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Sorry, Bro

Sorry, Bro

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  • Author：Taleen Voskuni
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Summary

An Armenian-American woman rediscovers her roots and embraces who she really is in this vibrant and heartfelt queer rom-com by debut author Taleen Voskuni。

When Nar’s non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys， she realizes it’s time to find someone who shares her idea of romance。

Enter her mother: armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men， she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia， a month-long series of events in the city。 But it’s not the mom-approved playboy doctor or wealthy engineer who catches her eye—it’s Erebuni， a woman as equally immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity。 Suddenly， with Erebuni as her wingwoman， the events feel like far less of a chore， and much more of an adventure。 Who knew cooking up kuftes together could be so 。 。 。 sexy？

Erebuni helps Nar see the beauty of their shared culture and makes her feel understood in a way she never has before。 But there’s one teeny problem: Nar’s not exactly out as bisexual。 The clock is ticking on Nar’s double life， though—the closing event banquet is coming up， and her entire extended family will be there， along with Erebuni。 Her worlds will inevitably collide， but Nar is determined to be brave， determined to claim her happiness: proudly Armenian， proudly bisexual， and proudly herself for the first time in her life。

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Allison Coffing ，

ahhh I loved the characters and culture in this sm <3 a few things didn't fully work for me but overall it was a solid sapphic romance！ ahhh I loved the characters and culture in this sm <3 a few things didn't fully work for me but overall it was a solid sapphic romance！ 。。。more

caitlin ，

the cover is the best thing about this book。i loved the depictions of Armenian culture and history， and those portions of the book were genuinely beautiful。 but， oh my god， i could not stand the 1st person writing or the constant parentheses with internal monologue… it felt like it was trying to be quirky and comedic， but it was not working at all。the pacing was completely off， and the decisions the main character was making were nonsensical towards the end。 overall a let down， 2。75 stars？

Amanda ，

I enjoyed learning about Armenia and Armenian culture。 I visibly remember having classes with one Armenian student in high school and the passion & love she had for her country is just as prevalent in this debut。 But I definitely thought that the woman our MC fell for her deserved better。 I sometimes forgot this was an adult rom com because Nar read as a little immature for a 27 year old and was too fixated on how her love interest was 31 （which isn’t a terribly huge age gap） I thought the “rela I enjoyed learning about Armenia and Armenian culture。 I visibly remember having classes with one Armenian student in high school and the passion & love she had for her country is just as prevalent in this debut。 But I definitely thought that the woman our MC fell for her deserved better。 I sometimes forgot this was an adult rom com because Nar read as a little immature for a 27 year old and was too fixated on how her love interest was 31 （which isn’t a terribly huge age gap） I thought the “relationship” moved too fast and needed more of a slow burn。 。。。more

Manda Gjokaj ，

3。5Turkish coffee <333

chan ☆ ，

this book was tough。 i LOVED the Armenian culture included and i loved the family and side characters， they made the story feel richer for sure。 but the romance？ and the main female protag？ hard to like。not every character has to be perfect but i do need to be able to understand or sympathize with their decisions。 but Nar had some big dumb ass moments that didn't seem to gel with who she is supposed to be。 like afraid to stick up for herself but also defies her boss in a big way？ idk felt incons this book was tough。 i LOVED the Armenian culture included and i loved the family and side characters， they made the story feel richer for sure。 but the romance？ and the main female protag？ hard to like。not every character has to be perfect but i do need to be able to understand or sympathize with their decisions。 but Nar had some big dumb ass moments that didn't seem to gel with who she is supposed to be。 like afraid to stick up for herself but also defies her boss in a big way？ idk felt inconsistent。 and the way she treated her love interest。。。 good lord。 cowardly and fucked up。and at moments i rooted for the romance but the majority of the time i was confused。 Nar wanted to date this girl SO BAD and then we see pretty much no relationship development。 something that seems pretty normal for traditionally published romance。 there's like maybe a date or 2 but that's it。the ending tho was incredibly satisfying。 i did get mildly emo。 so i have no idea how to rate this one so i'll settle on a 3。 。。。more

Jenn Kurrie ，

#20/2023

Rox ，

🌉 Book Review 🌉Thanks for the free book @berkleyromance - I adored this read。✔️ Friends to Lovers✔️ Insta-Like/Lust✔️ Opposites Attract✔️ LGBTQIA+ RepI live in a city with a large Armenian population， have gone to school with Armenians， drive past many Armenian businesses。 I also read a ton of romance。 Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni （@taleenauthor ） is the first romance I've read with Armenian leads and it left me with such warm and fuzzy feelings about life， love， and the importance of representat 🌉 Book Review 🌉Thanks for the free book @berkleyromance - I adored this read。✔️ Friends to Lovers✔️ Insta-Like/Lust✔️ Opposites Attract✔️ LGBTQIA+ RepI live in a city with a large Armenian population， have gone to school with Armenians， drive past many Armenian businesses。 I also read a ton of romance。 Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni （@taleenauthor ） is the first romance I've read with Armenian leads and it left me with such warm and fuzzy feelings about life， love， and the importance of representation。 The author's love of her Armenian culture shines through both main characters - Nar， who lives more on the outskirts of her own culture， and Erebuni， one who is much more immersed in it。 This resonated with me as I've felt both pulls， growing up as a Filipina in America - at times joyfully clinging to the Filipina side and other times feeling much more American。 This is what I love about reading - even when a book is super specific， there is still a universal connective tissue。 I felt seen too。Back to both characters， I adored them and all of their hangouts which felt liked dates - it hit all the stuff I love about friends to lovers with the added dash of a bi-unlocking （what's a step above bi-awakening？）。 I loved the family storyline and Nar's relationship with her mother too。 The "I know my mom loves the me she thinks I am but will she love the me I actually am" was well-done here and the resolution was messy but felt so very real。I adored this book。 5⭐️ and I recommend you pick it up when it publishes on January 31， 2023。Steam 🔥Banter 🗣️🗣️🗣️Swoon 💕💕💕💕💕 。。。more

Jessie Carvalho ，

Check triggers**Read this book if you like: Strong female leads， Armenian representation， LGBTQ representation， a little steamThis read has serious subjects laced into it。 I think it's done perfectly。 I learned a lot。 Nar did make some pretty dumb decisions but I can see why。 Everything in this book happened for a reason。 I love the characters。 I hope they may be in future books。 I highly recommend it！ Check triggers**Read this book if you like: Strong female leads， Armenian representation， LGBTQ representation， a little steamThis read has serious subjects laced into it。 I think it's done perfectly。 I learned a lot。 Nar did make some pretty dumb decisions but I can see why。 Everything in this book happened for a reason。 I love the characters。 I hope they may be in future books。 I highly recommend it！ 。。。more

mike ，

My goodness… this one is so beautiful。 It captures the wlw and the bisexual struggle so wonderfully。 I also learned so much about the Armenian diaspora in this and wow。 10/10

Henry ，

DNF’d at 50%， Chapter 15 of the audiobook。 I’m so disappointed because this one was the top of my 2023 TBR。 The information about Armenian culture was genuinely fascinating & that’s something I’ll have to research more on my own。 But as other reviewers have mentioned， Nareh as a narrator is all over the place with her terrible decisions， the supposedly earth shattering sex is fade to black， and the plot really is moving at an absolute glacial pace; apparently it takes another 20% of the book for DNF’d at 50%， Chapter 15 of the audiobook。 I’m so disappointed because this one was the top of my 2023 TBR。 The information about Armenian culture was genuinely fascinating & that’s something I’ll have to research more on my own。 But as other reviewers have mentioned， Nareh as a narrator is all over the place with her terrible decisions， the supposedly earth shattering sex is fade to black， and the plot really is moving at an absolute glacial pace; apparently it takes another 20% of the book for something to happen and I already wasted enough time giving this book second chance after second chance。 Erebuni sounds delightful & she deserves better than Nareh， even BEFORE Nareh apparently throws her under the bus for being “predatory”。 I finally called it quits when Nareh makes a joke about a a virgin sacrifice， says “she likely doesn’t know any of those， except for this one guy in editing who gives off incel vibes。” I’m not here to defend the feelings of incels by any means， but I feel like those are lofty words for a MC who just slept with a woman for the first time at 27。 I didn’t like the assumption， and Nareh says a lot of weird， out of pocket stuff like this。 Disappointed。 。。。more

ProfessionalBookworm ，

Taleen Voskuni outdid herself， giving a look into Armenian culture。 I loved learning about the culture and someone with a similar background I could truly comprehend the conflicts Nareh felt through the book。 There were a lot of things about the culture I wasn't aware of。 For me， something in the romance part of this book was missing， but it was delightful to have the attention on Nar's life and her reconnecting with her culture。I'm looking forward to more books from Taleen Voskuni。 Taleen Voskuni outdid herself， giving a look into Armenian culture。 I loved learning about the culture and someone with a similar background I could truly comprehend the conflicts Nareh felt through the book。 There were a lot of things about the culture I wasn't aware of。 For me， something in the romance part of this book was missing， but it was delightful to have the attention on Nar's life and her reconnecting with her culture。I'm looking forward to more books from Taleen Voskuni。 。。。more

K。J。 Charles ，

A contemporary romance with two Armenian-American women。 Nareh's father wanted to assimilate and distanced her from her Armenian heritage， but she has enough cultural weight pressing on her that， despite living in San Francisco and being a moderately successful reporter， she's weighed down by her mother's expectations of heterosexuality， marriage， and kids。 The book starts with her white preppy US boyfriend （who has a weird German cultural fetish） proposing to her。 Erebuni is a proud Armenian wh A contemporary romance with two Armenian-American women。 Nareh's father wanted to assimilate and distanced her from her Armenian heritage， but she has enough cultural weight pressing on her that， despite living in San Francisco and being a moderately successful reporter， she's weighed down by her mother's expectations of heterosexuality， marriage， and kids。 The book starts with her white preppy US boyfriend （who has a weird German cultural fetish） proposing to her。 Erebuni is a proud Armenian who works in genocide education， trying to make people learn about and acknowledge the Armenian genocide of the early 20th century--which， the book shows powerfully， an amazing number of people don't want to hear about， including Nareh。 Nareh needs to embrace her bisexuality and her cultural identity， but she's not prepared to risk anything she's got （her boyfriend， her mother's approval， her job in a news station that really doesn't care about Armenian issues） for what she wants。 Unfortunately， when she gets together with Erebuni， she's also not prepared to risk their wonderful new relationship by telling her the truth about being kind of engaged。 This one was a bit of a curate's egg for me。 I loved the depiction of Armenian culture， and the history。 Erebuni's work is fascinating and the interrupted lecture scene by genocide deniers is intense。 The sense of being part of a reluctant diaspora is brilliantly done， and in general the physicality and sense of place are great。 Nareh is a flawed character， very convincingly so， screwed up and vacillating， desperate to please and very much needing to pick a side。 We don't get so much sense of Erebuni except through Nareh's adoring eyes （it's single POV） but she's passionate and extremely， almost excessively understanding。 The romance is quite slow burn and closed door， which is fine， and it's all going great 。。。 until Nareh does something that I found 100% unforgivable。 （view spoiler）[She and Erebuni are at a big Armenian event with everyone there。 Erebuni is out， Nareh is very much not。 They are kissing in a photo booth and Nareh specifically asks Erebuni to have a photo of them kissing。 Outside， her mother and a malicious gossip see the strip of photos。 The mother freaks and suggests they tell everyone that Erebuni kissed Nareh （"she kissed you， you did not kiss her"） and Nareh agrees to it。 She's prepared to point at her girlfriend， an openly queer woman， and accuse her of being a sexual aggressor / predator （"witch， sorceress， temptress"）， in their conservative community， where Erebuni's entire life， job， and friendship circle is based， all to avoid the consequences of her own clearly expressed choice， and she sees it as a small white lie because she's entirely focused on the consequences to herself。 （hide spoiler）]This is one of the shittier moves I have seen a romance character pull， and I honestly didn't want them to get back together afterwards; I didn't think any of the things Nareh did afterwards constituted proof she wouldn't throw Erebuni under the bus again。 Others will disagree。 We absolutely see Nareh realise she has to sort herself out and start working on herself。 Erebuni forgives her。 Plus I don't come from a culture where it's imperative to please parents at all costs， and I can well imagine this sequence landing entirely differently with people whose emotional scales are differently weighted。 But， for me， in a book that's all about the need for community and mutual support and loyalty to survive a deeply hostile world， Nareh's instant 'blame her， not me！' sat really uncomfortably。 YMMV。 A really interesting chewy read， in any case， which I'd recommend if you like romance that makes you think and can live with disagreeing。 （I have no idea why it's being marketed as a rom-com though， except that apparently everything is a rom-com these days。 Publishers。） 。。。more

kayli ，

3。25🌟

Josia Klein ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Read for sapphic book club - I think I'm just not really a rom-com person， though I liked this one better than my last dip into the genre。 My favorite elements were learning about Armenian culture， from the language to foods， and that the book didn't shy away from mentioning the Armenian genocide （it didn't really get deep into it， but wasn't afraid to engage with it as a topic）。 I also liked the depiction of bisexuality as something that Nareh always knew in the background， even as she dated a Read for sapphic book club - I think I'm just not really a rom-com person， though I liked this one better than my last dip into the genre。 My favorite elements were learning about Armenian culture， from the language to foods， and that the book didn't shy away from mentioning the Armenian genocide （it didn't really get deep into it， but wasn't afraid to engage with it as a topic）。 I also liked the depiction of bisexuality as something that Nareh always knew in the background， even as she dated a man。 I loved her awkward attempts to convey her sexuality （"so uh June is pride month"）。 I also loved the Armenian proverbs that began each chapter。But I disliked the plot line with the main character's ex-bf/fiancee - first， Trevor was an absolute caricature。 Why would she have been with him for 5 years if he is racist， boring， bi-phobic， obsessed with Germany？ And I hated that she was technically not broken up with him while this entire story took place。 I think he could've been written with more nuance instead of as a clear POS。 It makes it hard for me to root for Nareh and Erebuni when she isn't even out of her last relationship let alone taking any time by herself to process and think about what she wants/needs。It was also so messed up that Nareh was willing to blame her kiss with Erebuni on Erebuni， painting her as a sexual predator？？ I get that being forced out of the closet is scary and that there were a lot of cultural anxieties at play around fear of being ostracized or cut off from the community， but you still can't do that to someone。 The book engaged pretty shallowly with Nareh's career and workplace harassment。 And it was weird that Erebuni just had a magical solution to Nareh's unemployment lol。 Also， Nareh's character development （standing up for herself at work， coming out to her family， embracing her culture） all were linked to getting Erebuni back。。。 when really these actions should've been for herself。Finally， I hate the title - I get that "bro" is an Armenian saying， but why are we centering men in this novel about a woman's journey？ 。。。more

Lauren | TransportedLFL ，

Thank you to PRH Audio for the complimentary audiobook。 These opinions are my own。 Nareh is simultaneously struggling with her career and her romantic life。 She has long known she is bisexual， but she is not out to her family and only dates men。 When she and her almost fiance break up， her mom makes her a list of potential Armenian bachelors。 As Nareh starts attending events to meet the men， she becomes increasingly intrigued with one of the organizers， Erebuni。 As a single POV， this felt more f Thank you to PRH Audio for the complimentary audiobook。 These opinions are my own。 Nareh is simultaneously struggling with her career and her romantic life。 She has long known she is bisexual， but she is not out to her family and only dates men。 When she and her almost fiance break up， her mom makes her a list of potential Armenian bachelors。 As Nareh starts attending events to meet the men， she becomes increasingly intrigued with one of the organizers， Erebuni。 As a single POV， this felt more focused on Nareh and her journey than on the romance。 I didn't fully feel that I bought into her relationship with Erebuni。 And the pace felt slow to me。 There were so many things happening， but it just didn't hold my attention very well。 I did like getting to learn more about Armenian culture and the genocide through all of the Explore Armenia events。 I also appreciated the short chapters and that each chapter began with an Armenian proverb。 It was narrated beautifully by Christine Mirzayan。 She did so well with a variety of different accents and voices。 。。。more

Lisa ，

First of all， the audiobook is beautiful and amazing。 I wish I had read via audio from the beginning instead of starting it halfway through。 The Armenian rep was fantastic。 I learned so much about their culture， which I find invaluable in a book。 However， I felt like the book lacked an overall plot and instead had a lot of little plots going on at the same time。 It would have benefitted from some focus as far as storytelling goes。 I felt like it dragged in the middle because of this， which is wh First of all， the audiobook is beautiful and amazing。 I wish I had read via audio from the beginning instead of starting it halfway through。 The Armenian rep was fantastic。 I learned so much about their culture， which I find invaluable in a book。 However， I felt like the book lacked an overall plot and instead had a lot of little plots going on at the same time。 It would have benefitted from some focus as far as storytelling goes。 I felt like it dragged in the middle because of this， which is why I switched to the audiobook。 I am very glad I read it， and I think Taleen is a beautiful writer。 I will definitely read her future books， and I do recommend this book especially if you love to be immersed in other cultures through stories。 。。。more

Richard Hernandez ，

Loved the family and cultural dynamics， but I had a hard time being motivated to keep reading and kept stopping for long periods to read something else。 Boring protagonist who overthinks and lives her life for everyone but herself， and a big lack of chemistry romance/relationship/intimacy。

Izzy K ，

Realistically， I loved this。 It was a really interesting intro to Armenian ice in American culture， and I’ve never learned about it， so it was really interesting。As I’m seeing a lot of people comment， I read to escape， and there were points in this book that it got a little political with the Armenian genocide， and I didn’t really think too much of it， but now that I’m done reading the book I kind of didn’t enjoy that part of it。 it felt like the author was pushing your political opinions into t Realistically， I loved this。 It was a really interesting intro to Armenian ice in American culture， and I’ve never learned about it， so it was really interesting。As I’m seeing a lot of people comment， I read to escape， and there were points in this book that it got a little political with the Armenian genocide， and I didn’t really think too much of it， but now that I’m done reading the book I kind of didn’t enjoy that part of it。 it felt like the author was pushing your political opinions into the book， and while I don’t necessarily disagree on any part， I just wanted a cute romance。。 。。。more

CJ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is about an Armenian-American woman， Nareh， reconnecting with her culture and finding sapphic love along the way。 As someone who is very sapphic and has lived in a heavily Armenian-populated city their whole life， this book seemed right up my alley。 I've never seen anything of its kind before， and having many queer Armenian friends who have struggled with the overlap of their sexuality and their culture， this book looked fucking incredible。 From that aspect， it definitely is。However， I This book is about an Armenian-American woman， Nareh， reconnecting with her culture and finding sapphic love along the way。 As someone who is very sapphic and has lived in a heavily Armenian-populated city their whole life， this book seemed right up my alley。 I've never seen anything of its kind before， and having many queer Armenian friends who have struggled with the overlap of their sexuality and their culture， this book looked fucking incredible。 From that aspect， it definitely is。However， I am SO conflicted about my feelings towards this book。 So I'm giving it a solid， straight-down-the-middle three stars。 TLDR; certain aspects of this book were incredible， others。。。 lacking。 I'll start with what I liked the most about this book。Nareh's character is so SO much fun。 She is so spunky， and has so much personality。 Reading about her was so delightful， she really may be one of my favorite characters ever。 She feels so real in her thoughts and opinions， and this book really shined because of her。Taleen's writing style is so enjoyable。 A big part of my love for Nareh is due to the way she is written， and the credit there is due to Taleen。 While this book had it's flaws， Taleen's writing was consistently amazing。 I cannot WAIT to see what she does next！ This book is FUNNY。 Not much else to say here， just that I had some genuine laughs over this。The depictions of Armenian culture in this book were wonderful。 Growing up with a lot of influence from Armenian culture， it was so cool to see things I recognized， certain words or foods。 Even names， I know people named Nareh or Anahid or Diana or Raffi or Kiki。 There were little quirks a character would have that I recognized from Armenians I know， and it was so fun seeing these be reflected on paper。 I also loved the commentary about the genocide， Nareh's realization of how it is still alive and happening today felt really relatable。 It's not just something horrible fossilized in amber from the past， it is current， and there are so many reasons its dialogue needs to be continued。My main issue with this book was the timing and pacing。 You're telling me that after ambiguously ending a five-year relationship （after a proposal too！）， that the literal next day （not even 24 hours later） Nareh goes out and immediately falls head over heels for this random girl she's had maybe one conversation with？ It was just so hard to believe。 The whole section of them falling for each other lasted a week and a half， with little-to-no mention of Nareh's ex。 Who， as of literally a week and a half ago， was her boyfriend of five years。I also struggled with the plot。 Until I was like。。。 70% through the book， there was NO conflict。 Everything was essentially flawless， going perfectly for Nareh。 There was no build up to anything， I guess the banquet？ But I just really felt demotivated to pick it back up again。 There wasn't anything keeping me with the book （aside from its humor）， nothing that made me feel like I needed to know what happened next。 Finally， the love interest。 Erebuni （as sexily as she is described， get me a hot mysterious witchy GF） has essentially no characterization。 She exists quite literally to further Nareh's character development。 She is Nareh's dream girl， but not in a realistic way whatsoever。 She has， LITERALLY， no flaws。 Even when Nareh completely betrays her by lying about her to her mom and hiding the engagement， Erebuni reveals she spent their whole breakup just missing her。 It's like she got over how absolutely horribly she was hurt in a single night， just because it was convenient to Nareh。All in all， this book was very hard for me to rate。 Nareh's character deserves five stars， the plot。。。 maybe two。 It feels like such a mishmash of 'incredible！！' and 'eh'。 I just can't make up my mind。 But that is a me problem LMAO If this book interests you， PLEASE read it！ Support this wonderful author and this （first ever？） sapphic Armenian fiction！ 。。。more

Lily Robinson ，

Really， really sweet -- I was rooting for these heroines through ups and downs。 Plus， was nice to learn about Armenian culture， and this book is steeped in it。

Em Ann ♡︎♡︎♡︎ - theglitterybookworm_ ，

i read the audio edition of this， even though goodreads refuses to upload it :D — also this has so many issues

Alexandria ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This just didn't do it for me and I don't know if I'm the minority or the majority with this。I feel like Nareh was trying to put her life back together， only to make Erebuni happy。 Nareh left her job， came out to her mom， cousin and grandma just to finally get Erebuni to look her way。 I didn't feel like it was truly genuine， especially when she didn't tell her that she was previously engaged and she wasn't out to her family。 It felt like a double whammy and there were parts where I felt like Nar This just didn't do it for me and I don't know if I'm the minority or the majority with this。I feel like Nareh was trying to put her life back together， only to make Erebuni happy。 Nareh left her job， came out to her mom， cousin and grandma just to finally get Erebuni to look her way。 I didn't feel like it was truly genuine， especially when she didn't tell her that she was previously engaged and she wasn't out to her family。 It felt like a double whammy and there were parts where I felt like Nareh is redeemable in my opinion。 I felt like Erebuni took her back so easily when they finally met。 While Nareh's life was a mess， we don't really know a lot about Erebuni， besides her being such a nice person， her job and the friend group that she's a part of。 Everything focuses on Nareh。 And while Nareh's mom had a realistic take to finding out about her daughter， I feel like the fact that she was trying to blame Erebuni for the kiss， took it a bit too far。 Like she was a temptress， bringing out all of these emotions out of her and forcing her to do those things。 I think that Nareh's mom only begins to accept her when she mentions that she still wants kids， but imagine if she said she didn't。 It was just so volatile and didn't feel like a true romance。 。。。more

Alex ，

3。5

Georgia ，

I loved reading about Armenian culture and that’s probably the only good thing I can say about this book see: other reviews for more eloquently put reasonings as to why I’m rating it low but I am v sad as anticipated this to be a 5 star read

Jordan ，

Taleen， this was a book that I wish I had when I was younger but I am so glad that it’s out in the world today。  Was this a challenging coming out story？ Yes。 But that is one of many things that I love about books。 They have the ability to capture moments that some people may relate to and quite honestly might need。   Coming out can be one of the scariest moments in a gay person’s life。 Is it always perfect？ No。 Are there difficult situations that might happen along the way？ Possibly， yes。   Sor Taleen， this was a book that I wish I had when I was younger but I am so glad that it’s out in the world today。  Was this a challenging coming out story？ Yes。 But that is one of many things that I love about books。 They have the ability to capture moments that some people may relate to and quite honestly might need。   Coming out can be one of the scariest moments in a gay person’s life。 Is it always perfect？ No。 Are there difficult situations that might happen along the way？ Possibly， yes。   Sorry， Bro is a beautifully constructed book that showcases an Armenian American woman rediscovering her roots and embracing her true self。   “This， this， this is how it’s supposed to feel。 Flying through the city， catching every green light， headed exactly where you want to go。”  。。。more

B。 ，

DNF’ed at 45% - this had a nice premise but turned out not to be the book for me。I couldn’t get along with Nareh’s voice， since there were things that pulled me out of the flow of reading because I’d be like ‘huh？’ Take these couple of quotes from a scene where Nareh is thinking about her bisexuality: “So even with my mom being more ‘tolerant，’ I never came out to her or dad。 Why would I？ I know it’s not the modern way of thinking about things， and Gen Z would roast me for saying it。” Huh？ Why d DNF’ed at 45% - this had a nice premise but turned out not to be the book for me。I couldn’t get along with Nareh’s voice， since there were things that pulled me out of the flow of reading because I’d be like ‘huh？’ Take these couple of quotes from a scene where Nareh is thinking about her bisexuality: “So even with my mom being more ‘tolerant，’ I never came out to her or dad。 Why would I？ I know it’s not the modern way of thinking about things， and Gen Z would roast me for saying it。” Huh？ Why do I care about Gen Z hypothetically roasting her？ And a few paragraphs later:“So， for all my mom knows， I am as straight as Taylor Swift （my mortal enemy）。”Huh？ What does Taylor Swift have to do with anything？ This is the only mention I could find of Swift in the whole book， so it’s not like Nareh’s opinions on her music were an ongoing topic or something。 So the ‘my mortal enemy’ comment came out of nowhere and was a bit odd in context。[These quotes are from the eARC so are subject to change]Another thing that dampened by enjoyment was the quick succession of diet culture-y stuff in the first few chapters。 Eg。 Nareh mentioning the time she’d posted a faceless photo to reddit for diet advice， the positioning of slimmer people as better， and “the time this same auntie informed me of my weight gain at a funeral。 I was five。” Maybe it was deliberate commentary on being surrounded by a culture preoccupied with weight （it didn’t particularly feel like it） but I just don’t appreciate casual fatphobia in my romance books， thanks。I didn’t want to keep slogging through it， and knew that if I stopped reading I’d never pick it up again， so I decided to concede and just put it down。 I received a free copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more

Caitlin Whetten ，

I found this to be really unique in the contemporary romance landscape。 The emphasis on Armenian culture and identity isn't something I've encountered in much fiction so I'm glad to see that represented and in a sapphic book as well。 I like that this is a book that deals with the idea of coming closer to your own culture and identity through romance。 The main character Nareh is very voice and I instantly invested in her since I enjoy first person narration that has a lot of personality to it。 I I found this to be really unique in the contemporary romance landscape。 The emphasis on Armenian culture and identity isn't something I've encountered in much fiction so I'm glad to see that represented and in a sapphic book as well。 I like that this is a book that deals with the idea of coming closer to your own culture and identity through romance。 The main character Nareh is very voice and I instantly invested in her since I enjoy first person narration that has a lot of personality to it。 I was rooting for her， even when she made poor decisions or didn't seem bothered that she's still living in her parent's home。 I do wish we had got to know Erebuni more and had more with them together。 I just felt like this book wasn't as focused on the actual romance between them。 It was also dealing with some heavy subjects as well that made it tilt more towards contemporary or general fiction rather than a romance。 Readers looking for an easy-breezy romance will probably not enjoy this as more。 This is also a closed door romance， which doesn't bug me， but may influence other readers。 Overall， a very cute Armenian sapphic romance that also deals with some difficult topics。 A strong debut and I'm looking forward to what the author writes next。 。。。more

Stacy ，

More 3。5， still a lovely read。

Elizabeth ，

i am so sad that this is a 3-star book。 i have been excited about reading it for MONTHS （no thanks to netgalley since i requested it， was denied， got an email from them saying "you would love this book！" and then went to request and realized nope， still denied） and it finally came up in my library queue and。。。 i just couldn't love it like i wanted to。 the main character made too many bad decisions for me to stay in it。 and when you are like， okay she has hit the end of her bad decision making， t i am so sad that this is a 3-star book。 i have been excited about reading it for MONTHS （no thanks to netgalley since i requested it， was denied， got an email from them saying "you would love this book！" and then went to request and realized nope， still denied） and it finally came up in my library queue and。。。 i just couldn't love it like i wanted to。 the main character made too many bad decisions for me to stay in it。 and when you are like， okay she has hit the end of her bad decision making， then she MAKES MORE BAD DECISIONS。 like no specific spoilers but oof， the hits keep coming。 i think if i went into this thinking "okay zillenial finding yourself book" rather than "okay queer romcom" i would have felt differently about some of it--it hits the beats of a romcom， but with the main character decision making of a messy 20 something coming of age。 。。。more

Saadia ，

4。5⭐️TW: death of parent， racism， sexism， homophobia， biphobia， Armenian GenocideThough this romance novel could have benefited from a dual POV， I really appreciated the Armenian cultural and queer representation。 I loved learning that there are a few similarities between the Armenian and South Asian cultures in terms of family values and emphasis on marriage。 The cultural convention， Explore Armenia， was such a great way to portray Armenian culture。 All the food references were mouth watering！ 4。5⭐️TW: death of parent， racism， sexism， homophobia， biphobia， Armenian GenocideThough this romance novel could have benefited from a dual POV， I really appreciated the Armenian cultural and queer representation。 I loved learning that there are a few similarities between the Armenian and South Asian cultures in terms of family values and emphasis on marriage。 The cultural convention， Explore Armenia， was such a great way to portray Armenian culture。 All the food references were mouth watering！ The audio narrator， Christine Mirzayan， really brought the story to life by differentiating between the narration for each of the characters and by conveying their emotions so well。I empathized with the MC， Nar’s internal struggles about her culture and her identity as a bisexual。 Her relationship with her mother and grandmother was endearing。 I enjoyed reading about the tender moments between her and her love interest， Erebuni， who helped her embrace their cultural history。 I highly recommend this one on audio！ Thank you PRH audio for the complimentary audiobook。 。。。more

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