Romance with a message . . . treat women better. If it takes thinking of a love interest as someone's sister, then it is a start. Bros are out to get their kicks (pun intended, these are soccer players after all), and the code is shared as chapter headings as Nick and Eliza become a couple. That is no surprise as the story is a boy gets girl story, but with an extra helping of changing the conversation about how women are treated, how to know that you're being taken advantage of by a guy. Girls, respect yourself and don't settle for anyone who doesn't treat you right. So, if that's the message we take away, good story, Bro. If not, it is just another high school romance.
NOTE: Would not say a guy is 135 pounds. Descriptive details are important, but a teenage girl reading this will start to freak about her weight. Height fine. Weight, firm no.

Thank you to Smith Publicity for providing a digital ARC of The Bro Code in exchange for an honest review.

The Bro Code is exactly what you'd expect it to be. It's tropey and cliche and predictable but sometimes you're looking for something tropey and cliche and predictable.

It's not bad, it's not good, it just is.

The Bro Code follows a group of “bros” who follow a specific set of rules about friendship and dating. Nick has never had any problem following these rules.....until he meets Carter’s sister Eliza. His friendships are super important to him, but will he ultimately choose love over the bro code? Thank you Netgalley and Smith Publicity for my copy of The Bro Code! I tried to rate this keeping in mind that it’s YA. One really special skill of YA authors is the ability to write interesting and meaningful books for young adult readers AS WELL AS adults. A truly great YA book can be enjoyed regardless of age. This is one thing that I deducted for. The author does a good job connecting to the younger readers, but I don’t think adults will necessarily enjoy it. However, I do think that young readers aged 11-14ish will enjoy this book a lot. I think the author made the subject area super relatable for this age group. I also found the book to be a smooth, easy read which I enjoyed. So, I give it 3.5 stars.