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📔🎧 Sarah & Caleb. Married at 19. Going through a rough patch in their marriage and they decide to go on an outdoor marriage counseling retreat. Not outdoorsy people but a very lovable couple as they tumble their way through the wilderness and their growth through this book.
Sarah is outgoing and finding herself throughout this book through the grief of her mom dying from ALS. Caleb is incredibly sweet, kind, caring, and nerdy and very lovable. He is stepping out of his parents wishes for him.
The second book to “out on a limb.” I enjoyed the first one more, but still loved this one. This is the first book I read where the couple doesn’t want kids and I loved that representation. I absolutely love this author and will read anything by her! 🌶️🌶️

Thank you you to NetGalley for this ARC, I enjoyed this read immensely!

This wasn't really my style book but it was good. I thought that the conflict never really formed and then the last 50 pages came out of nowhere a little. I never wanted her to leave Caleb, but because I was sure she wouldn't (based on her own words) then I never felt like the stakes were very high.

I absolutely adored this book. I laughed, I cried, and even got butterflies during the romantic speeches.

Hannah Bonam-Young knows how to write about love, friendships, life and grief. The characters throughout this book with all walks of life were beautifully written, the life lessons woven in with grief had me with tears. I felt seen, understood and okay all at once.

Hannah Bonam-Young you did it again with this one!

Absolute perfection. Hannah Bonam Young has done it again. This story was beautiful to read and I loved every part of it. This book reminded me why I love romance books and read them from time to time. Will definitely be rereading in the future. Please please give me more Hannah Bonam Young, she is just a treasure.

Out of the Woods was a master class in realistic romance. Following a couple going through hardships was so emotional, but also funny, sweet, and heartwarming. Sarah and Caleb feel like friends that everyone knows - the couple who knows each other better than they know themselves, who have faced every obstacle a marriage can face and come out the other side. OOTW is the most beautiful story of partnership and the beauty of growing alongside someone you love.

I loved it! After years of marriage both MCs are confortable with each other that they have lost communicating their feelings, the author sends them on a camping trip to get them out of their comfort zone and reconnect with each other. A great read, loved and maybe cried a little on the journey Sarah and Caleb had to endure to get back what they’ve lost.

As always Hannah bonam-young can't go wrong. If you haven't read her books, what are you waiting for! Go pick them up. She is an amazing Canadian author that is an automatic buy for me.
She creates amazing characters with diversity being at the core of her characters as well.
This book has such a sweet and charming love. I am unwell with how much it pulled on my heart.
You need to read this book now!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5

I loved this book. Typically the characters I read aren't already together, or don't resonate with me quite as much. Raised Catholic and married to your high school sweetheart for the win!

Books like this are important because they show how love really works- with the good, the bad, and the ugly. I adored their connection, where they bounce off of each other with their own weirdness and humor, understand the unsaid, and at the end of the day, just can't imagine living in a world without the other.

Caleb is an absolute gem, Sarah is the most relatable character I've ever read, and together they're beautiful.

This one made me cry and hold my husband a little tighter. What a great reminder to not take the familiar for granted.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for the ARC copy!

This book was such a cute continuation of the story started by Out on a Limb, the first book in this series! Sarah and Caleb have been together since they were in high school, and have seen each other grow up into the adults they are today. This story follows them as they are experiencing issues in their marriage, partially due to them being together since they were young adults. Sarah has depended on Caleb for so much, through the death of her mother, yet feels as if she can never be independent from him. This is further proven when he, without telling her, anonymously donates a huge sum of money to her ALS fundraiser. Per the recommendation of her sister, they go to a wilderness therapy camp for couples, where they are able to spend a week in the woods with other couples, talking about their problems and being professionally supported.

I really enjoyed the topics of this book, but there were moments that were incredibly frustrating. Some of these issues seemed very valid, but some of these issues amazed me that they were having after all these years being together. Sarah seemed very immature and self-obsessed at times, and wasn’t able to think about the way that Caleb felt in certain situations. I wish that we got more insight from Caleb into these situations, especially since we don’t know as much about his upbringing. I appreciate how they are both willing to talk about their issues, and I loved the growth that we are able to see in both of them over the course of the book.

Typically I don’t like these tropes as much, but I love to see this relationship grow and change as they mature. I feel like we were able to watch them go from the high schooler that were in love, to two actual adults who were mutually invested in bettering their relationship! Such a cute book, and I would highly recommend it!

Honestly, I really enjoyed this book. Fun fact about me I hate slow burn romance and I generally don't enjoy second chance romance. While this isn't exactly a second chance romance, it comes close and feels similar, so for me to really like it, was surprising. The slow burn was just perfect and definitely worth it. I had some trouble connecting with the main characters, but I think some of that is because I just loved Win and Bo from the previous book in this series. I guess I overhyped myself, but this book was a solid 4 and I really enjoyed it, and I'm loving having discovered this new author.

I really loved Out on a Limb so I was excited when I saw Bonam-Young had a new book coming out. I really enjoyed it, and I loved learning more about Sarah and Caleb, however I don't feel that it was as strong as Out on a Limb. I was interested in the story, and it was super emotional, but ultimately it didn't grab me as much as Out on a Limb. Thank you NetGalley and Dell for this ARC!

5/5 Stars

Out of the Woods is a beautifully tender, emotional, and refreshingly real romance that completely stole my heart. Hannah Bonam-Young writes with such vulnerability and warmth that every page feels like a hug. The characters are messy, lovable, and deeply human—flawed in ways that make you root for their growth and their love all the more.

This story tackles heavy themes with care, while still delivering swoon-worthy romance, witty banter, and moments of pure joy. The chemistry between the main characters is undeniable, and their journey—both individually and together—is one that will stay with me.

If you’re a fan of heartfelt, character-driven love stories with depth, healing, and hope, Out of the Woods is an absolute must-read.

3.5. Cute story with solid writing, it just wasn’t my preferred tropes. But I will check out her other stuff! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC

I usually love Hannah Bonam-Young books, and this one was still good, but it didn't live up to the same level as the rest of her books. I read Out On a Limb before this, so maybe that's part of the reason I just couldn't connect to the who premise of this story.

For a couple that seemed to have such a solid relationship in the first book, it felt forced in this book to make them have such a strong disconnect. I struggled for the rest of the book because everything felt inauthentic to the couple.

Wow! Just Wow! I wasn’t expecting this to be an emotional roller ride. But it was in all the good ways. I laughed, I cried and I cried some more. I loved Out on a Limb and this was definitely a perfect sequel. I am an all time fan of Hannah Bonam-Young.

This was really sweet! I teared up a bit and I love Caleb and Sarah's story. Plus was fun to see Bo and Win again!

I usually do not read marriage in crisis books, but I love Hannah Bonam-Young's style and I'm glad I gave this book a shot. It did not disappoint. The characters were well written and complex. Sarah and Caleb feel like they could be your friends.

Hannah is one of my favorite authors EVER! Each book is a hit. She has a way of writing that immediately captures you by the first few pages. This was such a beautiful story. Dare I say this is her best book yet! Forever my fave!

HANNAH CAN DO NO WRONG. I will never not fall completely in love with Hannah’s writing. This was romantic, emotional, and heartwarming. I truly could not love a story more. I am so happy to finally have read this book. A top read of the year.

5 stars - sweet sweet Hannah Bonam-Young!! I love her writing, and her book Out on a Limb stamped something deep in my soul. Sarah and Caleb were the same people from OOAL but we got to see more of them, in their element (or I guess, not in their element lol) but they felt so REAL! What REAL couples go through! It was fun, honest, raw, and omg, the past and present POVs! Teenage Sarah and Caleb GUTTED ME.

Overall this was so good, and I shed TEARS!! (the only qualm I had was over the spicy scenes... they felt a bit forced on page, and I almost could've done without them??!!!)