Books by Alexis Hall
“This is a rom-com by Alexis Hall. A lot of his books are sort of whimsical and silly, which is one thing that I like about him. This one has a sort of ridiculous premise. A man who is the manager of a bed and bath store suffers an accident and ends up recovering at his boss’s house. And he decides to fake amnesia, because he’s worried about his boss firing all of his employees. His boss is this very crabby, not very nice, man. So the story, of course, is that he recovers at his boss’s house and they end up falling in love. It’s very tropey. If you’re familiar with romance—I love romance—for romance readers the book hits a lot of really fun tropes. They start out hating each other and then they spend these weeks in this house together and the employee, Sam, realizes that his boss is not really who he thought he was. It’s a very charming, fun, pretty light-hearted romance. The narrator, Will Watt, does a great job. I’m not from the UK, so I can’t say how accurate they are, but he does a lot of different regional accents. There’s a pretty big cast of characters—the love interest, Jonathan, has a really big family and they get some time in the book. Then there are all the coworkers who have their own personalities. The narrator does a great job of bringing all those characters to life.” Read more...
Laura Sackton, Journalist
“It’s fantastic! There’s family drama, dueling. It’s handled in a very tongue-in-cheek kind of way, and if you’ve ever read any Alexis Hall, you know how funny his books can be.” Read more...
The Best Regency Romance Novels
Olivia Waite, Novelist
“Boyfriend Material is the book that I recommend to people after they finish Red, White, and Royal Blue. It’s that very classic, traditional story of opposites attract, where you have this upstanding, attractive, and handsome guy put together with a kind of messy and chaotic character.” Read more...
Aaron Aceves, Novelist
Interviews where books by Alexis Hall were recommended
The Best LGBTQ+ Romance Books, recommended by Aaron Aceves
Recently there has been a big push among queer writers to foreground stories of love and joy, says Aaron Aceves, the debut author of a YA novel about longing, lust, and the value of friendship. Here, he selects five of the best LGBTQ+ romance novels with joie de vivre—but which also aren't afraid to engage with a bit of hard reality on the way to a happy ending.
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The Bride Test
by Helen Hoang and Emily Woo Zeller (narrator) -
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown
by Talia Hibbert and Adjoa Andoh (narrator) -
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Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall -
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Desire Lines
by Elizabeth Kingston & Nicholas Boulton (narrator) -
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Love Lettering
by Kate Clayborn & Nicol Zanzarella (narrator)
The Best Romance Audiobooks, recommended by Emily Connelly
The Best Romance Audiobooks, recommended by Emily Connelly
With Valentine’s Day only days away, it’s time to get in the mood for love—and what better way than listening to an audiobook about two people who at first don’t get along but then fall madly in love? Emily Connelly, assistant editor of AudioFile magazine, recommends her favourite romance audiobooks.
The Best Regency Romance Novels, recommended by Olivia Waite
Britain’s Regency period has always been a popular setting for historical romances—and particularly so in the wake of the hit television adaptation of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series. We asked the author and columnist Olivia Waite to recommend five of the best Regency romance novels for those who prefer their love stories trimmed with lace.
The Best Audiobooks of 2023, recommended by Laura Sackton
AudioFile magazine is one of the best places on the web for audiobook reviews. At the end of every year, its editors compile lists that highlight the best audiobooks across a range of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, biography and mystery. Laura Sackton, a contributor at AudioFile, talks us through some of her favourites from their best of 2023 lists—and explains how she got the bug for listening to books as well as reading them.
