Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Wild Love

Elsie Silver has done it again. Everything you love about a steamy romcom is wrapped up in this book and I think that’s all I need to say about that. Book two can’t come any sooner.

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes: Billionaire, Small Town, Single Guardian, Brother’s Best Friend, He Falls First, Childhood Friends to Lovers

3rd Act Breakup?: No

The Praise: Ford and Rosie’s love story was so sweet and I loved getting glimpses at their younger days through Rosie’s diary entries. I also really enjoyed their banter and their overall dynamic. Ford and Rosie’s unique relationships with Cora were also a highlight for me.

I’m not usually a huge fan of the Brother’s Best Friend trope because I hate how most brothers act as though they have some sort of authority over their sister and who she dates, despite her being a grown woman. BUT in Wild Love, West is so kind and supportive of them and I really loved that.

The Critique: I wish there had been more Cora. Ford has this revelation that what he should do is help Cora have childhood experiences she hasn’t had before due to her dad’s illness, but then we don’t really see that happening on the page which is disappointing.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I really enjoyed this one. Elsie has a talent for writing swoony heroes and fiery heroines and I love her for it.

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challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Elsie Silver can do no wrong! Rosie and Ford are yet another perfect couple! They had such great chemistry, right from the beginning from knowing each other for so long! I love a good brother’s bestie, but I also loved how this felt more like traditional friends to lovers! It gave them such a strong foundation!

This book did give me a whiplash of emotions because both Rosie and Ford start the book off in tough situations. But I love how both of them grew from those situations.

I really liked the addition of Cora! While I already like a good single dad trope, I really liked this twist of her not previously being in his life! She was also just really funny!

For me, something was just missing in this book that I’ve never experienced with one of Elsie Silver’s books. I just didn’t connect to it the same way. Maybe it’s something about the first book in her series not being the best, but I just didn’t feel a connection to the characters like I normally do. I still highly recommend this book, I just wanted to point out that something felt off…

I’m also really really excited for West’s book!

Thank you so so so much to Elsie Silver, NetGalley, and Sourcebooks for providing me access to this book!

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I really like romance books and I also think Elsie Silvers writing is always amazing. I even though it's not my favourite book fo hers this book has the best conflict resultion between the two main characters.

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dkh's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.0

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starbuck1210's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Elsie does it again. I swear from the dedication page I KNEW this was going to be another solid read. This is (in my opinion) the spiciest Elsie book yet and I LOVED it. I am currently incoherent and squealing over Ford and Rosie.

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