I Loved this book so much! the idea behind it felt so unique and it really held up to that expectation. The representation was amazing especially how it showed the intersectionaltiy of the characters identites. a well writen and beautiful story that I 100% recomend.

Thank you to Hachette Audio for the advanced copy of this book. I really enjoyed the narrators for this audiobook as well as the story itself. This story is something that is so real to many in our country today. Their story and the roller coaster ride it goes on was so heartwarming to read. They also did a great job of making you hate Jackie more and more throughout the book.

This is a truly lovely story! Everything about these characters and storyline is wholly lovely, exciting, heart wrenching and warming at the same time, and just overall a beautiful story.

I loved how the abundance of love and tenderness between Han and Kenny. How they both love so deeply and freely. I deeply appreciated the timely fears and tragedies of the story, and how the humane and compassionate response is centered. There is so much joy, fight, fear, and strength in this story, it rings so true to life and magically romantic all at the same time.

The narration was perfect, the narrators captured the characters so well, they let me fall so seamlessly into the story.

Thank you so much for the ALC!

I really enjoyed this. Love a good friends to lovers with a side of queer awakening. I also thought a lot of the tougher topics (undocumented immigrants, toxic/abusive relationships, etc) were all handled in a very realistic way and well done.

I did feel like things wrapped up a little quickly in the end considering how much was going on in this book, but overall, a solid adult debut and I can’t wait for more!

Both narrators did a fantastic job!

I really enjoyed this. Although it's understandably marketed as a queer adult romance novelm Reyes does A LOT in this story. Childhood bestfriends and roomates, one undocumented and the other leaving an abusive relationship, explore a marriage of convenience. It's touching, gay, angry, and very bannable. I loved the friendship, the emotional support cactus, the family around them, and that they found things hard to figure out despite using lots of romance tropes. Lovely stuff.

The Broposal was a delightful read, and I could not be happier that I took a chance to read this book. Sonora Reyes did a wonderful job developing characters and a plot that left me all in on reading. I found myself unable to stop listening to this work, which should also be mentioned. Hats off to the narrator for giving a voice to the characters throughout each chapter. One of the other things that stood out to me about this book was the subject and tension of this book at a time when all of this is so relevant and had me rooting for Han and Kenny even more. Somehow, this book perfectly balances the problematic and heavy subjects of abuse and immigration with the lightness and beauty of a slow-burn romance.

The Broposal was SO CUTE, and I felt all the feels! The story is sweet, funny, and full of heart, with characters that are impossible not to love. The romance had me grinning nonstop, and the emotional moments hit just the right notes. It’s the perfect blend of lighthearted fun and heartfelt depth. Absolutely adored it!

I've heard great things about Sonora Reyes, so I wasn't surprised to find that this was phenomenal. The cover made me think this would be a silly MM rom com - I was surprised to find a much more compelling and nuanced story about the experience of undocumented people, complicated families, and trying to flee an abusive relationship. This was so good and kept my attention from start to finish.

The narration enhanced my experience with this story in a major way. I felt like I really got to know each character because of the performance.

Thanks to NetGalley and Hachette audiobooks for this ALC.

I thoroughly enjoyed this production of The Broposal and I would encourage you to get the audiobook. André Santana and Alejandro Antonio Ruiz brought this story to live. Their voices complemented well the different personalities of the characters.


I think this is a well-thought, well written story. I could tell Sonora Reyes is used to write Young Adult because while the themes of this book were definitely adult, the story was a bit clunky in terms of timing and also burdened by the miscommunication. If you don’t like miscommunication this may not be the book for you. I however liked this journey in spite of the fact that it wasn’t easy. It was a journey of self discovery and most of all a journey of love.
I liked how their families supported Kenny and Han but I wish Leti would have more of a role outside of encouraging these two cutie patooties to get their heads out of their arises. Jackie… When I catch you Jackie. It had been a while since I hated a character so much but this must be the sign of how well and realistically she was written.

I would definitely recommend this.

This is a hella cute romance about 2 roommates who plan to get married so that one of them can get a green card. It has all the tropes and is just delightful overall. I did think a lot of the tone read more YA so I was always a little thrown by the adult scenes (those definitely did exist) and I could have done with a little less drama in certain scenes.... but the main 2 characters were so likeable that I still loved it!

Thanks to NetGalley, Sonora Reyes, and Hachette Audio for the chance to read and review. My opinions are my own.

The audiobook was also fantastically read, and definitely added to my enjoyment. I felt like the characters had such great voices, and it was read in a fast and funny tone that kept me engaged.

Don’t let the cover of this book fool you, it will make you CRY. With themes including abuse and the struggles of coming out, The Broposal is packed with layers of nuance one might not expect when simply looking at the cover. We’re there times I was like “OH MY GOD GET TOGETHER ALREADY!” Yes. But isn’t that what friends to lovers is for? Despite its darker themes, the narrative does have a good amount of levity that really made this reading experience enjoyable and I am eagerly awaiting to read more from the author!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette Audio for this advanced copy of the audiobook.

The Broposal is the story of two best friends falling for each other. Alejandro, or Han for his friends, has never been in love. Sure he's had girlfriends, but he's always had a fear of commitment. These relationships only last a few weeks and Han believes it's because he knows he can never truly commit. Han is undocumented, and he lives daily with the fear of having his whole life taken away from him. His best friend since childhood is Kenny. Kenny is kind. He's very easy going, he has a great relationship with his family and friends and he's Kenny's support. He's also bi. A fact that his girlfriend has always ignored. Though Kenny is a very open person, he'd never admit he is in an abusive relationship. However, Han can see the signs.
When Han is even more fearful of his circumstances, Kenny offers an idea. Marrying each other so Han can stay. Though at first Han thinks it a joke, he finally accepts when he admits his situation to be worrying. And what's always been a friendship between them changes into something more when they realise what they really mean to each other.

This book was okay. I appreciate the fact that it doesn't shy away from very timely and dark themes, like immigration, racism, and abuse.
The fact that this book explores a relationship with an abusive girlfriend is also quite important. Kenny has to go through so much to finally stop excusing her behaviour and realising he has been a victim for years. It's sad but written realistically.

I really liked the cast that surrounds these two main leads. Though as always with romance books, I wish we'd get more of these secondary characters as their own person and not only when they are necessary for the romantic plot to advance. It was a little disappointing how Han's cousin was really fleshed out at the beginning, but as the story progresses they're only there to be the character that forces Han and Kenny to communicate with one another.

All in all it was a good story though predictable and very slow paced. Though the fake engagement happens early in the story, the miscommunication and lack of romantic progress were what made me struggle with the story. Han has issues with communicating his true feelings and Kenny is so respectful that he never wants to confront their issues. So, this dynamic gave way to unnecessary problems and issues with the pacing, and all of it is resolved only at the very end.

As I listened to the audiobook, I think it was the dual narration by André Santana and Alejandro Antonio Ruiz that made me want to keep reading. It was them that allowed me to finish this story in a couple of days. They brought the characters to life and improve the source material. I really recommend the audiobook if you are interested in this queer story of childhood friends to lovers.

Super cute LGBTQIA+ romance with a lot of heavy topics like substance abuse, homophobia, abusive relationships, and illegal immigration. Alejandro a.k.a. “Han” is an autistic illegal immigrant who is worried about getting deported. After a crazy chain of events, including a breakup with his abusive ex, Han’s bisexual long time best friend and roomie Kenny offers to marry Han to get him a green card. They set out to trick everyone they know into believing they are in love, but maybe it isn’t an act?

The secondary characters are the real stars of the book! They are a colorful cast of mostly supportive friends and family, who guide and support the MMCs along the way. I wasn’t a huge fan of either Han or Kenny at first. They both had a lot of growing up to do and I didn’t agree of how they handled anything in the book. The majority of their issues and the ensuing angst was because they refused to talk to anyone else, often including each other. They never really thought out their problem and assumed their initial thought on handling an issue was the only way it could be done. It caused a lot of unnecessary drama.

I also really enjoyed the narrators on the audio book! I think they were excellent picks for the characters they portrayed.

This book has a lot of important topics and it feels even more important in the current times we live in. There are also TWs included about all the sensitive topics.

I really liked the beginning of the book and how all the different issues developed. I Only read one other book by Sonora Reyes before and hoped that I would like this more than the other one. And it really looked like that in the first 50-60%. At one point the story lost me and I also couldn't feel any chemistry between Kenny and Han. The most believable thing about their friendship was that they know each other for so long. I sadly also didn't really like any of the main characters that much.

The story had a lot of miscommunication/no communication at all. In the beginning it was okay but I got annoyed the more often they didn't talk to each other.

Overall I don't think that this book was for me. I liked the topic and it was interesting to learn more about the different struggles.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for this Audiobook ARC!

I think this book has tried to take on too much. By 60% it wasn't an enjoyable listen anymore. I think the issues addressed are important but I'm not sure a book like this was the right place for all of them at once.

I'm glad there were TWs prior to reading but I'm still not sure these went into enough depth and I didn't know the depth of which I was signing up for.

I listened to the audio and found the narration well done!

Thankyou to Hachette and Netgalley for the audio in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, Hachette Audio and Forever publishing for my copies to read and enjoy.

At first I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy this book but I was wrong I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved both Kenny and Han. They were so cute together. I did not understand Kenny and his desire to want to stay with Jackie, I HATE HER! She’s the absolute worst. I was thinking of the story went in a different direction we would learn that she had lied and he wouldn’t be the father. But she’s a horrible person and I hope she gets her karma. I was sad for Han and how he was always living in fear of being deported. I can’t imagine what people in the US are going through right now with that daily fear and not knowing who they can trust. It would be terrifying. But I did enjoy the friends to lovers trope in the story. And how cute were Kenny’s parents. I laughed and I almost cried as well in this book.

I also really enjoyed the narrators, I liked that both characters had their own narrator and voices.
I’d recommend this read to everyone.

Thank you so much Hachette Audio for the ALC!

I'm a sucker for queer awakenings and the marriage of convenience trope, and because of that loved Han and Kenny's story so much. Jackie was kind of the worst though, and the drama surrounding her took away of Kenny and Han's story for me. Overall though, this was a fantastic listen!

I can’t express how sweet and beautiful this book was, but at the same time really hard to read. Sometimes it’s hard to hear things, especially ones that are really important to the current world we’re living in and not want to break down in tears. There were so many tropes that I love in this book, including fake dating and queer awakening.

The Broposal has a strong sense of community and family (all kinds), that made me happy to have the people in my life that I have. It also made me miss all of the friends I made from going to clubs, bars and coffee shops. That strong sense of belonging that you get from frequenting the same place and spending time with the same people was definitely a part of the book that I felt at home in.

At the beginning of the book, Kenny is dealing with a horrible relationship where he is being abused, both mentally and physically by his girlfriend. He hides it when speaking to his family and roommate/best friend, Han, so that he doesn’t get “judged.” It isn’t until he’s given an ultimatum to choose that he finally gets free.

Alejandro (Han) has just lost his job and it’s getting harder and harder to find one. He is a Mexican immigrant, going through the steps to become a citizen, which at times is used against him throughout the book (by side characters). He’s also straight. So this entire book becomes a way for him to find himself, because fake dating… fake marriage, like fake dating, only ends in one way: actual love.

This really released at the EXACT right time. I fell in love with these characters so quickly and desperately needed them to find a way to be together. There were multiple time where I either teared up or actually full on cried, because the scenes that were rough were ROUUUUGHHHHH!!!!! And the ones that were sappy and happy made me smile and believe that love really is real.

This is a book that I’ll be talking about for a long time.






TW: physical abuse, mental abuse, parental neglect, character threatening to call ICE, racism, accidental pregnancy, death of a parent

This book tore me apart and then put me back together again. I love this author’s writing and knew this would be a good book but I was a bit apprehensive to read it. Han and Kenny’s friendship is so pure and I loved their flirtatious scenes together. As heartbreaking as some of the story was, I am so happy with how it ended. Reyes covers some incredibly heavy topics with care. The characters felt real to me. Heads up, this story contains a few explicit scenes, so don’t be surprised when they sneak up!

Please read this book y’all!

Content Warnings:
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Xenophobia
Moderate: Addiction

The premise for The Broposal instantly drew me in. I was able to listen to the audiobook of this and I have to say the narrators did such an amazing job at bringing Kenny and Han to life. Both brought such heart and passion to their roles, I will definitely need to find more of their work. Our two MC are best friends, Kenny is in not the best of relationships and Han hasn’t been in a committed relationship. Han is also undocumented and lives his life being mindful and fearful on the daily. Through a couple of circumstances, the guys have an idea to get married so Han won’t get deported. This seemed pretty straightforward but it also had a lot of heart. I loved seeing the connection these guys already had, and the slow revelation that’s there’s more than just a friendship there. I loved the displays of love and support from their families in so many different ways. The hispanic representation in this was also done very well, I chuckled a few times at some of the slang used, and omg the mention of all the Hispanic food made my mouth water. Now, one thing I have to say is that I never despised a character so much than I have in this book (IYKYK), I found myself literally telling off this character during their scenes on my drive home lol. I do think there were a few pacing issues as some parts seem a little repetitive but nothing that threw the story off too much. I also have to mention there are some heavy topics so please check your TW’s; I appreciated that these were called out in the beginning of the audio. This was so much more than a simple romance, it’s about family, mistakes, our self worth but also about the relationships we form.

This is my first from this author and I’ll gladly check out more.

Thank you to Hachette Audio, NetGalley and Forever Publishing for providing me this in exchange for an honest review.