Whatever You Need is the second book in the Haneys series but it completely stands alone and it *does not* end on a cliffhanger. While you don't have to read "What You Do To Me" (the first book of the series) to appreciate and enjoy this book, I highly recommend it. Not only because it is a great read, but because it gives insight into the Haney family's beautiful relationship and makes their interactions that much more special.
I loved this book. When I was reading this book and had to stop reading it to deal with real life, I found myself thinking about the characters and what was happening when I put the book down. To me, that's the sign of a great book. From the first time that he appeared in Whatever You Want, I knew that Wyatt would wind up being my favorite Haney sibling. Don't get me wrong, Sam and Jo are fabulous and I adore them, but Wyatt...I just knew that he was someone special, and this book was everything that I had wanted for him and more.
Something that Ms. Longley does so incredibly well is write characters who you just like from the start; characters that that are extremely Iikable, hard working, and very realistic, and Kayla Malone was no exception. I loved the fact that Kayla was a single mother (to a great kid) who was just trying to make her way in the world on her own. She wasn't a supermodel or debutante, she was working her way through school and struggling to balance everything. She's the kind of character that could be anybody – the kind of character that a reader could see themselves being friends with. She was also the perfect match for Wyatt. The way that she unashamedly loved her son Brady, and handled Wyatt's shyness with grace and kindness was so beautiful. I also loved the resolution with her former in-laws. I was a little wary about where the “overbearing religious parents” story line was going, but it was handled perfectly and left me with a smile on my face.
And then there's Wyatt. Even just typing his name makes me sigh happily, I like him that much. Wyatt is a blue collar, hard-working, artistic, sensitive, genuinely good guy who unconditionally loves his family (his “pack” - a term that made me smile when he used it) and he absolutely deserved every moment of his happily ever after. Wyatt's shyness is something that I could completely understand and that I identified with – as he became more self-confident, pushing himself out of his comfort zone, I found myself feeling a sense of pride for him. I also loved that he let Kayla see his vulnerability after their night together. I don't want to say any more than that, but that moment was so special that I couldn't help but want to hug him. Every time he took Kayla and Brady out to bond with them, I fell a little harder. I didn't even stand a chance.
The drama in this book is understated and extremely realistic - the kind of drama that could definitely happen in real life. While Kayla struggled with her admitting feelings for Wyatt and pushed him away at times and that was frustrating to me, there was never any breakage of trust (real or assumed) or anything over-the-top that made a reader question whether the main couple really should be together and I very much appreciated that.
I loved this book. I loved Wyatt and Kayla and Brady, the fact that Wyatt never gave up on his dream of expanding his pack, even when Kayla wasn't so sure. I loved the way that the 'drama' was handled, and the solution that was reached (and I'm wondering if there was some Jo foreshadowing in that).
If you enjoy books about two seriously good people who you will want to shove together with your hands from the first moment they speak to each other, and about a beautiful family that you'll flat out fall in love with, you should read this book. This is a five star read.
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The Haney's are a good read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2020