When I read Out on a Limb last year, I wanted to stop what I was doing to read Hannah Bonham Young’s first two books - just to see if she’s really THAT good.

She is, guys. I still have to read one more - but I just love how she writes.

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Next of Kin by Hannah Bonham Young

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Next character series. Book 1.

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Audiobook borrowed from
Hoopla.

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Contemporary romance

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Opposites attract, slow burn, he’s loved her all along, angst fest, found family.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Chloe’s birth mother gives birth to a baby - and Chloe has no choice but to step up to be her guardian. Shocked by the life change, she’s struggling to make ends meet when child services teams her up with Warren, a fellow guardian of his dead brother who needs a place to stay.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: There’s a few authors who I would say write like a warm hug, and HBY is one of them. And doing that while also writing about tough subjects is a gift.

Both Chloe and Warren had intense backstories, that also felt dramatically relatable.  Warren was a reformed bad boy, and watching him take care of his brother, who is deaf, made my chest hurt. Seeing Chloe take adjust to becoming the guardian of her baby sister was equally as emotional - but watching these four wounded people come together as a family was the absolute best.

If you love those books where there’s sweepingly romantic gestures… where strangers become family… and where you get some spice with your declarations of love, this one is for you. Just don’t blame me if you shed a tear too.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3.5/5 🌶🌶🌶