**REVIEW** The Boyfriend Project
What is your first impression of the title and what this book is all about? When I read the title, I was under the impression that a female was putting together her criteria on what she was looking for in a man. Well there's more to the story.

(1) You have Samiah, London and Taylor who's friendship was formed by one man in one night. Will it last?

(2) There's an office romance that wasn't supposed to happen for multiple reasons. Will it last?

Well you will have to read this romance novel to find out.

No matter how prepare you are in planning your life, situations will come along that you are not prepared for whether it's good or bad. You will have to take on the situation and work through it to determine how to move forward.

Thanks @netgalley, @farrahrochon and publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this adorable book.

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Received an advanced copy in exchange for a fair review.

The Boyfriend Project was a solid 3.5 star read. It was fun, the characters were relatable and engaging, and the story was (mostly) compelling. Things fell apart for me a little at the end with a forced conflict that was easily avoidable and an insufficient grovel in proportion to how badly the hero messed up.

Samiah and her friends are a great little found family and I loved the time I spent with them, which felt real and lived in. Daniel felt a little underdeveloped at times and it gets hard to excuse his actions when he knows how much of a dick his lies make him (hence the insufficiency of the grovel).

I want more of these characters and this world, and would definitely recommend.

“The whole point of this thing is finding joy,” Taylor said. “And when I look at your face right now all I see is joy.”
The Boyfriend Project was an incredibly enjoyable feel-good romance with a strong, fierce and compassionate main character. Samiah is a strong, smart, Black woman in STEM who holds herself to the highest standard as a spotlight is put on the inequalities that are placed on those who don’t fit the cookie cutter ‘cis white straight male’ mold. “You have to be twice as good to get half as far.” Samiah is always thinking of others as she embarks on any journey, about how it will reflect on those who are wanting to follow in her footsteps, those who she can help along the way, and how she can use her company’s resources to better help the community and engage with those who don’t generally get much engagement. Suffice to say, I’m a sucker for a character like this and I loved getting to know her as a character.

Daniel Collins is a smart, capable, kind Black and Korean man who sets a very high standard for any love interests in books that I’m going to be reading in the future. He has a job to do, but all of his ‘rules’ go out the window when he spots Samiah and he is instead dedicated to making her life better, doing things for her ‘just because’ and being an overall amazingly sweet LI. The steaminess is definitely there too, the flirtatious banter between the two characters comes across as so real and there were lots of times that I found myself grinning due to their back and forth dialogue.

The friendships that develop in this book between Samiah, London and Taylor are so genuine and they are so committed to helping each other better themselves that it is just so refreshing to see. No cattiness, no hate, just pure love. From being introduced to each other due to shitty circumstances, they definitely found the silver lining in it, which was each other.

This book has own-voices rep which I cannot comment on, however please search out reviews from own-voices reviewers.

*thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Samiah is a modern girl and TAKES NO S*** from anyone and I LOVE her. A girl after my own heart, she knows her strengths and worth and flaunts them with a confidence I envy. So few women get the reception she does for her skills and it warmed my heart to see it even as she faced the same petty putdowns and dismissals as a rookie. Watching her go through the process of not only owning her work at work, but chasing her dreams to reality at home was inspiring beyond words, and her mindfulness of those on the come up (both in terms of generosity of opportunity and responsibility to create those opportunities) humbled me. This book showed me what it meant to be a truly successful professional woman and I will take her with me as I grow.

Samiah, London and Taylor, three women who know nothing about each other, until they meet after finding out on twitter that they all have been catfished by the same man, Craig. A friendship and bond is born afterward, and they are on a quest to start The Boyfriend Project, where they work on their selves and pursue their personal passions. Samiah meets Daniel at work, who is not what he appears to be. Daniel is hiding something and although they start to get close, they both have to decide what is most important.

This was a very enjoyable read with a great mix of romance, women's fiction and just a little of everything mixed in. A great story that also sheds a little light on dating in the digital age. It was also refreshing to see a woman soaring in the IT field. Very good job from the author.

So good! I loved meeting these characters and watching their individual but strong personalities on display as they find friendship in a bad situation. And of course, just when you swear off men, what is gonna happen? Samiah has to see if following her heart means giving up on doing what’s right for her.

I really enjoyed the mystery, intrigue, budding love story, and the #twitter beginning. The characters are well defined and developed, along with the right amount of substance. The family and friendships are well interwoven into the story. The reader has the opportunity to see the love grow and blossom. I have always loved stories by this author, and she doesn’t disappoint with this story. Well worth the time to enjoy the boyfriend project journey.

I loved the opening of this story and how the three women caught the loser “boyfriend.” I thought it would be a man-bashing book, but Farrah uses that experience for the women of the story to empower themselves and to focus on being good people instead of tearing each other down. I loved it!

I love this book!!!!

First of all, I was hooked from the set up. That first chapter got me!! Samiah meets Taylor and London when they all find out that the same guy was conning them and dating them all at the same time. They then form an unlikely friendship. I am obsessed with this friendship. I love how they encourage each other to pursue their goal! They become friendship goals for sure!!

I love Samiah! She's tough and she takes no prisoners. She is amazing at her job but she's always pushing hard and hustling. She also loves doing outreach and is super invested in giving back and helping the next generation coming up. She places this huge burden on herself, which is something I've never thought about but that I loved being shown in this book- she constantly talks about how she can't make mistakes, how she has to be amazing. She feels this pull to do this not just for herself but to open doors for the people coming after her. She talks about how her successes or her failures will determine the opportunities given to Black women coming up after her and that's a huge burden but also a truth that we need to talk about more. If we don't talk about it, if we don't see it, then we cannot make a change.

So... talking about Daniel can easily lead to spoilers so I'll keep my talk about him pretty vague. I'm obsessed with his job and the drama and mystery surrounding it. I was so invested in that storyline, even when I was really mad at that one choice he makes. Also, he's just completely dreamy as a male love interest. He loves and supports Samiah. He believes in her and sees how strong and driven she is. I loved that while she's working on her app he looks at her and basically tells her "I know you can do this on your own, and I'm here if you need anything." That's the kind of supporting SO we all need. Could he have taken over and used his knowledge to help? Sure, but he knew she could do it on her own and that it was important for her to do it. I just love him, I love him so much.

I love watching them at work and developing their feelings for each other in and out of the office. This book is cute and fun but also super important. I couldn't put it down!

Thank you NetGalley,Grand Central Publishing and Farrah Rochon for gifting me an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
This is the perfect poolside read. The main character, Samiah learned via Twitter that the man she’s been dating has also been dating two other women. Instead of blaming each other, the three women team up to get their revenge. Thus begins a friendship between them better than the relationship they ever would’ve had with their ex. They agree to meet every Friday for drinks and dinner and that they don’t need a man. Finding strength in each other, each woman admits her life is not where she wants it to be and that a man has done nothing but hold them back. They agree to six months man free, The Boyfriend Project.
This plan seems totally doable until Samiah meets Daniel Collins. I love a good office romance and this hit all the right marks. This one wasn’t all about the romance and the steam factor wasn’t off the charts. The friendships and growth of the woman and Samiah’s career are all great plot points that hold equal weight throughout!

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon follows Samiah Brooks, a high-powered, successful woman in the Tech industry. Unlucky in love, she and two friends decide that they will put off dating for six months to focus on advancing in other areas of their life. For Samiah, this means creating and developing an app, a long-time dream of hers. At around the same time, she meets Daniel, a man from work whom she instantly falls for. But, there is more than what meets the eye in this contemporary romance...

I really enjoyed this book! It stood apart from the other romance novels that I've read, as female friendships and comradery were important themes in this story. In addition, Rochon does a excellent job of telling a fun, lightheaded story, while still focusing on deeper subjects, like being a Black woman of colour in the tech industry. I found this story to be very relatable, heart-warming, and at times comical. Samiah is written as someone that I would love to be friends with. She truly shines brighter than anyone else in this book!

This was such a fun romance. I loved the representation of women in STEM and the friendship between London, Taylor, and Samiah was so refreshing. The audiobook is OUTSTANDING and I can't recommend it enough because I burst out laughing so many times. Daniel was a dreamy love interest and the book had the perfect about of steam. I loved it!

I loved the strong female friendships in this book and how it’s important to have a tribe of women that have your back.

Samiah works at a Tech company and this story touches on the challenges she faces as being the only Black woman in her position and the pressure that comes with in that role. Like the old saying goes we have to work twice as hard for less just to prove our worth.

The romance between Daniel and Samiah was nice but the theme of friendship and being Black in the workplace is what sealed the deal for me in this story. At times I did feel the pacing of the story was a little slow but I did enjoy the book overall. I’m hoping Taylor will be the next book!

3.5 stars

Filled with humor, heart, social relevance, witty banter, a girl squad that forms in a most unlikely way, a heroine I admire, respect and want to be friends with, and a hero who makes my heart flutter in the most delicious way, THE BOYFRIEND PROJECT is an absolute delight and exactly what I needed to make my reader heart happy. I couldn't put it down. I enthusiastically recommend this new romantic comedy by Farrah Rochon for your summer reading list!

*ARC received for fair and unbiased review

If you are a romance reader, you absolutely MUST read The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon. This book is the perfect set up to Rochon's new series. I personally swooned and just fell for the characters. And now I am eagerly anticipating book two and book three.

The Boyfriend Project follows Samiah Brooks who faces humiliation on the grand stage of the internet when she discovers via a viral tweet that she's been catfished by Craig. Samiah meets with the other two women he has cheated on her with and instead of hating each other, they are mad at him. So, they take lemons and make lemonade with the situation and decide to spend the next few months investing in themselves and not dating. They also develop this wonderful friendship AND I THINK I LOVED THIS PART THE BEST. Anyways, this friendship inspires Samiah to pursue developing an app to help other women make friends. Meanwhile, at her job there is this new guy, Daniel Collins. Daniel checks all of Samiah's boxes, but she's not about that dating life at the moment - or is she? Also, Daniel might just be too good to be true.

I think this book is spectacular in its portrayal of unabashed Black joy and Black love. Samiah and Daniel are Black. Both are very successful in their jobs and people I absolutely look up to and admire. I loved Samiah's drive to give back. Her joy at making lifelong friends with Taylor and London and using that inspiration to develop and app is riveting. AND ALSO SAMIAH'S SISTER IS PREGNANT and okay I loved that aspect of the story and kind of teared up a little bit at the end for reasons.

I listened to the audiobook of The Boyfriend Project. You can listen to it through via Libro.FM. Farrah Rochon's story is narrated by Ja Nie Fleming. It is 9 hours and 41 minutes long and does not miss a single beat. Fleming's narration is compelling and kept my attention front and center the whole time. This is a book you need to get your hands on -whether it is via the audiobook or physical/ebook. The audiobook is great because you can be like Samiah and be a go getter and get things done (but also read at the same time). Either way, read this book and then let me know what you thought of it!

When Samiah discovers that her new boyfriend has been cheating on her with two other girls she confronts him and in doing so meets his two other girlfriends, London and Taylor and the three girls immediately hit it off. They swear off men for the next six months and make a pact to spend the time investing in themselves. However when a new male colleague, Daniel, joins her office, Samiah starts to consider whether she wants to break their pact. But all is not as it seems with Daniel.

I loved this book! Samiah is a great protagonist; super smart, strong and an all round great girl! I loved the slow build up between her and Daniel and while it’s a great romance novel it also highlights the importance of female friendships, and raises some really important issues such as Samiah’s need to go above and beyond to prove herself as a Black woman working in the tech industry in order to just be given the same opportunities as everyone else.

Huge thanks to the author for highlighting so many important points, through a fantastic and engaging story. I really hope there’s more to come from Samiah, London and Taylor!

Samiah Brooks is a sassy black woman who finds out her boyfriend is cat fishing her. She and the two other women he is dating set up to confront him and expose the truth. The three women develop a pact and decide not to let any men distract them from their goals for the next six months.

A new employee starts at the tech company where Samiah works and there is definite chemistry and Samiah has mixed feelings because of her pact. Turns out he is a secret agent.

I liked the strong female characters, I appreciated the women in tech careers, The writing was good but the romance just lacked something to make it feel believable to me.

I have only read one other Farrah Rochon book (A Perfect Holiday fling) so I've been meaning to get to her other stuff for a while. However, when I heard about this one I had to request an ARC. I went into this wondering if I would like it based on some mixed reviews but I did like a lot!

The friendship between Samiah, Taylor and London got as much spotlight as the romance to me, and while I never felt like the romance was totally overshadowed, i do feel like the books skipped ahead on some parts of Daniel and Samiah's relationship. Where it said some weeks had passed as they decided to do this thing. Yes, we got to see them together but I would have liked to see the progression some more during those weeks.

also, i know nothing about coding and app creations and all that stuff Samiah and Daniel were into but it wasn't too jargon heavy so it left me more intrigued than confused. And the company they both worked at!! That place sounds amaziiiing and I'm jealous my company doesnt have such a work environment

I also enjoyed how Daniel is basically struggling with getting his job done and falling for Samiah. Of course that opens up an entire can of worms since he's lying to her from the start but we are never left to doubt that he's eaten up inside about it. At one point he even tries to stop the relationship before he gets in too deep. But lol so much for that.

I think Daniel did what he needed to to stop some bad guys and it wasn't unrealistic for Samiah to come to that conclusion to after everything went down. She was entitled to feeling hurt about all this because she didn't know he was a federal agent. I will say though, using Taylor and saying she had an emergency when she didn't did rub me wrong. Like maybeeee don't add another lie on top of all the others you had to tell??

and o m g what the hell has Taylor gotten herself into! That ending was wiiiild. and i'm more than looking towards Taylor's book now.

Samiah is unfortunately dealing with going viral when she finds out that her boyfriend has been playing her with two other women and pretty much tore him a new one. The three women instead of turning one one another decided to make a pack for no dating for six months to give themselves to better themselves without the distraction. Unfortunately now is not a good time because the new guy Daniel have such chemistry and its hard to deny. Maybe she finally some a guy she can trust.

I loved reading a good workplace romance and this was pretty great for that. I loved that Samiah was such a strong character. When her boyfriend was cheating on her she wasn't going to let that fly and keep quiet women did what she had to do. But what I really loved that there wasn't catty-ness between the women they all were fooled by the three timing jerk and didn't let it bring themselves down. I loved seeing that friendship and support the women had for eachother. Funnily enough while I love romances I loved seeing that friendship between the ladies more. I loved the romance and being that we get dual point of view I thought it was interesting seeing how things were from both sides. That whole thing with Daniel, I couldn't wait to see what would become of it. When things are all out in the open how will things turn out in the end. Always such a great book I really enjoyed it, I pretty much spent my whole day binge reading it and it was a time well spend! I just noticed that there is possibly a chance that there might be another book in the works and I really hope it's Taylor! I really want to know her story because with how this book ended I gotta know.

5/5 stars!

Thank you so much NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this E-Arc!

This book was amazing! I loved everything about it, from the characters who were so smart and lovable, to the plot, to the writing. Everything! If you love romance, then I really recommend picking up this book!

Thank you for reading,
Caden