Reviews - Bromance. Книжный клуб спешит на помощь

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Bromance. Книжный клуб спешит на помощь

I think this was my favorite in this series so far. And yet, I think I'm not going to continue the series. I don't have the patience for them.

I was so excited about the friends-to-lovers story. It's one of my favorite tropes in romance novels. And honestly, the romance part was pretty good. I liked the two main characters, Alexis and Noah, and liked their friendship. I was rooting for them all the way.

If only the story would have just focused on their romance instead of going into a bunch of other convoluted story tropes as well.

As far as couples in this series go, Alexis and Noah were my favorite. They were two genuinely nice, interesting people. But dear God, Alexis spent a good portion of this book being naive to the point of losing brain cells!

A random woman tells Alexis that they're related and that her absentee dad, who Alexis has never met, but who's known about her for years, now needs a kidney, and Alexis could be the one to save his life. And Alexis doesn't even stop to question it! She asks for no proof of what they're saying. She doesn't investigate her supposed father (Noah has to do it because she can't be bothered), she doesn't even ask for DNA evidence that she is, in fact, related to these people. She takes one day to process, and is ready to freely give an internal organ!

Then that same family has the nerve to treat Alexis like trash? The woman who is kindly giving her kidney to a man that doesn't deserve it, and whom she doesn't even know?

The author was clearly trying to send the message that organ donations are good things, and I get it. She's right. Donations save lives. I just couldn't' deal with it. The entire medical drama portion of this book annoyed me because it felt like borderline coercion. Imagine only making contact with your long lost family member when you happen to need an organ donation from them. I was hoping the entire time that Alexis would tell that entire family to fuck off and leave her, and her kidneys, alone. But then, maybe I'm just a horrible person?

Now let's talk about the book club. In general, I like the book club guys. They're a funny bunch, for the most part. The scene at the spa had me laughing out loud. But, I also have so many problems with the guys. First, they're extremely preachy. They didn't even seem like real human beings at times. They were versions of men than women want to read about. They say all the things women would want men to say and do all the things women would like men to do. Which, to be fair, books don't have to be realistic, and who doesn't like an idealized version of the world?

The boys were feminists to the core and they won't let you forget it. And that brings me to one other problem I had. Like in the previous two books, everything is the man's fault. Everyone cheered Alexis for making her move on Noah, but when Noah stopped to make sure that it was consensual and that Alexis wasn't just doing this because she'd been having a stressful day and he didn't want to feel used by her, all the guys call Noah an idiot for making her feel rejected! Then, they scold him for not confessing his feelings right away (Alexis didn't verbally confess either, mind you), and for not having the right words, and not knowing how to deal with the complex emotions he's feeling! WTF!

Lastly, can The Russian please be a real character? I've talked about this when I reviewed the previous novels. The man is a caricature created for comedic relief, and it's not that funny. They don't even refer to him by his name, he's just The Russian! Imagine if he were Indian or Nigerian and they only referred to him by his country of origin, gave him an empty yet comically exaggerated personality, made him the butt of all the jokes, and made it seem like he was less intelligent than everyone else. That'd be controversial, no? But I guess it's funny because he's white?

In the end, I have to admit, I actually liked the romance portion of the book. Everything else ranged from meh to annoying. I don't think this series is for me. If there are more books, which I don't doubt there will be, I won't be reading them.

Rating: 2.75/5

**I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.**

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readingwiththechoob's review against another edition

4.0

May be unpopular opinion but.. this one was my least favourite so far in the series! Still, I did enjoy reading it for the most part. I didn’t really relate to Alexis and Noah - their story was a bit more far fetched - but their relationship was STEAMY. I personally LOVED Liv and Mack’s story and was disappointed to find them more as sideline characters in this book - but it only made sense to have other characters at the forefront. Also, I felt like the book club book didn’t really affect/impact the leading man much in this one - it almost felt thrown in to meet the ongoing theme of the Bromance book club. Still, it was worth the read, and now I can’t wait for this next one!!

milamoo's review against another edition

4.0

Probably the BBC book that I've liked the least out of the first three, but I still wanted it to keep going when it ended. Some parts seemed cliche and lifted from the first two, but it was still super fun.

(Update: I liked it)

verytoristory's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

roussette31's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

I love this series so much, and this book was no exception. I was in a reading slump when I started it though and I took a long break from reading it. Friends to lovers is definitely not my favorite trope, but there was so much tension between Alexis and Noah that I still loved it. It was definitely very emotional, just like the other books of this series were, but also quite funny, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

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