Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

Audiobook

German language

Published by LYX.audio.

Audible ASIN:: B0B94JSW5X

(29 reviews)

Gesucht: Fake-Boyfriend. Möglichst perfekt und skandalfrei.

Luc O'Donnell ist quasi berühmt. Als Sohn eines Rockstars steht er im Licht der Öffentlichkeit. Schon ein harmloser Skandal oder ein falsches Foto könnte ihn seinen Job bei einer Stiftung kosten. Um seinem Image einen bodenständigen Anstrich zu verleihen, beschließt Luc, sich einen netten und normalen Freund zu suchen - und findet Oliver Blackwell. Dieser ist so skandalfrei, wie es nur geht: Anwalt, Vegetarier und ebenfalls auf der Suche nach einem Date für ein großes Event. Die beiden beschließen sich zusammenzutun und der Welt das perfekte Paar vorzuspielen. Schnell merken sie, dass sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten und so gar nichts gemeinsam haben. Und sie doch so viel verbindet...

Die berührende Liebesgeschichte zweier junger Männer, die nichts gemeinsam haben und doch das Beste im anderen zum Vorschein bringen

4 editions

asiem reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Wow, just wow. There are books which, I think, surreptitiously come along at just the right time in your life, and delight you with their contents, when at any other time they might have not been as effective.

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I sometimes think that rom-com-y books do a far better job than most of unpacking human nature, with its various quirks and complications, and often get to the heart of the uncertainties we all have when it comes to establishing relationships with others.

I loved the vulnerability of both Luc and Oliver …

periwinkleReads reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Delightful, well crafted, often laugh aloud funny, and so thoughtful. My only complaint is I expected there to be a little more explicitness in the sex scenes (although there wasn’t in Rosalind Palmer book I started with, either, I realize now). The supporting characters are also so specific, fleshed out, and really make it an even better book.
I am super glad to get to hang with this pair more in the sequel!

Chaostheorie reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

So, after the first of Alexis Hall's books I read wasn't for me (Something Fabulous - it's probably me, though, not the book), I am thrilled that this one has pretty much blown me away. It's earnest, touching, delightfully British (I lived in the UK for 5 years and got really nostalgic) and laughing-out-loud funny in more places than I could keep track of. I kept bursting into laughter. I love that dung beetles play such an important role. (Really. I'm from a family of part-time coleopterologists.)
One of my very favourite romances ever.

Balise reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was funny, cute, poignant and downright silly at times - loved it :)

V171 reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I like to dip my toe into queer romance here and there, and these books are the reason why. This was a funny, quick witted, enjoyable read about a "fake relationship" gone 'real'. At times, it got surprisingly genuine, but for the most part it was an idealized story about a hopeless mess up of a guy and his hopeless romantic counterpart. This hit a lot of the standard beats you might expect from typical romance book but hey, if it aint broke... The queer aspect is definitely what kept me interested, but don't make the mistake of assuming that the plot could easily be translated for a straight couple. The 'queer variable' was of central importance to the development of the characters and I found to be done very sensitively. There were a few subplots that I wish were tied up better or had abrupt endings, but that didn't take away from this book's strength: the characters and their arcs. While not exactly realistic, the characters were all charming in their own way and had a very distinct voice that kept the story interesting with every chapter (I love every member of the friend groups!). The prose was nothing to write home about, but it didn't need to be in order to tell the story that it did.

As far as romance goes, this was nothing revolutionary. But it didn't need to be revolutionary to be good. And it was very good!

pithypants reviewed Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (London Calling, #1)

Review of 'Boyfriend Material' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

3.5 stars but I'm rounding up to 4.

What's the genre that's like Bridget Jones but features gay protagonists? Since I can't really call it chick lit, can I call it d*ck lit? In any case, that's what this book reminded me of: Bridget Jones but with better developed, more sympathetic leading characters and a supporting cast that each deserves his/her own spin-off. I'm not usually big on romance, but this felt like more than just a romance. It was about family and identity and each person's own brand of screw-up – with the right dose of laughs and redemption along the way. I would call it cute, but it was more than that.