Boyfriend Material
Boyfriend Material is a 2020 contemporary romance novel by Alexis Hall. It centers on the character of Luc O'Donnell, the only child of two 1980's rock stars, and his romantic relationship with Oliver Blackwood, a barrister. Hall has stated that the novel was directly inspired by the Richard Curtis rom-coms of the 1990s and early 2000s, such as Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Love Actually. Reception
Entertainment Weekly, Business Insider, and Bustle all named Boyfriend Material one of the Best Romance Novels of 2020. The novel was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance, coming in fifth place. A Publishers Weekly review called it "a triumph" and said that "Hall breathes new life into the fake dating trope with this effervescent queer rom-com." Olivia Waite, from The New York Times, called the series, "...terrifically funny. Not just tonally upbeat in the way of many so-called rom-coms, but text-your-friends, chortle-'til-you-cry funny." Sequels
The novel's sequel, titled Husband Material, was released in August 2022. A third novel, entitled Father Material, will be released in 2024, completing the trilogy. A spin-off novel, following new characters entitled 10 Things That Never Happened, is scheduled for an October 2023 release. Also see
 Red, White & Royal Blue
 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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Contemporary romance novels
British romance novels
2020 LGBT-related literary works
2020s LGBT novels
Gay male romance novels