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Next To You by Hannah Bonam-Young

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bekacrook's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Hannah Bonam-Young knows how to write complex, realistic and loveable characters with interesting and often difficult backstories. Lane and Matt were wonderful together, they had such a strong foundation of friendship and they both put in the work towards developing themselves in order to be the kind of partner the other needed and deserved. They didn't just go for the quick fix either, Lane reached a pivotal moment for her and changed when she was ready and gave herself the time to do that and it wasn't unrealistically fast. Matt was so patient and so kind but also needed to do some work on himself to make sure that he got a partner who wouldn't let him give all of himself away. Together they were beautiful. I loved reading their journey together and their relationship was the backbone of the story but there was enough of a plot happening to keep me interested and entertained.

The grief was palpable throughout the book and I liked that it was shown in different ways through the different characters: Lane, her mum and sister as well as Matt's mother and the impact this had on his family both growing up and now. The difference cultural views surrounding death also really emphasised why they had grieved differently.

Honestly just a brilliantly written book.

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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suse_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Incredible. I practically inhaled this book within two days and loved it so much I even sat through the half time/not quite third act breakup. Lane and Matt are incredibly adorable and lovable characters that are so easy to identify with in any way, shape or form. I also appreciate the author for not putting a child into the equation so I didn’t have to take a star off my rating

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4.0

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bookswithangeli's review

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Okay Matt may be my new favorite book boyfriend!! This friends to lovers romance is just so sweet how they bond through him helping her make a school bus into a tiny house and they get closer to each other. Not only am I picturing Matt as a younger Jason Mamoa, but he is just so kind and loving and I want to move in with his adorable family! Lane is also cool, haha.

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