The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)

by Lyssa Kay Adams

The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club.

Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he’s let his pride and fear get the better of him. 

Welcome to the Bromance Book Club.

Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife.

• ISBN10: 1984806092
• ISBN13: 9781984806093
• Publish Date: 5 November 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Pamela Dorman Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781984806093

Reviews

[The Romantic Comedy Book Club]

While not guaranteed, I will be surprised if you don’t fall in love with these guys!

[scarr]

I really enjoyed this "marriage in crisis" romance. I preferred Gavin's thoughts over Thea's - mostly because I loathed Thea's sister, Liv, and all the men-folk in Gavin's book club were funny as hell. I love the idea of men getting together, talking about their intimate partner issues and reading and dissecting romance novels!

I'll read Liv's book, which is the next one, but I AM NOT A FAN. :)

[FranJessca @ A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog]

My second favorite trope will always be Second Chances. My first favorite trope will always be Enemies to Lovers. I love when characters get second chances at romance together. The Bromance Book Club has the Second Chance trope, and I loved how the male protagonist had to win back his wife by going to a Book Club with his baseball teammates. Romance books can help with relationships.  

Female Protagonist: Thea Scott is the wife of a baseball player, and her marriage with Gavin Scott hasn’t always been about romance. They had a great relationship in the beginning, and then baseball happened and having children. Thea has always faked it with Gavin, and Gavin realizes it one night after a successful play in baseball. I didn’t like Thea in the story and how she reacted towards Gavin. I also didn’t like how she treated Gavin when he was trying to gain her trust again. There were parts I did like about her and how she handled certain situations with other baseball player wives and Gavin being teased with his stutter. Other readers may like her, though, but there were times I wanted to go through the book and tell her off. 

Male Protagonist: Gavin Scott is the second baseman for the Nashville Legends Baseball team. I liked his character because he knew he messed up when he left his wife and his children after realizing what Thea was keeping from him. He’s not a perfect character, and he finds out he’s made some mistakes. One thing I loved about the character that makes him different from other male heroes in stories is that he has a stutter. He has been made fun of due to his stutter all his life. Gavin’s wife and his friends have stuck up for him for his stutter several times. I enjoyed Gavin’s character the most int he story because he was willing to win back his wife and be there for his daughters. He fought to prove himself in this book.

Storyline: The Bromance Book Club is all about Gavin, and Thea’s marriage is in trouble due to Gavin finding out that Thea has been faking the O for a while now. Gavin is lost because of it. He ends up leaving, and Thea wants a divorce. It’s up to Gavin’s baseball teammates to teach him the way to win back Thea’s heart by joining their Romance Book Club. Gavin is not allowed to talk about the romance book club. Gavin is going to find a way to win back his wife thanks to a hero in a Regency Romance novel. I loved this storyline because it was different, and I liked how Lyssa Kay Adams had the male characters create a book club to assist them in their relationships, etc. You don’t hear a lot about men reading romance books. My husband has mentioned reading the romance books I read, but he’s not into reading books like I am. Maybe one day he will read one of the books. 

Steaminess: Some Steam. 

Standalone or Series: It’s part of series, but each can be read as a standalone.

Cliffhanger: No

Trope: Second Chance at Love

Would I recommend this book? Yes, especially if you love books that have the trope Second Chance at Love. I love those kinds of books.

[pagingserenity]

I really enjoyed this one! I must admit, the beginning was a bit slow for me, hence why I thought it'd be a good idea to read it before bed. Fortunately (and unfortunately for my sleep schedule) the story picked up and was rather addicting. I didn't put it down until I finished it at 4AM. Needless to say, I liked reading Gavin and Thea's story and look forward to reading more of the book club and its members.

[mrs_mander_reads]

Love this! Can't wait to read the others.

[leahrosereads]

Technically sound writing with some fun moments but overall, I didn't like a lot of the characters here.

I liked Gavin until I didn't, Thea irked me throughout the book, Liv was awful, the Bros were OK, and the daughters seemed aged up for some reason.

The idea behind this felt really unique, which I liked, but I needed something more compelling, more heartfelt, and just more dynamic than what this ended up being.

[ibeforem]

Baseball player Gavin has screwed up, big, and his wife Thea has kicked him out of their Nashville home. He wants to win her back, but frankly, he's a mess. That's when his friends come to the rescue and let him in on a little secret -- The Bromance Book Club. But can reading a romance novel really help Gavin win back his wife?

I don't know that I've ever read a romance that was mainly from the male's point of view, but this was really good! It's fun and sexy and has a sense of humor. Thea's sister is probably the most annoying character in it (she's pretty angry and pushy), but I suspect we will get better understanding of her in the next book. I enjoyed the read, and it was the perfect book to kick off my winter vacation.

[Pigpen.Reads]

Loved it! I borrowed this from the library, but I will be buying it and adding it to my bookshelf. I plan on reading this one over and over again.

It is definitely my favorite book.

[jamiereadthis]

Books + baseball! This was fun.

[Kait ✨]

I thought the writing was really stilted and over-the-too, and the characters were extremely childish.