The Boyfriend Project

By: Farrah Rochon

Narrated by: Je Nie Fleming

A smart and delightful romantic comedy featuring fabulous female friendships and "a great love story" (Jasmine Guillory, best-selling author of Party of Two).

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 and no dating. 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 Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? But is Daniel really boyfriend material, or is he maybe just a little too good to be true?

"A smart, funny digital-age romance about real women living in the real world. Couldn't put it down!" (Abby Jimenez, USA Today best-selling author of The Happy Ever After Playlist)

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Critic reviews

"A prime example of how complex and insightful romances can be. Farrah Rochon deftly explores what it means to go viral, the unique joys of strong female friendships, and the particular struggles of Black women in the workplace, all within a great love story." (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times best-selling author of The Wedding Date)

"Rochon is a romance master who adeptly writes interesting and dynamic characters.... A richly layered conflict adds depth and complexity to this charming workplace romance." (Kirkus)

"Rochon's new multicultural contemporary romance series deploys the delicious tensions generated by an office romance, corporate intrigue, and female empowerment." (Booklist)

Not bad

The story was predictable but entertaining. While the lead was fully developed, I felt the friends were very two dimensional. The out come was easy to see and left very shorthanded. I wish that it could’ve been more fully fleshed out. I would recommend the book though and enjoyed the listen.

Fairly Good

I say fairly good because it was far too heavy on lust and far too little on plot and story. The author attempts to drive home important issues black educated women face but uses the all too common villain of the silly blond Caucasian woman which is a tired form of stereotyping which lacks credibility and reveals resentment more than garnering empathy. If these two professional minorities were truly focused and accomplished role models, the author shouldn't have made them so lust-driven and easily distractable from their goals. It came off as inauthentic even though the story was somewhat entertaining, though often redundant.

Found it

I first found out about this book as a sample but forgot to save it to my library and forgot the name of it.

I was so happy when I found it here. This was a good listen, loved those lol moments.

Loved!

This book is one of my favorites! I love the character development and story. This is definitely an example of strong black women who support one another and aiming to do their best in life. Their stories are inspiring and make you feel good. I highly recommend! Do yourself a favor and read the trilogy.

Pretty Good

The main characters had a fairly good storyline and development. As a Belizean it kills me a little every time my country gets used in a story or TV show on this way, but I get it. Overall an enjoyable listen that could have only been made better if it were a duet.

Please make this into a movie

I loved this book !! It was great to Depict educated African-American in successful careers. We need more books like this

Cute story

I enjoyed this book. It took me a few chapters to really get into the story. It’s a slow moving journey, but I was happy to be along for the ride.

Ok story

The storyline is ok and fairly predictable. My issue with this audiobook is the narrator. Within 30 seconds of listening to it, I wanted to stop it. Her voice is not right for this story. She sounded like a news anchor trying to tell a story. I eventually got used to it, but it was really hard in the beginning.

Girl Power!

The Boyfriend Project is a fun, upbeat, modern read about Samiah, who finds out she and two other women have been "catfished" by a guy they met through an online dating app. The three women, though, hit it off, and become good friends who make this pact that they are each going to focus on themselves and their goals and swear off men for at least 6 months. This is of course when Daniel shows up as the new guy at Samiah's work, all tall, dark, smart and handsome. They have major chemistry, but both have their reasons for keeping each other at arm's length.

I really enjoyed this book, if not for the romance (which was good), for the friendships between these three women who connected over the bizarrest of circumstances. It was so much fun to read the scenes with these three together. Then there was Daniel. I really liked his back story and his sort of secret life. It was something new that I haven't read before. Very cool.

Overall, it was a fun, light-hearted, and non-angsty read, great for summer-time by the beach.

Amazing Audiobook !

I absolutely loved the narrator of this book. She really brought the characters to life and provided the story with so much liveliness. I couldn’t stop listening!