Book Boyfriend

I've really enjoyed Kris Ripper's previous books, most recently [b:The Love Study 52739476 The Love Study (The Love Story #1) Kris Ripper https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1591818193l/52739476.SY75.jpg 78704075] trilogy, so it pains me to say that Book Boyfriend did not work for me at all. The plot centers on P.K.'s elaborate and totally misguided plan to write a romance novel that he can use as a grand gesture to demonstrate his true love for his best friend Art. Unfortunately, P.K. is so busy scheming and engaging in various hijinks that the reader never gets a good sense of who Art is, or what “P.K. + Art” could look like. P.K.'s first person narrative goes way beyond “quirky” and into stream of consciousness and entirely self-centered. And considering Art's novel, Peak Romance, is supposed to be a brilliant, surprise best-seller, we are not treated to any excerpts that demonstrate its greatness. By the time the HEA finally took place, I was just glad to be done with the characters. YMMV if you have the patience for a long, drawn out plot driven by the fact that the POV MC can't just tell the other MC how he feels. ARC received from Net Galley in exchange for honest review.