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Brooklynaire

de Sarina Bowen

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A sexy new standalone from USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen. You'd think a billion dollars, a professional hockey team and a six-bedroom mansion on the Promenade would satisfy a guy. You'd be wrong. For seven years Rebecca has brightened my office with her wit and her smile. She manages both my hockey team and my sanity. I don't know when I started waking in the night, craving her. All I know is that one whiff of her perfume ruins my concentration. And her laugh makes me hard. When Rebecca gets hurt, I step in to help. It's what friends do. But what friends don't do is rip off each others' clothes for a single, wild night together. Now she's avoiding me. She says we're too different, and it can never happen again. So why can't we keep our hands off each other?… (mais)
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I loved this book, I loved that it was her that was questioning everything and pointing out the obvious to me issues with their relationship. Towards the end of the book I wanted to wrap Rebecca up to prevent her from hurt that life was causing but its a love story so I knew it would be OK with a HEA. ( )
  mrThisledr | Sep 21, 2023 |
I liked Rebecca and Nate together, so let's get that out of the way. Was I 100% satisfied by their romance? Not quite. Sometimes that's a problem with arcs that cover several books. I did enjoy their story and I don't regret buying my copy, but I had a lot of issues with Nate's behavior. He rolled over Rebecca's stated and unstated boundaries, A LOT. I'm giving this a more generous rating because I like Sarina Bowen's writing and it's cool to see a book in set in Brooklyn manage to get a lot of stuff right. But MAJOR ISSUES WITH NATE'S BEHAVIOR, see below.

This spoiler isn't exactly spoilery because it's a romance novel, we know they end up together, but it addresses things that happen towards the end of the book
When Nate calls Rebecca's doctor and pays for her PT sessions, my jaw dropped. Besides being an EGREGIOUS breach of patient confidentiality on the part of the doctor (who had also previously related medical information to Nate without Rebecca's explicit consent based on nothing but an incorrect assumption), it is an incredibly infantilizing way to treat someone you claim to respect. Was Rebecca worried about paying for the PT? Yes. Had she stopped going to PT because of the expense while also looking for other avenues of recovery? Yes. Did that give Nate the right to go behind her back and pay for shit without even discussing it with her? FUCK NO.

And when Nate and Rebecca are ready to bring their relationship public, he confirms that she wants to ease the team into the idea of their relationship (admittedly, he is specifically referring to PDA, but I think it obviously applies in general) and she says yes, that would help make her more comfortable. He then follows this up by ANNOUNCING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENTIRE TEAM. IN A BAR. WHAT THE FUCK. And Rebecca just LETS HIM FUCKING GET AWAY WITH THIS SHIT. She had yelled at him about steamrolling her about something else earlier in the book, which turned out to be not quite as bad as it first seemed, but then she treats every other infraction as if there's an explanation for it beyond "he doesn't know how to respect boundaries".


I realize this is fiction, but considering the atmosphere of the last year in the US, this stuff has to be called out. A person who doesn't respect your boundaries DOESN'T RESPECT YOU. A person who pretends to listen to your concerns and then does whatever the fuck they want anyway DOESN'T RESPECT YOU. It's not romantic, it's not sweet, it's not a sign of how much they love you.

For this book, my biggest problem is that it's the shortest of the series so far and if it had matched the length of the previous 3, all of this could have been addressed by the text instead of brushed off. ( )
  wonderlande | Jan 1, 2023 |
Just realized that i am PISSED at this book because a) the office manager didn't get stock options when her company made billions and b) her health insurance didn't cover reasonable procedures. You suck, fictional billionaire love interest!

(I mean, other than that, it wasn't bad, I liked the series so I wanted to read this one, but COME ON DUDE, "Clerical staff doesn't get stock options?" "If we don't hire an office manager we're all going to starve to death in a dark office before we make any money because none of us can organize our way out of a cardboard box," but clerical staff doesn't get stock options? YOU CONTINUE TO SUCK, FICTIONAL BILLIONAIRE LOVE INTEREST.
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  tanaise | Jul 17, 2022 |
Sarina Bowen is one of those authors whose books I know I will love before I even start them. This novel did not disappoint the story drew me in from the first and I was instantly intrigued by and rooting for the characters. Brooklyn Bruisers is a series for which I am eagerly awaiting the next installment. ( )
  KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |
Plot points and reveals here, read at your own risk. I'm basically cataloging my issues with the book.
Final thoughts: While the final 40% were lovely, sexy, sweet, and a likely attempt at redemption, the beginning of the book handled the power dynamic in too threatening of a manner for me. There were a couple situations, in order to include in the book, that could have been changed ever so slightly to work just fine.
Sexy: Someone sneaks into your hotel room after being invited and a similar situation ensues-or someone you are in a relationship with...Not sexy? read spoilers if you want to know
Sexy: Office romance where the couple is somehow on equal footing but required to sneak away to deal with their feelings, deny their feelings for so long until combustible, or sneaking off to get in some loving and keep it from others...
Not sexy? Manipulative behaviors in order to deal with said feelings and complete lack of awareness and sensitivity.

And thus concludes what I believe to be my longest review. It's a shame, the end had so much potential, but the atrocious beginning was, for me, inexcusable.

ETA 3/10/18 Also, I want to add A(Is for Awkward) excellent review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2294147143 which pointed the fact that Becca lived paycheck to paycheck after 7 years in the same position. ugh.

DETAILED AND SPOILERY ISSUES BELOW:

Let's first just go ahead and acknowledge I'm the outlier here. Noted. And I'm not actually done with the book yet...But I can't wait:

There are a few power dynamics I can’t stand. I don’t think I’ll ever be okay with student/teacher or student/professor relationships. (Remains to be seen if Penny Reid pulls this off for me-but I’m cringing). Doctor/patient is generally a no-go zone.

In Brooklynaire, we have a workplace dynamic that I can be pretty tolerant of. I actually don’t know why I’m okay with it, but there’s something about the forbidden aspect where the dynamic can work really really well for me. I can practically hear eyes rolling, and yes, I may lose some credibility with you all. I can’t even explain myself-but I like Beautiful Bastard. Among others. Granted, I haven’t read BB in a while, so take this with a grain of salt-I am. It’s all problematic and inherently manipulative…But, indulge me because I’d like to point out some issues. I would also like to say honestly that it could be me having heightened sensitivity to male-dominated work environments at the moment where maybe that normally wouldn’t piss me off to no end. Take it for what you will.


In Brooklynaire, Nate is a mother-fucking creep. I actually don’t buy his social awkwardness, what with his speech to his team (GAG), his noticing Lauren and Mike’s relationship, among other things. Is he focused?Sure. Doesn’t make him socially awkward. So, Becca’s been with Nate as his employee since the start-up days, where they needed office and administrative help. These employees in my estimation the unsung & true COOs of any area, but Nate scoffs “for clerical work, uh no” when his partner asks him about stock options for Becca. Look, everyone does heavy lifting at a start-up, so fuck off Nate.



Blah blah blah a few years pass and Nate realizes just exactly how fond he is of Becca. So when he purchases a hockey team, he essentially moves her, or has her trading places with Lauren because of Lauren's workplace romance. I’m not sure if this should point to his sensitivity (Lauren) or his out and out manipulation to get an object of his affection out of the way (Becca). Either way, I don’t think this is an admirable move, and multiple characters pressure Becca to ask why he really did it. It didn’t fit either woman (Lauren or Becca) better in terms of work. This is a major manipulation by the CEO of a company of his assistant because of his feelings for her. He punished her for his feelings. Nate is a tool.

Then there’s this part in the present where Nate shows up at Becca’s apartment. Now granted, there’s a little more integration in their lives with their work of each other than maybe expected, but that’s pretty ummm. Just no? Work and home should have boundaries. And one of those is your boss doesn't show up at your house unannounced. K. thanks.

Then he’s making her doctor appointments for a super specialist in concussions (oh sorry, that’s how all this begins in present day, Becca has a concussion, but worse) and bringing her. At some point, he basically just drives her back to his mansion to stay without having a conversation with her. I don’t know about you guys but it’s uncomfortable. This is highly manipulative, gross, alpha behavior under the guise of caring about someone.

Still, I’m letting it slide. There’s a reception, where he ‘lets Becca out’ for a while. Frustrated by an encounter with one of Nate’s friends she downs some champagne, which is a no-no in her condition. She stumbles back to her room with Lauren who is dead set on coming back to check on her. So, in Lauren’s book, I was pretty against this move but this book made it worse: Conveniently, Becca sleeps in lingerie. Lauren knows, takes her key card, promises to check back. SENDS NATE INSTEAD. You.fucking.fuckers. This is not what Becca asked for. You have removed her choice. She now has a man in her room without her knowledge or permission. She wakes up, tells Nate about her dream (she was shopping) and of course he makes a move. Also, she acts like it's not a biggie for him to see her lingerie. I don't know, if my zipper's down at work I'm mortified. Also, if my male boss who I already give plenty of time to made me move in his house and then walks into my hotel room quietly without my knowledge I’m thinking he’s a creep. That he carries through with (condom-less!) sex in her state of influence (no indication whether that’d be an issue) when she’s half asleep and HIS EMPLOYEE and then tells her not to ruin it by talking-unless she must. I feel really really done.

It’s one thing to have a troubling power dynamic and still have it be sexy. It’s another thing to have a character repeatedly manipulate a character using said power dynamics until he finally gets her into bed as she’s coming to the realization slowly that indeed this has been the issue with her work all along, and that he’s adored her all this time. There has to be some balance. Other books have had the employee as the instigator. A fearless heroine, decent discussions on the issue. This has none of those. I was truly hoping the hotel drunk (?) check in wasn't their first encounter....but, oh, it was.

I’m around 39% and it is perhaps the case that I will keep reading. Maybe there’s a conversation to cover this. Maybe there’s something that makes it all better. Right now, all it looks like to me is a manipulative creep using his power and tools to get his long time-obsession into bed. And it looks like Becca is just along for the ride. I’m not okay with it. And fuck you too Lauren.

And sidenote, is this some weird spoof/nod to 50 shades? I don’t care.

Update from 40-62% There was some pretty serious walk back and frank conversations with Nate's best friend. Too little too late for me, and to be blunt--just words. Doesn't make Nate a different character than the one who walked into Becca's hotel room uninvited.

But then it is revealed that Nate's mother dealt with some pretty significant sexual harassment issues. To paraphrase...he'll never be that guy.
At this point, I find the lack of self-awareness utterly stunning. I'm disappointed because Sarina Bowen is actually pretty good with complicated issues.

There's quite a few Minnesota hockey references. At one point it's mentioned that he's a Chicago fan because his parents left MN for Iowa before we got our expansion team. We were only without a team for like 7 years. I don't hockey. I only note this because it was like, BFD around these parts to lose the Northstars. I am assuming he's years younger, however. And I likely wouldn't care if it didn't just feel like a knowledge / factoid drop for its own sake in the book. This just pairs with the 2nd in the series where an orphan from Minnesota miraculously becomes a pro hockey player and no mention of how he supported his hockey playing (a year-round dedication typically with a ton of travel and big time parent commitment) is semi-annoying. But really...that's not the heart of the matter here.
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  samnreader | Jun 27, 2020 |
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A sexy new standalone from USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen. You'd think a billion dollars, a professional hockey team and a six-bedroom mansion on the Promenade would satisfy a guy. You'd be wrong. For seven years Rebecca has brightened my office with her wit and her smile. She manages both my hockey team and my sanity. I don't know when I started waking in the night, craving her. All I know is that one whiff of her perfume ruins my concentration. And her laugh makes me hard. When Rebecca gets hurt, I step in to help. It's what friends do. But what friends don't do is rip off each others' clothes for a single, wild night together. Now she's avoiding me. She says we're too different, and it can never happen again. So why can't we keep our hands off each other?

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