Review: Crazy Stupid Bromance

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Noah, a former hacktivist turned IT consultant, has been in love with his best friend Alexis, who runs a cat café, practically since they met. But Alexis was sexually harassed by her former boss and Noah is sensitive to her current fragility. The only problem is, he's in danger of being friend-zoned.

Then one day, a customer Alexis thought could be a fellow victim of harassment turns out to have a more shocking story - she says she is Alexis' sister, from the father Alexis never met. And the kicker? Her father needs a kidney donor!

I loved the first Bromance Book Club novel and enjoyed the second but I have to say I feel the series is on a downward trajectory for me. Noah and Alexis were both in love with each other (or at least madly pashing on each other) but too scared to make a move. Then when one of them makes a move they immediately retract and the other one gets upset, then they don't talk, rinse and repeat.

Friends to lovers can often be a tricky proposition, the protagonists can come across as a bit wet, oblivious to the other person's feelings and dismissive when others try to point out the blindingly obvious and I'm afraid for me Noah and Alexis fell into this category.

Overall it was a fun read but I didn't get the feels in the same way I did with the first book and I didn't think this had the humour of the second book.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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