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shelbyjo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief
zombiezami's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.25
I liked this much more than the previous two books in the series. I feel like the pacing was good and the conflicts weren't there just for the sake of having a conflict. I also liked these romantic leads as characters more than the romantic leads of the previous books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, and Cursing
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-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? Yes
4.25
4.25 stars
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TW; Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of a parent, Sexual assault, Chronic illness
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Business is booming at ToeBeans - owner Alexis Carlisle has come forward as one of the many victims of a celebrity chef's sexual assault. Alexis has created a safe space where people can come forward and talk to her about their own experiences, the last thing she's expecting is a young woman claiming to be her half-sister in need of a kidney for their ailing father. With this news, the only thing she can do is turn to her best friend Noah Logan.
Noah has been keeping a secret of his own; he's in love with Alexis but doesn't want to ruin the friendship that they have together - and everyone knows except for her. His pals in the Bromance Book Club are more than willing to help him out by sharing their ways. It was so nice to get to see the boys back in action together and especially loved the scenes where Mack is planning his wedding. This book has so many laughable moments and thought it had a good balance of seriousness mixed in with a few good chuckles.
This book warms my heart, I loved watching the friendly relationship turn into something more (Noah's character is so swoony), and although the outcome was predictable - friends to lovers, it was still a blast to read. I really liked how to book ended, leaving it open for the next installment where we focus on the Russian!
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TW; Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of a parent, Sexual assault, Chronic illness
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Business is booming at ToeBeans - owner Alexis Carlisle has come forward as one of the many victims of a celebrity chef's sexual assault. Alexis has created a safe space where people can come forward and talk to her about their own experiences, the last thing she's expecting is a young woman claiming to be her half-sister in need of a kidney for their ailing father. With this news, the only thing she can do is turn to her best friend Noah Logan.
Noah has been keeping a secret of his own; he's in love with Alexis but doesn't want to ruin the friendship that they have together - and everyone knows except for her. His pals in the Bromance Book Club are more than willing to help him out by sharing their ways. It was so nice to get to see the boys back in action together and especially loved the scenes where Mack is planning his wedding. This book has so many laughable moments and thought it had a good balance of seriousness mixed in with a few good chuckles.
This book warms my heart, I loved watching the friendly relationship turn into something more (Noah's character is so swoony), and although the outcome was predictable - friends to lovers, it was still a blast to read. I really liked how to book ended, leaving it open for the next installment where we focus on the Russian!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
abigailp's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Alexis is a huge Mary Sue. She's a fragile little fawn, who needs to be sheltered from the world, with a heart of gold. Noah is just a decent guy. That's pretty much it. The characters do not have any hobbies or, seemingly, any passions. Alexis owns a bakery and Noah is in cyber security. We never see the characters actually working, so even their careers seem like meaningless labels. Very light on the romance. I wish Adams spent more of the book in the 'will they, won't they' phase of their relationship. Romance should be preceded by sexual tension to build up the anticipation. Alexis and Noah went from being just friends to boyfriend/girlfriend over night. I liked their friendship more than their relationship. It was heartfelt and innocent. As a woman who prefers to have male friends, I really liked how their friendship was portrayed. I did not like the instantaneous switch to being a couple. Noah vehemently denied to his friends he did not have any romantic feelings towards Alexis. He later thinks about how happy he is with Alexis, it is just like he dreamed it to be. *¡World breaking alert!* If Adams would have spent more time developing the romantic chemistry between the two characters, she would not have needed to rewrite her exposition deep in the second act. All the other subplots were extremely overt and corny. On balance, the read was not very enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Infidelity
nmfcarney's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
itsreb's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Medical content
Minor: Cancer
nicolemattingly's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Full review coming soon
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Medical content
Victim blaming/shaming, discussion of sexual assault and harassmentmadsmcw_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
⚠️: Death of a parent, grief related to losing a parent, terminal illness, mentions of sexual assault, living organ donation
I just absolutely love this series and I think this may be my favorite one yet. I really like friends to lovers tropes because I feel like it takes out a lot of unnecessary tension that can sometimes annoy me in other tropes.
Noah and Alexis are fantastic characters and I really enjoyed watching both their separate journeys and their journey together as a couple. They were such great compliments to one another and we're the best support system for one another.
I just love the bromance book club. Honestly these books should be required reading for men. Feelings and showing affection to friends are okay and should be shared!! And I love how this series puts that front and center.
I don't know if I just didn't see any content warnings or if they weren't posted or what, but I was not expecting the amount of conversations surrounding losing a parent at a younger age. Those are still extremely tough conversations to read for me when I'm not totally expecting them. They end up being pretty therapeutic but they catch me by surprise and it takes me a minute to recenter.
I just absolutely love this series and I think this may be my favorite one yet. I really like friends to lovers tropes because I feel like it takes out a lot of unnecessary tension that can sometimes annoy me in other tropes.
Noah and Alexis are fantastic characters and I really enjoyed watching both their separate journeys and their journey together as a couple. They were such great compliments to one another and we're the best support system for one another.
I just love the bromance book club. Honestly these books should be required reading for men. Feelings and showing affection to friends are okay and should be shared!! And I love how this series puts that front and center.
I don't know if I just didn't see any content warnings or if they weren't posted or what, but I was not expecting the amount of conversations surrounding losing a parent at a younger age. Those are still extremely tough conversations to read for me when I'm not totally expecting them. They end up being pretty therapeutic but they catch me by surprise and it takes me a minute to recenter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
Many discussions about the grief of losing a parent (death in combat and death from cancer)samchase112's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm so sad I didn't really enjoy this latest installment in the Bromance Book Club series. There was just way too much going on here, and so many storylines that somehow all connected. If a couple storylines had been taken out the novel would have been much more simplified, more palatable, and allowed us to get to know the characters as individuals and as a couple. I just felt like this was a whirlwind of a story, and not in a good way. The Bromance Book Club itself is still my favorite part of each of the novels, and I'll definitely continue this series, but this specific book just didn't hit it for me. The author tried to do too much and it ended up going overboard.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Sexual assault
amandasnead's review against another edition
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the third book in the Bromance Book Club series. Our main characters are side characters from the first two books, Alexis, Liv’s friend and cat cafe owner, and Noah, the expert hacker who helped the guys take down Royce Preston in Undercover Bromance.
While I enjoy this one well enough, it was definitely my least favorite of the series so far. There were plenty of cute moments between Alexis and Noah, we got to see the characters from the other books again, and there were plenty of funny moments (I’m looking at you, spa scene). However, there is a LOT of drama in this book, specifically family drama that both of our main characters had. It got to be a bit much at times and just made me uncomfortable.
All of that being said, this one was just okay for me. But I am still SO excited for the fourth book and learning all about the Russian and his wife!! And seeing all of the boys again, obviously.
TW: terminal illness, death of a parent, sexual assault/harassment, victim blaming/shaming
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault and Death