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This book feels like a love letter to complicated family relationships. Noah and Alexis have been best friends for years and you can tell how in tune they are to each other's needs through their interactions. The story has a strong focus on male friendship through Noah's relationships with his friends. Alexis also has a lot of support from many women and vice versa. She is a survivor of sexual harrasment/assault and has support activities in the cafe she runs (e.g. yoga). She also finds out about her biological father's identity which throws her life upside down. Through it all, Noah and Alexis never stop feeling like friends, it just feels like their romance adds an extra layer to the relationship that they already had. Both of them also have insecurities related to their relationships with their fathers which add to the things they have in common. Overall, I appreciated that Alexis' complex relationship with her father felt realistic and tangible. Not everything about their encounter was fuzzy and sweet. Both her new family and her are imperfect people who are willing to make amends, and sometimes that is enough. If you're into a best friends to lovers romance with a subplot about found family, this might be for you.

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

3,75 I definitely liked this one better than the last. It wasn’t as cringey but definitely still cringey. I feel like these books are my trashy rom-com era. I don’t usually like friends to lovers, but I did like this one because

they definitely liked each other a little when they met but were good friends anyway and stayed like that for a year and a half.

I think friends to lovers bothers me more when they’ve been friends for a WHILE.

Also this quote KILLED me

“Mack snorted at Malcolm. ‘What would you say is your pet peeve about poorly crafted romance novels?’ Malcolm crossed his arms. ‘That would be when two adult characters avoid having a grown-up conversation that could change the course of the story’”.

I think Noah might be my favorite Bromance book club guy. I listened to this one and the last on audiobook and sometimes the girl voices were weird but I got used to it quickly, but it would throw me off to go from a Noah POV chapter to an Alexis POV

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.75

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emotional funny fast-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

5.0

Another great addition to the Bromance Book Club series! I loved the friends to lovers trope used in this book and the continued growth of the characters arcs.

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