Reading Pathways: Alexis Hall | Book Riot

Boyfriend Material is a up to date romance novel that was printed in 2020. Hall informed Publishers Weekly that the novel was “very strongly inspired by the kinds of comedy that I remember being exposed to in late 1990s and early 2000s. The vibe I was always going for was inspired by Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Love, Actually.” The novel was broadly acclaimed upon its launch. This is the e book that basically made Alexis Hall a well known romance author, and so it’s an awesome place to begin.

Boyfriend Material follows Luc O’Donnell. Luc is…kind of well-known however not likely. His father is a rock star who’s not too long ago discovered himself again within the highlight, which implies Luc is getting consideration as properly. After one photographer finds Luc in a compromising place, he’s determined to rehab his public picture. Enter Oliver Blackwood, a pleasant, regular man who’s a barrister and a vegetarian and squeaky clear in each method. In different phrases, Oliver is the proper particular person for Luc to pretend date to get the press again on his facet.

Boyfriend Material is the primary e book in Hall’s London Calling trilogy. The second e book, Husband Material, was printed in 2022. The closing novel within the trilogy, Father Material, is predicted to publish in October 2024.

If you’ve ever wished Bridgerton was extra queer, then it’s best to learn Alexis Hall’s 2022 bestselling novel, A Lady for a Duke. This sweeping historic romance is about within the Regency period and includes a trans heroine.

After Viola was presumed lifeless at Waterloo, she realized this was a possibility to depart her outdated life behind and be the particular person she’s actually all the time been. At final, Viola feels free to be herself. But her new life got here at a price. Viola had to surrender her wealth, her title, and worst of all, her greatest good friend Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.

Years later, when Viola and Justin cross paths once more, Viola is saddened to see how a lot her pricey good friend has modified in her absence. She is aware of it’s as much as her to assist him by way of his grief and produce him again to his outdated self. But the longer they spend time collectively, the extra outdated emotions resurface.

Alexis Hall has written a number of sequence, however when you’re in search of standalone romance from the writer, that is the one to learn.

Glitterland is one in all Alexis Hall’s first printed novels, and it’s the primary novel in his Spires sequence. Now is the proper time to learn this one when you haven’t already as a result of the e book was not too long ago rereleased with revisions and expansions, together with new scenes, writer annotations, a letter from the writer in regards to the writing the novel, and extra.

Ash Winters used to have all of it. He was the toast of the English literary scene. Now, he’s a washed-up author of pulp crime fiction who’s clinically depressed and stifled by the heavy weight of others’ expectations. Then he meets Darian Taylor. Darian is Ash’s polar reverse in each method. He’s exuberant and joyful, and he reminds Ash of every part his life may very well be if he may simply push by way of his emotions of hysteria. But can two individuals actually repair one another? And how can Ash combat for his happiness when he doesn’t even consider he deserves it?

If you like this one, the following chapter in Ash and Darian’s story, Waiting for the Flood, can be out in February 2024. And Hall is planning two extra books within the sequence — launch dates to be confirmed.

Of course, Alexis Hall writes greater than romance. So the place must you begin if you wish to strive a non-romance learn from the writer? It’s gotta be The Affair of the Mysterious Letter, a fantasy/thriller novel by which Hall performs homage to Sherlock Holmes (however with magic).

Captain John Wyndham has spent the final 5 years combating a conflict in one other universe. Now that he’s again within the metropolis of Khelathra-Ven, his hunt to discover a place to reside leads him to 221b Martyrs Walk. His new roommate is a wierd lady named Ms. Shaharazad Haas. Ms. Haas is a consulting sorceress who’s infamous for her moody demeanor and darkish magic. Soon, Captain John turns into caught up in Ms. Haas’s world of magic and thriller. And on their journey, they arrive up towards criminals, pirates, vampires, and even a shark.