Reading Skywards – Your Friendly Bookshelf

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BOOK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 2025
Format:  Hardcover, Paperback, audiobook, and ebook
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
Genre:  Romance - Fiction 

MY PERSONAL OPINION OF “PEOPLE WATCHING”

Once in a while, I read a Romance. It is not my favorite genre, and probably the genre for which my opinion can be harsh. For example, I am not a person who DNF books that much, except for… yes, that is right… romance.

I picked this book from one of the patrons of my book club. The book had many favorable comments, and I went for it. I honestly loved it. I could not find a flaw in the book. The characters were well developed, definitely on the young side, but not too millennial. The background subjects: Alzheimer’s, child abuse, small town, and cancer, were done so well, in my opinion. It transformed the story, but never overpowered the love story unfolding.

Milo and Pru were fantastic; Pru’s parents play an important role, in contrast with Milo’s upbringing. It was a really nice, steamy, sexy, lovely novel. I have already added two more of the author’s books to my TBR. Next romance novel will 100% be from the same author… maybe I will read more Romance moving forward… or maybe not.

PREMISE OF THE BOOK AS FOUND IN AMAZON / GOODREADS:

Prudence Welch has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville, a charming tourist town in Northern Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders, she now finds contentment in her routines: working at her father’s gas station, writing poetry, and caring for her mother, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shortly after Prue’s nineteenth birthday. But as her mother’s condition worsens and her father’s concerns about her own future intensify, Prue feels her world slipping further out of control.

Enter Milo Kablukov, an enigmatic wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when Prue needs a change. It’s all too easy to let go with him, and Prue can’t help but strike up an unlikely friendship with Milo, which leads to a wild and sexy agreement between them.

Milo, a man of many adventures and countless stories, is not one to settle down. However, his brother’s urgent need for help has brought him to Baysville, and now the intriguing Prue has given him more reason to stay—especially once they start spending more time together, their chemistry intensifying, and casual-sex lessons begin at Prue’s request.

But as their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper, Prue and Milo discover that getting out of their comfort zones is one thing . . . taking that leap together is something else entirely.

MY RATING: 4.5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hannah Bonam-Young is an Amazon bestselling author from Ontario, Canada. She lives with her childhood-friend-turned-husband Ben, two kids, and bulldog near Niagara Falls on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.

Hannah writes romances featuring a cast of diverse, disabled, marginalized, and LGBTQIA+ folks wherein swoon-worthy storylines blend with the beautiful, messy, and challenging realities of life.

When not reading or writing romance you can find her having living-room dance parties with her kids or planning any occasion that warrants a cheese board.

You can find Hannah at @authorhannahby on Instagram or visit her website http://www.hannahbywrites.com

Bibliography:

• Out on a Limb: a Novel
• Next to You: a Novel
• Out of the Woods: a Novel
• Next of Kin: a Novel
• Time will Tell