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Oh I loved this so much. It was so good. Cheesy at times yes, predictable yes but did I love it, yes I did. It was such a funny read. So many times I laughed out loud. The characters are an eclectic mix but it works. I love Luc and of course Oliver. It's him seeing Luc's fragile side and just being there for him. The plot is well written, funny and relatable. A fab read and I'm off to find the second. 5*
pickYES! Hall managed to write a rom com with heart and depth that really explores what it means to take the scary step toward a healthy relationship. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to read the sequel (currently two people ahead of me for it from the library).
In the fresh air for an afternoon of reading and to fight off Covid. Came back from holiday only to find we've all gone down with it. Thankfully despite it all, only minor symptoms.
pickThis was “I want to buy it even though I read it for free via Prime Reading” kind of good. It‘s a rom-com, with ridiculous antics that make some suspension of disbelief necessary. However, the book made me laugh out loud multiple times, and Luc is actually a rather believable character, as is Oliver. I could deal with other characters being absurd for humour or drama. I‘m glad the book doesn‘t get too steamy, but that‘s just personal preference.
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This is one of my fav for #LetterB #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickPosting late🙄307 pages were read during #JubilantJuly Readathon @Andrew65
Love this romance. Funny things but also family issues still present, hurting. Long way to heal. A kind of love/hate relationship at the beginning. Love Lucien‘s mother. 3.8⭐️The sequel is out of stock online and is not available in my bookstores😩well I have to wait🤷🏽♀️
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July 2022 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks
#LittensLoveRomance book discussion: I hope you enjoyed reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall this past month. I loved it and can‘t wait for the sequel! Here are a few discussion openers that you can answer in the comments. Feel free to ask your own questions and get people chatting. Enjoy!
so-soI ended up enjoying this one, but just not as much as I‘d hoped. It took until halfway through the book for me to be pulled in, and even then Oliver‘s brusqueness just really put me off. There was more humor in the second half, which I liked, and my jaw literally dropped when the boys interacted with the Blackwoods. Entertaining, but not a new favorite. #LittensLoveRomance
so-soNot my favorite… I didn‘t really care about the characters and it was easy for me to put down!
Roadtrip‼️ I'm finally listening to Boyfriend Material. It's keeping me company on a Roadtrip.
pick@StayCurious Finished reading this with LittensLove Romance Book club. Loved it, it was so witty and entertaining. The author knows how to let the reader know what is actually going on in the characters head while yet speaking. It was fun to watch the characters interact. It would be fun to have this as a movie
pickMy heart! I felt all the feelings in these last few chapters. We find out that Oliver, who before now has always seemed perfect and in control, has some major issues. His family is…the worst. We find out that Luc‘s father is ready to abandon him again now that he‘s gotten a clean bill of health. But despite everything, and despite Oliver running scared, Luc does have people in his life that will continue to support him (they always have). Cont.👇
I planned to read a library book next, but I have an ARC of Alexis Hall‘s HUSBAND MATERIAL and last night I realized it comes out on August 2nd, not August 22nd like I thought. Eep!
So here I am, rereading BOYFRIEND MATERIAL in preparation. Honestly, I regret nothing. I‘m laughing my arse off over here, with plenty of EMOTIONS in the mix too. My favourite readerly combination.
#LittensLoveRomance Ch.37-42 (still behind but will finish by Friday!) Things are now very real between Oliver and Luc which brings along scary but happy feelings. Luc also meets his dad for a drink and comes to the conclusion that his dad will never be sorry for abandoning him - and maybe Luc has to acknowledge that. We finally get to the Beetle Drive and Luc works his butt off and Oliver is the perfect partner. So close to the end now!
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#LittensLoveRomance Hey guys, hope everyone has been enjoying our July Read Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - we will be having our low key group discussion a week from today. I will post a few discussion topics/questions and you can join in by commenting if you want to😊 Thanks to everyone for being a part of our first group read - the first of many I hope!
#LittensLoveRomance @LitsyEvents Hey guys, hope everyone has been enjoying our July Read Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - we will be having our low key group discussion a week from today. I will post a few discussion topics/questions and you can join in by commenting if you want to😊 Thanks to everyone for being a part of our first group read - the first of many I hope!
Thanks to @ozma.of.oz for the layout idea! I hadn‘t thought of doing it this way, and I love the way it looks!!
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.33-36: Oliver forgives Luc‘s blunder and they agree that their fake relationship maybe isn‘t so fake - but let‘s not label anything. Luc‘s dad reaches out to him and is still a douche. Luc gets to meet some of Oliver‘s friends and they‘re pretty nice even though they‘re mostly straight lawyers. I can‘t help thinking something else is going to go wrong though…we still have several chapters for Luc to screw up!
4.5/5 ⭐️ I thoroughly enjoyed this romantic comedy! Definitely need to read the sequel! Thanks for the great pick #littensloveromance
#JubilantJuly
Made an after hours trip to the bookshop in my pajamas to grab this month's #littensloveromance pick and I had two gifts on my desk! The new Ross Gay from my Workman rep (had to cancel our meeting bc covid but he loves me enough that he dropped this by!) and Legends and Lattes which a customer dropped off bc I mentioned being bummed I didn't buy a copy before we sold out and now I'll have to wait for the Tor edition in October.
#LittensLoveRomance Ch.31-32-Shout out to @peanutnine for turning me onto this fanart - I‘ve just read this scene and it was so touching - I had to post it again. (Sara, I hope you don‘t mind). Gosh these two. I mean, label it fake all you want - they are clearly into each other and in a relationship(especially after that kiss). I feel so bad for Luc but he does handle things so poorly…poor Oliver too. I‘m a bit behind but will catch up soon!
#LittensLoveRomance Ch.25-30: This fake romance is certainly feeling real! I mean, Oliver stroking Luc‘s hair at his mom‘s viewing party? There are no photographers there, Oliver. So sweet. I love Luc‘s mom - she‘s so funny. The author writes absurd conversations so well - both with Luc‘s friends and family, but also in his professional life. He deals with so many silly people! It‘s a wonder he doesn‘t blurt out his true thoughts more often!
pick#littensloveromance This was very good! I was totally pulled in. I probably wouldn‘t have chose this on my own either. Some of Luc‘s and Oliver‘s individual quirks irritated me but overall I really liked it.
My #JubilantJuly goal is to catch up on my group reads. I am behind so hoping to catch up this weekend & then start an ARC or two from NetGalley.
Who wants to join in? Anyone can join, just set your own goals.
My favorite fan artist just posted this gorgeous panel of Luc and Oliver this week 😍
It's perfect timing with the #LittensLoveRomance read this month and the sequel coming out next month!!
@StayCurious I'm loving rereading this with y'all! ✨
(Check out her ig account if you love fanart of queer books - she has some amazing RWRB and Carry On stuff 💖)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfxNp47vGuj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs. #WondrousWednesday
1) I can't remember. Maybe The Time Traveller's Wife.
2) Can't pick a favourite genre. I read a lot of romance. Mainly because I know what I'm getting into, two people will find each other, overcome the odds that are keeping them from being together, and there will be a happy ending.
3) best? Not sure. Tagged the one I enjoyed most recently.
What about you, @GingerAntics @Birdsong28 @ozma.of.oz?
#LittensLoveRomance For those of us listening on audio and loving it, here is the voice actor, Joe Jameson. You can see him talking a bit about the book here: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/articles/narrator-joe-jameson-on-boyfriend-mat...
#LittensLoveRomance Ch.19-24: Oh Luc, your self image makes me sad. This poor guy. So screwed up, but so relatable. Oliver, while he has his desperate moments, is coming off as quite the dreamboat - VCut and all. I mean, he called Luc Beautiful. My heart. I‘m am so invested in these characters and their “fake” romance. The only thing I wish is that we got to see inside Oliver‘s thoughts as well - is he as hung up on Luc as we like to think he is?
#LittensLoveRomance Ch.13-18: Sorry I‘ve been MIA - due to internet outage, was unable to post earlier - but I am loving this book! It‘s quick and funny! We are seeing Oliver more, his vulnerability around Luc, and how supportive he can be even as a fake BF. I look forward to every interaction they have. So far I still dislike Luc‘s deadbeat dad, even with the cancer shock. I love reading everything Alex says - and can‘t help really liking him!
#LittensLoveRomance July Read: Ch.7-12: we get to know Oliver a bit more over delicious fish sandwiches and turns out he‘s not all stuffy and hoity-toity- he‘s got a vulnerable side as well. And Luc finds him appealing which could pose a problem. They decide to give a fake relationship a go despite Luc‘s sabotaging efforts (this poor guy…really) - I can‘t wait to get to know them more. I already feel so much for them both!
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#LittensLoveRomane #JulyBookClubRead
I liked this a lot and keep wondering why I put off reading it for so long.
Fake boyfriend to friends to lovers #romcom / #romance
Both characters have their flaws, both have had bad experiences, both have difficult relationships with their parents, but both are right for each other.
You've got to love the secondary characters. Adorably quirky.
So this happened today on my Twitter.
https://twitter.com/quicunquevult/status/1543293075870580737?t=DHHwRfml9Xn7fkMw6...
I was going to wait until end of the month and listen to audiobook right before Husband Material release. But then I saw you're doing a Readalong. Count me in @StayCurious and Tag Me Please.
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Another of these things that irritates me.Surely a son rushing off because his mother says she needs his help is perfectly understandable and reasonable,and does not warrant this bizarre chain of thought of overthinking codependency etc.Wouldnt it make perfect sense to text someone that a family emergency came up? My first thought if someone texted me that would emphatically NOT be "Oedipus alert".
Another thing I've noticed in novels over the last 10 years.Insufferable protagonist behaves thoroughly unpleasantly and then is shocked!shocked!to find that they aren't loved.Usually on the spot.At least unsympathetic protagonists in earlier books were perfectly fine with disliking people,and being disliked in return.This would be fine,and relatable in a YA novel,because as teenagers we're all solipsistic.As a 28 year old adult,it's irritating.
Luc seems insufferable,whiny, rude and childish.I can't get why he's so petulant,when he seems to have no financial need to work,and a lovely supportive group of friends.I don't get this rash of novels over the last 10 years where people in their late 20s behave like 13 year olds.Im giving this book one more chapter before I decide to stop.This is such a badly written conversation.I would have left by now if I were Oliver
This sentence really , really could do with an edit.
Who...is this problematic to?? Bunnies?In a world where women face actual problems of the male gaze, this overuse of the word problematic really irritates me.
Our #LittensLoveRomance July read starts with Ch.1-6 and so far I‘m enjoying the heck out of this book! Luc is funny and - yes, a bit pathetic - and the way he views the world is sad but entertaining. I loved his co-worker messing up the Twitter # - so funny! I can‘t wait to learn more about Oliver and to see where this messy scenario goes. Keep reading along with me!
Reading a few chapters of this one for the read along with @StayCurious
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#LittensLoveRomance #JulyBookClubRead For those of you interested in following along with me, here is my reading schedule for July. I will be posting twice a week and please let me know if you want to be tagged in those posts. We will also be having a discussion at the end of the month for those who want to participate that way. Looking forward to reading with you all!
#LittensLoveRomance #JulyBookClubRead For those of you interested in following along with me, here is my reading schedule for July. I will be posting twice a week and please let me know if you want to be tagged in those posts. We will also be having a discussion at the end of the month for those who want to participate that way. Looking forward to reading with you all! @LitsyEvents
1. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall plus all of my current reads 😂
2. Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe
3. Susie Dumond! She's an old musical theater friend and a coworker at Book Riot. Her debut, Queerly Beloved, just came out.
#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz
