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A review by elocoel
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
4.0
3.5 BBs Stars.
One of the funniest reads of this year! It's so meta, and I love it for that.
So this book is basically the definition of the feminine gaze. All the characters are so obviously written by a woman, as stated in the book: Romance novels for women by women, which is a bit faulty logic, but it was concluded by a group of men trying to get their partners back, so I'll let it slide.
The Bromance Book Club is about a couple having major communication problems. They both make mistakes, have their flaws, and live the consequences of having moved too fast too young.
I enjoyed how the book has an unconventional couple at the forefront; it was an interesting and welcome change; I don't think I've ever read a romance book where the characters had children -at least, together- before. This added a lot to their personalities and made the stakes higher, which I love.
ALSO, the book club. THE BOOK CLUB. Great idea, great execution 10/10. It is unique and fun, and just overall is a great idea to have a bunch of guys trying to save their friends' relationships with books. Like, count me in.
However, even with all this fun, the book wasn't perfect; some bits felt way too repetitive and boring. Some jokes didn't land well. The pacing was wobbly at parts; the immaturity became a little too annoying sometimes. Yet, even with all its flaws, our love was enough, wink wink.
Overall, if you like second chance romances, you'll enjoy this book. It was a great company during a car trip to vacation -it just feels like a beach read, really- and I'll be checking the rest of the series out. I am especially excited about the second book of the series because, uh, Mack and Liv? They were my favorites throughout this book, and now you're telling me they have their own sequel? Let me just go get it.
One of the funniest reads of this year! It's so meta, and I love it for that.
So this book is basically the definition of the feminine gaze. All the characters are so obviously written by a woman, as stated in the book: Romance novels for women by women, which is a bit faulty logic, but it was concluded by a group of men trying to get their partners back, so I'll let it slide.
The Bromance Book Club is about a couple having major communication problems. They both make mistakes, have their flaws, and live the consequences of having moved too fast too young.
I enjoyed how the book has an unconventional couple at the forefront; it was an interesting and welcome change; I don't think I've ever read a romance book where the characters had children -at least, together- before. This added a lot to their personalities and made the stakes higher, which I love.
ALSO, the book club. THE BOOK CLUB. Great idea, great execution 10/10. It is unique and fun, and just overall is a great idea to have a bunch of guys trying to save their friends' relationships with books. Like, count me in.
However, even with all this fun, the book wasn't perfect; some bits felt way too repetitive and boring. Some jokes didn't land well. The pacing was wobbly at parts; the immaturity became a little too annoying sometimes. Yet, even with all its flaws, our love was enough, wink wink.
Overall, if you like second chance romances, you'll enjoy this book. It was a great company during a car trip to vacation -it just feels like a beach read, really- and I'll be checking the rest of the series out. I am especially excited about the second book of the series because, uh, Mack and Liv? They were my favorites throughout this book, and now you're telling me they have their own sequel? Let me just go get it.