Back again with the bros need8ng help in the romance department! The series is such a refresher in romance. Guys usually know everything when it comes to wooing women. Now, whether they win to keep the women is a different story. There's more to seduction than the sexy sides. I absolutely loved the romance, humor, and characters!

My thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for an eARC of this to read and review.

DNF at 20%, rant and spoilers follow.

But first, a lament.

Why? Why?? WHYYYYYY??? HOW did the books after the first one in this series go so WRONG?!?!?

The first book was absolute GOLD. I laughed out loud/snorted so many times and I really enjoyed the characters, except for the MC h's sister, she was a real B, but they can't all be wonderful, right? That's real life and it's realistic for people to have issues and for those issue to affect their behavior.

But THIS one?!? The main plotline was TERRIBLE. SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW. You have been warned.

The MC h in this one was raised by a single mother, no clue who her bio-dad was. Mom died, MC h did a DNA test thingy and her half-sister found out that MC h existed.

And didn't contact MC h for THREE YEARS until the dead-beat, CHEATING father of the half sister and the MC h NEEDED A KIDNEY.

Oh, and MC h was struggling with money issues and the kidney-needing dead-beat and his family were RICH Biotch! XD I don't think they offered to pay her for her kidney either....which yes, is organ trafficking, but she was a relative and needed the money, they could have framed it as a gift to help her out. Giving up a kidney is no joke.

I was like, oh, no. She wouldn't give her kidney to a bio-dad she never met who ignored her existence for three years when he knew she existed and ONLY left a stinking bunch of flowers at her mother's funeral, but OH YES SHE WOULD.

Listen, there is forgiveness and then there is being a doormat. Just because you are a match, you are under NO obligation to give up AN INTERNAL ORGAN to basically, not only a complete stranger, but to a D-bag who doesn't deserve it. I ALSO don't know if her half bro or sis got tested to see if they could be a match. They might have, but with how selfish they were, I doubt it.

So this whole stupid plotline completely detracted from the romance for me and honestly? What I loved from the first book, the interjections of the Bromance Book Club and the book the MC H is reading to better his relationship with the MC h, wasn't really there in this one. I don't think that could have saved this, but it would have maybe given it a star or something.

Yes, being a kidney donor is very important and yes, life-saving, but no one is obligated to do it and no one should be GUILTED into doing it. There are many factors that go into that decision making process and they are all personal. So if this were a real-life situation and a friend of mine were to agree to it, I would think they were a flaming moron, but I would support them and their decision.

However, I choose not to read about it. I want my reading escape to be HEA, not blood-boiling and raging inducing. If I wanted that, I would just watch the news and politicians speaking.

1, you are not a bad person if you don't want to give your kidney to someone else, it is a personal choice and being related shouldn't have anything to do with it, stars.

Crazy Stupid Bromance handled some important topics very respectfully. It was sweet, light, and filled with belly laughs and tender moments. This book will have you laughing and at some point–crying. If you love an emotional and heartfelt friends-to-lovers read with that side of steamy, this story will be just the right cup of tea!

This was a fun read! It's another book in the series and each one gets better! I would highly recommend this book.

"Crazy Stupid Bromance" by Lyssa Adams is a delightful and heartwarming contemporary romance novel that will make you laugh, swoon, and root for its endearing characters. The story follows Alexis and Noah, whose witty banter and undeniable chemistry leap off the pages. Lyssa Adams skillfully combines humor, friendship, and romance, addressing important themes along the way. With a perfect balance of humor and heart, this book is a must-read for fans of the genre. Adams' writing is engaging, and her characters are relatable, making this a page-turner from start to finish. "Crazy Stupid Bromance" is a charming addition to the Bromance Book Club series, and it's sure to leave you with a smile on your face.

If you are new to the Bromance Book Club series, this is one that can be read in any order, though it is fun to read them sequentially since the main character in each book appears in some capacity in the prior one. Alexis Carlisle appeared as a side character in Undercover Bromance, when she stepped forward as a victim in the sexual harassment case against a celebrity chef.

In Crazy Stupid Bromance, Alexis is running her Nashville cat café ToeBeans, when one of her customers Candi approaches her to disclose a closer connection than Alexis could have imagined. According to Candi, an ancestry DNA test confirmed they are likely to be siblings sharing the same father. Candi has sought out Alexis to ask for her help—their father needs a kidney transplant urgently or he may die.

Alexis is shocked by the encounter and talks to her best friend Noah Logan, a former hacktivist. Noah has a secret of his own though—he has been in love with Alexis for years, but scared to act on it for fear of rejection or even worse, triggering trauma from Alexis’s past. Enter the men of the Bromance Book Club, who want Noah to finally share his feelings with Alexis. But is it worth possibly ruining the friendship Noah values so deeply?

There’s a lot going on in Crazy Stupid Bromance, between the story with Alexis and Candi, the father needing the kidney, the friends-to-lovers plot between Noah and Alexis, and the upcoming wedding for Mack (from the prior book). Meanwhile Alexis’s café is being targeted by a neighboring business and Noah has his own family troubles going on.

As always, I loved the characters and found the book to have a mix of humor, love, and serious moments. This book had the men truly delving into gaining a better understanding of toxic masculinity and challenging the way they see the world. On a light-hearted note, I loved the Bromance crew choreographing a dance for Mack’s wedding and found it brought the signature humor that readers love in this series.

Noah and Alexis had so much chemistry that they almost felt like they were already in a relationship, allowing the other plots to have time since we didn’t need to devote so much to seeing them get to know one another.

Absolutely charming!

Crazy Stupid Bromance is a story of friendship, family, and love. When a group of men insist that romance books can change your life, I'm all in. Will Noah finally be convinced to read a romance book to win Alexis? There is no way that those books could help him in real life, or could they?

Alexis Carlisle loves her cafe, cat, and helping those impacted by that sleazy douchebag ex boss of hers, the one she helped to take down. After walking through her own ring of fire, she is a survivor and there for anyone who needs a shoulder to lean on. Through it all her best friend Noah has been by her side supporting and encouraging her.

Noah Logan has worked hard to overcome his past and has built a career that is honest and noteworthy. A reformed hacker he would do anything to protect those he loves, especially Alexis.
When she discovers the identity of her father, will she reach out now after all these years?

Will Alexis help her "family" because of the situation or will she investigate and uncover the truth? Both Alexis and Noah have had years of pain, loss and lost time. Will they find a way to reconcile and recognize that their lives would be better together than apart?

Each book in this series can be read as a standalone or enjoyed in order as there are interconnected characters, plot development updates and more. I loved the friends to lovers trope, the development of their story and their friend circle, and the spicy level of heat.

Will you become a believer that romance books can improve your love life, friendship, and overall health? Can't wait for the next installment in this series.

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for this advance reader copy for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

RATING: 3/5 STARS

I enjoyed the debut novel of The Bromance Book Club series, but the subsequent novels kinda fell flat for me, including this one. Love the concept, though.

I loved the first book in the Bromance series, struggled and disliked the second, and had high hopes for Crqzy Stupid Bromance. Unfortunately it did not capture my attention as much as the first did. I didn’t connect to the characters in the same way. DNF at 42%

OMG love this series so much. i love that we are reading from the male point of view. These fellas rock.

I really enjoyed the first two Bromance Book Club books, but I think Crazy Stupid Bromance is my new favourite. I love friends-to-lovers, and it was so enjoyable watching Noah and Alexis go from best friends to more - with plenty of bumps and detours along the way.

As with the other books in the series, this one is laugh-out-loud funny, but it also deals with serious topics like sexual harassment survival and the stigma that’s sometimes attached; grief (Alexis had lost her mother and Noah had lost his father); and some heavy family drama. <b>Possible spoiler alert:</b> this isn’t mentioned in the blurb, but there’s a kidney transplant storyline. Alexis is sought out by a sister she knew nothing about because their father is dying and needs a kidney and the sister thinks Alexis might be a match. A lot of the heavier emotional stuff in the plot revolves around that - Alexis’s decision, the emotions it stirs up about her mom and never having known her dad, and suddenly finding out she has an entire family living just a few hours away.

I also really loved seeing the other book club guys; their antics continue to be both hilarious and heartwarming. Another of my favourite tropes is found family, and this book did that so well. I appreciated the overall themes of family - the family you’re born into, the family you make, and how being blood makes you related but not necessarily ‘family’.

I’m excited to continue with this series.

Crazy Stupid Bromance is book 3 in Lyssa Kay Adams Bromance Book Club series. What can I say, I adore this book series!! I read book one for our local book club and have patiently waited for books 2 & 3 and they never disappoint.

The spa parts were my absolute fave! I laughed so hard. I love when a book can reduce me to happy tears!!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

I am in love with this series. These books all have a story of their own entwined with characters we already love!!!

This was really cute! I loved Alexis & Noah’s story and loved the beautiful healing that came to them both. This was steamy, swoony, and adorable!

Loved this! I loved this addition to the bromance club. They are so funny and sweet and romantic, I love how supportive the guys are of each other and can’t remember the last time I laughed so much when reading. Loved it,

This series is always a delight. I really enjoyed this one and I am not normally a fan of friends to lovers.

Noah and Alexis were both great main characters and I really loved how their relationship smoothly transitioned from friends to more. I did feel like some of the family drama both Noah and Alexis had wasn't fully fleshed out and I think some of it could have even been left out, but I didn't feel that it detracted from their love story.

As always, I loved the appearance of those from the other books and I will definitely continue on with the series!

I thought this book was super cute and antsy. I’m huge fan of the book club and I’m so happy the author is continuing the boys book club. I really like friends to lovers and I think the issues Alexis faces with her family was perfect for this dynamic/trope. I really did like this book it made me smile throughout the whole thing and I love that we got to see Liv and Mack’s wedding shenanigans throughout this series!!!

unfortunately this book fell completely flat for me. i loved the first book this one was not for me.

I think this is the best of the three so far. Noah is a computer expert (former hacktivist) who we met in the first book when he was hired by Bradon. Alexis, who was also introduced in book 2 as one of the two women who exposed their molester, has obvious trust issues which is why her close friendship with Noah means so much to her. When the members of the Bromance Book Club begin to suspect that Noah’s feelings for Alexis are growing, they shove a book in his hands in the hopes of guiding his path to true love. He wants nothing to do with it until he messes things up and thinks he’s lost Alexis. As they both navigate their feelings, not just for each other but for the parents they’ve lost and the problematic father figures who amplify their feelings of inadequacy and abandonment, they have to decide if acting on their mutual attraction will bring them closer or destroy the most important relationship they have.

Trigger warnings: grief over losing a parent too young, trauma due to sexual assault.

Issue of toxic masculinity like the first book, not just with main characters, but especially manifested in the father figures. One’s a faithless coward; the other a hard-ass ex-military guy who, in real life, would probably be a Trumpster.

Why we all love romance books...

“It’s the journey,” Malcolm said. “It’s how they get to that happily ever after that matters and makes these books so special and instructive.” “The journey.” “There is no more universal story than of two people working through their shit to overcome huge obstacles and find their way to happiness,” Malcolm said. “But every journey is different, every obstacle unique. And it’s in that unique journey that we find lessons for our own lives.”

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Berkley Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

I fell in love with The Bromance Book Club and I was really looking forward to this book with the geeky tech Noah. I also loved Alexis. Despite all the atrocities she's been through she still had such a kind and caring heart and that shines through in this book. Friends to Lovers is also one of my favorite tropes! Watching Noah and Alexis overcome their insecurities and get together in the end was so sweet! Can't wait to read about The Russian!