Rent a Boyfriend - BookWyrm

400 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2020 by Simon Pulse.

ISBN:: 978-1-5344-6247-2

(1 review)

Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your ’Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.

Drew Chan’s passion is art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your ’Rents employee to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like “Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures” comes naturally to him.

When Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they’ll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and slimiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian American community.

But when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew—who, unlike his …

Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your ’Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.

Drew Chan’s passion is art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your ’Rents employee to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like “Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures” comes naturally to him.

When Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they’ll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and slimiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian American community.

But when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew—who, unlike his fake persona, is definitely not ’rent-worthy—her carefully curated life begins to unravel. Can she figure out what she wants before she loses everything?

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Tsundoku reviewed Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

Not just a fake-dating book!

5 stars

If you pick this up expecting fake-dating, you're a bit off the mark. It is in fact a fake relationship book, on the basis of renting a boyfriend for specific holidays, and the consequences that entails.

Also this was the FIRST time I understood a guide to Pinyin, so it should be celebrated for that fact alone.

Seriously though this is a solid read (though it's kind of a long one. About 450 pages Digitally?) and very cute, besides the overall serious matter.

I don't know if Gloria Chao has plans to make spinoffs or sequels to this book, but I bet it's totally possible and I'd love to see it! There's a lot you can explore with the premise.