Kait ✨
Written on Dec 20, 2019
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
boghunden
Written on Dec 5, 2019
whisperingchapters
Written on Nov 9, 2019
thebookdisciple
Written on Nov 4, 2019
The Bromance Book Club is a Grand Slam for a few reasons:
- Second chance romance between a married couple! I love the idea that these two are fighting for their marriage after years together (and kids).
- Group of alpha men reading romance with the purpose of being better for their significant other! If that doesn't make you swoon, you are dead inside.
- Genuinely funny! The interactions between the guys is great and there is certainly a lot of levity despite the crumbling marriage.
Gavin, our hero, is a baseball player, which I would imagine is hard on a marriage (so much traveling). I loved that he was willing to do anything necessary to save his marriage. After finding out his wife has been faking her orgasms for years, he doesn't hesitate to get help from the Bros! That takes courage and humility, which is super sexy. He also has a slight stutter, so when he reads aloud from Courting the Countess to Thea I totally swooned.
Thea, his wife, was a bit underdeveloped in my opinion. She isn't a bad character or anything, and I liked her, but despite the story being about her marriage, it isn't really about her. However, I loved that she wasn't immediately won over by Gavin's new gestures. She was wary and that felt really natural to me.
The supporting characters are what will make this book a best seller. The guys are funny, charming, and not afraid to go against the modern ideas of toxic masculinity. I can't wait to get more of their stories!
The story has snippets of the romance the guys are reading and I really thought that was a great touch to the plot. Overall, The Bromance book club will charm you, delight you, and make you believe in love all over again.
In addition to have the ebook and the paperback, I also snagged this book in audio and was not disappointed. The narrator was quite good and I thought the performance really helped make the story come alive.
- POV: 3rd
- Tears: no
- Trope: second chance, pro athlete
- Triggers: none
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: no
- HEA: yes with cute epilogue
Faker by Sarah Smith, Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey, The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang...then you will probably like The Bromance Book Club!
See full review on The Book Disciple
Rowena
Written on Oct 15, 2019
Sam@WLABB
Written on Oct 10, 2019
Gavin loved his wife. He was IN LOVE with his wife, but after finding out she had been lying about their sex life, he erected a wall between them. When she asked for a divorce, he realized the error of his ways, and wanted to fight for his marriage. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, he began courting his wife, but was he too late?
I love romance, and read a plethora of romance books, but we don't get too many involving a husband and a wife trying to reignite their relationship. That was something I really enjoyed about The Bromance Book Club. I am always sad to hear, when a marriage ends, and therefore, was wholeheartedly behind Gavin's quest to win back Thea's heart.
I was also a big fan of how he went about the task. I mean, using a romance novel as a how-to guide was fantastic! As a romance lover, I abhor how the genre is constantly ridiculed. This book celebrates romance books, and actually highlights how wonderful they really are. Adams wove passages from The Book Club's selection into the story, and the placement was brilliant. They either guided Gavin in his attempt to woo his wife or helped him understand his mistakes. I enjoyed moving in and out of the story, and was impressed with how well these passages meshed with Gavin and Thea's tale.
When this story began, this marriage was very broken, though, it was difficult to understand why. I mean, it did seem like Gavin let his bruised ego get the most of him, but there was more to that story, and there was a LOT more to Thea's side of the story too. The issues seemed small, but they were complicated, and the way Adams revealed the whole situation, bit by bit, made the naked truth land with a greater impact. My heart broke for both of them, though, I felt like Thea could have spoken up a bit sooner. Whatever the obstacles, I loved seeing these two slowly work their way back to each other. Each relit flame gave me hope, and the payoff was so big.
Yes, the romance was lovely, but the bromance was fantastic! What a fun group Adams assembled for us. I always enjoy seeing manly men sharing their feelings and affirming their love and adoration for the women in their lives. Their friendship and support of each other was a thing of beauty, while their interactions were great sources of hilarity.
I had the BEST time reading this book! It equal parts fun and touching, and I am overjoyed that we will be gifted with more Bromance books.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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kimbacaffeinate
Written on Sep 29, 2019
The romance focused on Galvin and Thea, a young couple with two children. They are currently separated after she confesses to faking her orgasms. Don’t worry it’s not as shallow as all that. There are some issues here on both sides and Adams allows for growth as Galvin works to win his wife back.
Gavin is coached by his teammates who have formed a secret book club. His first assignment is to read a regency romance titled Courting the Countess. I laughed, got angry, became completely caught up, and swooned.
Family baggage, siblings, friendships and teammates added to the tale keeping me engaged. I am looking forward to the next novel in the Bromance Book Club. It appears that each will focus on one couple and work as a standalone, with the team and club a central theme.
Snuggle up with The Bromance Book Club tonight. A lovely mix of bookish fun, heartwarming romance, swoons, laughter and friendships. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
leelu92
Written on Aug 14, 2019
More to come closer to release.
*Copy provided by publisher via Netgalley