Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

32 reviews

books_after_bedtime's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

loquitacass's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

clareasday's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

2.5

 Finished reading: June 25th 2023

"People screw up. A lot. The key to a lasting relationship is the ability to forgive over and over again."

Right... I wasn't expecting this to be honest. I really enjoyed the first two Bromance Book Club books, and I fully expected Crazy Stupid Bromance to be a new favorite of the series. I liked Noah and Alexis in the previous book, and I've been looking forward to get to know them better. Add the fact that it's a friends-to-lovers romance and that it has a cat cafe angle, and it sounded like a perfect match. Sadly, the real focus seem to be elsewhere in this sequel, and this family drama and live-donor/long-lost-family angle truly put a damper on things for me. I'm never a fan of family drama in stories in the first place, and the whole long lost family showing up suddenly because they need a kidney donor made me SO angry. Especially with the horrible way the whole family (yes, including Candi) treats Alexis, how they basically see her as a walking organ bank and then the story STILL taking the direction it took. I was left wanting to throw my kindle against the wall, and it sure didn't make me think better of Alexis as a character (doormat syndrome, anyone?). It's such a shame, because I was hoping for lots of cat cafe scenes with adorable cats and all. Sure, we get Beefcake, who is hilarious, but still... The friends-to-lovers romance I had mixed thoughts about as well, because the transition was a bit too abrupt (and the consequent sexy time WAY too long and steamy). Sure, I did like the chemistry between Alexis and Noah, but I wish we could have had more focus on the friendship part of their relationship and a slower build up to the transition. The bromance book club members were hilarious as always, but they weren't exactly as present in Crazy Stupid Bromance either. And what is with all the unnecessary side stories to create extra drama (Karen, Mack)?! You would think the whole long-lost-family-wants-a-kidney plot would be enough drama for one story... I was expecting a fun contemporary romance read, but this sequel was mainly just sad and extremely frustrating instead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

what_karla_reads's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

bookworm247's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kathigh86's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book, not as much as the previous one though. I enjoyed the romance and the family dynamics but I feel like there was a lot of emotional processing that attempted to fit within 350 pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Sexual violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alexisamburgey's review

funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

sapphicreaderlucy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

This book is my favorite in the series so far. I absolutely love the writing, Adams always makes me laugh out loud. This book stood out though because of the depth I feel all the characters got, and the family drama that kept me on the absolute edge of my seat. Because this book also had me CRYING. I loved the reality showed here of complex family dynamics and mistakes and grief and feeling lost. Alexis and Noah were SUCH lovable characters and I was rooting for them the entire time. I loved the parts in her cafe, it was such a beautiful place to imagine. I also loved Noah’s arc as a person and his career journey. I thought his story was creative and not something I had seen before.

THE ENDING WAS PERFECT. I was absolutely gushing over the family heirloom and the fact they both were able to get to the root of their grief, anger at their parents that passed. I absolutely loved how this book wrapped up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying

dianaschmidty's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail