I would like to thank netgalley and Aria & Aries for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Everything I could ever want in a romance.

Oh. My. God. This book!

Let me start by saying that I know absolutely nothing about how the American political system works so I was going into this blind. OK, so this guys is running for governer? That means less than nothing to me. But the premise sounded good and I decided it was probably worth a read.

Man, am I glad I gave this one a shot. This could actually be my favourite book of 2023.
Logan was perfect, everything I always love in the male lead. Plus, as a very sweary Brit myself, I definitely had a bit of extra love for him.
I read so many books were the female lead is a shy, introverted wallflower but the way Alexis' discovery of herself and what she is capable of has blown every other version of this out of the water.

It's been a long time since a book has made me cry (read: at least a month) but this had me sobbing and cackling in equal parts.

I honestly cannot recommend this book enough! I'm off to devour everything this author has done so far!

5 stars!

2.5 stars out of 5!

The premise of the book is amazing and I was really looking forward to reading it because of it! But I think my rating has more to do with the politics than with the romance, which is just a preference I think. I found myself skimming those sections because I found them boring at times. Other than that I did enjoy the romance, apart from the 75%-95% when they would just not communicate! It was like a third act breakup without them ever having been together and I just wanted them to talk! Lastly I did think the references to modern day culture may have been overboard: Twitter is fine; TikTok, Harry Styles and Timothée Chalamet may be a bit much?

As for the rest I did enjoy it and I found myself rooting voor Alexis and Logan. He was very charming and I really liked the first 30% of the book a lot because of the tension!

Incredible! I absolutely adored this story. I was hooked on Alexis and Logan's story from the beginning.
The political side of this book took me by surprise too, I actually found myself rooting for them and felt tense when the results were in.
The side characters were also fantastic - I wish I had a sister like Lee and a friend like Zoey!
Overall a fantastic read, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a romance with a good pace, interesting Storyline and great characters.

Oh my God. I LOVED this book. Slamming straight into the top of my list of favourite romance novels (and I read a LOT of them). The Boyfriend Candidate was properly, properly funny and dazzlingly romantic at the same time. I was completely here for the Roy Kent energy, the loveable cast of side characters, the green dresses, the librarians, the Parks and Recs references… honestly, it was like this book was written for me, just all my favourite things mashed together, a complete joy. Laughed, cried, swooned - an absolute dream of a novel. My first Ashley Winstead and now I’m off to track down everything she’s written.

I understand that the book's baseline was that Logan is running for governor, and Alexis needed to pretend to be his girlfriend to save face. Still, halfway through the story, there's zero chemistry between the two, and instead, we're carried along a string of political speeches, policies, and rallies.
There wasn't enough romance, and they felt like characters, not real people.
Alexis hates the attention, but suddenly she wants to spearhead policies and make big speeches, she even goes against their rules and decides to organize a rally without even considering Logan and the ways this could potentially hurt his image and career.
She's so selfish, egotistical, and childish, always doing things without caring for anyone, that it's hard to believe she's a grown woman and not a teenager.
Honestly, Logan was way too good and trusting with her, giving second chances when she deserved none.
She's so pathetic she couldn't put on hold her life for two mere months, no, she had to go on a public date... at a wedding with someone else? Seriously? How stupid could she be?

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.