Loved this book! The bromance series has been an absolute joy! In this one we follows another book club member Braden Mac. Braden is out on a date with another girl when waitress Liv accidentally drops the most expensive cupcake on his lap. Liv runs to the back to witness another staff member getting sexually assaulted by their boss. Liv gets fired for dropping the cupcake and witnessing the events. She reaches out to Mac to get help finding a job/ and fighting back. Little by little Mac and Liv relationship develops. I loved having all the old characters from the first book along with a new romance that the bookclub can help out with. This id fun yet serious. I loved all the aspects of this book.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I delved right into the second one in this series because I really liked the little bit of Braden Mack int he first so I was interested to hear his story, especially when you learn his is going to fall for Liv; the sister of Thea from the first one. You learn a little about Liv’s background from the first because of what you learn about Thea and their parents in the first so you already know a little when you are going into this.

This one definitely kept the humor going and I once again was laughing out loud at the crazy things that happen with the Bromance Bookclub. I liked this book more than the first one. I thought that it flowed better, maybe part of it was that we didn’t have the breaks of reading the book they are reading in between the story. I also think it was more action packed. They were not only trying to help Braden get together with Liv, but there was an actual thing they were all working together to help fix. So you really got to see them all work together and I think that made it more exciting.

The writing was well done and the story flowed nicely. The one thing I found though that I think should have been included was Gavin’s stutter. He didn’t do it a lot in the first book, but he still did it sometimes when you talked with the guys and in this book he didn’t stutter once. So I just felt like he needed to do it a couple times to keep with how it was set up. I again really enjoyed this story and it kept me entertained and wanting to find out how they were going to take down Liv’s ex-boss.

I thought the characters were well written. I like that there was a backstory to what made Liv how she is and also what made Braden who he is. I really do like all of the guys in the Bromance Bookclub and I liked seeing more of their personalities; especially the Russian he just makes me laugh. I like that we were introduced to a couple of new people and hope to see more of them in the series.

This series is really fun and I am excited to get to read the third one!

A great sequel to Bromance Book Club. It’s hilarious, heartfelt and a great expansion of the world of characters built in the first. I can’t wait for the next book!

Subtle as a buzz saw and heartfelt as cspan. I just wish this was a bromance book club book. Instead, the book club happens off page and has very little to do with the plot. I missed the inclusion of excerpts from the romance novel the club was reading, as it paralleled our “real life” romance.

I think Lyssa Kay Adams should stick with contemporary rom coms, because the “romantic thriller” elements of the story just didn’t work for me. It was all too easy, too convenient, and simply unengaging. And the romance was unconvincing at best.

It’s not often it takes me weeks to read an anticipated romance novel, but that’s what happened here.

I definitely really liked this book. I didn't think it was perfect and I didn't like it as much as I liked the first book in the series, but it was really fun. There were a couple of times where I thought the book was trying too hard to prove these men weren't alpha males and it made it almost venture into alpha male territory but it never quite went there. Also there were long monologues of feminist speeches, also from the men, which was fine but also came across a little info dumpy and like it was trying a little too hard. Overall though, I loved Braden and Olivia as leads and their little enemies to lovers relationship really worked for me. Can't wait to read the third book when it comes out later this year!

Does not live up to the first book in the series. Sexual harassment and the #metoo movement are used to propel the two main characters together as they take on trying to bring a perpetrator down, sometimes insensitively. The romance otherwise sparkles and readers of the series will like it, just wish more care had been taken with the subject matter.

I enjoyed reading several aspects of this book! The pacing was wonderful, characters were well drawn, and the reading experience on the whole was delightful.

I really enjoyed the first novel in this series but unfortunately the second novel fell a little flat for me. Mac was a little intense and I felt like Liv was very selfish and self absorbed. The dialogue between the characters also felt a little unnatural and cheesy. I really did like the first novel though so I’m planning to read book three and hoping I like it a little better! Thank you netgalley for sending a free novel in exchange for an honest review.

I love the underlying premise of this series, and the author’s writing is super entertaining.

But ultimately, I struggled with this book 2 a bit. Liv rubbed me the wrong way throughout the book. I found her intentions to be honorable, but her methods and approach to be quite self-centered and cheering for her and her relationship wasn’t easy for me. After reading book 1, I thought I didn’t hold out much hope that Braden would win me over. But the author managed to make he a truly likeable romance hero.

All in all, an okay read, but with such a strong book 1, I was hoping for more with this one.

I love this series & I hope there will be more!! Undercover Bromance is the 2nd book in the Bromance Book Club series, this book follows the love life of Mack. There are chickens, $1,000 cupcakes & a covert plan to out a sexual harasser! I might have enjoyed this even more than the first!!

Love the concept for this series of a men's book club that reads romance novels, such a fun idea! I usually have trouble reading books that deal with sexual harassment, but I was still able to enjoy this one because of the great characters! Looking forward to the next installment in this series.

Absolutely LOVED this. Mack and Liv have the perfect hate to love romance, and it’s one of the best I’ve read! It deals with so many great aspects that I didn’t expect from it. Loved this better than the first, and can’t wait to read the rest!

I did not enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. I could not get passed the subject of sexual assault, especially using it as a way of adventure? No thanks

Given this a five star just like the first! Super good! As great as the first in the series but totally incomparable. So funny, pretty hot, and just perfect!

Always, always, ALWAYS give me more Lyssa Kay Adams! Seriously, I will read ANYTHING she writes. Though I enjoyed BROMANCE BOOK CLUB more than this one, I thought the scope of the book was extremely impressive and the heroine was a total badass!

I enjoyed Liv and Braden's romance. I liked how the author made Braden a romance novel fan who had to learn that life wasn't a perfect romance but was more genuine and real. I also loved the inclusion of real issues like being sexually abused by one's boss. The resolution was what we all wish happened in those situations. How the Bromance Book club men were always there for each other was one of my favorite moments of this book. Especially when Braden was broken down to tears and they literally held him up. I can't wait to read more books in this series.

I liked this but not as much as the first one. I didn't enjoy the harassment storyline and the way the hero somehow fixed everything. But other than that, I enjoyed the characters and the interactions.

Eh.

I was looking forward to this one, mostly because Braden Mack very much reminded me of the male protagonist in Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby's "Man Card" which I thoroughly enjoyed. A swaggering love god metrosexual, if you will. Braden Mack had some swagger, but it really fell flat for me. The entire reason behind his "new" identity and keeping it from Liv was ... meh. I also didn't really like the plot where these two scheme to force women to confront their abuser. Why couldn't Liv take revenge for sexual harassment she'd personally experienced, instead of forcing some other girl to play along? And then the whole aspect of Liv and Mack's relationship just went meh for me. I didn't buy their chemistry. I skimmed the last few chapters. This was a miss for me, which is too bad, because I really enjoyed the first book.

In UNDERCOVER BROMANCE, the second installment in the Bromance Book Club series, author Lyssa Kay Adams once again employs men reading romance as clever and thought-provoking advice to explore what women want and how society fights against them getting it. Rather than returning to the love life of Gavin and Thea, this time Adams turns her eye to fan-favorite Braden Mack, a pseudo-playboy who thinks he knows everything there is to know about love.

Readers --- or at least this reader --- first fell in love with Braden in THE BROMANCE BOOK CLUB, when his over-the-top flirtations and expert comedic timing provided the perfect amount of levity. But love him or hate him, there’s no denying that he’s not exactly the first person any self-respecting woman would choose to date. And no one knows that better than Thea’s sister, Liv Papandreas, the one woman Braden has never been able to woo.

In case you need some catching up, let me explain that Liv is a tough nut to crack. Like Thea, she has some unresolved issues stemming from her parents’ marriage, and she definitely doesn’t believe in love, but she’s also generally snarky and stubborn. A difficult combination, for sure, but one that is like catnip for Braden. Although he has continued dating around since meeting Liv --- and reading romance novels --- it’s obvious that he still carries a torch for her.

Liv is the sous chef at Nashville’s trendiest, best-rated restaurant, Savoy --- it is, quite literally, her dream job. Unfortunately, it’s turning into much more of a nightmare than she anticipated. Royce Preston, the celebrity chef/owner of Savoy, is not only a bit of a diva, he’s a totally belligerent miscreant. He steals recipes from his own staff, and Liv catches him harassing a female hostess one night. Bold, brave and reckless, she confronts him and is immediately fired. Liv is used to handling her battles on her own, but in order to get the revenge that she --- and the rest of the female staff --- deserves, she’ll need a team.

Enter the Bromance Book Club. Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they’re reading and bolstered by Braden’s not-so-secret desire to play out a James Bond film, the Club sets up an undercover operation to take down the chef. For someone like Braden, who has been hiding major parts of his background from the people close to him, this is like a double-edged sword. Sure, he gets to act out a fantasy and save the girl, but he’ll have to expose the real Braden beneath all the bluster and swagger to get Liv to believe that his motives are pure. Once again, the Bromance Book Club is there to help their erstwhile emotional guru dig a little deeper and learn to trust not only his immeasurable charisma, but that someone will love the real him.

The sting operation takes up a great deal of the narrative --- a bit more than I was expecting. But the suspense plays beautifully against Liv and Braden’s enemies-to-lovers plotline and provides for some fantastically laugh-out-loud moments as the men and Liv struggle to go undercover. Fan favorites like the Russian and Del make plenty of memorable appearances, as do Gavin and Thea, but it is the banter between Liv and Braden that makes the book unputdownable.

UNDERCOVER BROMANCE is a bit more serious than THE BROMANCE BOOK CLUB. Adams weaves in a #MeToo element that fits the plot perfectly, but still pushes the Club to think more about the ways in which the patriarchy and the topic of consent affect women. She does an admirable and important job in writing about sexual assault and the consequences for survivors. Although these topics are weighty, they do not detract from the fun of the rom-com, and in fact make it that much more fleshed out and the laughs more deserved.

I have to say I did not love this sequel as much as I did the original. Whereas the first book included extracts from regency romance novels and had a more even balance between love and emotion, this one was much more suspense-driven than I was anticipating. As this is only book two in the series, I will be interested to see if future volumes also mimic the books that the Club is reading. I am really hoping for more of those romance extracts, rather than seeing the characters only act out the books they are reading.

Although THE BROMANCE BOOK CLUB is the stronger of the two titles, UNDERCOVER BROMANCE is still a must-read for anyone who enjoyed the opening installment. Braden was a highlight of the first book, so I was delighted that Adams chose him to be the focus of this one. Reading his backstory and watching him develop was, in some ways, even more moving than watching Gavin open up to trust. The theme of this second book is honesty, and though the suspense is a driving force, both Liv and Braden undergo serious character arcs and learn a lot about being honest not only with one another, but with themselves.

An excellent addition to an even more excellent series, UNDERCOVER BROMANCE will definitely have readers itching for book three.

Book clubs are for men too! Love these characters, Love this story. Lyssa Kay adams has a strong voice. Hello, book boyfriends I hope to see you in another story soon!