Hi friends! So today I'm going to be doing a review on "How (Not) To Conjure A Boyfriend" by Jordan Greene. This review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the Goodreads synopsis in this and sometimes it can contain spoilers, especially with this being the second book in the series, so please keep that in mind!)
"Standing at the foot of my comatose crush's hospital bed is not how I envisioned becoming Hayden's partner. First I needed to find out if he's even into the theys, then hopefully some flirting, a cute date up in the valley or at Taco Bell, a kiss. The normal cutesy stuff, but this? No! Hayden wasn't supposed to get hurt, especially not a trauma - induced extended nap from slipping on a wet floor at my job. On top of that, one of the nurses told his family we're dating. Sure, it might have been because that's what I told her when I was trying to get to his room to see him... but it's not true.
The wild part is his family believes it! They really think I'm the Hayden Marcus's short little curly - haired enbyfriend. His partner! With one little lie, now they think he isn't straight, and I'm terrified he actually is.
So now I'm having thanksgiving with a family I barely know because, as far as they're concerned, I'm 'dating' their son. I can't tell if this is a sign my love spell worked, or if I royally messed up and I'm being punished. I mean this family is amazing. It's everything I wish I had, and honestly more. But it's all based on a lie.
Oh, and as if all of that wasn't bad enough, my comatose crush has an even cuter brother who I think I might be falling for..."
I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley, however all opinions are my own.
So the reason I wanted to read this is because as y'all know I love a good queer YA and the synopsis behind this sounded like a fun read, so I decided to apply for it. Friends, I'm not gonna lie, I liked this one, but I wouldn't say this was as good as I'd hoped it be. First of all, I really loved the idea behind this story, it sounded like it'd be a lot of fun to read and would give me all the drama I wanted. I was right, this was a fun read, however most of this story was either too predictable or really unrealistic. First of all, I really loved the found family that there was between Mack & Kaitlynn, it reminds me a lot of the way me and my friends joke around and treat each other and was really sweet and funny to see. I really loved how Mack was treated with the love and respect by most of the characters that they deserved to be treated with. Once again, as I said the premise behind the story was really fun, and cute, and even a little dramatic at times. However, what ruined it all for me was the ending. I feel like the whole story was building up to the moment and then it was just rushed into a singular chapter. I feel like there wasn't enough time for Mack to make ammends with the people that they needed to, nor time for people to forgive them. I just feel like in reality, it wouldn't of happened the way it did. For me, it honestly just fell flat. Did I still enjoy the rest of the story? Yes. Would I recommend this to people? Honestly, probably not.
I gave this book a 3/5 star rating on Goodreads.
This book comes out on the 10th March 2026!
What did you think of this book? Who were your favourite or least favourite characters? Do you have any books you'd recommend for me to read and do a review on? Please let me know down in the comments below!
Have a wonderful day!
Love, Doe!
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