The book is funny, both the dialogue and Luc’s internal thoughts.Luc needs to be seen in public as a “good gay” and have Oliver accompany him to the fundraiser, and Oliver needs Luc to accompany him to his parents’ Ruby Anniversary party. Oliver and Luc don’t have much in common, but each needs the other. At a colleague’s suggestion, he decides to find someone respectable who can pretend to be his boyfriend. They basically view Luc as the “wrong kind of gay,” and his boss insists that he improve his image or he’ll be fired. He works for a charity focused on saving the dung beetle, and after a rather unflattering photo is taken of him and printed by a tabloid, some wealthy donors pull out of an essential fundraising event. Five years ago his boyfriend sold his story about dating Luc to a tabloid, and Luc has been a mess ever since. The novel is told in the first person from the perspective of Lucien (Luc) O’Donnell, who is the son of formerly famous rock star parents. Between pandemic stress and some personal stressors, I’ve been wanting to read light-hearted books, especially funny contemporary romance.
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