She hired him from Rent for Your ’Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.ĭrew 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. It's a pity because this book could easily be 5 stars if Gloria would just temper her writing to be more believable and balanced, even while being true to chinese strict traditions and beliefs.“Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. Also, it seems like Gloria has something against the church or religion in general because at every turn religious terms are being used for cursing throughout and everyone who is connected to a religion are awful, terrible hypocrites who are deceitful and utterly repugnant. Their 'traditional' beliefs and attitudes are SO over the top it's not believable and takes away from the serious themes underlying the book: filial piety, loyalty, transparency etc. As a chinese immigrant myself in North America, I can say with certainty the attitudes and behaviours of Chloe's parents are NOT the norm, while Gloria writes as if it is. It was an interesting book and I loved the characterization of Drew and Chloe, but Gloria really needs to stop with the completely unrealistic over-the-top portrayal of the chinse community. Can she figure out what she wants before she loses everything? Read more 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.īut 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. Luckily, learning protocols like “Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures” comes naturally to him. She hired him from Rent for Your ‘Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.ĭrew 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. 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.Ĭhloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. SELECTED AS A YALSA 2022 AMAZING AUDIO FOR YOUNG ADULTS!

Rent a boyfriend by gloria chao