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Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

18 reviews

babblingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

Completely unhinged, but very entertaining. Jumped the shark quite early on and just got more ridiculous, but did manage to stay coherent. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

milesofkiles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Sexual harassment

imds's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kcbatts's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping and Car accident

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If Indiana Jones was a romcom, this would be it and I am here for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

shoff714's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Talk about a book living up to its name… THIS WAS INDEED “SOMETHING WILDER”!!! In every definition. Something wild as in reminiscent and inspired by the old western times of Butch Cassidy. Something wild as in holy plot twists! Something wild as in something completely different and thrilling from my fave writer duo CLo!

Don’t get me wrong—this is miles from CLo’s usual romcom. This is like Indiana Jones meets The Goonies, interlaced with their signature flirty banter and heartwarming compassion. It is definitely not your typical romcom. But personally, I loved the genres blurring together.

As a SUPER FAN of Indiana Jones, I ate the adventure of this story entirely up. The Utah terrain setting (um hello The Last Crusade), the promise of long lost treasure, the dangers of the journey. A trip gone terribly… wild. God, this novel was SO much fun to read!! I loved the characters and the ins and outs of their relationships with each other, and I didn’t even mind how convenient Lily and Leo’s love story pieced together. I always melt for a second-chance romance, forced proximity, one bed, a decade of longing, the whole shebang. Throw in some crazy high stakes and I’m beyond sold.

I wish a few of the characters had been there for more than just very specific plot points, but otherwise? LOVED. THIS. BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Alcohol

eligru's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Car accident

Minor: Vomit

kb33's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This isn’t the style I’m used to reading from Christina Lauren, but as usual it was excellent. It wasn’t a romance for the sake of romance, it was an adventure romance - which was rather obviously described in the synopsis. I loved Leo and Lily and their slow burn. This was an intelligently written book with only one major plot hole - at the beginning of the book, why on earth would Lily agree to share the treasure her father left her with an ex boyfriend and two strangers? Why would she take the men with her when she and Nichole would have been fine on their own? But if she had gone without Leo, we wouldn’t have this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment