It centers on the character of Luc O'Donnell, the only child of two 1980s rock stars, and his romantic relationship with Oliver Blackwood, a barrister.

Hall has stated that the novel was directly inspired by the Richard Curtis rom-coms of the 1990s and early 2000s, such as Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Love Actually.

His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab.

[6] A Publishers Weekly review called it "a triumph" and said that "Hall breathes new life into the fake dating trope with this effervescent queer rom-com.

[11] 10 Things That Never Happened, a spin-off novel following different characters, including one who was introduced in Husband Material, was released in October 2023.