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Wildfire by Hannah Grace

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hallemcclain's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wildfire — 5 ⭐️

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 —

💗 Contemporary Romance

👀 Multiple POVs

🏕️ Summer Camp

🔓 Open Door Romance

🫶 Found Family

🐾 Golden Retriever MMC

😏 Witty Banter

🔗 Forced Proximity

🏒 Hockey Romance

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐟 —

📱 You enjoy giving people funny contact names

🐶 You would cuddle puppies all day

🥾 Hiking is one of your favorite activities

🐭 You have a soft spot for Ratatouille

👚 You’d sign up to be a camp counselor

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: Another cute, heartwarming rom-com by Hannah Grace, everyone! I didn’t know if Wildfire could live up to Icebreaker, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is the perfect example of miscommunication done well, and even though it’s a college setting, I feel like Hannah’s characters are mature. This one had the perfect mix of fun, emotional, and adorable moments! Plus, who doesn’t love a summer camp setting and puppies?! Reading Wildfire was the perfect way to wind down my summer TBR list!

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again — I’ll read anything Hannah Grace writes!

𝐓𝐖: addiction, sexual content, emotional abuse (family), alcoholism, car accident, profanity

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kim_gzt's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It’s a very cute summer read!

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Russ and Aurora don’t expect to see one another again after a one-night-stand…but then end up counselors at the same summer camp a day later.

I really enjoyed ICEBREAKER but procrastinated reading this one for ages for whatever reason, and I’m so glad I finally got to it! Aurora and Russ’s relationship was SO SWEET and healing, and I loved to watch it unfold. They are truly a perfect match for one another, and I absolutely adored the found family vibes and the extreme closure of the epilogue.

There were a few moments here where the book felt a bit long, but it allowed the relationship to unfold in a really realistic way, which I did appreciate. And a bonus—no third act breakup!!!!! The emotional maturity Russ and Aurora both displayed towards the end of the book was fantastic and it was great to see that much character growth!

Highly recommend, and can’t wait for DAYDREAM!

CW: Emotional abuse/parental neglect; addiction (gambling)

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gracelang_09's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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destinynichole11's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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carsons1996's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a heartwarming story about such loveable characters. This low stakes but also pretty emotional tale is the perfect kind of literary escape.

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moxiereads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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rebakesl's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book a lot more than the previous book, Icebreaker. I found the characters more relatable and the author did a great job of weaving in both main characters’ backstories. Lots of childhood trauma that was kind of miraculously solved at about 80-85% of the book, which was feel good and happy, but felt unbearably unrealistic at times. The tension and spice was yummy and not over the top. Definitely a book with spice and not a spicy book. Looking forward to book 3 coming out next month!

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swamprat410's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If you're on the fence about reading this book after you read Icebreaker and you're thinking "am I really up for this again?", give it a try.

I liked the characters in this book more than I did in Icebreaker and setting the book at a summer camp with nothing really to do with Maple Hills or the hockey team was a nice change of pace. It was nice to be able to build on the foundation that Hannah Grace set up in the first book without having to deal with Anastasia and Nate's nonsense.

Like I said after reading the first book of the series--if you manage your expectations and don't go into it thinking that it's going to change your world view, you'll probably have a happier outcome. This isn't a book that will change your world view, it's what you'd expect -- a book about a group of college students with some hockey, romance novel tropes, and spicy bits sprinkled in.

In this book you'll find the following tropes:

Found Family
One Night Stand
Miscommunication
Forced Proximity/Stuck Together
Secret Relationship/Forbidden Romance
Daddy Issues
- From both main characters
Opposites Attract
Work Colleagues

Honorable Mention Tropes (if that could be considered a thing?)

Sports Romance - Hockey. Is the male lead a hockey player? Yes. Does it make a big impact on the story, as it does with Icebreaker? No.
Social Inferiors/Different Worlds or
Rich v. Poor
- kinda/sorta/not really.
Aurora's dad owns a Formula 1 team, and Russ has a deadbeat dad with a gambling problem that asks to borrow money sometimes. Both have daddy issues and there is a thread of "we come from two different worlds" thing, but it's not a huge part of the story unless I am totally forgetting.

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alicesbookcorner's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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