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criticalgayze's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was the crowd-sourced pick for my Instagram book club this month, and it was definitely a big departure from last month's pick, The Prophets.
I was not a huge fan of Boyfriend Material, so I was apprehensive about this selection. But I came away really enjoying this one. While it was not much more than mindless fun, mindless fun was what I needed in a very slow and heavy reading month. I devoured this in two days and found it joyfully queer and steamy and full of adorable one liners. I can't recommend it enough.
Quotes:
"Propose to me." Tarleton plonked his hands on his hips. "Right now." (pg 12)
"Oh flower" - and here Bonny smiled up at him, dimples glimmering irrepressibly - "if you think a man only goes to his knees to beg, then -" (pg 109)
And suddenly Valentine didn't care about rain or hunger or being tied to a chair. All he wanted was for Bonny to smile. To smile forever. To smile for him. (pg 137)
"I don't care" - Mr. Whelpington-Byng, Esquire, was still using his body to shelter Miss Tarleton - "how things were managed in your day. It is now the nineteenth century, and we respect women and treat them as equals in areas not pertaining to politics, property, warfare, finances, or the law." (pg 226)
I was not a huge fan of Boyfriend Material, so I was apprehensive about this selection. But I came away really enjoying this one. While it was not much more than mindless fun, mindless fun was what I needed in a very slow and heavy reading month. I devoured this in two days and found it joyfully queer and steamy and full of adorable one liners. I can't recommend it enough.
Quotes:
"Propose to me." Tarleton plonked his hands on his hips. "Right now." (pg 12)
"Oh flower" - and here Bonny smiled up at him, dimples glimmering irrepressibly - "if you think a man only goes to his knees to beg, then -" (pg 109)
And suddenly Valentine didn't care about rain or hunger or being tied to a chair. All he wanted was for Bonny to smile. To smile forever. To smile for him. (pg 137)
"I don't care" - Mr. Whelpington-Byng, Esquire, was still using his body to shelter Miss Tarleton - "how things were managed in your day. It is now the nineteenth century, and we respect women and treat them as equals in areas not pertaining to politics, property, warfare, finances, or the law." (pg 226)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Gun violence
loveisland's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Gay Bridgerton and I mean that as a compliment
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content
mrsbookandbookjr's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content
mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent
Minor: Blood
nickoliver's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was absolutely delightful! I'm stil not entirely sure what to make of the age gap (they were 28 and 20 respectfully and had grown up together, which made it a bit uncomfortable for me at times), and especially Belle got on my nerves sometimes, but it was so funny I actually laughed out loud sometimes (during lunch at work, to my mortification). I wasn't aware when I started the book that Valentine, the main character, was demisexual, but it made my heart warm. The fact that he was a virgin who didn't even know that men could be attracted to men gave the story an interesting twist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia
alyssasaurus's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt
marysbookinit's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
A rompy road-trip regency romance (say that five times fast). Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has been promised to marry the daughter of one of his father’s good friends. His parents have since passed and he feels like he finally needs to make good on that commitment and propose to her. What he didn’t count on was that Arabella and her twin brother Bonny have a flair for drama. When his proposal isn’t romantic enough, she runs away. Bonny then forces Valentine to accompany him through the country to find her. Lots of zany hijinks ensue and through out their trip Valentine and Bonny begin to fall in love.
The romance itself was really sweet. I kind of got sick of Bonny and Valentine chasing the sister around and was hoping they would just let her go at some point, but other than that a fun, campy historical with a very large cast of LGBTQIA characters.
The romance itself was really sweet. I kind of got sick of Bonny and Valentine chasing the sister around and was hoping they would just let her go at some point, but other than that a fun, campy historical with a very large cast of LGBTQIA characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
thanmayi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I'd like to thank the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. All the opinions are my own.
Review:
Another Hall masterpiece.
Something fabulous is a fabulously written book filled with Queer representation where all of them aren't doomed and miserable and a lot of British things that are beyond my understanding (thank god for google) Bonny and Valentine are on a somewhat wild goose chase to find Valentine's runaway fiance who is also Bonny's Twin sister.
Valentine is a demisexual duke and has not a clue what romance is supposed to be, while Bonny is an openly gay man who knows what he likes and isn't afraid to get it. I loved how Valentine grew throughout this book and how he understood himself and sexuality while Bonny let him do that without judgment and encouraged him throughout the way. Both of them work so well together and are excessively cute.
I would also happily die for Peggy who I believe is the main lead for the next book, they were hands down my favorite side character in this book and I enjoyed getting to them.
This book is unputdownable, the side characters have as much personality as the main leads. Queer people in regency romcoms are usually miserable or live in secrecy or they live a very sad, this book is a big flip-off to the narrative by having such a positive outlook on these relationships and the number of happy queers that absolutely warmed my heart.
It's the perfect read when you want something lighthearted and fun and very queer to read.
Review:
Another Hall masterpiece.
Something fabulous is a fabulously written book filled with Queer representation where all of them aren't doomed and miserable and a lot of British things that are beyond my understanding (thank god for google) Bonny and Valentine are on a somewhat wild goose chase to find Valentine's runaway fiance who is also Bonny's Twin sister.
Valentine is a demisexual duke and has not a clue what romance is supposed to be, while Bonny is an openly gay man who knows what he likes and isn't afraid to get it. I loved how Valentine grew throughout this book and how he understood himself and sexuality while Bonny let him do that without judgment and encouraged him throughout the way. Both of them work so well together and are excessively cute.
I would also happily die for Peggy who I believe is the main lead for the next book, they were hands down my favorite side character in this book and I enjoyed getting to them.
This book is unputdownable, the side characters have as much personality as the main leads. Queer people in regency romcoms are usually miserable or live in secrecy or they live a very sad, this book is a big flip-off to the narrative by having such a positive outlook on these relationships and the number of happy queers that absolutely warmed my heart.
It's the perfect read when you want something lighthearted and fun and very queer to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Acephobia/Arophobia
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