Oliver is still reserved and too much in his own head, but he is now in therapy to deal with his disordered eating. Don’t get me wrong, Luc is still awkward and insecure, but he has gained a bit of maturity. Instead, Hall has taken the characters we already know and has given them even more depth and dimension and some serious obstacles to overcome. Husband Material is not just a fluffy, “oh they’re getting married now!” kind of a sequel. I thought I could not be more in love with Luc and Oliver than I was, but as I read this second book, I discovered that I was horribly, horribly wrong. One thing to never, ever doubt? That Alexis Hall will bring it in every possible way.

Luc and Oliver and Bridget and Priya and the James Royce-Royces and all of the other delightful characters are like my best friends at this point, and I desperately wanted this book to measure up to the original. So, all of this is a very long-winded way of saying that I was guarding my heart when I opened to the first page of Husband Material. Diving down an anxiety spiral? Cram earbuds into my ears and let myself get lost in this beautiful love story and Joe Jameson’s perfect voice. Had a bad day? Pull Boyfriend Material off the shelf and let Luc’s hot-mess-express of a life give me all the giggles.

I have read it and re-read it and listened to it countless times when I just needed…I don’t know… just needed to feel SOMETHING. You see, Boyfriend Material is one of the great loves of my life. As excited as I was about the idea of this book, I was very much terrified about the actual real presence of it in my hands and in front of my eyeballs.

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