What it’s about: Luc O’Donnell is going to be fired from the only job left that will have him: a charity to save beetles. Luc is the son of long ago rockstar parents who split when he was young, leaving him with anger and resentment towards his absent father, and just enough left-over-fame to warrant bad publicity. After a compromising photo from a night out lands in the tabloids, the threads keeping his life together snap. He decides to fix his image by finding a respectable, perfect (fake) boyfriend. Who better than, ethically conscious, vegetarian, lawyer extraordinaire, Oliver Blackwood. It turns out, Oliver could benefit from having a fake boyfriend in return, but their mutual need for each other is about all they have in common... or so it seems. And fake-dating starts to become something more.
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My thoughts: OKAY SO PREPARE FOR GUSHING!!!! I so did not expect to fall in love with this book and ALL the characters. Firstly, Luc was such an authentic character I was surprised he didn’t jump off the page in front of me. He was so perfectly flawed and real. I honestly can’t believe the author managed to make me love him despite his initial awfulness. I found the source of his mostly selfish and insufferable personality to be so relatable and understandable though.
There is something so special about finding a book with characters you relate to on a deep level, and I found that here. I adored the relationship he had with Oliver so much. I can’t express enough how much I adored the character development in this story. Oliver’s character grew from a locked away personality to such a passionate, intricate human. He was perfect in every way for Luc and I truly appreciated his understanding over the bad emotional state Luc was in. It was so refreshing to see him just want to be there for Luc even if he gained nothing. The struggles in their relationship and with their own personal issues was so well done.
I am obsessed with all the side characters too. I want to be friends with all of Luc and Oliver’s friends. The dialogue!!!!! I was watching a real life conversation in my head and it was so immersive. I also felt so attached to Luc’s relationship with his mom, she was amazing and so hilarious. I was laughing out loud so much! Don’t even get me started on Alex Twaddle and the terrible morning jokes. I will admit the ending felt a little abrupt, but I think it added to the authenticity of a relationship relationship faults. I could literally go on and on about how much this story meant to me and how much I loved it.
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Rating: ★★★★★
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*arc provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own
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