#boyfriend material alexis hall

[catzeatyerface]

Boyfriend Material really could have used an extra chapter of fluff at the end for a more satisfying ending.

[appljuiceboxx]

i fucking SCREAMED when i saw this in my inbox ad sf fgizd hidgfjks fjksdjk my grandparents were like WHAT THE FUCK

[fullmetalneverland]

“Everybody tells you that when you’re young, you think you’ll live forever. What they don’t tell you is that when you’re old, you think the same. It’s just everything starts reminding you that it’s not true.”

-Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material

[dont-luc-back-in-anger]

Oliver shopping for Christmas gifts, stumbles over this plushy and brings it home for Luc bc it reminds him of their first date and sharing the Lemon Posset

[firebrand-witch]

I just realized something!! I'm reading this (amazing, brilliant) book called boyfriend material and I stopped at the point where oliver and luc break up. And then I wake up and check tumblr in the morning and taylor and joe broke up??

[out-of-the-forest-i-come]

Queer romance recs for the summer

Summer is here and I know many like to read more lighthearted books during that time, so here are some queer romances I've really enjoyed and that I think are perfect for the summer.

Anything by F.T. Lukens. Most specifically, those I've read are So This Is Ever After, In Deeper Waters, and Otherworldly. If you're looking for cute queer romantasy novels to read this summer, look no further. F.T. Lukens' books are fun and lighthearted even when they deal with heavier topics, and they contain mlm, mlnb, and nb rep.

Running Close to the Wind by Alex Rowland. I've talked about this book before and I'll probably talk about it many more times because I adored it. It's hilarious and refreshing even though it handles some heavy topics, so if you like pirates, accidental treason, and dirty jokes, this book is perfect for you. In terms of representation, it has polyamory rep, various sexualities, and intersex (if I remember correctly) and non-binary rep.

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher. This book is an adorable, fun romance set in a historical setting inspired by Arthurian times. It's perfect if you're looking for not one but two forbidden romances, banter and adventure, humour, and wlw and mlm rep.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake. I remember I absolutely loved this book when I read it during the summer a couple of years ago, and my feelings after two years are still the same. This book is an adult romance novel (with one or two sex scenes) with vivid and complex characters, amazing sapphic rep, and a fantastic romance. Even better, it's a completed trilogy, and though I've yet to read the two other books, I'm sure they're great too.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. You've probably already heard of this one, and it is a book I've really enjoyed. Carry On is fun and captivating, and reads easily.

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick. A cute love story inspired directly from the real-life romance between the authors (who are married, if I'm not mistaken), and a great way to cheer yourself up.

Café con Lychee by Emery Lee. I read this book a couple years ago already, but it was super cute and it read so easily that I finished it in a day. If you're looking for a light-heared, coming-of-age mlm romance, then this is the book for you.

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Last but not least, one of my favourite books from last year. Boyfriend Material is a hilarious mlm romance that somehow manages to be a light read even though it deals with some dark topics. The characters are amazing, their relationship and how it develops even more so, and this book was an immediate favourite for me. Some people have disliked the sequel, Husband Material, but I loved it just as much, and the third and final book is due to come out some time next year.

[helpmeimblorboing]

Queer romances and having that one line that just absolutely shreds your heart

Patrochilles and “He is the other half of my soul, as the poets say”

Wilmon and “All the people are fake, they're made of metal. but i like you and that is not fake”

First Prince and “History, huh ? Bet we could make some”

OliverLuc and “I am conscious this could be rather burdensome to hear, but you remain the thing I have most chosen for myself. “

Narlie and “ sometimes people need more support than just one person can give. That's love, darling”

[vkelleyart]

LONDON CALLING SERIES SPECIAL EDITION

So excited to share this dream commission for Illumicrate/Afterlight Books! Behold the exclusive Special Editions of Alexis Hall’s LONDON CALLING Series, featuring dust jackets illustrated by me! ❤️💙

Details from Afterlight Books:

We’re delighted to announce our Afterlight Exclusive London Calling Set by Alexis Hall in collaboration with Sourcebooks Casablanca!

Our editions of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL are signed, exclusive B format Hardbacks and feature all exclusive:

Redesigned covers with illustrations by @vkelleyart and overall design by @chattynora

Digitally printed edges by @chattynora

Foil on the hardback by @chattynora

Endpaper artwork by @llstarcasterll

Bound-in author letters

*Please note that these images are mockups and finished copies may differ slightly.

The set is priced at £45+shipping and VAT if applicable, and will be shipping in June/July. This set comes under our ‘Box Subscription’ shipping category and our shipping rates can be viewed at http://illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. General sale starts at 3pm BST on Thursday 18th May.

We will be holding a presale for active Afterlight subscribers. Details of when this is will be emailed out on Wednesday 10th May (the presale will not take place on this day).

More information (and images) will emerge over the coming months, and I will do my best to update this post as I have more details to share. Afterlight Editions can/will be found here: https://www.illumicrate.com/shop/category/afterlight. ❤️

[hussyknee]

Re-reading Boyfriend Material after a long time. I had forgotten how fucking cute this book is. I adore every character anew. Re-reading Luc and Oliver's disastrous first date with my chin in my hands. They're so adorably awkward. Oliver is the autistic representation we deserve and Luc is the perfect ADHD depression kid. Together they're unstoppable.

“Your…your job?” I asked with all the smoothness of a bowl of granola.

“Ah. Yes. Well, I”—this time, his foot only stroked the side of mine as it jiggled under the table—“specialise in criminal defence. And you might as well get it over with.”

“Get what over with?”

“The question that everyone asks when you tell them you work in criminal defence.”

This felt uncomfortably like failing an exam. In a blind panic, I blurted out the first thing that came into my head. “Do you have sex in the wig?”

Peerless.

[lovinglampcalzonepalace]

[danieljradcliffe]

I need y’all to read Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall and come scream with me so I won’t be the singular member of the fandom thanks so much

[fivequartersoftheorange]

Okay but where is the Boyfriend Material fandom??? Hello??? Is anybody out there??? I need to scream about Lucien and Oliver please! 😭

[fullmetalneverland]

"So often, I think, when a person dies—when a complicated person dies, even when an unambiguously awful person dies, not that I believe there are any truly unambiguously awful people—it’s for those of us left behind to pick over ourselves and ask, ‘Am I this way in spite of this person or because of them?’ And so often the answer is simply yes."

-Alexis Hall, Husband Material

[dont-luc-back-in-anger]

Luc and Oliver Halloween costumes headcanons??

[maddiehanmybeloved]

Brian from '10 Things That Never Happened' and Rhys Jones Bowen from 'Boyfriend Material series' are literally the same person

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Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Luc O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Magnus Chase/Alex Fierro - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan