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dojipengin's review
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
jazhandz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
They should’ve just divorced.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, and Sexual content
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
vanesst's review
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Vomit
murve's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Vomit, and Stalking
yvo_about_books's review
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
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
jkneebone's review
lighthearted
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
3.5
The Bromance Book Club is a fun, meta spin on the classic romance novel. MLB player Gavin Scott has been married to his wife Thea for three years. Having grown up with a stutter, Gavin lacks confidence when not on the field, and when he finds out that Thea has been faking her orgasms for their entire marriage, he overreacts and moves into the guest bedroom. Thea never planned to be a “baseball wife,” but an unplanned pregnancy lead her to drop out of college and put her artistic dreams on hold to raise their twins while Gavin played baseball. For her, Gavin’s overreaction to the orgasm revelation is the straw that broke the camel’s back: she wants a divorce.
A distraught Gavin is inducted by his best friend and teammate Del into the “bromance book club,” where the other club members help him use a Regency romance to figure out where his relationship went wrong - and how he can fix it. After some negotiating, Thea allows Gavin to move back in for a month: one month for Gavin to use his new lessons in courting and win her back.
This is a pretty standard romance novel - not breaking any conventions of the genre - but it was well-written and a fun read. I thought the premise was really creative, and made for some really interesting moments. I liked that it was about a couple trying to make their relationship work, as opposed to two people falling in love for the first time. The “excerpts” from the book club read that are sprinkled throughout were really funny, and I liked how the author used them to comment along with the things that were happening in the plot - very meta, but it worked. A solid contemporary romance that hits some of the tropes but still puts a unique spin on things, with really compelling main characters!
A distraught Gavin is inducted by his best friend and teammate Del into the “bromance book club,” where the other club members help him use a Regency romance to figure out where his relationship went wrong - and how he can fix it. After some negotiating, Thea allows Gavin to move back in for a month: one month for Gavin to use his new lessons in courting and win her back.
This is a pretty standard romance novel - not breaking any conventions of the genre - but it was well-written and a fun read. I thought the premise was really creative, and made for some really interesting moments. I liked that it was about a couple trying to make their relationship work, as opposed to two people falling in love for the first time. The “excerpts” from the book club read that are sprinkled throughout were really funny, and I liked how the author used them to comment along with the things that were happening in the plot - very meta, but it worked. A solid contemporary romance that hits some of the tropes but still puts a unique spin on things, with really compelling main characters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit
Moderate: 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
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
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