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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Biphobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
No
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
As my Aim to finish series that I star continues I was super excited to dive into book 2 after finishing and enjoying book in the “Next” Series. Hannah Bonam-Young certainty has a way with words, character building and descriptions that just pull me in and don’t let me go until the very end!
This is a friend to lover’s romance, and it was so cute and had the sweetest hero! Lane and Matt meet at their best friends New Year’s Eve party (the couple of books 1) and they end up sharing a kiss at midnight. Instead of things progressing from there, they both kind of put one another in the friend zone instead. We cut to a little over a year later and they’ve become close friends! Lane is 27 and having a bit of an identity crisis: her career is headed nowhere, her friends are all partnered up, and she’s just not that happy. So, after a night of drinking on her birthday, she ends up purchasing a giant, yellow school bus she wants to make into a home! Lane has no reno experience, just a big inheritance to use, so she ends up enlisting Matt’s help since he’s a mechanic/handyman.
This story was about Lane’s journey to being happy and believing that she deserved to be happy. It was such a fun read. It was wholesome and beautiful. Easy to get into and read. I felt Matt’s love for Lane. The pining, the tension, the heat, the victory dance Matt did when he finally got some action, Matt’s family, the friendship, the audiobooks, the movie nights - all is what made this book such a great book
Temporary DNF. May come back to it someday but it’s just not holding my attention at the moment and I’d rather move on.
“Are you flirting with me?” I ask. Or at least I think I do. His soft, single laugh surprises me. “For over a year now. Thanks for noticing.”
Whew, it really feels like I pick up books for the sole purpose of having a good cry. This book was so sweet and is a strong 4.5 stars in my book. As always, [a:Hannah Bonam-Young|22325481|Hannah Bonam-Young|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1672621626p2/22325481.jpg] created a MMC that could only exist if written by a woman. Matt was just perfect. The kind of perfect that makes you want to start an argument with your real boyfriend and ask "do you reallllly love me?"
I mean, come on - “I hope that tomorrow, when we wake up, it feels like the first of an infinite number of mornings. I hope our days together feel slow and our years long. I hope time passes mercifully.”
I also see a lot of myself in Lane. Imagine my surprise when the FMC is a 27-year-old anxiously approaching the 10-year anniversary of a loved one's passing & dealing with untouched grief? Had me checking behind me for cameras bc me too!
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
Omg I absolutely loved this book, it has me laughing out loud and also had me in floods of tears!
Put me in the biggest reading slump and have since decided this author is not for me. Ive tried 2 more HBY books and I’m convinced Next of Kin of was a one off for me.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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