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Title: The Boyfriend Project
Author: Farrah Rochon
Sub-genre: Contemporary
Last week I was having one of those days. I describe them as “existential dready” and it’s a lovely new feeling that’s come from being unemployed and on submission during a pandemic. It’s super fun. 0/10 don’t recommend. But yeah, it’s a common feeling these days. So last week on said existential dready day, I decided to curl up with The Boyfriend Project because one of the few things making me not hate life right now (aside from my husband and kid) is romance. And it was exactly what I needed.
Samiah is a super smart tech genius who works at what seems like the absolute dream company, even though the hours she has to put in at said company make it nearly impossible for her to work on her true passion: building a new app targeted at those looking to make platonic friendships, something she feels she herself is lacking. But Samiah finds herself with two new besties when the three women are duped by the same scumbag guy. The threesome decide to get together weekly, to encourage each other to focus on finding themselves and their true happiness, all while putting the search for a man on hold. Samiah is totally on board with swearing off men for six months, until she meets the new guy in the office, Daniel. Daniel is hot, smart, and kind, and sparks instantly fly between the two. Unfortunately, Daniel isn’t just any new hire, he’s working undercover for the government to collect evidence on a fraud case happening within the company. Both Samiah and Daniel have to grapple with their growing feelings, conflicts of interest, and determining what they truly want out of life and a relationship.
Ugh. I loved so much about this book. First, it just gave me that warm squishy feeling I want in my romances. Samiah and Daniel are so sweet together and I felt very invested in seeing them get their HEA. I also really loved the focus on Samiah’s relationships with her new friends. One, I love seeing female friendships in my romances, always. Two, it really hit on how hard it can be to make new friends as an adult. I don’t think that’s talked about nearly enough and I really enjoyed seeing it on the page here. All in all, this was exactly what I needed in the moment, and I loved every single second of reading this book.
Overall Rating: 5 stars
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