Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I love this author and how she develops couples with the plot they're in. I really enjoyed the journey with this couple and finding their way to a better place. Cute read,

I really enjoyed this book! I really enjoyed how it was about reconnecting with your partner and the growth both of the characters when through.

Such a fun, sweet book! Loved the concept of the book being set in a couple’s camping retreat. It does have two different time periods from the fmc’s pov which I felt added a lot of depth to the character. I never got bored while reading this book, and I feel like it could be relatable for a lot of people in long term relationships. Bonam-Young’s writing flows so well and never seemed to lull. I don’t typically read a lot of rom-com’s because the comedy aspect can sometimes be a little cringe, but I truly did enjoy this book! Thank you NetGalley/the publisher for the ARC!

Hannah has done it again! How can I be laughing anf crying all within a few pages of each other?! Sarah and Caleb are such well written characters. So nuanced and real. You could pluck them off the page and place them in your life. I love the way Sarah and Caleb's journey plays out before us. We have these beautifully flawed characters just trying to love each other as they navigate the very real path of what it means to grow up together while being in a relationship. I also LOVED getting to see Win and Bo from Out On a Limb in this book too. I missed them. Hannah is amazing. I will read everything she writes. Instant buy author for sure!

After having met Caleb and Sarah in Bonam-Young’s Out on A Limb, I was so excited to learn that this feisty married couple would have their own story and particularly a marriage in crisis which is one of my most favorite romance tropes.

While there was so much I did enjoy about this story, I never did truly believe their marriage was in trouble - which is not a bad thing!- it’s just these characters married so young and had a lot of growing up to do both separately and together to make their love work as adults in the same way it had worked when they were young. This is a very easy to read story with beautiful side stories of friendship, death of a parent, found family, and unconditional love. I ultimately wanted more but I can see how this story will resonate with many readers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Out of the Woody by Hannah Bonam-Young

This was just a remarkable book. It made me so happy. Sarah was a bit whiny but I overlooked that because, even though I knew it was going to be an HEA, the journey of getting there with Sarah and Caleb was both fun and beautiful. How Caleb was able to open up and realize what he needed to do was so moving! Sarah grew a lot as well but I just felt so drawn to Caleb.

Sarah and Caleb have been together since high school, married not long after and they’re in a rut. They embark on a journey to “reignite” their connection through a hiking/camping journey with other couples. Just like her other books, this book gave me all the feels. Hannah has such a witty way of writing - her books are just smooth and fun! I was rooting so hard for Sarah and Caleb to find their way back to each other. Their story is very much like mine in that I met my husband at fifteen. So this book spoke to me and even encouraged me to talk with my husband about what the next ten years should look like.

Win and Bo are key characters in this book!! The additional hiking couples, and one kid, were great side characters. The spice, and the wait to get there, was sensational.

Hannah Bonam-Young has quickly become an author that I will read without reading the blurb. She could write a step by step guide of getting a colonoscopy and I would read it and it would probably be five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this title for review.

4.25 stars
This book was so sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. I could feel how much Sarah and Caleb loved each other but we’re struggling to connect and make sense of what was going wrong. I don’t often like established relationship stories, but this one was so good.

I am absolutely obsessed with this book! The way i related to these characters and their struggles was unreal. They were so in love but just found themselves in a rut. I was inspired by their determination to make each other happy and to find their happiness together again. Hannah Bonam-young can do no wrong in my opinion. her characters are so funny and relatable, they are also so unique. She is an auto buy/read author for me.

I have to say I was so excited to read this particular story by Hannah Bonam-Young. Sarah and Caleb were 2 characters in Out On A Limb I absolutely loved, and reading about second chance love always brings an added level of hope for love to survive even after so many years and going into different phases and changes in your life.

Sarah has been with Caleb since high school. They’ve been through all the highs and lows and after a decade of being together, Sarah starts to experience an identity crisis that leads into some resentment towards Caleb and herself. She feels lost in not having her own career and unique path in life, and that her identity has molded into that of her husband. Win, her friend, suggested they go on a couples retreat that can help them rekindle and recenter in the woods. We follow their journey of learning about each other in a new light, and how to grow together in the next phase of life while supporting your partner.

Caleb is an exceptional male main character with the compassion and consideration of what we wish all men could have. We go through laughs and cries, and how fleeting life can even be when you least expect it.

Thank you to NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for an organic review. I truly enjoyed this and cannot wait to read the next novel from this author.

Everything that Hannah writes is pure magic. As someone that also got married at 19, she really nailed the emotions of making the decision to get married young and grow together.

I’ve read everything Hannah has written, and will continue to.

After loving Out on A Limb I was so excited for this one and I ended up flying through it! Marriage in trouble can be hard to pull off well, but HBY did a great job! Following Sarah and Caleb going through hardships was extremely emotional, but it was also sweet and heartwarming and funny. Hannah is a master at writing about love, friendships, life and grief.

I loved Sarah in Out on A Limb and was excited to see more of her in this book. She was so easy to connect with. So many people struggle with the process of finding themselves and it was wonderful to see a character working her way through that. Sarah's journey from having a loving and supportive partner from early on that provided stability and comfort during the tough times to having that relationship become a lifeline instead of navigating independently and then wondering who you are without that person and having to find yourself after that felt so realistic. It was a wonderful reminder that struggling to find yourself is something so many people struggle with.

I also loved the appearances from Bo and Win and getting to see a little bit more of their relationship!

Overall, I loved this! Hannah has become one of my favorite writers and I can’t wait to see what she does next!

I wish I loved it more considering that Out on A Limb is one of my favorite romances ever! I think the outdoor setting just isn’t fully appealing to me!

A Heartfelt Story About Love, Loss, and Reconnection

This book was a wonderful read, especially for anyone who’s ever felt stuck in a rut—personally or in their relationship. After losing her mother to ALS, Sarah feels adrift and invisible, especially when her husband takes over a fundraiser meant to honor her mother’s memory. She’s left feeling like she hasn’t accomplished anything meaningful, and what’s worse, she can’t seem to talk to him about it.

In a bold move to reconnect, Sarah suggests a couples wilderness retreat. Neither of them are outdoorsy, which makes for some funny and vulnerable moments, but things get complicated when her husband starts thriving in the group setting—something Sarah finds herself quietly resenting.

With the help of a “hands-off” rule enforced by the retreat therapist, the couple is finally able to open up, confront their emotions, and begin to truly communicate again. The emotional growth, honesty, and healing felt genuine and relatable.

Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys stories about relationships, rediscovery, and the rocky but rewarding path back to connection.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Books for this free advanced copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

My review is on my Goodreads!

📔🎧 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!