the inside LI (and vegetarian king 👑). watching them learn to open up to each other and be each other's support was a delight.
“I don’t want fine. Fine isn’t enough. It’s not about the open fire or whatever other clichés you can conjure up, but yes, I want a connection. I want you to care as much as I care. I want you to need it and want it and mean it. I want it to matter.”
alexis has very clever writing and makes scenes with all the eclectic side characters really fun, it adds a lot of charm to an already quite enjoyable story. also shout out to the 10 things i hate about you reference 💖
the narrator was excellent. i already have a harder time w processing audio vs reading, and accents typically make it all the more difficult, but i didn't really have an issue with this one and i thought he captured all the characters' essences very well!
i will definitely be reading the next book and checking out more of alexis hall's books!
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Humour mixed with misery. VERY BRITTISH!
After my second read I give this book 5 stars instead of four. For some reason it meant so much more to me now than when I first read it a few years back!Boyfriend Material was a slow burn, absolutely angsty, very very british romance between the son of two 80's rockastars, Luc and a slightly uptight barrister, Oliver.First of all, it was fake dating which is one of my favourite tropes and it was amazing!Second of all, it dealt with some mental health issues while not directly only talking about them which was also great.The main characters were spectecular, Luc being a messy, insecure guy who doesn't really have his life together and Oliver being the seemingly perfect middle-class lawyer who actually has his own insecurities and hang-ups.The friendships brought the story to a whole new level bringing the meddling and teasing you would expect from true friends!I really, really, really loved it and could very much see myself in Luc and Oliver too! It was a beautiful, healing roamnce with lot's of british dry humour and even more regretted mistakes. But it was honest and real and that's what made it so perfect!Read it!Well, well, well... British romantic conedy at it's finest. I gave this book 4.5 stars because I think the ending could've been simpler but overall I enjoyed is very much!Luc is down because his has been rock star father who abandoned him puts him in the spotlight just by existing. He is miserable and acts out and his bed rep threatens to make him loose his job. So he needs a very reputable and cultured fake boyfriend.And that is Oliver, the very uptight lawyer. And somehow they are awkward and judgy and miserable together for a while until... they are not anymore.This story was pretty sweet and funny. Brittish dry humour might not be for everyone but I enjoyed it immensly. Also there were some not so subtle jabs towards british posh society and middle class.Luc and Oliver are literally complete opposites of each other and pretty much have no clue why the other acts like they do. And it is funny and sweet at the same time. Luc comes a really long way and his character development is pretty great.But honestly the best part is the humour in it mixed with their misery. Great story!
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