A review by elegantfantasy_blogs
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young

medium-paced

1.0

I've read and enjoyed some of the author's previous books so I had huge expectations from this one especially because it had one of my favourite tropes- marriage in trouble. Sarah & Caleb were cute and the whole story about her losing her mother and then getting married young was touching but I didn't feel connected with them tbh. And the conflict felt forced because Sarah whined so much and I got tired of her constantly diminishing her own self confidence. Caleb was somewhere at fault too but all he wanted was for her to be happy and mend what she thought was broken. I felt like their problems were not shown properly and if they just sat down and communicated, more than half of Sarah's disputes would've been solved. Honestly, she should've went to therapy right after her mom passed away. She got mad at Caleb for helping with money when she wasn't even earning. So as her husband, he did what he had to, so I didn't understand why did she get mad at him lol. Caleb only wanted to support her and I wanted to see the spark being rekindled between them but this book focused more on Sarah's individual growth rather than the romance which I wished to see. And all the flashbacks back when they were young, just felt meaningless to me. I don't think it added any depth to the plot and could've been written better. The side characters (except Bo & Win) were good but not impactful. I was so excited for this book ever since it was announced but unfortunately, it was disappointing.