laur_reads7 's review for:

Next Of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

4.0

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When people-pleasing Chloe learns that her birth mother has unexpectedly had another baby, she doesn’t hesitate to become a next-of-kin guardian. But when she fails to pass Child Protective Services’ financial evaluation, she is faced with a choice: see her baby sister placed in foster care or participate in CPS’s new initiative, where two prospective guardians join households to qualify. Enter Warren, a surly mechanic’s apprentice attempting to get custody of his deaf fifteen-year-old brother. From the moment Warren drives up thirty minutes late, blasting music out of his car, Chloe is convinced that this is a very bad idea. The two immediately clash but eventually agree to live together for the sake of their younger siblings. As their lives intertwine, and Chloe adjusts to caring for her newborn sister, she begins to see a new, softer side of Warren. In fact, they’re far more similar than she could have imagined. What started as forced begins to feel natural—and far less lonely. Chemistry soon intensifies beyond what either of them can stand, but is their mutual attraction worth risking everything they’ve fought for?

Thoughts

I was a little hesitant to read this one since the premise seemed a little cheesy/unrealistic. But, it was executed nicely, yes a little too lovey dovey at times but also had a good amount of depth. You get a look into the kids who grow up in foster care and with bio parents that have drug/alcohol problems, they learn to grow up at a young age. I loved both these main characters and they works well together too.