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Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

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bryelle's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Super cute, hockey romance. Second chance romance.

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beckyyreadss's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this series because it has been all over the book community. I was dying to read this book; the Russian has been a big part of the book club and has the personality of a golden retriever and I was excited to see about him and his wife and this was NOTHING like I was expecting. It was adorable and sweet but at the same time, made me want to bawl my eyes out.

This book has two points of view. The first is Elena Konnikova and she has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared after speaking out against government corruption, she escaped danger the only way she knew how. She agreed to marry her childhood friend, Vladmir and move to the United States where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville. The second point of view is Vlad, aka The Russian, thought he could be content with his marriage of convenience. But after four years, it’s become too difficult to continue in a one-sided relationship. He joined the Bromance Book Club to learn how to make his wife love him, but all he has learned is that he deserves more. He's ready to create his own sweeping romance both on and off the page. The Bros are unwilling to let Vlad forgo true love and this time they’re not operating solo. They join forces with Vlad’s senior citizen neighbours, a group of meddling widows who call themselves The Loners and The Bro’s partners. Just when things finally look promising, the dangers from Elena’s past life intrudes and the book club will face their first-ever life-or-death grand gesture as they race to a happy ever after.

I still adore these men and these characters and the friendship. I haven’t read a lot of marriage of convenience, and he falls first. I love Vlad. I love this broken man who is writing an adorable romance book and just wants to be loved. I loved that Lyssa wrote a book where a man is a virgin and was saving himself for his WIFE. And that it’s only been her. I was swooning. I loved the mystery aspect that Elena was having and I’m glad we got to know who was behind her father’s disappearance. I just love that Vlad was like don’t do it, but if you are going to do it don’t die. I love that these men were like pull your shit together Vlad and get your wife and that they knew the book was their story and knew about the roadblocks but didn’t want to push him too much.

The only thing that I didn’t like was the miscommunication throughout the book – if both of them had been honest in the beginning, the third act conflict wouldn’t happen. The third-act conflict wasn’t needed. It personally drives me nuts and it keeps happening in this series.

Overall, I liked how fast paced this book was, and I loved Vlad and I’m intrigued on whose story is next.

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duarshe's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loved their story and, honestly, I didn't see THAT coming (iykyk).

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thewellbitch's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

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4.75

Finished reading: July 1st 2023

"There’s a big difference between letting someone go because you have faith that they’ll come back to you and letting someone go because deep down you’re convinced they won’t. One is an act of love, the other an act of fear"

I still can't believe it took me this long to discover the Bromance Book Club books, but now that I've started reading them I can't stop. The previous book was a bit of a letdown, but I had very high hopes for Isn't It Bromantic? because I love Vlad's character. And guess what? This is without doubt my new favorite of the series! I absolutely adored this story, and it was a perfect fit for me despite the sexy time. I love a good slowburn romance, and that is exactly what this sequel delivers. We also (finally!) get another book within a book element again, and it's a WWII fiction story at that so a double bonus. Vlad (the Russian) was already such a great character in the previous books, but I've grown to love him even more in his own story. Elena made for such a great character as well, and I really enjoyed getting to know them better and watch them grow. Sure, they are both extremely stubborn, which can get a bit frustrating... But as a whole somehow it didn't bother me too much. There was so much to love in Isn't It Bromantic?, including the banter and bond between the book club members, the Cheese Man, the Loners, the mystery around the disappearance of Elena's death, the book, the Russian food... And I can go on and on. I loved every single minute of this sequel, and it's one that is going to be hard to beat for the title of favorite of the series. I'm still looking forward to Colton's book though!

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what_karla_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

4.5/5 stars
1.5/5 spice

Oh sweetness... this love story was just super sweet and heart-wrenching. Probably my favorite of the series so far.

Tropes:
Marriage of Convenience
Friends to lovers
She nurses him back to health
Hockey player MMC
Cinnamon roll hero
Slow burn
Found family
Dual POV

Vlad is that rare jewel of a man who is super sensitive, sweet, kind, and selfless, wrapped up in sexy hulk of a package. I was so happy to read his story and how Elena and him grew up. I felt for them both. Even though there was miscommunication that sparked the discord that lasted years, it was still worth the journey. The last few chapters had me in a chokehold. But I knew the Bromance Book Club would come in with the grand gesture. I seriously love these guys. Down with toxic masculinity and misogyny! Give me more sensitive and empathetic men, please 🙏🏽 Also...I want a Cheese Man in my life 😫

I should probably mention that the spice was there, but it was sweet and emotional. I rated it low because it was more about the connection and not as descriptive as the other books in the series. But it worked for the storyline and was just so...🥹🥹

Highly recommend for fans of friends to lovers with marriage of convenience.

Trigger/Content warnings:
Death of parent (shared as memory), child

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booksareoxygen's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Out of all the Bromance Bookclub books this one is my favorite. It focuses on my favorite character, Vlad (aka the Russian) and we get to see a larger part of his story that we got a glimpse of in Crazy Stupid Bromance. In this friends, to marriage of convenience, to maybe something more relationship we get to see more of a few characters and what it means to have a family and a found family. 5/5

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