Luc and Oliver were wonderful characters and I just loved seeing their fake relationship evolve into something all too real. I enjoyed the humor and banter between them, this was a very fun story with one of my favorite tropes and I enjoyed every page.

*I voluntarily reviewed an copy of this book provided by NetGalley*

This is my kind of guilty pleasure read/audio. Humor, connection and a good bit of quirky to round it out. This is my first Alexis Hall book and he did not disappoint. Even though this is more on the fun, flirty and typical plot progress of a romance read there are some well-rounded topics of family acceptance, love and personal growth.

Luc is your wayward, just making it through type character and Oliver is the picturesque success who appears to have it all together. The beautiful trope of opposites attracting. I adored the character banter and even the side characters (Luc’s mother is just hilarious perfection). This was the perfect change of pace from the more serious novels I have been reading lately. If you haven’t found the joy of romcom yet I definitely recommend giving it a go.

I had the ability to listen to and read this novel. I highly recommend either version. The narration was well done and I appreciated the cadence and changes in voice that stayed true throughout the novel for each character. Thank you to Alexis Hall, Libro.fm, NetGalley, Dreamscape Media LLC. and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the opportunity to listen to and read this novel. All thoughts are solely my own.

Just when I'd thought the fake dating trope had been beaten to death, here comes Alexis Hall to breathe a fresh and charming breath of life into it.
It's amazing how not being afraid to really go into the emotions of a character can have such a positive effect on making the development of characters and the plot flow in such an organic way.
Luc O'Donnell is, at first, not a very likable guy. Then you get to know more about him and the sad situation he finds himself in and you just have to root for him to have a happy ending. Oliver Blackwood seems to be the ideal stiff-upper-lip, middle-class English lawyer of everyone dreams-- and he mostly is, but one thing that Hall excels at is depth and Oliver is one of the best-developed romance heroes I've read in a while. The time they're together results in some of the loveliest, most charming scenes I've read in ages.
Add in a host of unique characters and some very British snark and sarcasm and you have all the ingredients one needs to make romance magic.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for granting my wish to read it early.

Listen, I am always ALWAYS game for a posh British boy with repressed emotional issues from a lifetime of dealing with tactless and emotionally stunted parents, who uses fancy words and habitually wears suits, being slapped together with someone who is a hot mess in every way and barely has their life together enough to dress themselves in the morning, and the insane amounts of sexual chemistry that always stirs up. Naturally, this book checked all of those boxes.

I had issues with the pacing of this book, and while I loved Oliver and Luc, there were times when their reactions and interactions didn't feel appropriate to where they were in their relationship. I thought that it would have been beneficial to introduce more of Oliver's personality and issues earlier in the story to help really build his character. And the ending was a bit too abrupt for me. But honestly, my picky little issues with the book were far overshadowed by the sweet love story and most of all, the humour.

The writing is the best part of this book - its fresh, funny, and really authentic. I mean, how many authors can throw in a Rupert Bear reference (yes, I am still obsessed with the Rupert Bear reference) and have it make complete sense. And I think some of my favourite parts were Alex the work colleague being completely and utterly oblivious to the punchlines of Luc's jokes and Luc just being like, how can someone be so clueless and why do I bother but you know I'm going to have a new joke tomorrow anyway. Classic.

Basically, I can picture this exact movie in my head in 90s rom-com style with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth playing the leads and probably a weird ass cameo by Bill Nighy (Rhys, perhaps?) and that's really the highest compliment I can pay.

Thank you Source Books Casablanca and Netgalley for the gifted copy.

We've all read this trope before - fake dating turns into real love. But I bet you never read it quite like this. Luc is the son of rock stars, a hot mess, and needs to improve his image to keep his job. Oliver is an ethical vegetarian lawyer that needs a date for a family party. They don't like each other, but between Luc's sass and Oliver's seriousness, something clicks and they end up being the most adorable pair ever.

The best thing about this book? Or I guess the two best things? 1) It's LGBTQIA+ and 2) the English humor is on point. I snort laughed several times while reading.

Both characters are flawed which offers plenty of opportunities for a bit of angst and personal growth.

I definitely recommend this one to any fans of rom coms!

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

British contemporary M-M romantic comedy. New adult attitudes.
Lucien: Late 20’s, moody, insecure and still dealing with abandonment issues.
“You’ve been through a lot today,” he [friend] said. “There’s no need to diminish it.”
“Yeah but if I don’t diminish things I have to face them at their normal size, and that’s horrible.”

Oliver: a barrister, and fit vegetarian. Smart but failing at long term relationships.

A mutual friend puts the two together and they agree to have a fake romance for specific professional reasons. They soon find themselves enamored with each other but finding their way slowly as they get to know each other.

Some great humor via texting between Lucien, Oliver and Bridget.
The enjoyment was in the friends being supportive multiple times throughout the story. And of course, it’s a romance so we know it ends well. But it’s torture until it happens although Lucien surprised me with his maturity at the end.

If I hadn’t made a commitment to read this, I would have quit at 25%. Several times over. But so many people said how much they loved the book, so I continued.
I don’t know why anyone likes Lucien, much less his friends. He’s mean, rude and self centered.
So saying, he eventually does straighten up and eventually Lucien and Oliver make an adorable couple.
In the end it was too much angst for me and not enough charm.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

This was one of the best books I’ve read this year so far. Totally adorable, sweet when it needed to be, heart wrenching at times, and often absolutely hilarious.

This is the story of Luc O’Donnell, who is the son of a famous rock star from the 80s who spent much of the time between the 80s and the present in and out of rehab. Luc’s never met his father, but now that his dad is making an epic comeback on reality television, Luc is getting more and more press, and his public image is starting to go down the toilet. If he doesn’t find a nice, respectable boyfriend to bring to a work event to prove that he’s not the disaster that the press paints him as, he’s going to lose his job.

Cue Oliver Blackwood. He’s handsome, single, a lawyer, a vegetarian, and is also in need of a plus one to an important event. So, they make a deal. They’ll be fake boyfriends until each event is over, and then they can go their separate ways.

These guys are adorable idiots and I would fight a feral tiger for them. We get this story from Luc’s point of view, and so we get to know him a bit better than Oliver. Luc is a bit of a dick (okay, more than a bit) but he’s been through some rough stuff over the last few years, and being dickish seems to be a shield he uses. Because it’s told in the first person, we see Luc during a lot of his more vulnerable moments, and so it was very easy to latch on and want all the best for him.

The relationship between Luc and Oliver was a nice slow burn, and reached levels of adorableness that may yet be unmeasurable. As I said though, these guys are adorable idiots, and so there is plenty of idiocy from both sides when it comes to how a healthy relationship (fake or otherwise) works. Enter the heart-wrenching bits. But despite idiocy on both sides, both characters grow in wonderful ways due to the influence of the other. The last 15% or so of this one did me a solid kick in the feels, in a way that made the ending itself even better.

All told, a lot of this book reminded me of Bridget Jones’ Diary, only gayer, and I was all the way here for it. There’s even a character named Bridget, and I want to believe that was on purpose. I loved every second of it.

This was everything I could've wanted from a m/m romance this summer! The characters were equal parts silly and stuck-up, funny and heartrending. I especially relished the slight twist on the fake dating trope, because it wasn't what I wasn't expecting. I'd definitely recommend this one to other romance lovers, to fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue, especially.

3.5 stars

(Full review on Goodreads and my blog)

When I saw the cover of this book I fell in love with it because it hassuch a beautiful cover and there is this super suggestive title, it was inevitable I needed to read it, when I read the synopsis I just confirmed that I would definitely read this book no matter what. How happy I fell when I got an ARC from Netgalley. I loved getting to know Alexis' writing, this was my first contact with her work and I loved how the whole development of the book is very well written, making the reading fluid, fun and engaging. I couldn't have been more satisfied with what I found in that book.

Luc went through strong disappointments in his life and sometimes it is very difficult to deal with them, he ended up becoming a resentful person who doesn’t easily trust people, self-destructive, self-deprecating and lonely, all for fear of suffering again. I loved Lucien, he is the type of character that we want to caring and say to him how wonderful he is, that he isn't a fucked up, that bad things happen, but he isn't just what happened bad in his life. Oliver is supportive, handsome, intelligent, with an established career and loves what he does, understanding and has many other adjectives that I could quote, but what cost to him to be so perfect? Oliver is a charm, he is really a boyfriend material, but, he is a person like any other and like the others he has his difficulties and problems, I loved Oliver for his qualities, but also for his difficulties and problems.

I liked the way the book shows that we all have problems, but we don't have to deal with them alone, that we can and should accept help. The importance of having good and true friendships and how they will always be your rock and that regardless of the experience family isn’t perfect, and relationships are difficult but they are worthwhile regardless of the duration.

I really loved this book, I laughed out loud, got anxious about what was going to happen, got happy when something went right, got upset when something went wrong and let's not mention how much I loved the secondary characters, but more than anything, I wished too much for Lucien and Oliver happen because the chemistry that they has was palpable and very intense, even though they are totally different people. I finished the reading and felt a little sad, the truth is that I didn't want the book to end, I wanted to keep reading more and more about Luc and Oliver, I don't know if I'll be able to get over this book anytime soon, I didn't read anything so good a while.

4,5 stars

This was so much fun! It's like a mix between Red White and Royal Blue and Bridget Jones, and honestly, that's the best mixup ever.

Boyfriend Material is about Luc O'Donnell, estranged son of rockstar John Flemming, who is basically always followed by paparazzi. The tabloids never seem to fail in telling yet another nonsense story about him, in which his sexuality is never left out. His kind of homophobic boss has had enough so she gives Luc ultimatum: or he's going to find an "appropriate" boyfriend before the next big work event, or he's fired. That left Luc with no other options: have a fake relationship with his best friend's only gay friend, with who he literally has nothing in common.

I really liked this story, Luc and Oliver are hilarious together. Every time Luc tells Oliver something and he doesn't get it or he takes it way too seriously, had me cackling. It was adorable how clueless Oliver was sometimes. I also reaaaally enjoyed all the British Humour. This book was just so funny all the time. ESPECIALLY HOW LUC ALWAYS TOLD ALEX JOKES AND HE JUST WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. I CRIEEEED.

What I didn't like, was the ending. It felt a bit rushed to me. Suddenly everything was resolved and then it was finished. Just like that. I also felt a bit mweh about the dad storyline. How that ended up also felt rushed :(

Oh!! I can't not say anything about Priya and her truck because oh my god. I totally loved that side character. Every time she was mentioned, I was giggling. And Bridget, and the James Royce-Royces, and even Tom. The side characters were just really well done.

Overall, I really really recommend this one!

I enjoyed this gentle romance story. I felt bad for Luc, in trouble at his job because of his mostly absent father, and several times over the course of the story I was very angry at said father. The odd couple antics of Oliver and Luc were fun to watch. I would have loved to get Oliver's perspective on some of it; we only saw him through Luc's eyes, which is quite limiting, especially as he was very judgey at the start.



I loved Luc's group of friends, as well (One Gay More, definitely the best group name) and there were strong shades of Notting Hill at the end. I would read a whole book about James Royce Royce and James Royce Royce and their adventures.



I'd have liked a few more twists and turns, but overall I did enjoy this book very much.

Because I read Red White & Royal Blue and loved it, this was my next most anticipated read of 2020. Loved the premise. Loved the cover. I was super excited to get a copy of it from Netgalley. There were a lot of highs and a few lies about the book that make it just a 3.5 star read for me.

What I liked:
-The trope. Fake dating has so much potential for the story
-Witty characters. Some of the one liners were genuinely funny.
-Lots of heart. From Luc’s relationship with his mom his mom to some if his more emotionally deep conversations with Oliver, there was a lot of heart.

What I didn’t like or found to be just so/so:
-Serious homophobia in the work place. Luc is a bad gay because he was photographed face down in a gutter in an alleged drugged or drunken stupor. Finding a straight laced gay will help clean up his gay image and turn him into an acceptable gay. This started out a bit cute but the longer it went on, the less cute it got. I really wanted Luc to have a moment where he no longer had to take what he could get with respect to this job.
-Side character. Each filled an exaggerated caricature of their designated trope: angry lesbian, super gays that share the same name and then hyphenated it (because why?), Bi that used to date the MC but now dates Luc’s one straight best friend. The Uber French mom. The narcissistic rock star dad. The rich snobby only surface level accepting parents. None of it felt real because it was all so to type.
-The romance. Genuine feels were had but it was almost 70% into the book before they were able to start kissing and then it faded to black. One of the things I really liked about RW&RB was that it did not shy away from the sex scenes. I expected a little more heat in regards to that here as well.

This was my first book by the author. My overall impression with the book is that it was good, not great. Humorous, not quite funny. Romantic, not at all steamy. Feel good, but falls a little flat. I think a lot of people will enjoy the book and give it high marks. For me, it’s good I’ve just read better.

DAMN Y’ALL!!! This BOOK!!😍


I was utterly blown away by the AH’s Boyfriend Material. I (much like Romance Icon Jen “ReadsRomance” Prokop) don’t really love the term “romcom, because rarely do I feel like a book both roms and coms equally, and to me it just feels like a signifier of Trade Paperback Contemporary With Lots of Hype (and often only light to medium heat lol). But reading this, I think maybe romcoms might actually be real??? MAGIC✨


Being the son of one of England’s biggest rock stars from the 70’s has NOT benefited Luc O’Donnell— he’s been dogged by paparazzi at the *most* inopportune moments, and now that is dad is making a comeback it's gotten even worse. When a photo is snapped at a particularly compromising moment, his job is in jeopardy and Luc must salvage his bad boy image stat!

Enter Oliver Blackwell-- a suit clad established barrister, ethical vegetarian and wielder of multisyllabic words, aka the PERFECT boyfriend to mend Luc’s image. Unfortunately, the two have *nothing* in common. But for various reasons both Luc and Oliver have need of a boyfriend, so the two agree to a fake relationship. Only, it doesnt always *feel* fake.

There’s so much to love about this book! Hall’s writing is really stunning- it’s clever and easy, flowing in a stream-of-consciousness style that immediately & intimately places the reader in the story. It’s also INCREDIBLY funny- Luc is witty and self depreciating, and reading the banter between him and his friends felt the way watching Friends does. But it in no way comes at a cost to the emotional thrust of the story- by the end I was Awwwwing like a total softie!! Hall also has a number of common romcom (both book and movie!) tropes that they deftly subvert in a way that's really compelling. I absolutely loved this book, easily one of the top 5 books I’ve read this year!

CW for a parent diagnosed with cancer- feel free to dm me for more info!

Boyfriend Material is the kind of rom-com that makes me wish I read more rom-coms. It is full of humor and cute moments, a delightfully angsty protagonist, and one of the greatest tropes of all time: fake dating.

Our protagonist Luc is the son of a rock star from the 80s that is slowly making a comeback on a "The Voice" type singing competition show. Luc has been hounded by the paparazzi, who have made him out to be "a bad gay", which has threatened his career, his relationships, and his self esteem. In a desperate attempt to save his reputation and pull off a fund raiser for the dung beetle charity he works for, Luc seeks to find the perfect (fake) boyfriend to calm his more conservative donors.

This book was extremely funny, though it took me a bit to get into the style of humor. The chemistry between the leads was palpable and I became increasingly frustrated that they wouldn't admit how perfect they were for each other and just sleep together already! Luc is angsty and second-guesses literally everything, while Oliver is just as angsty, but hides it behind a proper and polished barrister exterior.

I enjoyed this book immensely and it executed on its tropes well, bringing tons of great build up and chemistry to this love story. I did feel that the side characters were almost entirely flat and cartoonish, which is actually reminiscent of all of my favorite 90s rom-com films. My only other complaint is that this book felt just a bit too long and dragged in some places near the end. I appreciated that the book wasn't only about the two leads getting together, but also addressed their emotional healing, their familial relationships, and the political environment that caused them to fake date to begin with. It caused the pacing in the back half of the book to feel a bit messy and flat. That being said, I recommend Boyfriend Material overall, it was fun and full of love.

Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

So so cute!! I would've loved seeing both povs but Luc's such a charming character that I was totally okay seeing the story unfold from his part only. I loved his voice, his uncertainty, his fears, his feelings. How he wasn't scared if showing his emotions; when you gotta cry you gotta cry! All the walls he built around him, all of them tumbling down when Oliver entered his life. They may have a deal of being fake boyfriends but I can assure you, nothing felt fake. So it wasn't really a fake bf to lovers book like I thought it was going to be, and it wasn't a sort of enemies to lovers. This was different and I loved all of it.
I love Luc's job in the save the poop beetle charity. So random. And his coworkers were the weirdest and most interesting people ever. Alex and his maybe fiancé Miffy, short for Clara, obviously! I also loved Luc's friends: the tiny angry artist lesbian with the truck, the same name husbands, the token straight friend who stole the bisexual beau right from under Luc's nose. The friends weren't there all the time but when they were it was hilarious. The chat names of their group!! Perfect!
Oliver!! Sweet sweet Oliver! A barrister who loves his job, very honest and poised. Has many feelings he both tells out loud and hides because he has flaws like all the characters and they give him even more charm. I loved Oliver and I loved him even when he was being dumb. We all can stan a dumb boy trying to find happiness, right?
Dumb men too dumb to see what's right in front of them? That's my jam!

It was just so fucking... heart emoji that I actually had to take a moment.


Permission to squee for the rest of all time. I know I have often referred to romcoms leaving me a pile of warm gooey goodness, but I can't help it if it's true.

The year 2020 is one that will go in the history books as one where the world went topsy turvy. My 2020 disasters bingo card basically became obsolete when Mongolia reported bubonic plague suspicions and there was a rabbit ebola outbreak in the US. Clearly the universe is telling us something, but like the admirable ostrich, I shall bury my head in the sand and lose myself in books that make me feel part marshmallow and swan feather pillows.

Boyfriend Material is in stiff competition for my favourite fake boyfriend book along with Trick Play. But while Finley's book was fairly formulaic, this one isn't.

Our narrator, Lucien is a hot mess who works for a dung beetle charity. He is the son of a Mic Fleetwood wannabe who fought with Alice Cooper over a grammy and a French lady who is the best book mum I have come across since Molly Weasley. Lucien is also the funniest narrator I've read in a while, but that may be because I'm partial to sarcasts and Brits. His conversations with his mum may have been my favourite thing ever.

"Your father," she declared. "He has not aged well."
"Good to know."
"His head is bald as an egg now and a funny shape. He looks like that chemistry teacher with the cancer."
This was news to me. But then I haven't exactly gone out of my way to keep in contact with my old school. To be honest, I haven't exactly gone out of my way to keep in contact with people who live on the wrong side of London.
"Mr. Beezle has cancer?"
"Not him. The other one."
...
"Do you mean Walter White?"
"Oui oui. And you know, I think he is too old to be hopping around with a flute these days."


Perhaps the best part about this rom com, aside from the obvious slow burn romance, is the colourful cast of side characters. They're all so compelling I could almost ask for a book about all of them. There is the James Royce-Royces (yes, they're both called James Royce-Royce), Bridget who is always dealing with a literary crisis that deserves a series all on its own, Priya the tiny metal art sculptor, Luc's workmates at the dung beetle charity, most memorably Rhys Jones Bowen who has only recently heard about hashtags on Twitter and just discovered the instagram.

Lucien and Oliver's love grows so strong and sure because their flaws are there for us to see. I am also beyond ecstatic that the entire book is in first person. The book also managed to subvert a bunch of romcom tropes going as far as giving us a sunrise reconciliation scene rather than one in the rain, or the airport, or the hotel where the love interest ran away to etc.

I can only hope that we get a sequel because I'd love to see Lucien and Oliver when they're paying boyfriend and boyfriend for real. I mean it was so heartwarming to see these 2 men who have to pretend to be a couple for their own reasons and in the process fall in love and learn how they are people worthy of love and though they're imperfect make perfect boyfriend material... Ooooooooh....

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review."

Can't remember the last time when I wanted something this bad like this book. And if you want something, then you have expectations. And this book was way more then enough to satisfy my expectations.

First, the cover. It's effing perfect. It's enough for me to one-click it. It's written by Alexis Hall? Hell to the yes, give it to me and I won't hurt anyone. 😉

The book was long but not long enough - I mean, come on, I could read Luc&Oliver forever and I wouldn't be bored at all. There is something in Alexis Hall's writing style that hooks you to the story and won't let go. The characters, the background, the side characters/ friends/ parents, everything is real. Make you believe that you can totally meet them on the street, you can hug them and you can be friends with them. Their life is like yours - minus the rockstar parents.

I fell in love with Oliver and Luc too, both were adorable, loveable and really good characters. Loved the way how Oliver called Luc Lucien, it was swoon worthy. So sweet.
Loved how they fell slowly for each other but were really blind for the other's feelings. The fake boyfriend trope is really good, I love reading this kind of stories, and Oliver&Lucien were really, really a good couple.
And Alex was hilarious, I liked him and the jokes between him and Luc.

The romance was perfect. I was hot for them. This is the perfect romance book ever. I just want to throw this book in few author's face' to read it and learn from it, because this is the way how you write romance without erotica while the reader is totally hot and bothered. When the kiss scene or just a simply touch can make you sweat - it's just PERFECT! You don't have to write full on sex scenes with all the details - Alexis Hall can make your heart beat faster with the simple of touches between the main characters. And this is right here what makes this book beautiful and perfect.

Oliver&Lucien were perfectly imperfect, and I loved how they relationship worked. Their first kiss, their first date, their first sex (OMG that was so GOOD! How Oliver lost his politeness and got HOT. That scene was everything. E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.)

I can't tell you how very much I loved this book. I need it on my shelf in paperback. And I need a real life Oliver to be friends with because he is so cute, I just want to hug him.

HIGHLY recommend this to everyone who needs romance. Perfect romance.

I just want to be able to forget this book and read it for the first time again. And again. And again. Oliver&Lucien are everything♥

“It felt safe to let my guard down with you because I could tell myself it wasn’t real. But now it is and… Well… I’m coming to the conclusion I might be unbelievably terrified.”

“Me too, “I said. “But let’s be terrified together.”

This may well be my new favorite fake-dating romance. As this quote captures, BOYFRIEND MATERIAL dug deep into love’s vulnerability and explored brilliantly via the fake-dating trope that pretending something doesn’t mean much to us is sometimes the only way we can allow ourselves to take initial risks when it comes to love.

This book was delightfully British, dripping with dry, self-deprecating humor and snarky wit that I absolutely adore. Luc’s mother and Judy, not to mention his friend group, were top-notch zany characters whose banter was almost dizzying, sometimes near-ridiculous, but again very in keeping with that British RomCom style that you just roll with and enjoy for being slightly over-the-top and delightfully entertaining.

I will admit that I was initially peeved and a bit blindsided by Oliver’s crisis of confidence in their relationship at the end—he’s built up so much through the book as being emotionally solid and sure—but as I read on through the last few chapters, I really got why his family visit triggered that response, and I came around to empathize with and find his behavior believable. It also gave Luc a wonderful opportunity to enrich his character arc, stepping into the role of the patient, gracious, forgiving partner, providing a delightful coming-full-circle turn in the narrative that humanized Oliver and depend Luc’s growth.

I really can’t praise this romance enough. It was nuanced, smart, swoony, and raw. It didn’t shy away from the realities of homophobia, microagressions, familial toxicity, and the gritty truth that all of us have to work through past pain and questions of self-worth to be able to truly receive love.

Also? This book’s last sentence—which I will absolutely not spoil—is now tied with The Hating Game for best-concluding line.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the early copy. All opinions are my own.

Ah yes, your good old classic "fake dating" trope that I must admit gets me every time. Luc needs someone to clean up his image, and there is no one better to do that than Oliver who seems practically perfect. Thus their fake dating begins, but it isn't long before actual feelings start to show up.

This was a cute story, I just found that it took me a little bit to get really into it. I wasn't a huge fan of either Luc or Oliver though they did grow on me as a couple by the end. I wish there was even more explored of their relationships as I felt like some things were glossed over, but it was a very sweet store.

Rainbows and Sunshine
July 4, 2020

I loved this book. This is my first book by this author and it's funny and emotional and a perfect rom-com. The FEELS though! It hits you right in the gut!! And I'm always a sucker for a good fake dating novel.

The entire book is from Luc's POV and honestly he's a complete mess. I sort of envy his brain though because the way he thinks is delighfully quirky. I adored Oliver. I just wrap him in bubble-wrap and protect him. They are so cute together.

I love the banter and some of the lines are unexpectedly hilarious and made me laugh out loud. Loved the secondary characters, especially Luc's best friends. I also really liked Oliver's friends.

It's fun and entertaining and a bit angsty and really well written. I would have loved a more solid ending though. Maybe an epilogue? It just feels a bit abrupt.

Overall, I'd definitely recommend this book!

*ARC provided by Sourcebooks via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review
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