#bromance book club

[dinkleyreads]

I can buy myself flowers, but you can buy me romance books if you want to

📖: set on you by amy lea, crazy stupid bromance (#3 bromance book club) by lyssa kay adams, bridgertons by julia quinn.

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[seeleybooth]

Undercover Bromance by lyssa Kay Adams

“He crossed his arms. "wait. I thought you said I was going to fall madly in love with you. Now I don't care about you? Make up your mind." She winced. plot hole. "You think you care about me because you're the type to fall in love. But you don't really care about me." "so your fear isn't that I'll actually fall in love with you, just that I will think I'm in love with you." She looked sideways. "Yes." He gazed down at her, the corner of his mouth tilting in a reluctant smile. "Damn, Liv, you're complicated.”

[spiritedstars]

Hello! I just wanted you to know I started the bromance book club series after sent you recommend it. And I’m loving it so far! I just finished the second book, and while the plot is predictable, I just love seeing the bromance and men going crazy over the women they love lol the Russian has been hilarious, and I’m excited to get to his book!

Hello darling!!! YAYYYYY I'm so happy to hear that! I adore that series and it's just so fun and wholesome and hilarious! Books 3 and 1 are my top favorites and then books 4 and 5 are second place and then Book 2 gets third place haha.

Vlad's book is so adorable. I hope you keep loving them!!

Keep letting me know how you like it!! ☺️♥️

[lendoeescrevendopradedeu]

BROMANCE BOOK CLUB — LYSSA KAY ADAMS

SOBRE HOMENS, ESCRITO POR MULHERES

Adivinha quem lembrou da conta?

Vamos falar de comédia romântica, aproveitar o hype de dia dos namorados e fazer a recomendação e a resenha de Bromance Book Club ou em português Clube Do Livro Dos Homens.

O resumo da fofoca toda eu te digo é já: Gavin, o jogador de futebol americano, está em apuros porque a esposa Thea quer se divorciar dele após ele ter tido um surto básico só porque descobriu que ela fingia o orgasmo. (Será que eu posso usar essa palavra aqui? Bom, é o nome científico mesmo). Pra salvar o casamento, os jogadores do time ajudam Gavin a entender como mulheres pensam através de livros de romance.

Um detalhe aleatório, mas que me deixou com vontade de realizar a leitura, Gavin é gago. Nunca li nada que o principal era gago.

Qual foi minha opinião enquanto lia o livro? Bem, se você gosta de filmes bem sessão da tarde, com passagens de humor para descontrair o leitor, esse pode ser o seu livro. Se você procura algo profundo... não vai ser aqui. E de verdade? Algumas vezes ninguém quer pensar tanto assim enquanto lê.

O que posso dizer, o livro entrega o que promete, referências de livros românticos, homens agindo como homens escrito por mulheres (o que aliás não é uma crítica, minha ilusão não tem nada a ver com a autora), e gestos românticos estupefendos.

Nota final que eu dei no skoob: 3.5

[emilysworldoffandoms]

What Am I Currently Watching and Reading? (February)

Star Trek: Enterprise (Season 2)

Re-watch: Merlin (Season 1) and M*A*S*H (Season 1 with my husband)

Currently reading: A Very Merry Bromance By Lyssa Kay Adams

[scorbleeo]

Book Review: Isn't it Bromantic?

Bromance Book Club (Book 4) by Lyssa Kay Adamas

Source: Google Images

With his passion for romance novels, it was only a matter of time before Vlad took up the pen to write a novel the Bromance Book Club would swoon over.

Elena Konnikova has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared after speaking out against government corruption, she escaped danger the only way she knew how. She agreed to marry her childhood friend, Vladimir, and move to the United States, where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville.

Vlad, aka The Russian, thought he could be content with his marriage of convenience. But after four years, it's become too difficult to continue in a one-sided relationship. He joined the Bromance Book Club to learn how to make his wife love him, but all he's learned is that he deserves more. He's ready to create his own sweeping romance--both on and off the page.

The Bros are unwilling to let Vlad forgo true love--and this time they're not operating solo. They join forces with Vlad's senior citizen neighbors, a group of meddling widows who call themselves The Loners. Just when things finally look promising, the danger from Elena's past life intrudes, and the book club will face their first-ever life-or-death grand gesture as they race to a happy ever after.

ISBN: 9780593332771 (2021) | Source: Goodreads

Wondering if This Series was Even Worth My Time

My enjoyment for the Bromance Book Club series is slowly diminishing as I get through each book... Honestly speaking, I don't know why I am still reading this series because I have so many issues with the way Adams wrote these books.

First of all, this is the fourth book in the series and every single book seems to follow the same template. I have no problem with the template but if an author is going to write a series of books and to read the subsequent books, you kind of need to read them chronologically, the author should not be using the same template in every single book. Do people actually like how repetitive the books are?

Secondly, Adams has some kind of continuity problem. When it comes to her side characters, you can see their personalities but when some of these side characters become the main characters, they (mainly the male leads) began to feel like carbon copies of each other. Take Isn't It Bromantic? as an example, Vlad always had a slightly childish side to him in the first couple of books but when it's suddenly him as the main character, it felt like I was reading another "Russian". There's simply nothing worthy of connecting to Adams's characters at all because they constantly feel like different people in different books.

Now focusing more on this book, I have questions. In the beginning of Isn't It Bromantic?, Vlad mentioned that Russians are very emotional people, is that true? You know what, literally everything that Vlad and Elena mentioned about their Russian culture, I wonder if that was accurate... And why is this book so dramatic? It is so redundantly dramatic or at least, that drama came out of nowhere. It isn't even like with the second book where Liz was doing everything to take her ex-boss down, that drama felt natural when it was happening because everything throughout the book made sense and led up to it. Whereas for this book, it felt like Adams just needed another dramatic subplot at the last second and hastily included it in her book.

Can I also please just say, there is no chemistry between Vlad and Elena at all. The second they started making out, I gave up reading it, I was just speeding through it to get the book over and done with. I seriously thought Vlad had way more chemistry with Colton even back in the third book, and I am not referring to the platonic kind.

My last complain, I promise. Lyssa Kay Adams is not a romantic genius. I really dislike how the members of the bookclub always claim that they know romance, I'm sorry but their creator don't know romance. The way they talk about conflicts, grand gestures and whatnot... Oh my gosh, it's Adams crowning herself as a romantic genius and that irks me because her concept of romance is narrow-minded. I actually disagree when the boys were telling Vlad that he needed a conflict in the book he was writing, as if Vlad and Elena's special six-years marriage isn't conflict enough. Remember what I said about Adams writing the books in this series with a template? She further confirmed it for me here.

If you ask me, this series could have ended as a duology. The more Adams write for this series, the more it's feeling like a cash grab. I cannot read the next book now so I will give myself time to breathe. However, when I do decide to pick up book 5 and find out it is not the final book, I will DNF this series without reading the next book.

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

[coollovebibliophilethings]

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Title: A Very Merry BromanceAuthor: Lyssa Kay AdamsSeries: Bromance Book Club #5Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Christmas, Contemporary, Contemporary romancePace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2022 I always love a good grinch and sunshine trope. I mean grumpy and sunshine is brilliant, but when you add in the Christmas grinch factor? It makes it…

[inlovewithquotes]

"You guys read romance novels?"

"We call them manuals."

-The Bromance Book Club

[livingasaghost]

okay i actually need to stop buying books because i literally have no room on my shelves

[seeleybooth]

Isn't it Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

“No.” He sat up and cupped her face. “That’s what I’m trying to say. When I joined the book club, I thought you left me because you didn’t believe I was good enough for you.” Her heart cracked. “Vlad—” He pressed his fingertip to her lips. “But I realized that I was the one who believed that. I’m still working on it. Even right now, there’s a part of me that is scared this is just a dream, that you’re not really here, that you couldn’t possibly feel about me the way I’ve always felt about you.” A tear dripped down his cheek. Elena wiped it away before pressing her brow to his. “How could you ever not know that you deserved to be loved?” “How could you ever think that you were just a burden?” She laughed thickly. “It’s sort of a miracle we’ve made it this far, isn’t it?"

“Maybe this is just how our story was supposed to be written.” She kissed him and wiped her cheeks. “So what do we do now?” Vlad tugged her back down to his chest and wrapped his arms around her. “We get up, take a bath together”—she mmm’d against his skin—“and we take it day by day for a while.” “I like the sound of that,” she said, burrowing closer to his warmth. He hugged her tighter. “It’s going to be okay now, Lenochka. Everything is going to be okay.”

[supitsgdo]

Book review: Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams

Rating:

The Bromance Book Club: 3⭐️

Undercover Bromance: 3⭐️

Crazy Stupid Bromance: 3⭐️

Isn’t it Bromantic?: 3⭐️

A Very Merry Bromance: 4⭐️

These books made me laugh so much: the concept of the bromance book club, the group dynamics, their relationships.

Even though they made me laugh, the stories themselves were just ok. I wish they weren’t so repetitive, or that sometimes the men weren’t the ones in the wrong at the end, because in my opinion sometimes it was the women’s fault.

My favourite book was the last one, even though I was hyped for the Russian’s story, but it was a big let down for me.

[livrosempedacinhos]

Não há nada para ver aqui. Só uma garota de coração partido e uma lição aprendida.

Missão Romance, Lyssa Kay Adams.

[theraininthestars]

Reseña de The Bromance Book Club

Hola querides, hoy les traigo la reseña de la serie de libros: “Bromance: Club de Lectura para caballeros" . La serie esta constituida por 5 libros, próximamente 6, escrito por Lyssa Kay Adams.

El primer libro se llama Bromance: Club de Lectura para caballeros y fue publicado en 2019.

Como nota: Bromance se refiere a a la relación platónica entre hombres que tienen una cercanía emocional como si fueran hermanos.

En la primera entrega, tenemos a Gavin Scott, uno de los mejores jugadores de su liga de futbol americano, dedicado a su trabajo, él pasa sus días entrenando y yendo a eventos de promoción. Sin embargo, su vida en casa es lo opuesto. Ha perdido tantos eventos de sus gemelas y citas con su esposa, Thea, que la fuerzan a pedir el divorcio. Desesperado por no perder su casa, a sus hijas, y más importante, el amor de su vida Thea; Gavin se embriaga en un cuarto de hotel donde sus compañeros de equipo, y otros extraños, lo encuentran. Ellos le revelan que están dispuestos a ayudarlo a arreglar su matrimonio con la condición de que él sea completamente honesto con su vida con ellos. Gavin acepta, y es así como él entra al club de lectura de los caballeros. Las reglas de este club: 1. Nunca hables del club con otras personas 2. Sé honestos con todos los miembros del club 3. Lee el libro.

Uno de los factores más atractivos de estas novelas es la conexión emocional entre los hombres. Creo que la autora logra reflejar muy bien como estas conexiones donde se da prioridad a salud mental, autorreflexión y hacer que tomen responsabilidad de sus acciones ayudan a los hombres a mejorar como personas.

Otro aspecto que me gusta es la tensión entre la pareja. Siendo esta una relación de una pareja casada, ayuda mucho en sentirse cómodo con la dinámica entre los personajes. A diferencia de otros libros, esta son personas que ya se conocen y entienden el lenguaje corporal de la otra persona. El romance entre los protagonistas esta bien estructurado. Las escenas denotan química y una conexión muy bonita que se ha creado en esos tres años de relación, pero también se denota una introducción a una nueva dinámica entre ellos que los mejora como parejas y personas.

Algo que me encantó es sobre la inclusión del tartamudeo del protagonista. La autora logró incluir de una manera muy natural y que se sintiera una parte importante en la relación entre los personajes. A la vez, como trabajan juntos como padres y lidian con sus problemas de pareja. Aún creo que deben de pulir mucho más, pero llegaron a la etapa donde ambos están abiertos a trabajar en su relación.

Otro aspecto fuerte del libro es el desarrollo de los personajes, siento que logran reconocer sus fallas y crecer a partir de estas. Lo único que me gustaría es observar si estos cambios no son simplemente para preservar la relación y que de verdad haya un cambio en los dos. Una mención de Gavin manejando mejor su carrera de atleta con los proyectos de Thea e incluso la inclusión de terapia de parejas.

Hay demasiadas escenas y líneas que me hacían reír, la comedia es buena en este libro (aunque sea “accidental”).

Ahora lo que no me gustó. Oh, las cosas que me disgustaron de este libro.

Vamos a empezar con lo primero, la “inclusión” de un hispano en la historia. Primero que nada, esta mal escrito el español en el libro, se agradecería que un editor se diera cuenta de eso. Leer las escenas de Yan Feliciano me dejaron un mal sabor de boca.

Consejo: No publiquen textos que usen idiomas que ustedes no dominan, o que no tienen conocidos que sean nativos/dominantes de la lengua.

Segundo, las generalizaciones de hombres y mujeres. Hay tantas veces que los personajes mencionan como “A los hombres les encanta cuando las mujeres…”, “…es kriptonita para cualquier mujer” y “Todas las mujeres recuerdan esto…”. Es incómodo y arrogante tener estas generalizaciones.

Y finalmente, los personajes de Liv y Mack. Comencemos con Liv, ella tiene más justificación en actuar de manera grosera y prepotente debido a que tiene miedo de que su hermana terminé herida. No apreció como trata de enemistar a la pareja principal, considerando que tienen hijas juntas. Sin embargo, es un buen elemento para crear tensión y obstáculos en la relación.

Pero Mack, es de los personajes más desagradables que he leído. Sin spoilers del segundo libro, pero lo ofensivo, cínico, prepotente, arrogante y odioso que es, hace que arruine la mayoría de las escenas. Al principio, pensé que iba a ser un personaje que chocaría mucho con el protagonista, pero haría que formará una amistad honesta y con autocrítica.

Pero en la escena de acción de gracias, me di cuenta que es solo un hombre que le gusta sentirse superior y la atención que obtiene al saber que “él no ha hecho nada malo”. La simple mención de que todos dejan que lo haga porque “no significa nada”, pero antes de eso una de las esposas de los personajes menciona que le molesta por su actitud. Me da la sensación que él sería el tipo de personas que dice ser feminista, pero manipula a sus parejas para hacerles pensar que “ellas” son el problema por no apreciarlo.

El libro fue una decepción, pero si lo recomendaría como una lectura divertida. Si le daría 4 estrellas por el romance, la amistad y el desarrollo de personaje. Y como en la escala de escenas calientes le daría un 3. Tiene escenas muy buenas entre los protagonistas y cumple como libro de comedia romántica. Pero, me hubiera gustado observar el inicio de este club de lectura, en vez de verlo ya establecido.

¿Ya han leído esta saga? ¿Qué pensaron del primer libro? ¿Qué les gustó de este libro? ¿Qué les disgustó? ¿Han leído otras novelas de Lyssa Kay Adams? ¿Qué piensan de un club de lecturas para que los hombres mejoren sus relaciones?

[cherryblossomssmash]

The Bromance Book Club gives me life!!!! Woohoo! The secondhand embarrassment is strong but it's hella cute! 🥴😍

[stratosvere]

And to never forget that love is enough.

[inlovewithquotes]

Men are idiots. We complain that women are so mysterious and shit, and we never know what they want. We fuck up our relationships because we convince ourselves that it's too hard to figure them out. But the real problem is with us. We think we're not suppose to feel things and cry and express ourselves. We expect women to do all the emotional labor in a relationship and then act confused when they give up on us.

-The Bromance Book Club