I had literally just finished reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, headed on over to Instagram and saw that this preview was available. I literally went from book 1 to a preview to book 2! I NEED to pick this one up as soon as it is released! I devoured this preview!

This preview follows the first five chapters of Husband Material and continues where Boyfriend Material left off.
Luc and Oliver are just sweethearts and they need to be protected!

The humour continued. The witty banter between the two charcters continued. The wacky friends being zany continued. The sweetness continued. The Britishisms continued. I LOVED this little preview - I will need this book injected directly into my veins on the day of release - I cannot wait!

When I saw I could read the first five chapters of Husband Material, I dropped what I was reading and started to read it right away.. I ADORED Boyfriend Material and I am so excited to read Husband Material, which picks up two years after the ending of Boyfriend Material.

Luc and Oliver are still together. Bridget is engaged. Luc's ex-boyfriend, Miles is engaged. EVERYONE around him is getting married. So obviously this starts making him question his own relationship. This is such a Luc thing to do, right?!?

It's been fun to be back with Luc all over again. I LOVE him and Oliver together and can't wait to see what happens in this book. August can't come soon enough!

So, I got to read the first five chapters of Husband Material on NetGalley, which, of course, is not enough to write a very meaningful review. Nevertheless, she persisted.
My first impression of this book is a tentative "I loved it". I had all of the elements required for success: there is the sense that the main characters have grown and matured due to the events of the first book, while still remaining, fundamentally, themselves with their own insecurities and idiosyncrasies. As a romance book, the relationship between Luc and Oliver is central, and the preview introduces hints of conflict that feels true to the previous book without negating its ending. Moreover, the preview sets up what I assume is a main/major conflict in Husband Material really well, as it again follows on from something which have played a huge part in shaping Luc, and which he never got to fully contend with in the first book.
Also, I am just endlessly amused by Alex Twaddle and would happily read an entire book consisting of Luc exasperatedly trying to have a conversation with him.

Thank you for providing the first five chapters of Husband Material. I loved Boyfriend Material so much and I’m always a little nervous about sequels to romance stories. I’m worried about what the main conflict will be and how it will change the main relationship. I’m hopeful that the relationship will withstand the storm and come out stronger for it. It was a lovely taste of our boys a couple years into their relationship. I cannot wait for this book to come out though because five chapters was not nearly enough.

I cannot wait to read the rest!!! I missed Luc and Oliver and their love story so much. Thanks for the preview NetGalley, can’t wait for the rest of the book.

The first five chapters reassure me that Husband material is going to be an elegant witty follow-up to the first book.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for giving me a copy of this five-chapter preview in exchange for my honest review!

While this preview may only show us Chapters 1–5 of Husband Material, it doesn’t mean I’m any less eager to devour the rest of Alexis Hall’s follow-up to the outrageously witty and heartfelt contemporary romance Boyfriend Material. Just these five chapters are already getting me geared up for the exploration of the next phase in Luc and Oliver’s relationship. Plus, it piles on the droll humor that was a signature of Boyfriend Material, even bringing back the running gag of Alex Twaddle, a dense coworker of Luc’s, being incapable of getting any of the jokes that Luc throws his way. I can’t wait to read the rest of Husband Material!

When I read Boyfriend Material almost two weeks ago for the first time, I fell in love with Luc and Oliver. I couldn't believe that I had waited so long to read such a gem. I was seriously missing out. The first book introduced me to Ollie and Luc and all the other interesting characters such as Bridge, Alex, James Royce-Royce and Priya. There was so much wit, humor and colorful characters that made the story not only hilariously funny but also worthwhile.

So what have my favorites been up to?

The sequel picks up almost two years after the first story took place. Two years since Oliver and Luc have been together. That makes Luc what... 30 now? He is still working at CRAPP with Alex Twaddle, my favorite posh snob, where Luc and his dad jokes turn into sociopolitical debates 🤣. Oh how I missed the CRAPP crew and their dung beetle shenanigans 😂. You are in for a laughter alright.

But somethings have changed. Bridge and Tom are getting hitched and guess who is the maid of honor? Lucien. Haha.

We get a visit from Luc's ex, a blast from the past, making the "new" and mature Luc feel somewhat insecure and unsettled. While, 5 chapters is not much to write a review on, I feel like this book will focus mostly on Luc and Oliver and the issues that can develop from being in a long-term relationship.

Will we see this due tie the knot in this sequel? That remains to be seen but damn I hope so. I would love nothing more than to see Oliver and Luc get married👬.

And while this review focuses on chapters 1-5, Alexis Hall's wit and humor from the first book is still very much strong and evident. Mr. Hall never fails to make his readers laugh and I look forward to it when the book is officially published unless the arc Gods intervene otherwise lmao😂.

I look forward to reading Husband Material whenever that will be.

I just finished the preview of Husband Material and let me tell you, it was absolutely amazing. I was dying for more Luc and Oliver content. And this felt like a glass of water after years of drought.
I loved seeing Luc's friends again and the progess Luc made. It's not so much as to be unrealistic but he is in a much better place than the last book.
This first chapters already prepera a few plotlines that i know are going to be amazing. I was already laughing out loud, giddy and full of dread.
If they break up at any point i'm going to loose it.
Bye now, i'll go re-read Boyfriend Material a dozen times to satisfy my need of Oliver and Luc content while waiting for this book to come out.

I immediately preordered this book after reading the preview. I can't wait to hear more about the shenanigans going on at C.R.A.P.P. - and obviously Luc and Oliver.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca for sending a preview of this book to me.

This book starts with Luc and Oliver attending a non-gender-specific bird do (Bridge's hen do) which I know nothing about and even after reading this preview still have no idea what it actually about expect that it is vagina theme or something like that. Honestly, I did not enjoy this preview, the conversations felt a tad bit too long, the characters felt a bit too much and I continued to forget who was who. The characters I was interested in (Luc and Oliver) who by the way are still so very sweet and adorable, get a bit backburned in this preview and I almost forgot that they were the main characters.

Considering that I was only able to read chapter 1-5, I cannot totally say I was confused or that I didn't enjoy it because I can tell it was going somewhere but I was turned off by the first chapter, which is really bad. There were so many non-dictionary words that were similar to twitter lingo and nuanced lingo that I just could not keep up and that is not to say I didn't understand them, it was just too much in every paragraph or dialogue.

I will however be reading the whole book once it is out because I really love Luc and Oliver but the cast was quite confusing and a bit more description would be great

Having been a huge fan of Boyfriend Material, I became immediately excited upon hearing about the sequel, Husband Material. This preview of the first few chapters gives us a taste of what we’re getting and it’s made me even more thrilled for the release of the full book. All of the humor, charm, wit, and heart of the first book are present in this snippet of the sequel and I can’t wait to see what else is in store!

Argh I absolutely NEED to read the whole book! So unbelievably excited for this to come out! Or for the publisher to grant my advanced copy wish ;)

I thoroughly enjoyed these first few chapters and I can't wait to get the rest of the book once it's published!

I can't wait to read the full novel! Oliver and Lucien have been living in my head since Boyfriend Material.

I would read anything that Alexis Hall writes. Boyfriend Material was my favorite romance that I read last year, and I was delighted to read this! I can’t wait to get further into this book and follow these two men and their story more. They have the best chemistry and dialogue and this series is just perfect!

A great teaser…. I fell in love with Luc and Oliver's love story, and the palpable love is felt in just these first five chapters. I'm excited to see how these two fumble around their relationship during wedding season. I'm also excited about the storylines for Bridge and Tom, and anxiously waiting for Odile to make an appearance! Need more please!

Absolutely loved the preview of this!! Got left on a cliffhanger so need to know what happens to our favorite boys!! The banter between Luc and Oliver is unmatched and Alexis Hall does a great job of creating really thorough characters, relationships, and dynamics in his novel that suck the readers in! So excited to read the whole thing!

I sometimes get scared with sequels because often, they never live up to the magic of the first. But I knew the first few sentences of HUSBAND MATERIAL that Alexis had again captured the perfection of the first book and *more.* The classic characters, the quintessential humor--it remained as funny and tender as one can expect from Alexis, and specifically, from the BOYFRIEND MATERIAL universe. I devoured the preview and cannot WAIT to read the full book. 5 shiny stars!

A big thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the early preview in exchange for my honest, unbiased review!

I am in shambles at the idea of waiting until August to find out what happens next in Oliver & Luc's story. As soon as I picked up this preview, I was cackling along to the entire world's antics; joyful to once again follow along with all of Luc's shenanigan & mishaps! Honestly, these characters are just the most outrageous & loveable group of idiots and I can't wait to find out everything the happens next in each of their stories!