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Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

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2.5

 Finished reading: June 25th 2023


"People screw up. A lot. The key to a lasting relationship is the ability to forgive over and over again."

Right... I wasn't expecting this to be honest. I really enjoyed the first two Bromance Book Club books, and I fully expected Crazy Stupid Bromance to be a new favorite of the series. I liked Noah and Alexis in the previous book, and I've been looking forward to get to know them better. Add the fact that it's a friends-to-lovers romance and that it has a cat cafe angle, and it sounded like a perfect match. Sadly, the real focus seem to be elsewhere in this sequel, and this family drama and live-donor/long-lost-family angle truly put a damper on things for me. I'm never a fan of family drama in stories in the first place, and the whole long lost family showing up suddenly because they need a kidney donor made me SO angry. Especially with the horrible way the whole family (yes, including Candi) treats Alexis, how they basically see her as a walking organ bank and then the story STILL taking the direction it took. I was left wanting to throw my kindle against the wall, and it sure didn't make me think better of Alexis as a character (doormat syndrome, anyone?). It's such a shame, because I was hoping for lots of cat cafe scenes with adorable cats and all. Sure, we get Beefcake, who is hilarious, but still... The friends-to-lovers romance I had mixed thoughts about as well, because the transition was a bit too abrupt (and the consequent sexy time WAY too long and steamy). Sure, I did like the chemistry between Alexis and Noah, but I wish we could have had more focus on the friendship part of their relationship and a slower build up to the transition. The bromance book club members were hilarious as always, but they weren't exactly as present in Crazy Stupid Bromance either. And what is with all the unnecessary side stories to create extra drama (Karen, Mack)?! You would think the whole long-lost-family-wants-a-kidney plot would be enough drama for one story... I was expecting a fun contemporary romance read, but this sequel was mainly just sad and extremely frustrating instead. 

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agiecummings's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adore this book in this series. And on a re-read, I found myself falling more in love with Noah than the first time and relating more and more to the people that Noah and Alexis are. They feel slightly more “real” than some of the other couples in this series - they are 30 and are dealing with real feelings and life events.
I absolutely gobbled up their love story and always appreciate a well done friends-to-lovers that doesn’t waste my time waiting until the very end for them to get together.


But yeah, this is just a beautiful story of trust and how safety in a friendship can lead to the basis of an absolutely beautiful relationship.

Side note: this is about the series in general but I think I like this series so much because though they are romance books, they acknowledge that pain and “fights,” etc. are part of a relationship. So even with a “3rd act breakup” it is always part of serving their overall story, rather than just what seems like a device to create drama in a story. I can’t explain it, but that really comes through in these books better than others. And I really love that level of honesty in a rom com. 

Loved this one. ❤️

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siob___'s review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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bookworm247's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.5


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roussette31's review against another edition

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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

4.25

 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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kathigh86's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book, not as much as the previous one though. I enjoyed the romance and the family dynamics but I feel like there was a lot of emotional processing that attempted to fit within 350 pages.

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nbreezy17's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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sapphicreaderlucy's review

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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? Yes

5.0

This book is my favorite in the series so far. I absolutely love the writing, Adams always makes me laugh out loud. This book stood out though because of the depth I feel all the characters got, and the family drama that kept me on the absolute edge of my seat. Because this book also had me CRYING. I loved the reality showed here of complex family dynamics and mistakes and grief and feeling lost. Alexis and Noah were SUCH lovable characters and I was rooting for them the entire time. I loved the parts in her cafe, it was such a beautiful place to imagine. I also loved Noah’s arc as a person and his career journey. I thought his story was creative and not something I had seen before.
THE ENDING WAS PERFECT. I was absolutely gushing over the family heirloom and the fact they both were able to get to the root of their grief, anger at their parents that passed. I absolutely loved how this book wrapped up.

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dianaschmidty's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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


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macykey's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

I loved the themes of this book and how it dealt with grief. One of the things I hate with romance novels is sometimes things can seem far fetched and that wasn’t the case this time. I also love that, even though we didn’t spend too much time with Noah and Alexis in previous books, their chemistry wasn’t lacking because of that. 

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