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Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall
432 pages 2020 Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+ Romance 🌶️🌶️ Mild Standalone
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The Vibe

Luc needs a fake boyfriend to clean up his tabloid reputation. Oliver needs a date for his work events. Neither of them planned for this arrangement to feel real. Boyfriend Material is painfully funny, achingly sweet, and features some of the best banter in contemporary romance. Possibly the best fake-dating book ever written.

Mood Meter

Romance
8/10
Fantasy / Magic
0/10
Pacing
7/10
Darkness
2/10
Humor
10/10
Angst
7/10

Mood Tags

WittyEmotionalSlow BurnFun

Trope Tags

Fake RelationshipLGBTQ+Disaster ProtagonistFound Family

Spice Check

🌶️🌶️ Mild

Mild heat — the comedy and emotional development are the headliners.

Content Heads-Up

Is This Book for You?

Skip if you dislike:

Ending: HEA
Pacing: Medium

What This Book Feels Like

Moods: Witty Emotional Slow Burn Fun

Tropes: Fake Relationship LGBTQ+ Disaster Protagonist Found Family

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Boyfriend Material LGBTQ+?

Yes — the romance is m/m. Both protagonists are gay men.

Is it a standalone?

Yes, but there is a sequel called Husband Material.

How funny is it?

Genuinely, laugh-out-loud funny — particularly the dialogue.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

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