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Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

20 reviews

samflowerv6's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Leo is the best Christina Lauren book boyfriend to date and this is my favorite of their books so far. The adventure was good, still with the miscommunication trope but I didn’t mind it this time around. The adventure and imagery set this book apart from the others. Some of the codes and math went over my head but this was a fun, exciting and beautiful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic friendship

marioosa517's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Medical content

tiffanne11's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

I thought this book was going to be another cookie cutter, second chance romance. Predictable, but cute and fun to read. It was so much better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Minor: Physical abuse and Alcohol

matthewslaura's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

This was a fun lil adventure of a book - kinda felt like watching a movie at times. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the 3rd person POV, but the plot made up for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, and Death

bookswithlauren's review

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

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

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

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, Toxic friendship, and Violence

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

thatswhatshanread's review

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

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

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and Car accident

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is 1 part funny, 1 part romance, and 1 part mystery/thriller/adventure, which was a weird mix. It was still mostly enjoyable, but just when you were in a comfortable rom-com part bam you got a mystery/thriller/adventure element, which I didn't care for. I also would have liked more spice in the current times, not just the flashbacks. But the MCs were good people and I loved the ending and her father's redemption. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death and Terminal illness

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Love love love. I lucked out and found this book shortly before a trip to Moab and started reading it the day after my first time setting foot in Canyonlands. So. Ideal. But more than that, reading this reminded me that adventures set in the Southwest’s red rocks were some of my favorite books growing up. This adventure romance felt like something I’ve been reading forever in the best way. I think this book would be a super enjoyable read regardless of how well it fits me as a reader (fresh, developed characters, natural writing, tight but accessible mystery, etc.), but for me it will also always be perfectly matched to this vacation moment and my long love of desert sandstone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Murder, and Kidnapping