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This will be a mini review (although I feel like even when I say mini, I end up talking and talking and talking....) because one, I think by now Huntley Fitzpatrick books are well known and beloved for being beautiful stories and two, this review can get spoilery real quick, and I don't want that to happen. Which is why I wanted to read the Boy Most Likely To so badly. I have not experienced any of Huntley's books yet, and I thought that since this was a companion book and not a sequel to the Boy Next Door that this would be the perfect opportunity. And I am really glad that I did read it first because I have a feeling that it positively influenced my reading experience.

I thought this book was going to be a fluffy contemporary romance, and it really wasn't. It was a contemporary romance but it dealt with meatier issues, which gave the book more denseness, if that makes sense. It was a full bodied contemporary, and I was really digging that about the book. Tim and Alice were so not your typical characters. Tim felt a lot older than he was to me. Probably because he was dealing with some very grown up things, all on his own. And Alice...took some time to grow on me. I'm not sure if that is because I didn't read the first book and didn't get to see her as a background character before or what. I never disliked her, I just didn't immediately see her as the leading lady. I really warmed up to her though as the book unfolded.

What I loved about The Boy Most Likely to was that it not only featured great characters and was very much about their journey as individuals, but it also had a nice slow burn romance. (think crock pot on the lowest setting...this was reallyyy slow burn.) But Huntley's writing also put a spotlight on so many different relationship dynamics- families, siblings, friends, girlfriend/boyfriends. And that was what made this book so wonderful. If you are looking for a contemporary with a bit of grit and some depth try the Boy Most Likely To. I think you are very likely to love it.

P.S. this turned out to be a full length review, and not mini at all. Such is the curse of being verbose.


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