Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Wanted:

One (fake) boyfriend

Practically perfect in every way

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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My Review: 4/5 Stars 

When Luc's sort of famous father is making a comeback, Luc finds himself pulled into that little bit of fame. Despite the fact that he never the man who walked out on him and his mom when he was three. Yet. Luc is paying the price for being related. Which means that the press find him just a tad interesting enough to follow once in a while and report on Luc's embarrassing moments. After the last report on a situation that is very out of context, Luc's job threatens to fire him if he doesn't present a normal relationship in time for their big event where Luc needs to convince people to donate to their cause. Insert Oliver. The friend of a friend who has been trying to set the two of them forever yet the few encounters never panned out right. Oliver is the perfect boyfriend Luc needs to show off. And turns out, Oliver could use someone too. They strike a deal. A fake public relationship for both of their events and in the end they'll part ways. Though we all know it's a matter of time before fake becomes real. What I liked about this book is that even though fake dating could be predictable this one was not. It went in so many directions I didn't think of and they had to work hard for their happy ending. Both have their issues and both need to work through them. It was raw and real and Oliver and Luc were just such great characters. They were a mess and awkward and hilarious and just many things I wasn't expecting as I was reading. And I loved those startling laugh surprises. I also like that there are more books coming out about them! So I'm looking forward to reading more of their story.