A review by romancingthereader
Next To You by Hannah Bonam-Young

emotional funny 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

5.0

More and more Iโ€™m becoming a sucker for a man who adores a woman from the start and waits for her to be ready. And Matt was definitely that guyโ€ฆ to the max.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Next to You by Helena Bonham Young

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Next character series. Book 2.

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: Listened on Hoopla app. 

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Contemporary romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Friends-to-lovers, just this once, he falls first, mental health rep, grief journey, found family, forced proximity.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: During a particularly vulnerable night, Laine buys a bus to restore and live on. She asks for help from one of her best friends, Matt, who has been patiently waiting for a chance from Laine for years.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: Whew this book was heavvvyyyy, but the quiet Samoan with a penchant for reading might be my one of my favorite MMCs of the year.

Laine was a great female character. Usually, I get really frustrated when FMCs get in their own way over and over again, but Laineโ€™s vulnerability and the way that she continually protected Matt made my heart all gooey.

Matt, though. The guy knew what he wanted and never wavered. This is one of those books I would literally kill for a dual POV, because I bet his would be excellent.

The Next series was my final stop on HBY books, and each one had been better than the last. I love them all - sheโ€™s definitely become a one-click author for me.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ  

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ