Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

20 reviews

bayleereads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Lyssa Kay Adams has done it again!! This series is hands down my favorite romance series and I keep wanting more! I’ve been wanting to read Vlad’s story since we first learned about him and it did not disappoint. Elena and Vlad are so perfect together and I’m glad they had their happy ending. Removed 1/2 star because it was *too* slow of a burn for me, and the ending threw me off?? The plot during the last 30 pages felt rushed and unnecessary. BUT— it’s still amazing and I love the Bromance guys!! Can’t wait for Colton’s story next 😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

meghanm404's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping and Trafficking

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book was pretty lackluster. Though I really liked Vlad, I found Elena to be a little flat. I also found that all of the secondary characters didn't resemble actual people and instead felt like one-dimensional caricatures with repetitive schticks. 

The dialogue between male characters also felt clearly like a woman trying to write idealized, "woke" men. Again, they just didn't talk naturally and so many scenes felt inorganic.  

There were parts that were funny and sweet, but I don't think this book was a winner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Car accident

travelthrupages's review against another edition

emotional funny informative mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Violence

jenkneebee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Trafficking

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

This was a good entry in the series. I’m glad that the one character who’s previously been a vehicle for fart jokes gets some depth in this book. I also liked that the third act conflict felt actually meaningful, compared to in other romance novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Trafficking, War, Xenophobia, and Excrement

Nazi mention

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

iamsammie27's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, and Grief

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