Cathy Yardley

Smartypants Romance

Nothing about being a librarian prepared Thuy Nguyen for such a wide variety of casseroles. Or life in a small town. Or becoming a farmer. But what can she do when her catastrophe-prone best friend begs her for help? After all, Maddy has always been there for Thuy. It's time to return the favor. It's simple really, all she has to do is: learn everything about farming ASAP, save her BBF's family business from disaster, and avoid being caught staring at Maddy's biker brother, and his muscles, and his smile, and his soulful, sexy eyes. Oh yeah, and she should definitely not fall in love with him. Easy, right? . . . Right. 'Prose Before Bros' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#3 in the Green Valley Library series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

Prose Before Bros

Sheena

Nope. This wasn't doing anything for me. First things first, the characters were blah but kudos for the author for introducing a diverse lead heroine. Otherwise there's not much to say about this read. It lacked depth, the storyline wasn't intriguing enough to draw me in and the characters were b-o-r-i-n-g. I dropped this like a hot potato because why waste time on a romance I'm just not invested in, ya feel me?

Christina M Masters

ARC of this book was very generously provided by the author.

I will be the first person to tell you I am not a huge fan of the motorcycle club genre. Not because I think there is anything wrong with it. It just wasn't something that ever appealed to me as a reader. And honestly when I requested the ARC I did not know what this book was about, but I have enjoyed Cathy Yardley's books in the past and I was intrigued by the title. I also have not read the other books in the series but I definitely intend to now. 

I have to say I really, really enjoyed Prose Before Bros. Cathy Yardley totally keys into my nerdy girl side with the references she makes and the interests her characters typically have in her books. Also, two words...library porn! No, this isn't to say there is library sex in this book because there isn't, but just the main character being a librarian and all the talk about the library...yeah, I find that sexy! 

The main character, Thuy, is fantastic. She is a loyal friend, who is willing to give up her current existence to help her very pregnant best friend run a farm in the middle of nowhere and having no knowledge whatsoever about farming. I don't think I could do that! But, Thuy is also an exceptionally strong person. I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say she managed to find a way to get herself out of a very bad situation having to do with her family and that has given her the strength of character to know when to stand up for herself and what she believes in. 

The romance between Thuy and Drill is also super cute. It is a tiny bit insta-love and I know some people don't really like that, but the author does a really good job of balancing that with the other themes in the book. She also does a good job of giving you Drill's point of view and what his life has been like up until then and why he felt he had to make some of the choices he has made and while the end of the book wasn't too surprising once the author reveals a certain tidbit of information, I felt it was ultimately satisfying and enjoyable. 

So, if you like reading about strong, sexy, smart female characters (Thuy's friend Maddie also happens to fit this bill) and talk about libraries and other geeky/nerdy stuff, and yeah, also a sexy bad guy type hero, then I highly recommend you give this book a try.

Prose Before Bros

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