margaritaflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
Moderate: Kidnapping and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Grief and Trafficking
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Death, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: War, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, Addiction, Trafficking, and Confinement
lotte5322's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
maryashlyn's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Murder
britgirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content
hailsbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
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TW; Kidnapping, Sexual Content, Death of a Parent, Trafficking, Grief, Medical Content, Murder, Car Accident.
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Going into this, I wasn't sure how I was feeling; The Russian has never been a 'fan favorite' of mine - I've always assumed that was Vlad's character was just there for humor purposes with his goofy one-liners and language-barriers communication. Down under Vlad is such a teddy bear who often is misunderstood. I really enjoyed getting to know him better; and his backstory. When Vlad joined the Bromance Book Club, it was in hopes of making his wife (Elena) fall in love with him. Their love story is a little muddled; the two childhood friends have embarked on a marriage of convenience - to provide Elena with a way out of Russia. This is supposed to fall under a: Friends to Lovers trope, it just doesn't feel like it...Other than being mentioned a lot, it felt as these two were strangers who hadn't shared a past!
I found our two lovers to be so annoyingly stubborn, their entire relationship is based on miscommunications and assumptions. I feel that had the two of them communicated better they wouldn't have been in the position they're in. In a way, I felt like their romance was a subplot, and every situation they're faced with is initiated by outside forces (Book Club, Loners Club, Elena's job), I will say, however, I love how we get to read Vlad's book and watch how the story develops over the course of what's happening in his life. I really enjoyed the addition of the Loner's Club (made up entirely by women in Vlad's neighborhood and who out of spite dislike Elena for wrecking Vlad).
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Trafficking, Medical content, and Car accident
thepictureofashjayy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Vlad, tell me about the cheese man!!
I really enjoyed the first three books in the Bromance Book Club series, but this is by FAR the best. Vlad has been my favourite member from the start, and I’m so glad we’ve finally got to hear his story!!
Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Car accident
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
4.0
Also, Gavin’s stutter is back. I greatly appreciated this.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Injury/injury detail
shawna_jo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, and Grief
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Trafficking, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/injury detail, Grief, and Car accident