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A review by thewildbookcase
Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I look out to the stands to see a bunch of camera phones recording and homemade signs unfolding, referencing “hardcore pucking” and “sticking it in their five-hole.” I cock my head at Conway and mouth what the fuck while gesturing to the crowd. He shrugs. “Booktok. It’s a thing now.”
I was only a few pages into this book when I was laughing out loud. Strong and Wild follows Micky (Birdie's bff) as she bartends and runs a sexy online baking show to save up money to open her dream patisserie cocktail lounge. Enter Rhys, the hottest new rookie who is looking to keep his head down and prove he belongs on the team. Staying away from women is fine until he finds out his online wet dream lives across the hall.
To start: I LOVE Micky. She is strong and ambitious. She sets firm boundaries. She doesn't shy away from putting pretentious assholes in their place. Rhys I liked but he did frustrate me in a way that was benefiting to his character and exactly as I would expect him to react but still annoying. While everything he did made sense, I was annoyed
Trigger: Drug Abuse
Favorite Quotes:
“Time to drain money from the patriarchy,” I say, adjusting my red push-up bra.
“Ugh. I’m so tired of people saying that. It’s such a cop out. Just more boys-will-be-boys bullshit. We need to stop saying it to little girls too. It makes them grow up to think violence is some form of affection.”
“Where do you want to do this?” He pulls out a chair and points at the kitchen table.
“Get on. You eat your meals on the counter, I eat mine at the table.”
Fuck.
“Did I do good?” I don’t know where that comes from, because why the fuck do I care? But I do. He smiles, and something flashes in his eyes. “So good, darling.”
Our love is a fire, Freya. It’s strong and wild, and knows no bounds.”
Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use