The Broposal
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4.8 • 6 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, two best bros fake an engagement–but will their friendship survive?
It’s about time roommates Alejandro and Kenny get married. Or at least, that’s what all their close friends and family think when they announce their engagement. The kicker? The two are faking their whole relationship so Alejandro can get a green card. But if Han was going to marry anyone, it would be his ride or die since second grade.
Han has never been able to put down roots, and the only one who truly breaks through his walls is Kenny. Sweet, sensitive Kenny is newly single, and what better distraction from his soul-sucking relationship than proposing marriage to Han? Kenny can’t think of anything more fun than spending his life with his best friend, even if it’s just for a piece of paper. But as Kenny keeps up the charade, he’s soon struggling to resist their sizzling chemistry.
The line between fact and fiction begins to blur the closer they get to their wedding date. With all eyes on Han and Kenny—including a meddling ex and immigration officers—will these two bros make it down the altar for real?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
YA author Reyes (The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School) makes the jump to adult romance with this strained contemporary. Han, short for Alejandro, is an undocumented Mexican immigrant and womanizer living in New Mexico with his bisexual best friend and roommate, Kenny. After Kenny calls off his engagement to his abusive girlfriend, Jackie, he comes up with a plan to marry Han so his bro can get citizenship. Han is grateful, but the affection Kenny shows him while drunk makes him question his own sexuality and worry that there might be real feelings at stake behind the scheme. The guys play up their romance to convince others, but establish a "no kissing rule" in an effort to keep things platonic. This is easily broken as their relationship heats up—but trouble arises when the cartoonishly villainous Jackie drops the bombshell that she's pregnant and wants Kenny back. The drama is compounded when Han gets injured, loses his job, and mourns the death of his estranged mother. Reyes tries to leaven these heavier moments with some fun, including scenes of Kenny doing drag and introducing Han to kink, but they struggle to achieve a coherent tone. The result feels overstuffed and contrived.
