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dojipengin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity
deluna's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Toxic relationship
carina_dreamer's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
🌼 Tenho que começar por admitir que eu não sou muito fã de comédia. E no que toca a rom-coms o balanço é muito delicado, mas este era o livro que eu achava que podia ter os elementos perfeitos para me agradar.
Ainda não tinha sido traduzido cá quando já gostava da ideia de um montão de homens, tipicamente alfas bem sucedidos no desporto ou engravatados, tivessem de montar um clube de leitura e usassem os livros 🔥 para reconquistar as esposas 🤩
🌼 A dinâmica entre os membros do book club foi do meu agrado, ri-me bastante com o contraste de sábios do romance e os banters bromásticos 😂
🌼 Em relação à parte romántica do livro...
Começamos o livro com o Gavin a contar que a esposa, Thea, lhe pediu o divórcio. Os motivos feriram-lhe de tal forma o ego masculino que ele fugiu para um hotel enquanto a Thea cuidava das filhas gémeas de 2/3 anos. O enredo é então o Gavin tenta reconquistar a Thea antes do divórcio se tornar oficial.
🌼 Deparei-me com várias reviews em que as pessoas ou amavam ou não gostavam do livro.
No meu caso, fui surpreendida pela positiva.
A ideia de um second chance quando as personagens são ainda casadas pode ser algo confuso, mas acredito que essa é a maravilha deste livro.
Sim, eles são casados, mas não se conheceram o suficiente porque logo no início do namoro engravidaram e depois a carreira de beisebol do Gavin meteu-se no meio também.
A meu ver, este é um livro que realça a falta de comunicação entre casais, a falta de intimidade e a construção de uma amizade entre ambos.
🌼 Adorei o livro, mas também acho que este não é ideal para um público que não esteja interessado em relações heterossexuais (porque isto é sobre um homem a tentar entender a mente de uma mulher).
Outro fator que acho afetar a leitura é se nos conectamos ou não à estória, eu ia lendo o livro e fazendo comparações com um casal que sabia estar a ter atrito na relação e isso realçava muito a leitura.
Ainda não tinha sido traduzido cá quando já gostava da ideia de um montão de homens, tipicamente alfas bem sucedidos no desporto ou engravatados, tivessem de montar um clube de leitura e usassem os livros 🔥 para reconquistar as esposas 🤩
🌼 A dinâmica entre os membros do book club foi do meu agrado, ri-me bastante com o contraste de sábios do romance e os banters bromásticos 😂
🌼 Em relação à parte romántica do livro...
Começamos o livro com o Gavin a contar que a esposa, Thea, lhe pediu o divórcio. Os motivos feriram-lhe de tal forma o ego masculino que ele fugiu para um hotel enquanto a Thea cuidava das filhas gémeas de 2/3 anos. O enredo é então o Gavin tenta reconquistar a Thea antes do divórcio se tornar oficial.
🌼 Deparei-me com várias reviews em que as pessoas ou amavam ou não gostavam do livro.
No meu caso, fui surpreendida pela positiva.
A ideia de um second chance quando as personagens são ainda casadas pode ser algo confuso, mas acredito que essa é a maravilha deste livro.
Sim, eles são casados, mas não se conheceram o suficiente porque logo no início do namoro engravidaram e depois a carreira de beisebol do Gavin meteu-se no meio também.
A meu ver, este é um livro que realça a falta de comunicação entre casais, a falta de intimidade e a construção de uma amizade entre ambos.
🌼 Adorei o livro, mas também acho que este não é ideal para um público que não esteja interessado em relações heterossexuais (porque isto é sobre um homem a tentar entender a mente de uma mulher).
Outro fator que acho afetar a leitura é se nos conectamos ou não à estória, eu ia lendo o livro e fazendo comparações com um casal que sabia estar a ter atrito na relação e isso realçava muito a leitura.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying and Abandonment
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.5
Finished reading: June 5th 2023
“That’s why fiction resonates with people. It speaks to universal truths.”
This series has been recommended to me multiple times since it was published four years ago, and I've been meaning to finally pick it up for ages now. I actually added it to my list of series I wanted to catch up with in 2023, and after a fantastic start with The Bromance Book Club I have no doubt that I actually will this time. Oh yes, this first book and me got along splendidly! I was warned about the female main character before I started, but thankfully I wasn't too bothered by Thea herself. I did find her sister Liv to be extremely frustrating, but that was probably the only minor blip in this story for me. It was so easy to warm up to Gavin and the rest of his friends, and I loved the twins from the start. As a result, I found myself rooting for Gavin from the very beginning... The bromance book club element was brilliant, and I liked how the Courting The Countess chapters were incorporated into the plot. Thea's behavior could get a little annoying, but then again it is understandable if you keep in mind her past... The smut was a bit too much for me, but somehow I didn't mind those scenes that much as the main focus of the story was on Gavin and Thea rebuilding their relationship. I can't wait to read the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, Bullying, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I am not this books audience. I read it for my book club. Smut is not my thing I would have given it 2 but I gave it a 3 because it is probably good if it is your thing lol 🙂.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage, Bullying, and Alcohol
tomasalbanez's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.75
Is it too preachy? Yes
Is it (some how) at the same time too simple? Also yes
But, just like Gavin, this book conquers you besides it's flaws. You start reading it to judge the characters, like reality TV, and when you notice you have already finished it in 2 days.
Is it (some how) at the same time too simple? Also yes
But, just like Gavin, this book conquers you besides it's flaws. You start reading it to judge the characters, like reality TV, and when you notice you have already finished it in 2 days.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment and Misogyny
Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Violence, and Alcohol
fromthefoxhole's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.0
Gavin and Thea got married only a few months into dating, as a direct result of finding out that Thea was pregnant with twins. Almost immediately after, Gavin was whisked away as part of a major league baseball team, leaving their foundation on not-quite-steady ground.
Now, years into their marriage, they've drifted so far apart that Gavin is staying in a hotel and Thea has dropped the D bomb - divorce. Luckily for them both, Gavin's got some teammates in his corner, who vow to help him get his wife back by way of introducing him to the world of romance novels. Thea agrees to a few weeks of Gavin being back in the home, but she's not planning on going easy on him.
I had a great time reading this, past a few slightly fatphobic moments in the beginning. I definitely wish we got more of the book club outside of Mack being a bit of a thoughtless prick, but I assume I'll get to flesh them out a little more in their individual books.
Thea and Gavin are both prideful and stubborn, which at times made me want to physically shake them, but I did feel rewarded when they finally worked through it! Their physical chemistry is great, they just needed to get on the same mental page to really make it shine.
Now, years into their marriage, they've drifted so far apart that Gavin is staying in a hotel and Thea has dropped the D bomb - divorce. Luckily for them both, Gavin's got some teammates in his corner, who vow to help him get his wife back by way of introducing him to the world of romance novels. Thea agrees to a few weeks of Gavin being back in the home, but she's not planning on going easy on him.
I had a great time reading this, past a few slightly fatphobic moments in the beginning. I definitely wish we got more of the book club outside of Mack being a bit of a thoughtless prick, but I assume I'll get to flesh them out a little more in their individual books.
Thea and Gavin are both prideful and stubborn, which at times made me want to physically shake them, but I did feel rewarded when they finally worked through it! Their physical chemistry is great, they just needed to get on the same mental page to really make it shine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Cursing
Moderate: Bullying and Vomit
Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
cady_sass's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.5
BRILLIANT! Delightful! So much fun.
If only men possessed the emotional intelligence and were secure enough in their masculinity to actually do this… it would be over for us
If only men possessed the emotional intelligence and were secure enough in their masculinity to actually do this… it would be over for us
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
kespittia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Ableism, and Abandonment
peachani's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Pregnancy and Violence