Review: The Boyfriend Project

I’m excited to share my review of The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon. This is one of the books included in my Summer Reading Guide and I think its a great summer book.

Synopsis

Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she’s been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah-along with his two other “girlfriends,” London and Taylor-have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status . . .

For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she’s always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? When it comes to love, there’s no such thing as a coincidence. But is Daniel really boyfriend material or is he maybe just a little too good to be true?

Why Did I choose to read this book

I included this book in my Summer Reading Guide and I am trying to read all the books I haven’t read that are included in there before the summer is over. I try to alternate genres when picking my next book to read so it was time for a romance!

Rating

4 Stars (An Excellent Book!)

My Thoughts

This is a great women’s fiction book with some suspense elements to it. This is a story of female friendship, strength, empowerment and love! I enjoyed the setting in the Austin Tech scene. The story addresses some important topics like sexism and inequality, specifically the struggles women in tech face (especially Black women). How they have to work harder to get the same level of success.

This book reminds me of Jasmine Guillory books. The friendship between the women is #squadgoals, I admire them all and would love to be their friend. You can’t help but root for all of them. I was invested in the side characters so I hope there is more from them in the future!

I listened to the audiobook version of the book and I really enjoyed the narration. After listening a few disappointing romances in audio I had told myself I wouldn’t do romance in audiobook format anymore but this one was great!

Characters

I’m starting to put together graphics that include all the characters for each book I review. I find this helpful for books that have a lot of characters. It is hard to keep up sometimes! I’ll include these going forward in my reviews.

Content Warnings

Cheating/infidelity, A few sex scenes

Who I recommend this book to

If you are a fan of Jasmine Guillory books you’ll love this one! For Romance lovers or even if you are not super into romance you may enjoy this as well.

Get the book!

Did I convince you to read this book? You can get The Boyfriend Project from Bookshop.org here. Please consider ordering it from a Black owned independent bookstore. This list of Black owned independent bookstores accepts online ordering.