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Next To You

Hannah Bonam-Young

4.12 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Very cute! Loved these character and their story and now I want to buy a bus!
emotional funny hopeful 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
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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
emotional funny 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
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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
emotional funny reflective
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I just adore HBY’s books. They have so many beautiful elements and representation in them. I loved the anxiety representation in this one, with social anxiety. I also enjoyed the grief and healing aspect of this one.

Best friends turned lovers YES PLEASE. Weak in the knees. Matt is dreamy and so special. The third act conflict is something I always hate because anxiety, but this one was done pretty well and then recovered VERY well. It did feel a bit rushed after that, but it kind of worked.

I loved seeing the previous characters 🥹😭

Overall, solid 4 stars. ⭐️ 

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It was okay. The books had some “omg” and “cute” moments. But also, some “meh” moments. I also wish we could have seen Matt pov.