{"id":27451,"date":"2021-07-20T07:53:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27451"},"modified":"2022-10-17T03:18:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T22:18:45","slug":"review-isnt-it-romantic-by-lyssa-kay-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/20\/review-isnt-it-romantic-by-lyssa-kay-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Isn&#8217;t it Romantic by Lyssa Kay Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27451\" data-postid=\"27451\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27451 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29497\" title=\"isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams\" alt=\"isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Elena Konnikova has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared, she escaped danger the only way she knew how: She married her childhood friend, Vladimir, and moved to the United States, where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Vlad, aka the Russian, thought he could be content with his marriage of convenience. But it\u2019s become too difficult to continue in a one-sided relationship. He joined the Bromance Book Club to learn how to make his wife love him, but all he\u2019s learned is that he deserves more. He\u2019s ready to create his own sweeping romance\u2014both on and off the page.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The bros are unwilling to let Vlad forgo true love\u2014and this time they\u2019re not operating solo. They join forces with Vlad\u2019s neighbors, a group of meddling widows who call themselves the Loners. But just when things finally look promising, Elena\u2019s past life intrudes and their happily ever after is cast into doubt.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 20, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bromance Book Club<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Russian\u2019s story is finally here!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m so happy Vlad got his own book. For all his problems with cheese and bathroom encounters, the Russian deserved his own happy ending, and it comes as a surprise.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story has a ton of heartstring yanking moments. With<strong> Vlad<\/strong> attempting to move on and do what\u2019s best for the woman he\u2019s always loved his wife, <strong>Elena<\/strong>. The woman who wants to leave him, and end their marriage, believe Vlad doesn\u2019t really want her. Sounds like the perfect job for the Bros. How do we get these two together? Destiny always finds a way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Vlad suffers an injury on the ice, Elena rushes to his side as his primary emergency contact. Feeling the need to pay back Vlad for all that he\u2019s done for her, she decides to stay on and help him. Now the Bros have a chance to get Vlad his happily ever after.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The journey is a fun ride, include a mysterious black-market dealer known as the Cheeseman. I did enjoy this story. Vlad\u2019s tale of love for Elena is filled with sweet moments and plenty of angst. Of course, there are romance novel discussions, the bros attempting to play matchmaker, which doesn\u2019t always go as planned.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What kept me from a higher rating?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elena as a character is a little frustrating from time to time, but her motivations make sense as the story goes on. She comes from a rough background and Vlad is definitely knight in shining armor material. I found her lack of forthcoming with Vlad frustrating, as she tries to do her own thing instead of counting on Vlad to back her up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, there\u2019s a side plot that slows the story down and takes away from the whole Vlad and Elena element. With the side plot and a bit of a thriller type crescendo to the end of the story the tale became disjointed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overal, Adams still has the great banter, fabulous character work, and heroes to swoon for but it falls a little flat from the previous stories. For hardcore fans some of these elements may be easy to overlook. I still hope for one or two more books, especially one featuring a hot, swoon-worthy country singer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36NlqJz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/isnt-it-bromantic\/id1532649863?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_isn%27t_it_bromantic%3F&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams\/1137713410?ean=9780593332788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/isn-t-it-bromantic-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lyssa_Kay_Adams_Isn_t_It_Bromantic?id=SBf-DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elena Konnikova has lived her entire adult life in the shadows. 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As the daughter of a Russian journalist who mysteriously disappeared, she escaped danger the only way she knew how: She married her childhood friend, Vladimir, and moved to the United States, where he is a professional hockey player in Nashville.<br \/><br \/>Vlad, aka the Russian, thought he could be content with his marriage of convenience. But it\u2019s become too difficult to continue in a one-sided relationship. He joined the Bromance Book Club to learn how to make his wife love him, but all he\u2019s learned is that he deserves more. He\u2019s ready to create his own sweeping romance\u2014both on and off the page.<br \/><br \/>The bros are unwilling to let Vlad forgo true love\u2014and this time they\u2019re not operating solo. They join forces with Vlad\u2019s neighbors, a group of meddling widows who call themselves the Loners. But just when things finally look promising, Elena\u2019s past life intrudes and their happily ever after is cast into doubt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jul 20, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bromance Book Club<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Russian\u2019s story is finally here!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m so happy Vlad got his own book. For all his problems with cheese and bathroom encounters, the Russian deserved his own happy ending, and it comes as a surprise.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story has a ton of heartstring yanking moments. With<strong> Vlad<\/strong> attempting to move on and do what\u2019s best for the woman he\u2019s always loved his wife, <strong>Elena<\/strong>. The woman who wants to leave him, and end their marriage, believe Vlad doesn\u2019t really want her. Sounds like the perfect job for the Bros. How do we get these two together? Destiny always finds a way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Vlad suffers an injury on the ice, Elena rushes to his side as his primary emergency contact. Feeling the need to pay back Vlad for all that he\u2019s done for her, she decides to stay on and help him. Now the Bros have a chance to get Vlad his happily ever after.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The journey is a fun ride, include a mysterious black-market dealer known as the Cheeseman. I did enjoy this story. Vlad\u2019s tale of love for Elena is filled with sweet moments and plenty of angst. Of course, there are romance novel discussions, the bros attempting to play matchmaker, which doesn\u2019t always go as planned.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What kept me from a higher rating?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elena as a character is a little frustrating from time to time, but her motivations make sense as the story goes on. She comes from a rough background and Vlad is definitely knight in shining armor material. I found her lack of forthcoming with Vlad frustrating, as she tries to do her own thing instead of counting on Vlad to back her up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, there\u2019s a side plot that slows the story down and takes away from the whole Vlad and Elena element. With the side plot and a bit of a thriller type crescendo to the end of the story the tale became disjointed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overal, Adams still has the great banter, fabulous character work, and heroes to swoon for but it falls a little flat from the previous stories. For hardcore fans some of these elements may be easy to overlook. I still hope for one or two more books, especially one featuring a hot, swoon-worthy country singer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36NlqJz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/isnt-it-bromantic\/id1532649863?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_isn%27t_it_bromantic%3F&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/isnt-it-bromantic-lyssa-kay-adams\/1137713410?ean=9780593332788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/isn-t-it-bromantic-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lyssa_Kay_Adams_Isn_t_It_Bromantic?id=SBf-DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29499,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27451\/revisions\/29499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}