Rent a Boyfriend
Readers rate it 3.7 (17 on Hardcover)
416 pages · Released Nov 10, 2020 · Simon and Schuster
Content report card
Rent a Boyfriend parent’s guide: what’s inside
Violence
What it offers
Educational value
A note for parents
This contemporary YA rom-com explores themes of cultural identity, parental pressure, and authentic relationships with humor and heart. The book contains mild language, some sexual references (kissing, implied intimacy), and touches on toxic relationships and fatphobia within family and cultural contexts. While emotionally mature for its age group, it ultimately rewards honesty and self-acceptance, making it appropriate for older teens who can navigate its nuanced handling of cultural expectations.
Analyzed by AI · 1 month ago
Read it with your kids?
Rate it and suggest an age to help other parents.
From the publisher
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this “entertaining and nuanced” (Kirkus Reviews) romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of American Panda. Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce... To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this “entertaining and nuanced” (Kirkus Reviews) romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of American Panda. 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?
Shelved under
- Young Adult Fiction
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- lighthearted
- inspiring
- dark
- emotional
- Young Adult
- Religion
- Juvenile Fiction
- Asian Americans
Share this guide
ISBN 9781534462472 · Simon and Schuster