Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Next To You by Hannah Bonam-Young

4 reviews

thebruce's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Infertility, Cursing, and Racism

whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

I really enjoyed this story overall, I went expecting a pretty light-hearted romance, but it was quite an emotional rollercoaster. The characters were easy to like and I especially loved that Hannah Bonam-Young took the time to really flesh out the families of the MMC/FMC as well. 

I wish the story had spent a bit more time with the bus, I think it would have been interesting to have some more scenes involving the renovation. I also felt that the first 20-30% of the book moved quite slowly, and I struggled to get into the plot. However, after this, it really picked up, and I whizzed through the last half in less than a day. 

** Thank you to the publisher for the eARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. **

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Infertility, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship

sdupont's review

emotional 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

4.5

I enjoyed this book! Lane and Matt have such a great bond. You immediately are rooting for them. Matt is the sweetest; he’s so thoughtful and kind. Lane is anxious and quite hard on herself. Even if readers don’t have anxiety they will be able to connect with her and find her to be relatable. While the multiple times jumps at the end felt a little unnecessary, it was nice seeing a glimpse into their future. This book is great for fans of BK Borrison or Chloe Liese. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Car accident, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

headinthepages's review

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Infertility, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief