Rent a Boyfriend
by Gloria Chao
What is it about:
Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your ’Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.
Drew Chan’s passion is art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your ’Rents employee to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like “Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures” comes naturally to him.
When Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they’ll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and slimiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian American community.
But when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew—who, unlike his fake persona, is definitely not ’rent-worthy—her carefully curated life begins to unravel. Can she figure out what she wants before she loses everything?
What did I think of it:
This is yet another great book by Gloria Chao.
I was hooked from the start. Wanting to find out why Chloe decided to hire a fake boyfriend to meet her parents. As I learned more about her and her parents I rooted for her to succeed in her plans.
Drew is a great character as well, and I loved seeing Chloe and Drew fall for each other, while they try to convince Chloe's parents Drew is the perfect boyfriend.
The viewpoint switches between the two, giving you insight in both of them. They're banter when Choloe's parents aren't breathing down their necks is fun, and I had to keep reading to see if the two of them could save Chloe from a doomed future and if they could find happiness together.
All in all a wonderful read, and you bet I'm keeping an eye out for Chao's next book.
Why should you read it:
It's a fun and very enjoyable YA read.
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