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A review by caitibeth
The Broposal by Sonora Reyes
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Kenny and Han have been best friends FOREVER, and currently roommates and best bros. Kenny has a very abusive girlfriend who hates Han, and Han has just lost his job and is worried about getting deported by ICE now that his sponsored green card is out of the picture. When Kenny offers to marry Han to solve his immigration problems, will the two best friends realize that they are actually in love with each other? Will abusive ex Jackie ruin everything? And can they find their way to a happy-ever-after?
Ok, so this is a hard one. I like Kenny and Han, and I'm rooting for them to make it work. Friends-to-lovers will ALWAYS be my jam. But the enormous part of the plot that was Jackie and her abuse really made this a difficult book to read and caused issues with the emotional balance and tone. I 100% think that domestic abuse and that men being domestically abused is an important topic!! But the tone shifts were rocky in this one, and the way the abuse was at times used for cheap drama was offputting.
Also, the speed at which everything was rushed was a bit too breakneck for me. I think it would have worked better for me if they'd done a small legal ceremony to get the green card started, and then a larger wedding down the road when their relationship was more secure and longer-established? It would have given more distance from the Jackie plot too.
Anyway, happy for Kenny & Han. Just some of the surrounding plot and emotional-calibration choices weren't executed the best for me personally.
Ok, so this is a hard one. I like Kenny and Han, and I'm rooting for them to make it work. Friends-to-lovers will ALWAYS be my jam. But the enormous part of the plot that was Jackie and her abuse really made this a difficult book to read and caused issues with the emotional balance and tone. I 100% think that domestic abuse and that men being domestically abused is an important topic!! But the tone shifts were rocky in this one, and the way the abuse was at times used for cheap drama was offputting.
Also, the speed at which everything was rushed was a bit too breakneck for me. I think it would have worked better for me if they'd done a small legal ceremony to get the green card started, and then a larger wedding down the road when their relationship was more secure and longer-established? It would have given more distance from the Jackie plot too.
Anyway, happy for Kenny & Han. Just some of the surrounding plot and emotional-calibration choices weren't executed the best for me personally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse