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Blurb
What is the Bastard Bachelor Society?
It’s a gentleman’s club—like the dignified men of the past used to have.
Except, we’re not gentleman, and we’re not dignified.
We’re ineligible bachelors; bored, jaded and not looking for relationships. Quite the opposite actually…
We’re so committed to being single, we’ve created a high stakes bet to see who can remain single the longest. Rules are involved. Prizes.
Laugh it up, but I’m no loser.
Enemy number one to my single status? My irresistible neighbor, Abbott Margolis. She with her evil cat Desdemona, and Sexy AF pencil skirts. She’s kind and beautiful and hilarious. We can’t get involved, no matter how much her meddling grandmother pushes us together. But if I was going to lose this bet for anyone? It would be for Abbott.
Let’s face facts: I’m a bastard, unwilling to settle down. Especially when there’s a bet to win.
Review
3.5 light and fun stars!
I’m a big fan of Sara Ney, and this book is a fun and light-hearted start for hew new series, The Bachelor’s Club. With lots of funny moments and juvenile humour, and a fun and heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance, I really enjoyed this one!
Brooks Bennet is a successful architect basking in his mid 20s and the joy of being young, single and successful. After being badly burned by his last relationship, he is keen to bring his buddies around to his way of thinking, and so he forms the Bastard Bachelor Society – basically an agreement between him and his two best friends to avoid relationships and commitments… with clear rules and a hefty wager attached.
And then Brooks meets Abbot. Abbot Margolis is Brooks’ neighbour, and from the first moment they meet they slip into an easy, open and honest friendship. It’s almost like they latch on to each other, hanging out, sharing food, laughing, bantering, bickering and teasing, and their friendship is so much fun!
“This is my apartment,” I remind her.
“Mi casa es su casa.”
“My house is not your house.”
“Mi stuff es su stuff.”
But that friendship has a little bit of something extra.
Abbott Margolis is the female version of myself, and I want to strangle her and stick my dick in her at the same time. Wait—that didn’t come out right
There’s a flirtiness between them that neither of them are initially wanting to explore, though the attraction is definitely there, and their chemistry adds a wonderful dynamic to their relationship.
“This is my safe place.”
Her safe place? I don’t even know what that means. “What the heck does that mean?”
“It means I came over here because I wanted company and I know I don’t have to worry about you hitting on me because we’re just friends.”
Well fuck.
Friend-zoned?
I already decided to friend-zone her – where does she get the audacity to friend-zone me? Doesn’t she realize the pecking order here? It starts with me. Me, at the top, hen-pecking away and deciding who gets what.
I do the zoning in my relationships. Me.
Not her.
Bennett is immature in a lot of ways, but he’s so funny. His cocky confidence is balanced well with his self-deprecating self awareness, and I love that so much of the book is written from his POV.
Me: The cat gets more attention than I do.
Abbott: Whose fault is that? Are you one of those guys who doesn’t want a commitment but who also wants girls falling all over him?
Yes. One hundred percent.
Me: No.
But yeah, totally.
Abbott is also really funny, and she handles Bennett so well. And an unexpected highlight – Abbott’s Nan who Bennett claims as his own, and who loves nothing more than interfering in her Granddaughter’s life.
But things slowly change between this fun duo as their friendship becomes complicated by their mad attraction to each other. Watching them feel it, acknowledge it, and then deal with it is an entertaining ride with minimal angst and drama, and ultimately a really sweet love story.
It’s not got a lot of depth, but it’s definitely a fun, light read. I enjoyed this one!
3.5 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Bachelor’s Club
About the Author
Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte’s, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.
For a list of cities/venues Sara will be signing at, or to purchase signed books, please visit her website at www.authorsaraney.com
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