That’s it. I’m not reading any more romances. I’ve never felt so single on my entire life. [from laura’s notes at 23%]
I first heard of this in Ren’s review but accidental pregnancy trope is not something I like to read about. Yet, I still marked this book as ‘maybe’, because I know that Ren always manages to find the perfect book boyfriend and Bo sounded like my next mistake. I should have listened to my survival instinct.
I can’t even think about this book without feeling pain. The pain that comes from seeing something so precious your romantic heart can’t take one more sentence. I had closed books before to prevent my own sanity from slipping but it’s often once, maybe twice, during the entire book. Out on a Limb? I lost count of how many times I wondered if I should dnf it because it was just too damn good for my emotional integrity to endure.
Bo and Win meet at a friends' party and instantly click. They laugh around each other as if they were old friends and the chemistry is such that they end up helping themselves to their friends’ guest room. Despite being the best sex ever for Win, Bo disappears as if it wasn’t the same way for him. Maybe it’s for the best, Win has sworn off relationships and she has a feeling going casual with Bo may break her heart again.
Neither of them could have figured out how that night would link their lives forever.
It shows when an author writes about things so close to them as Hannah Bonam-Young did here. She explains in the author’s note how she has a less-developed right hand identical to Win’s (h) and how that made her fear she could never be a good mother. She was able to pass all those scary thoughts to the reader, making you feel along with Win, and I’m positive that’s the reason behind the 4.47 average rating.
Out on a Limb starts sexy, with hilarious banter and an amazing sex scene that will make you crave more-so rude of the author to make it slow burn after showing us what she can do. However, it ends up being more of a sweet book focused on the characters. Win’s refusal to do anything with Bo drove me crazy, even if I saw the point in not wanting to risk a possible breakup spoiling their friendship and affecting their child. On top of that, Win’s previous relationship had left her with no hope left in a partner and she would need some time seeing Bo being perfect to accept this time could be different.
“I can tell life has not been easy or always kind to you, but you haven’t let it turn you hard. Not like a stone. You became like water. You move with it all. You’re soft…but powerful.”
Although you don’t have Bo’s POV, you can see he’s so gone for Win from the beginning. Everything about Bo made my heart race, from the first shake of hands to those happy tears and the butternut soup. It was very refreshing seeing disability representation also in the hero-Bo had a prosthetic leg after losing part of it due to cancer.
Since having an amazing couple to feel jealous about wasn’t enough, the author also added the best friendship material. Win’s best friend Sarah and her husband Caleb stole the spotlight in every scene they were in and nobody is going to forget that Caleb shipped Win and Bo first. I loved everything about this book; the only reason why it’s not a perfect 5-stars for me it’s because I do feel it lost its momentum on the second half. As much as I love slow burn, I think they could have talked before and have slower development from there, instead of the way the author solved it.
Overall, Out on a Limb is perfect if you are looking for a heartwarming romance with accidental pregnancy and disability rep that finally manages to bring something new to the table instead of randomly mixing tropes just for the sake of attracting more readers. That being said, I don’t recommend it if you have an extremely romantic heart because falling in love is going to hurt :)
I’m not sure exactly when such lovely sentiments from Bo began to feel slightly painful, but that’s where we’re at these days.
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