The Boyfriend

5 stars! Shocking if you are reading some of the top reviews on various sites. I'll go ahead and say that part of it might be because I got my hands on a well edited copy, better than the previous two. Although there have been some slips—a few errors and some misplaced commas—there was nothing to make me roll my eyes every few pages.

There are definitely some things that could be addressed in another sequel, but at the same time nothing was left to wonder about. In a way.

It's clear where Sophie, Neil and El-Mudad's relationship stands. They made a decision, kind of made it official, all the important people in their lives know about it and accepts it to some degree. I am delighted that their relationship is finally out there, that they are happy and that El-Mudad is able to share this with Sophie and Neil. I already liked El-Mudad a lot ever since they first met in Paris, and I have to say it was also great to see him in a new light, get to know him more, out of the bedroom so to say.

Laurence is an a-hole, I didn't like him and I am a little curious about the reasons why his relationship with Valerie would break. He was so awful, passive aggressive and outright threatening at some point. There's really nothing to like about him. The threats weren't dealt with in this novel, that's why I think there is a chance of a sequel, but Neil said he and Valerie discussed Laurence, Valerie is accepting and can be trusted and Neil is pretty much ready for whatever might come their way. That's honestly enough for me right now.

'The Boyfriend' was more of an everyday life type of situation. It mostly focused on Sophie, Neil and El-Mudad's relationship and I wouldn't have expected anything else. Reading all the other books and looking at the title, this was not surprising at all.

Bottom line is I enjoyed 'The Boyfriend', it was nice and for now I am glad I can go back to my preferred genre, but if there is going to be a sequel to this I would most likely want to read it.

There's nothing important going on, there's nothing happening here. Trying to make up something like Valerie's husband be the bad guy to just have something after so much shit has happened is just not enough.
If this is the end then, I guess it was an okay ending. At least it was like happy or something, I'm not sure.