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jessversteeg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Trafficking, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Trafficking
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Violence, War, Chronic illness, and Cursing
booksareoxygen's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Trafficking and Car accident
Minor: Deportation and Murder
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: War, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, Addiction, Trafficking, and Confinement
lotte5322's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
macykey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
The love I have for Vlad knows. No. Bounds!!! I never thought I’d care to read a book about Vlad, but tell me why this is the best one so far?! It had me laughing out loud in some parts and tearing up in others. The miscommunication was a little overdone at parts, but it was so freaking beautiful!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Car accident
riella_reads's review against another edition
challenging
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
This was such a fun read! I love these guys and I hope there will continue to be more books in this series. Vlad is such a cinnamon roll and I'm so uappy to have read his story to add more depth than just "the Russian"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Medical content, and Trafficking
rebecca_arielle's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
sami_leigh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Violence
_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
3.75
3.75 stars
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TW; Kidnapping, Sexual Content, Death of a Parent, Trafficking, Grief, Medical Content, Murder, Car Accident.
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Going into this, I wasn't sure how I was feeling; The Russian has never been a 'fan favorite' of mine - I've always assumed that was Vlad's character was just there for humor purposes with his goofy one-liners and language-barriers communication. Down under Vlad is such a teddy bear who often is misunderstood. I really enjoyed getting to know him better; and his backstory. When Vlad joined the Bromance Book Club, it was in hopes of making his wife (Elena) fall in love with him. Their love story is a little muddled; the two childhood friends have embarked on a marriage of convenience - to provide Elena with a way out of Russia. This is supposed to fall under a: Friends to Lovers trope, it just doesn't feel like it...Other than being mentioned a lot, it felt as these two were strangers who hadn't shared a past!
I found our two lovers to be so annoyingly stubborn, their entire relationship is based on miscommunications and assumptions. I feel that had the two of them communicated better they wouldn't have been in the position they're in. In a way, I felt like their romance was a subplot, and every situation they're faced with is initiated by outside forces (Book Club, Loners Club, Elena's job), I will say, however, I love how we get to read Vlad's book and watch how the story develops over the course of what's happening in his life. I really enjoyed the addition of the Loner's Club (made up entirely by women in Vlad's neighborhood and who out of spite dislike Elena for wrecking Vlad).
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TW; Kidnapping, Sexual Content, Death of a Parent, Trafficking, Grief, Medical Content, Murder, Car Accident.
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Going into this, I wasn't sure how I was feeling; The Russian has never been a 'fan favorite' of mine - I've always assumed that was Vlad's character was just there for humor purposes with his goofy one-liners and language-barriers communication. Down under Vlad is such a teddy bear who often is misunderstood. I really enjoyed getting to know him better; and his backstory. When Vlad joined the Bromance Book Club, it was in hopes of making his wife (Elena) fall in love with him. Their love story is a little muddled; the two childhood friends have embarked on a marriage of convenience - to provide Elena with a way out of Russia. This is supposed to fall under a: Friends to Lovers trope, it just doesn't feel like it...Other than being mentioned a lot, it felt as these two were strangers who hadn't shared a past!
I found our two lovers to be so annoyingly stubborn, their entire relationship is based on miscommunications and assumptions. I feel that had the two of them communicated better they wouldn't have been in the position they're in. In a way, I felt like their romance was a subplot, and every situation they're faced with is initiated by outside forces (Book Club, Loners Club, Elena's job), I will say, however, I love how we get to read Vlad's book and watch how the story develops over the course of what's happening in his life. I really enjoyed the addition of the Loner's Club (made up entirely by women in Vlad's neighborhood and who out of spite dislike Elena for wrecking Vlad).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Trafficking, Medical content, and Car accident