Synopsis
Luc O’Donnell is tangentially–and reluctantly–famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he’s never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad’s making a comeback, Luc’s back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything.
To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He’s a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and he’s never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened.
But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that’s when you get used to someone. Start falling for them. Don’t ever want to let them go.
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Review
Do I love a M/M Rom-Com? Why yes, I do! There have been a lot of great ones out lately, Conventionally Yours, for example, but Boyfriend Material is the best one I’ve read in a while.
I really enjoyed the fake dating trope, and it weirdly made sense under the circumstances. Luc needs an image rehab, and I got the feeling that though Oliver needed a date for his parent’s anniversary, no one had to twist his arm too much to pretend to be Luc’s boyfriend. Luc was a total mess, and Oliver was a total Mr. Darcy. More of a Mark Darcy than a Fitzwilliam Darcy, but a Darcy nonetheless. So it goes without saying that I absolutely loved Oliver. I also liked that most of Oliver and Luc’s friends knew about the whole fake dating thing. It made it much more realistic. Though I myself have never had a fake relationship, I have to imagine I would at least tell some of my friends.
The book is told in the first person from Luc’s POV. I tend to like first-person in romance, but I could help but want a little of Oliver’s POV. I liked watching these two characters grow and get comfortable with themselves. It was nice to see how they made each other better.
This book was too cute, and there were a few parts that quite literally made me laugh out loud. So if you are looking for a sweet rom-com, then look no further.
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