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3.06k reviews for:

Next To You

Hannah Bonam-Young

4.12 AVERAGE

emotional 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
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional funny 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
emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Probably my least favorite HBY because it was super saccharine. But we love a cinnamon roll dom who’s obsessed from day one. Lots of mutual pining. Immaculate spice. Love van life. A really great example of anxiety and privilege coexisting and then feeling more anxious about being anxious when you’re so privileged. The mutual pining was chefs kiss though!!!

3⭐️

Matt is the best MMC, so patient and loving and just so sweet over all (and FREAKY) . Lane should’ve been in therapy long before she was, I hate when they have something really good going and then it’s just “i’m gonna end it” Almost dnf’d 70% of the way through because WHO THE HELL gets engaged after never even dating, glad I finished it but damn the 2 year in the future epilogue just made me sad

BROOOOOOO the perfect friends to lovers
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.25

This was perfect for getting me out of my reading slump. Their love story is so cute and beautiful and well-earned. It just has one of my romance icks toward the end but I think it’s handled as best as it could be.