A review by beckyyreadss
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this series because it was all over the book community. I was dying to read this series. I loved the first two and was excited to read this one when it was focusing on Alexis. It was adorable and good banter, but at the same time, made me want to bawl my eyes out.  

This book has two points of view. The first one is Alexis Carlisie. She owns a cat café called ToeBeans and she has shot to fame after she came forward as a victim of a celebrity chef’s sexual harassment. Her café has become a place where people of sexual assault can come forward and try to heal. When a new customer approaches to confide in her, the last thing Alexis expects is for the woman to claim they’re sisters. She is unsure what to do, so she turns to the only man she trusts – her best friend, Noah Logan. He is the second point of view and he is a computer genius who has left his rebellious teenager hacker years in the past to become a computer security expert. Now he only uses his old skills for the right cause. But Noah’s got a secret – he is madly in love with Alexis. When she asks for his help, he wonders if the timing will ever be right to confess his crush. Noah’s pals in The Bromance Book Club are more than willing to share their beloved manuals to help him go from buddy to boyfriend. But he must decide if telling the truth is worth risking the best friendship he’s ever had. 

I love these characters and this friendship group. I haven’t read a lot of the trope being he falls first. I love Noah, I love the broken nerd with daddy issues. I just love broken characters who want to treat women better. I loved that Lyssa wrote a book where a victim of sexual assault gets her happy ending and learns to trust people again. The broken family conflict nearly killed me especially with how Alexis was just trying to run her café and do yoga classes and get ready for a wedding and instead she gets ambushed with a sister who wants her kidney. I love this friendship group and love how no matter these boys don’t give up on each other even when they all act like complete tools. I love the Russian and I hope to God he gets his own book because I want to know what the hell is going on with his wife. 
 
The only thing that I didn’t like was the miscommunication and third act breakup. They personally drive me nuts in books and yet it keeps happening in this series.  

Overall, I liked how fast-paced this book was and this was one of the few friends-to-lovers I liked, and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. 
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