I read this book a long while back and absolutely adored it. Six-star read! More please! I intended to write and post a full review, but instead, I wrI read this book a long while back and absolutely adored it. Six-star read! More please! I intended to write and post a full review, but instead, I wrote up notes while reading, then hallucinated posting the review without ever actually posting it.
I went looking for that imaginary review today only to find that it doesn't exist, so here I am finally writing it. Or rather, copy-and-pasting the notes I wrote as I was reading this book, in the hopes that seeing my genuine enthusiasm will convince you of its perfection (assuming that gorgeous cover didn't already do that job). Let's go!
Chaos princess x uptight responsible hero Enemies/opposites to lovers Fake dating Boss employee w layers to the power situation Bouncy fun voice Great side characters Amazing heroine’s journey and swoon-worthy hero Shania Twain quotes!!! Social media and reality tv show infamy... original!!! Hot sex scene and lots of tension building Super sweet work environment - can’t wait for the rest of the series Amazing baking together moments and fakery that burns so good Made me feel and giggle and hope and sit on the edge of my seat Read in a day Food fight! Such a sweet, safe read that never takes the easy or simple way out and a relationship you can believe in wholeheartedly. The world is sometimes unkind to them but they always face it together and never give up on each other. Super mature love
So! That's my opinion! And if you'd like something more coherent here is the blurb I gave: Fake It ’til You Bake It is like a chili-chocolate cupcake—super sweet with one hell of a kick. Wesley combines delightful characters, delicious tension, and a fascinating setup to create this truly satisfying romance.
Does anyone else get sequel nerves? TFW you adored a book so much that the idea of a sequel makes you anxious because it can’t possibly measure up? WeDoes anyone else get sequel nerves? TFW you adored a book so much that the idea of a sequel makes you anxious because it can’t possibly measure up? Well, I had major sequel nerves when I received my ARC of Husband Material, but then something very very sad happened and I desperately needed a pick-me-up, so yet again I turned to Luc and Oliver for a daily dose of snort-out-loud happiness. And I am very pleased to say that Husband Material met my highest hopes and then some.
“Our favourite chaos demon & stern brunch daddy return in this delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant romcom about all the ways love can grow.” < that is the Very Professional Official Opinion I will send to this book’s publisher. It took me a few days to get that by refining the following initial reaction > “dhfksjdhsl what the HELL oh my GOD how does Alexis DO THIS why do I have all these FEELINGS somebody HELP.” Whichever way you slice it (or phrase it) one thing’s for sure: this book is a six-star read.
The characters remain their loveable selves, from Luc and Oliver to their truly bonkers friends and companions. The humour remains subtle and ironic and sarcastic and fabulous and made me snicker in public at awkward moments. The central relationship is still swoony and affirming and wonderful. But this book is also about growth and change and examination and striving for self-actualisation, and it felt like a wonderful, realistic, encouraging examination of what love and life are really about.
The heroes grow individually and together, and it’s HARD (and entertaining, lol), and they both have to think about themselves and about the world and about each other, and it’s also super relatable because they’re both trying their best, but trying their best is often what makes them get things catastrophically wrong. I love that we see this relationship tested by so many realistic life obstacles, that we see them take a stab at things and fluff it up but deliberately scramble back on the horse because they are in love.
Essentially, Husband Material shows us the heroes of Boyfriend Material living happily ever after, and that doesn’t mean “happy ALWAYS”. It means sometimes sad and sometimes angry and sometimes exhausted and sometimes messed up, but ultimately okay because they choose to be EACH OTHER’S happily ever after. And that’s what’s really powerful and romantic about this book....more
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