I won an eARC of this book in a giveaway held by the author on instagram!

This book was such a joy to read!!! The moment I got my hands on it I literally didn’t stop reading it until it was over!

Don’t get me wrong: the premise is absolutely ridiculous. A bunch of high school boys having a club where they get rented out as fake boyfriends? And our MC (who is trans) trying to get into this club to prove he is a “real boy” by having to literally “romance the president” + get the boys to win a dance competition? Oh, it’s so absurd! But was I here for all that silliness? Hell yeah! 😎😎😎 This book is sooo much fun!!!!! It’s such a cute and easy read, and the writing is funny, without seeming too forced.

Noah is such a great main character! He is so ridiculous and silly and pathetic, and I love him with all my heart! This boy has 3 braincells and a dream. He is constantly getting himself into crazy situations and he just takes L after L after L. He’s absolutely pitiful. I love him! 😭🤲💜

I obviously absolutely adored the trans rep in this book! Page Powars managed to show the struggles of being a trans boy while still making this book lighthearted and without including “strong” examples of transphobia on page. He found a perfect balance: the book definitely shows how much trans kids go through, but overall it is still a fun and low-angst rom-com that I think everyone can find comfort and joy in.

Asher was a very interesting love interest. He was definitely very well rounded. I liked learning more about his life, and the banter between him and Noah was really enjoyable. I loooved seeing Asher slowly falling for Noah, and Noah being too oblivious to notice it. 🤭 With that said, I do think he was a little too combative for my taste. He was rude to everyone in the club, and also to Noah, for no damn reason. I understand that it was kind of explained and he apologized in the end, but I have to say: as a reader, after like the 3rd time of Asher finally let Noah in, only to then immediately push him away, it got a little annoying.

I also genuinely never understood why the club boys took Asher seriously. He was so antagonistic. Why would these kids put up with that? And also, why would everyone at school be so obsessed with the Borrow a Boyfriend Club? Their influence was really seen after their dance performance (where students were literally lining up to take selfies with the club boys), but it honestly never felt granted. I feel like the author needed to build both Asher and the Club’s reputation, power and popularity up a bit better, so that people’s attitudes towards them seemed more realistic. I think the author could still add a bit more to the book before publication, so that students literally glorifying this club seems more justified.

Also – this is more of a personal thing – but I would’ve loved to see a bit more at the end! I really enjoyed the side characters (especially Lenny, my beloved 🫶), and I loved seeing Noah finally accepting himself, reaching out to his old friends, accepting the club as his new friends, and, obviously, getting with Asher. I would’ve really liked at least an epilogue to get a bit more of these characters! 🥹💖

Overall: this is such a cute book, and if you like rom-coms you should definitely add this to your TBR! And omg I can’t WAIT for Page Powars’ next book! It’s already one of my most anticipated reads! 🤩🤩🤩