Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Wild Love

I wasn’t quite ready to leave the Elsie Silver world of romance after finishing the Chesnut Springs series… and this didn’t disappoint. An easy read of small town romance. There wasn’t too much ‘will they won’t they’ which some may find boring in this but I actually found it to be a nice change - no painful miscommunications or missteps. The characters showed healthy communication from the very start and had adorable relationships especially with daughter, Cora.

It won’t change your life but is a nice read to make you smile.

One word: heartwarming.

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow, I just love Elsie Silver’s books so much. I previously read this (it was my first ever Elsie Silver book!) and I absolutely adored it. I went on to read her Chestnut Springs and Gold Rush Ranch series and enjoyed every single one. Now, I listened to Wild Love as a reread, right before diving into Wild Eyes, which is the next book in the Rose Hill series and was just released in early September.

Wild Love is a great small town romance with witty banter, spicy scenes, and a childhood frenemies-to-lovers romance. Elsie Silver writes the best characters. I love Ford and his awkwardness and the secret torch he carried for Rosalie for years. I love Rosalie’s spunk and capability. Elsie’s female characters are always such strong women and I love it. I forgot how much I enjoyed Ford and Rosalie’s emails back and forth to each other. I actually forgot a lot of little details so I’m really glad I listened to this before diving into Wild Eyes.

Overall, this is a great listen or a great read (or both!). Zachary Webber is not my favorite male narrator but he’s pretty good in this one. I enjoyed Vanessa Edwin’s performance here as well. I prefer to do any rereads by listening to the audiobook version. It’s a great way to catch up on a series before the next book comes out.

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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4.5

This book exceeded my expectations!! I truly went in thinking it couldn’t be as good as people were making it out to be, but I truly loved this book.
The characters were incredible. Ford is swoon worthy. Rosie is an independent bad ass woman. Cora is the only kid I’d ever want to have. West is the best friend/brother.

I think the only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I felt like it drug on a bit towards the end so I started skimming the last 30 ish pages. Still a great book!

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