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A review by maiagaia
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
0.0
Dnf-ing at 39%
Wowza this was rough. The premise is AMAZING. Gavin is a great character with some pretty big flaws (overly prideful, struggles to communicate, shuts down when conflict arises), but the whole point of the book is that he's working on all of that. Awesome! I love character growth and self-reflection, especially in a romance. His friends are fun (even if the dialogue is a little over the top in trying to make sure the readers know these aren't normal guys, these are Woke guys. If they were really that progressive, they wouldn't be talking about it like it's a theory paper for a college course, just saying).
Thea is a terrible person. There I said it. She blames Gavin for the way she has changed over the course of their marriage when she states very clearly that she made those changes in order to fit in with other baseball wives. How exactly is that Gavin's fault? And then she complains that he didn't notice how much she had changed (problem being that he has noticed, but she wouldn't know that because she never actually talks to him) while also complaining that he doesn't look at her the way he used to. Thea, honey, do you think maybe those things are connected? And don't get me started on her TESTING his loyalty by kicking him out. I thought this was a romance about adults, but she's acting like a teenager. I get that she had a rough childhood, but that doesn't excuse the emotional manipulation. Go to therapy instead of taking it out on your husband.
And through all of this, it's framed as her being in the right and Gavin being a big dumb man who needs to be a mind reader in order to save his marriage. It's an atrocious message to send. Also, ladies, I get it's frustrating when your partner doesn't satisfy you, but that's when you need to be an ADULT and communicate with your partner, and in this case husband. Also, her obsession with getting a quick divorce is bizarre. She refuses to try to work through their problems because she wants her daughters to forget their parents were ever married at all. Once again: Go To Therapy.
Wowza this was rough. The premise is AMAZING. Gavin is a great character with some pretty big flaws (overly prideful, struggles to communicate, shuts down when conflict arises), but the whole point of the book is that he's working on all of that. Awesome! I love character growth and self-reflection, especially in a romance. His friends are fun (even if the dialogue is a little over the top in trying to make sure the readers know these aren't normal guys, these are Woke guys. If they were really that progressive, they wouldn't be talking about it like it's a theory paper for a college course, just saying).
Thea is a terrible person. There I said it. She blames Gavin for the way she has changed over the course of their marriage when she states very clearly that she made those changes in order to fit in with other baseball wives. How exactly is that Gavin's fault? And then she complains that he didn't notice how much she had changed (problem being that he has noticed, but she wouldn't know that because she never actually talks to him) while also complaining that he doesn't look at her the way he used to. Thea, honey, do you think maybe those things are connected? And don't get me started on her TESTING his loyalty by kicking him out. I thought this was a romance about adults, but she's acting like a teenager. I get that she had a rough childhood, but that doesn't excuse the emotional manipulation. Go to therapy instead of taking it out on your husband.
And through all of this, it's framed as her being in the right and Gavin being a big dumb man who needs to be a mind reader in order to save his marriage. It's an atrocious message to send. Also, ladies, I get it's frustrating when your partner doesn't satisfy you, but that's when you need to be an ADULT and communicate with your partner, and in this case husband. Also, her obsession with getting a quick divorce is bizarre. She refuses to try to work through their problems because she wants her daughters to forget their parents were ever married at all. Once again: Go To Therapy.