Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam- Young

Genre: Romance {open door}

Format: Audiobook via Libby (Victoria Connelly)

Published: July 11, 2023 by Dell Romance (re-released June 4)

Soundtrack: You Are in Love – Taylor Swift

I will have a hard time reviewing this book without spoiling it, so I will start with this: This is how I wish every romance novel was written. Winnifred “Win” McNulty and Robert “Bo” Durant are the stuff of my HEA-loving dreams. The yearning, the quiet actions of love, the messy and honest conversations, the baggage they each brought into the relationship, and how they handled it together. Perfection, beautifully written perfection. I was brought to tears of joy multiple times while reading this book. It began during the author’s note in the beginning and never stopped (warning: it contains slight spoilers but nothing that can’t be found in the publisher’s blurb).

The single POV narration by Connelly of Win brings you along on such a profound journey through thoughts of self-doubt, and guarding of the heart to accepting herself and the love being offered. I loved witnessing her internal monologue and slowly feeling her fall for Bo. The limb difference is presented so elegantly that I hope everyone who feels their body does not fit society’s idea of normal has the chance to read this book. The love in this book is pure, without reservation, and the type you desire for each of your friends. The writing is uplifting and the validation of insecurities and the ability to be loved because rather than in spite of them: enchanting. 

Bo is sunshine, sexy, goodness, and everything you could dream up in the ideal man. He clearly loves Win from the beginning and gives butterflies in the stomach, squealing with joy energy in his ‘actions not words’ kind of love. Their exchanges radiated passion, openness, and depth. The communication skills alone left me swooning. Their intimacy is delicious and enhanced by the obvious passion and adoration between them. 

Reading (okay, listening) brought me such joy! The lovers, the supporting characters, the timing, I adored it all. This amazing book released June 4th with Dell and I cannot endorse it enough. 

OBSESSED!/ 5 STARS

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