The Hot Guy is the first novel by Australian journalist, editor and film critic duo, Mel Campbell and Anthony Morris. This was different then what I tend to read, I did like there debut. writing and characters are solid, After a light-hearted romantic comedy you will enjoy this one.

In a world where every woman thinks about banging The Hot Guy and every dude thinks about who The Hot Guy is banging.

I swear I tried.

I think this was supposed to be funny, but I just found it aggravating.
The women were simply brainless and they all only thought about banging The Hot Guy. I mean there was even a riot in a stadium at some point… oh and kidnappings………

Adam, The Hot Guy, was a dumb, snob director. He reminded me of all the people I hated in cinema school, the snob cinema dude who thinks he’s a great director because he likes old movies. Basically, the sort of people I’d never produce.
Also, he is seriously HAWT but has no idea even though he sleeps with different women every week, twice a week since he was in high school. Nobody ever stays past the one night and always finds stupid excuses to leave in the morning so his poor feelings are hurt. He seems completely clueless to how hot he his and it was maddening. I mean the dude has a facebook page under The Hot Guy and doesn’t even know he’s hot? Coooome on.
His friends are also horrible. They keep meddling and absolutely want him to break up with Cate because he’s so hot and can have anyone he wants whenever he wants so he should never settle down just for one person. That’s basically what they tell him daily. Made me want to gouge my eyes out.

Cate is all about the jokes. Problem is, she’s not funny. And I’m usually the first to laugh at bad jokes but, apparently, I have a limit. She has no depth whatsoever.
Her friends are awful and want to do everything in their power to break her and Adam up cause he’s just TOO hot to settle down with.
See, Cate’s boss, Ursula, introduced Cate to The Hot Dude after Cate got dumped by a loser, but she forgot to mention you’re just supposed to spend only the one night with the guy or that there’s a list you’re supposed to respect the order of (yes, really……).
So, since she didn’t know, Cate gets attached and starts dating him and every possible girl in the country retaliates by threatening her and being hostile.

i just got mad the entire time I was reading this. Not for me.

DNF at 25%

Guys… I’m not even sure what to say about this book. I requested The Hot Guy because the cover is amazing, and because the blurb sounded outrageous and fun. I wanted to laugh.

So, it was outrageous alright, but in a very bad way.

First of all, the comedy is nonsense. It’s hurtful. Not funny at all. Honestly, I don’t get how this is funny to some people. I mean, this is a joke:

“He’s hotter than a thousand Hiroshimas on a sunny day.”

Is it just me who doesn’t see it even appropriate?

Then the characters are terrible? Maybe that’s a strong word, because I didn’t feel like I got to know Cate and Adam at all. What I knew about them? They both disliked SPORT and had horrible friends. If you’re wondering which kind of “sport” they hate, good luck, because that’s how any sport is mentioned in the book.

About those horrible friends, this is actually something one of her friends says to her:

“‘You had sex the next day … after you had sex the night before?’ Vanessa was tapping her fingernails on the formica tabletop. ‘But when did you get time to fix your makeup? And do your hair? Did you stay indoors in the dark?’”

“‘It’s not like anyone’s going to be looking at you with him around.'”

I don’t know what else to say, the whole concept of the book is ridiculous. Adam is apparently a super hot guy who doesn’t know the effect he has on women. He’s also completely clueless and dumb, because he keeps sleeping with a different woman every week and doesn’t even realize that something might be fishy.

Not wanting to spoil anything for everyone, but the last drop for me was when Cate was actually kidnapped for the women on the waiting list on the facebook group dedicated to “the hot guy”. Yep, they kidnap her, and some are crazy enough and actually threaten to kill her? What is that?!

I CAN’T EVEN!

GUYS, HAVE YOU READ THIS BOOK? ARE YOU THINKING OF READING IT? TALK TO ME, BECAUSE I JUST COULDN’T GET THROUGH IT.

'The Hot Guy' is a book through which you constantly feel that the authors tried too hard to be witty, and we all know how usually it ends - with the feeling that it's artificial and forced. I was quite disappointed both with the characters and with the plot. I forced myself through the book since reading it definitely wasn't a pleasure. Stay away! - that's my recommendation.

I don't really know how to start my review on The Hot Guy. Maybe because I don't enjoy it as much as I hope I would and it will be a first time for me to give a somewhat unsatisfied review. I feel kinda bad about it but I know it is inevitable. The synopsis, as well as the title, are really interesting and the cover is nice.

Riotously funny rom-com. This book should be made into a movie. The funniest bits are when they are poking fun at cinema scene. Definitely one for the film buff; you may recognise some of the more obscure movies mentioned like "The Maize Runner: The Starch Trials". The closing bits of the book could perhaps have been written more in line with the witty parts found at the beginning and certain characters like Deb and Ugly Joe could have been given a bit more scene time but it overall it is still a very enjoyable chick lit.

I just couldn't quite get through this one. Mostly because I couldn't stand the main character. I was as annoyed with her as all of her former boyfriends. And the idea that a guy is so hot and so sweet but he is only used by women (and doesn't even realize this somehow...?) to boost their self-esteem to go out there and find another shitty guy is...dumb. Like he obviously would have been happy to long-term date many of these women and they would have found someone who was hot, kind and treated them well which is the end goal right? I was just confused and the humor didn't really match up with mine, unfortunately.

Bland hero and unlikeable heroine make The Hot Guy a tepid romance at best. I did not find anything comical about the stilted dialogue or ridiculous setup. It was a slog to get through the first act, and I had to tap out soon after. Adam may be a hot guy, but me thinks The Hot Guy could use some extra cook time.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. I was new to the authors and thought it would be more of the typical rom-com. I was surprised by what I found. I didn’t really like most of the characters, but I’m not really sure I was supposed to like them. Adam and Cate were mostly okay. Adam was completely oblivious (which was clearly intentional) and Cate was okay, but not as funny as she thought she was (which I think was intentional). Cate’s friends on the other hand were not likable for me even as comedy. Vanessa and Kirsty continually tell Cate she isn’t good enough to be with Adam. I mean, the way they carry on about it is a bit ridiculous as her best friends. I think I would’ve found better friends. Kirsty is an alcoholic with a strange cat porn fetish and Vanessa and her druggie boyfriend are over the top. Adam’s friends were no better for me.

The book is heavy with movie descriptions that are all over the top, horrible movies. Some of them were funny, but there was far too much bathroom humor for me. The main focus of the book, how hot the Hot Guy is, was also over the top, but once you accept that it is mostly satire, a lot of that is funny. Having his hotness go unnoticed (by him) and become his plight is humorous even if the situations are far from realistic. At one point he is upset and heading home but refuses to stop and get a taxi even though, “seven or eight had stopped at random, asking if he needed a lift - but even they were just reminders of the burden he was cursed to carry. The burden...of hotness.” Little gems like these made me giggle, but I would say a lot of the humor was not for me.

I did find myself rooting for Adam and Cate. Despite all the humor that missed its mark for me, there was something about two people who found a way to be themselves with each other despite their differences and what their friends thought that I liked. If the humor had stuck to the plight of his hotness, I would’ve liked it a lot more. Instead there was a lot of bathroom humor and crude jokes. If that is your style, this may be the book for you. For me, it missed its mark.

Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this! Super funny, like laugh out loud funny and I need that from time to time! Top read! This was perfectly light and wonderful for the summer!

The humor in this book wasn't my personal taste however I think that if you want a quick easy "beach read" then you'll probably enjoy this book.