Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

7 reviews

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

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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

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I love these books so much, and the story between Vlad and his wife Elena is heartwarming. This book has good laughs and is a loveable second chance romance, marriage of convenience, and take of child hood friends to lovers. I felt some of the plot was weird, mainly in regard to Elena’s journalism work. However, this was a great feel-good read!

Also, Gavin’s stutter is back. I greatly appreciated this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

casey_sunshine's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: War and Trafficking

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Another great continuation to the Bromance Book Club series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Medical trauma

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

I just absolutely adore this series. It was so nice to see Vlad come into his own character after just being the scapegoat/coming relief in the other books. He is the absolute sweetest and biggest teddy bear of a guy.

A lot of the issues between 
Vlad and Elena were just an issue of not talking to each other about their problems which is honestly a super annoying plot point to me. I really loved seeing how they finally started working things out together instead of just holding each other at arm's length and being stubborn.

Also does anybody else wish that every man in their life would read these books? Letting men, and extremely masculine ones at that, being open, vulnerable, and willing to talk about emotions is so helpful and I think it's important for guys to know that's okay! It's normal! 

Anyway I absolutely love this series and if we're lucky enough to get another book, I want it to be Colton's 🤞🏻.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Loved this combination marriage of convenience/marriage in crisis book. Vlad has never been my favorite side character, but he turned out to be a wonderful main character. There is so much more to him than we got to see in the first 3 books. 

At first I wasn't sure what to think about Elena, but the further into the book the more Ioved her. She's been through so much but she loves so intensely. I loved how she cared for Vlad.

This book wasn't quite as steamy as some of the others but it was still quite romantic. I loved watching the story unfold. 

This series has been so wonderful. If you haven't read it you really must. But start with book 1. While they work as standalones, they are better in order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Medical trauma

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, and Grief

decklededgess's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

trigger warnings: kidnapping, sex trafficking mention, undocumented immigration mention and immigration related traumas, negligent parents, sex and nudity, broken bone from sports injury, harassment and assault mention, divorce mention, cheating mention, virginity mention, car crash, concussion, grief, mild misogyny

Listen, if Lyssa Kay Adams keeps writing yeehaw leftists I'm gonna have to become a yeehaw leftist myself. I thought I'd dropped the Texas bs behind but this series got me on a country music bender for FIVE MONTHS.
Vlad is such a softie and Elena is so strong and so sad. Man all they do is cry about each other I love them so much. Idiots to lovers but make it a married couple. I'm soft

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking