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goodguyeli 's review for:
Crazy Stupid Bromance
by Lyssa Kay Adams
One day I think I might actually read and review another ARC before it's released... Haven't accomplished that since Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach.
So this is my first foray into the Bromance Book Club series. It caught my attention after reading a Men's Health article about an actual bromance book club. This was a good one to start with personally because the couple consists of a former hacker and a cat cafe owner, and I love cats and am casually studying computer programming. I'm not normally the type to read or watch romance or even romantic comedies, but I'm not adamantly opposed to it.
I give this four stars because I did really enjoy it and I found the characters to be very likable. So likable that I'm probably going to go back and read the first two books and the next one when it comes out. I love the modernity of the male characters even if the purposeful wokeness of them seems over-the-top at times (it's a fictional romance, all the more reason to have nothing but likable characters). I think the added complexities of the male protagonist Noah having to navigate a post-#MeToo world (and doing so without calling it a witch hunt (or acting like he can't even breathe without being called a rapist!)) made the plot more interesting and relatable. The plot was boring at times and seemed like it came out of nowhere, but the author does explain in the author's notes that her husband had a similar plot point in his own life recently.
There was a good bit of character development and growth, but the inevitable "big romance novel fight building to climax and happy resolution" felt very contrived and poorly developed. While the reasons for the fight are explained a little more by the characters after its resolution, it still doesn't make up for the fact that it didn't feel like it made sense when it occurred. This was my biggest qualm with the book. So obviously it was a good book and didn't have many issues for me personally.
I would recommend this to romance readers and to men in general (read the article linked above for further explanation of why men should try reading romance novels).
So this is my first foray into the Bromance Book Club series. It caught my attention after reading a Men's Health article about an actual bromance book club. This was a good one to start with personally because the couple consists of a former hacker and a cat cafe owner, and I love cats and am casually studying computer programming. I'm not normally the type to read or watch romance or even romantic comedies, but I'm not adamantly opposed to it.
I give this four stars because I did really enjoy it and I found the characters to be very likable. So likable that I'm probably going to go back and read the first two books and the next one when it comes out. I love the modernity of the male characters even if the purposeful wokeness of them seems over-the-top at times (it's a fictional romance, all the more reason to have nothing but likable characters). I think the added complexities of the male protagonist Noah having to navigate a post-#MeToo world (and doing so without calling it a witch hunt (or acting like he can't even breathe without being called a rapist!)) made the plot more interesting and relatable. The
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estranged father in need of a kidney from a biological matchThere was a good bit of character development and growth, but the inevitable "big romance novel fight building to climax and happy resolution" felt very contrived and poorly developed. While the reasons for the fight are explained a little more by the characters after its resolution, it still doesn't make up for the fact that it didn't feel like it made sense when it occurred. This was my biggest qualm with the book. So obviously it was a good book and didn't have many issues for me personally.
I would recommend this to romance readers and to men in general (read the article linked above for further explanation of why men should try reading romance novels).