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Boyfriend with Benefits
- Narrated by: Toby James
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
When Bailey’s new boss turns out to be his childhood bully, a.k.a. Jake the Jerk, it’s time to call in backup for the upcoming corporate retreat in Vegas. Too bad Bailey works too much to date. His best option is to ask his very straight roommate to play the part of temporary boyfriend, even if Gordo is better with pythons than he is with people.
Except Bailey and Gordo haven’t even checked into the hotel and Jake the Jerk is already everywhere. The pressure is on for Bailey to prove he deserves to climb the corporate ladder, but it’s hard to talk shop as Gordo goes from backup to an increasingly attractive distraction. Bailey’s trying to keep his cool, schmooze the executives, and stick to the plan, even though Gordo’s not playing by any of the rules. They’ve always been just friends, but maybe it’s time to be boyfriends...with full benefits.
Boyfriend with Benefits is a 37,000-word contemporary M/M romance novella. It features fake boyfriends who might not be so fake, a hotel room with only one bed, and a James Bond moment in a tiny blue bathing suit. Happily ever after guaranteed.
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- choccygrl
- 28-11-21
Love a gentle giant
Allison Temple never lets me down and this time she's written one of my favourite character types in Gordo. A ginger, bearded, mountain of a man that bakes and loves animals. But Gordo is not the POV character for this story, that is his roommate, Bailey, a ball of pent up work stress whose childhood bully has recently made a reappearance.
Even with Bailey's blinkered POV the fact Gordo cares for him is obvious to the reader. So when Bailey asks Gordo to be his fake boyfriend for a weekend work shindig there is only one way for this to go.
Their road to a relationship is fun, infuriating and lovely. I adored the epilogue and the change Gordo made to Bailey's life.
The narrator did an excellent job of bring these characters to life.
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- Anne M
- 23-11-21
Great narration but just ok story
I'm seriously conflicted. I'll give it 3 stars cause it was about average good. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it. I don't really know what to say so I'll just list the pros and cons
Things I liked:
-. The premise/tropes: fake boyfriend, forced proximity/One bed, friends to lovers. Making past bully jealous.
- Great characters: Bailey was likeable and I loved Gordo. He had this hipster, laid back stoner vibe that made me giggle quite a few times. I loved how he loved animals.
Things I didn't like
- Too short
- Characters weren't developed enough.
- The chemistry felt forced. I really didn't believe their connection until the very end.
- There was no relationship development it seemed like one second they had nothing to do with each other and next min they are suddenly way into each other (and not in just the faking for others way. Even when they were alone). It was out of the blue and didn't make sense.
- Most the plot didn't make sense but I don't want to spoiler so I'll leave it at that.
The narrator has a great reading voice, kept a good pace and expressed all the emotions well. He also seemed age appropriate which I liked. He differentiated his voices between the 2 MCs and they suited the characters well. Especially the whole laid back stoner vibe of Gordo lol. He brought the story to life and made it much more enjoyable.
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- Jeanette A L
- 28-11-21
Easy to listen to
This is a story that I enjoyed to listen to. The narrater is new to me but I liked him. And the story between Bailey and Gordo worked and the fit together. I liked that the book was shorter but a great story!
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- L.D.
- 27-11-21
Sweet and Fun
Boyfriend with Benefits was a sweet and cute story that left me smiling at the end. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook which was narrated by Toby James. Toby is a new-to-me narrator and he does a nice job of voicing the characters and narrating events. I absolutely love how he voices Gordo, one of the main characters.
Bailey finds himself in a bind. He needs a fake boyfriend fast. This is where Gordo, Bailey's roommate and friend, comes in. What's meant to be a temporary solution soon develops into something more and completely changes Bailey's life path. I loved Gordo and his eccentric hobbies and mannerisms. He fit with Bailey perfectly and their relationship was so sweet and adorable. This was a fun book which I enjoyed a lot.
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- Nette
- 28-11-21
Loved it
I'm not sure what I was expecting from this story but it completely exceeded my expectation. The story was so sweet and full of humour and surprises. The narrator did an amazing job and had me laughing several times. I loved listening to this 💜
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- Belinda Zamora
- 26-11-21
Sweet, fluffy rom-con
I really enjoyed this story.
Gordo was absolutely adorable and Bailey was completely oblivious to how long Gordo has been harboring feelings for him.
Full of humorous situations and ultimately a tale of redemption as Bailey opens his eyes and realizes he hasn't always been that great of a human being.
Toby James did a wonderful job narrating.
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- RjS
- 22-11-21
Entertaining audiobook
Quirky and cute main characters. Bailey’s observations are amusing. Gordo is almost too perfect but it’s a pleasant ‘friends to lovers’ trope done well. The corporate setting allows for some neat twists in the plot. I enjoyed this relatively short, lightweight tale.
The narrator did a very good job. Pace and clarity and delineation of characters were all excellent.
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- sarah mitcham
- 28-11-21
Fake It Till You Make It.
MM, Fake Relationship, Friends to lovers, Contemporary Romance. light angst but with lots of humour. A few twists in the story but with a guaranteed HEA. Great characters with a sweet love story, brilliantly narrated by Toby James. An enjoyable few hours listening to their story.
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- Susie Umphers
- 26-11-21
Interesting workplace details and great characters
I expected to like the friends to lovers romance in this novella, but I did not expect to get as caught up in the workplace drama as I did. Perhaps being away from work and at home during the pandemic made peeking behind the scenes of this workplace so interesting. Jake is an awful person and apparently has been from his youth. He is the perfect motivator to get Bailey and Gordo together. Gordo is a dream. As he finds his feelings for Bailey becoming more complex, we see him as the wonderful, caring man he is. And face it, anyone who is into snakes and baking has to be interesting, right? Loved the story and the characters here. Toby James did an excellent job of keeping the workplace details as interesting as when read and capturing the deepening relationship between Bailey and Gordo.
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- Macbandit
- 30-11-21
Surprise after surprise
This is a cute, fun story. I really enjoyed it. It gave me the lightheartedness I wanted.
Bailey is somewhat oblivious to people around him. Yet he does get forced to pay attention to Jake. Jake does everything he can to irritate Bailey but the reason behind Jake’s focus on Bailey is for selfish reasons. At the same time, Bailey is roommates with Gordo. Bailey sees Gordo and a somewhat lazy, laid back straight guy. When Baily actually finds out who Gordo is, I had to laugh. The narration by Toby James was perfect. This is a great story especially for this time of year.
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