Review: Just Bromantically Invested by Saxon James

Release Date: Oct. 17, 2024

Link to buy:  https://geni.us/JustBroInvestedPL

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 is a best friends to lovers, M/M standalone romance, and the fourth book in Saxon James' Accidental Love Series.

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑒…

~ Bi-awakening
~ Naturist MC
~ Chicken costume rescue
~ Found family


My thoughts:

3 stars

I know it's lower than normal, and I've given higher to books i've not vibbed with, but I don't know i really feel meh about this one. I had been looking forward to more Bertha Boys after Molly and Seven, they were so sweet together.  However, this book was missing something for me, I can’t pinpoint what it is though. I still enjoyed it due to Saxon's writing, but in the end, I just wasn’t as attached to Madden and Penn.

I'm beginning to think it's the friends to lovers trope for me, as their romance kept missing each other. Madden would be interested, but then something happened and Penn would retreat back. Or vice versa. It was a big struggle bus, but I think perhaps that’s just how the two are, they just wouldn’t get together due to being platonic friends for so long, and while it’s cool to have romance to be written differently, it just wasn’t one of my favs with this series.

Stand outs from this story, include Lana and Lisa, I’m hoping for an FF story from them, maybe a novella like Elle and her story. And also the cameo of Damien, from the date that Seven interrupted, like Damien the rich nice guy needs to start speaking to Saxon and demand a story, maybe a whole series based in Peaches Acre with cameo from Madden and Penn.

Lastly, I know the scenes with Xander are set up for his own book, however, it just seemed like Xander was spirally out of control with how much the Bertha boys are changing. I don’t know what is going to happen with him and Derek, and I am scared, I don’t know if I’m ready because I have high hopes for Xander and I don’t want to feel disappointed with this book.

If you have been following along the series, I think it would be good to read this story because you’d most likely just need ALLLLL the info, however, it’s not a fav of my from the series and I definitely think I’d skip it in re-reads in the future.

I think those who love best friends to lovers would definitely connect with this romance more.