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A review by nathaniacalaee
Out On a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young
3.25
I might change this rating because I’m still contemplating my opinions about this book, even though I haven’t really thought about it since I’ve finished it… which isn’t a GREAT sign. (Get ready for a slightly confusing review)
I can’t lie that I loved the two main characters. I found Win to be likeable and relatable. I loved Bo Durand!! He was so sweet, kind, and gentle and just all the perfect things you could want in a guy! Their dynamic and romance was sweet and honestly felt like I was sucking on a lollipop the whole time.
However, contrary to everything I just wrote, I feel like the story was missing a couple things. I think if Bo’s POV was a part of this book, I would’ve enjoyed it a lot more. Honestly, this is quite funny because I sometimes love single person POV because I can usually assume what the guy is thinking in the scenes, but I think this book missed out on his POV to add to the story. Additionally, I was a bit disappointed overall with the book (even though I enjoyed the characters and whatnot…) I felt like I had such high expectations and I just felt “meh.” I didn’t like that minor but very odd ex-drama part in the book. ANOTHER MAJOR THING IS THAT I don’t mind accidental pregnancy if that’s what I’m looking to read in the moment (I.e. this book), but I did not like the use of forced proximity because that made their romance feel forced… I KNOW I PUT THAT IT WAS SWEET BUT IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING! I would’ve preferred if they had a mini friendship after that night and THEN she found out she was pregnant because I would’ve believed their relationship a whole LOT more! I also was skimming the end because I felt like it dragged a bit too much for me. I wanted to see the birth of August because that’s what we were working up towards… and the author just didn’t show it. ANOTHER THING is that I had more interest with Sarah and Caleb’s relationship than I did with Bo and Win…
Okay since I’m just ranting about various things about this book, here are some more random thoughts I had:
1. Sarah and Caleb were scene stealers whenever they were on the page
2. Yes Bo was super sweet but I felt like he was just written to be super sweet and that’s it…
3. I was not on board for the nickname “honey” I feel like we could’ve kept “Fred” because I liked that one
4. I loved the disability representation especially since it felt so personal to the author
OVERALL: cute book, don’t go into it with high expectations, needed Bo’s POV, funny, and fast-paced
I can’t lie that I loved the two main characters. I found Win to be likeable and relatable. I loved Bo Durand!! He was so sweet, kind, and gentle and just all the perfect things you could want in a guy! Their dynamic and romance was sweet and honestly felt like I was sucking on a lollipop the whole time.
However, contrary to everything I just wrote, I feel like the story was missing a couple things. I think if Bo’s POV was a part of this book, I would’ve enjoyed it a lot more. Honestly, this is quite funny because I sometimes love single person POV because I can usually assume what the guy is thinking in the scenes, but I think this book missed out on his POV to add to the story. Additionally, I was a bit disappointed overall with the book (even though I enjoyed the characters and whatnot…) I felt like I had such high expectations and I just felt “meh.” I didn’t like that minor but very odd ex-drama part in the book. ANOTHER MAJOR THING IS THAT I don’t mind accidental pregnancy if that’s what I’m looking to read in the moment (I.e. this book), but I did not like the use of forced proximity because that made their romance feel forced… I KNOW I PUT THAT IT WAS SWEET BUT IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING! I would’ve preferred if they had a mini friendship after that night and THEN she found out she was pregnant because I would’ve believed their relationship a whole LOT more! I also was skimming the end because I felt like it dragged a bit too much for me. I wanted to see the birth of August because that’s what we were working up towards… and the author just didn’t show it. ANOTHER THING is that I had more interest with Sarah and Caleb’s relationship than I did with Bo and Win…
Okay since I’m just ranting about various things about this book, here are some more random thoughts I had:
1. Sarah and Caleb were scene stealers whenever they were on the page
2. Yes Bo was super sweet but I felt like he was just written to be super sweet and that’s it…
3. I was not on board for the nickname “honey” I feel like we could’ve kept “Fred” because I liked that one
4. I loved the disability representation especially since it felt so personal to the author
OVERALL: cute book, don’t go into it with high expectations, needed Bo’s POV, funny, and fast-paced