Up until the last 50 or so pages, I was right back in Boyfriend Material with characters I love and a story meant to make you feel happy; absolute 5/5, love Luc’s voice and excited to be a part of their journey!

But the end was…strange? I felt like the last part of the book and the ending were rushed and didn’t quite fall into place with everything else. I kept checking my page count and wondering how it would resolve itself and…it didn’t feel like it did, which was pretty disappointing.

All that to say, I love Alexis Hall’s books, particularly this series, would recommend this one but wish we could have had the HAE we read romance for. ( )

It was nice to be back with Luc and Oliver. They are complete messes but I love them so much. I really enjoyed this one a lot more than I did Boyfriend Material. I can't say why exactly but this one was so good. I will say that this is heavy with the miscommunication trope. I am not the biggest fan of it. Though I don't mind it when Alexis Hall does it for some reason. He does it several times throughout the book but they are usually figured out relatively quickly. Even though I am a hopeless romantic at heart I liked the ending a lot. It just fits the characters so much. I highly recommend this series and any Alexis Hall book. ( )

I had a love hate relationship with the first book, Boyfriend Material, in the end decided I really liked it. I was excited to jump in to book two of the London’s Calling series by Alexis Hall. However, Husband Material was a huge disappointment. I honestly can’t say I’d recommend it.

In the first book, the banter between Lucien and Oliver was slightly annoying but they ended up working out and Oliver grew on me as a character. In the second book, they were both so dislikeable it was hard to read. The whole book they were at odds with each other, both were very selfish, and seemed to have a quite dysfunctional relationship.

The odd layout of this book also was annoying. The first book was a start to end, clear storyline. This book was a series of events brought on by other characters (weddings and funerals). And Lucien and Oliver attended them.

This book also put the gay community in a really bad light. I can’t say as a member of the community that I support half of the drama Hall presents in it. And the ending was not good. It was just a huge let down. I will read Father Material when it comes out in hopes that Hall writes it more like the first one and sheds the couple in a brighter light.

★ I would recommend the first book, but not the sequel. ( )

I had a real stretch of books for a while that didn't just make me sad, they broke me and made me think humanity (or maybe sentience?) was a mistake, and this is the book I turned to to break that streak. This is the sequel to Boyfriend Material, which I absolutely loved, and I spent a lot of time while reading this one being reminded why and wanting to reread the first one again.

This is a bit unconventional as a romance novel, for many reasons but primarily because Luc and Oliver are together at the beginning of the novel and together at the end. (WHAT! THIS IS STILL A ROMANCE NOVEL, THIS IS NOT A SPOILER.) Luc & Oliver love each other, but they are both struggling with a number of issues, mostly due to some subpar parenting (to put it mildly), and in this second volume they work through many of those while also attending four weddings and funeral (yes, that is a deliberate reference.)

I loved that the partner who seems more together outwardly is actually the one with more to unpack here. I love that both of them have some fist-pumping moments of triumph along the way. I love that this book still managed to surprise me in the end. ( )

Now that they've been dating for two years what is the next step for Luc and Oliver?

Again, very funny and I would love to read more about their lives although I'm not particularly invested in them as a couple. ( )