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Wild Love by Elsie Silver

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dogoodwithbooks's review

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emotional 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? Yes

4.5

Closed Door Mod:  Chapter 26 (some parts, Chapter 30 (some parts) Chapter 31, Chapter 34, Chapter 36, Chapter 40 (some parts) 

This is the second romance I read by Elsie Silver and it certainly won’t be my last one. Silver really crafted up the dream book boyfriend in Ford Grant, and the tension and longing between Ford and Rosie made want to find out what happens to them in the end. Additionally, the setting of Rose Hill as well as the cast of characters came to life for me in this book and it made imagine myself right there in the midst of it all. Perfect for fans of the brother’s best friend, ‘it’s always been you’, and grumpy x sunshine and want a book set in a charming small town setting, you need to read this book. 
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unboundbooklover's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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amateur_bookworm's review

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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

5.0

My summary: Ford Grant has recently moved back to Rose Hill, the small town he spent his summers at while growing up, and next door to his childhood best friend, West. The son of a famous guitarist, Ford went on to make his money on his own. Recently named the world’s hottest billionaire by Forbes, he is now settling in to what he hopes to be a quieter life as he sets up his own music studio. But nothing goes to plan when Ford is unexpectedly thrust into single-parenthood and then Rosie Belmont, West’s little sister and his secret crush from when he was a teenager, returns to town. Rosie is running from the big city after losing her job and from a lackluster love life. With an MBA and nothing to show for it except crushing student loan debt, work is hard to find in Rose Hill. When Rosie asks Ford to hire her as his assistant it is basically an offer he can’t refuse—and working together makes their feelings about each other finally unavoidable. 

My thoughts:
I absolutely adore this book! This is one of those books that I almost instantly knew I would love—literally within the first three pages of it. 

Every character is just fantastic and I love the witty banter throughout. I literally laughed out loud at times. I basically just sat here reading and grinning the whole time. This is a warm and fuzzy feeling romance, with just enough spice sprinkled in. 

I really love the backstory of Ford and Rosie being childhood frenemies, with Rosie being the bratty little sister of Ford’s best friend, and Ford being a teenager hopelessly in love with her the entire time. His pining after her all these years has my heart. I also just adore Cora! 

This was my first ever book by Elsie Silver and I am so mad at myself for not reading anything by her sooner. I’ve since bought her entire Chestnut Springs series (thanks Target BOGO 50% off!) and I can’t wait to dive into it. It will have to tide me over until the next Rose Hill book is out in September. 
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leilorenzo's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

2.75

Typical can't-she's-my-bf's-sister, but really I-can-loved-her-forever trope.

There are quite a bit of cliches in this one, but that is to be expected from a HEA romance, right? My issue was the MMC´s grumpiness, how "perfect" he seems to be perceived within the story when I felt there were some red flags (possessiveness mainly) and that he goes from 0 to 10000 in one second. He's the perfect guy until he isn't, and then he owns his actions way too fast and things are easily resolved.
I can see the appeal of having a hero when going through and dealing with the aftereffects of sexual assault, but things being so convenient and/or easy all the time made me lose interest.

Bits and pieces:

  •  Their relationship was this, all the time:
“Rosalie, when have I ever said no to you?” And I just stand here, stunned. I need a ride home from this party. I want to be alone. I need a job. Because try as I might, no matter how big of a dick he’s been, I can’t come up with a single instance of Ford ever telling me anything other than okay.

  •  cute moment: Rosie nicknaming Cora "my little storm cloud"

  • Rosie's character, and therefore chapters, seemed more fleshed out:
"But as much as I hate to admit it, I’m tapped out on handling my own shit. All of a sudden, it dawned on me that I am monumentally tired of having it all together."

"I love it here. It feels like home. The condo in the city doesn’t. That life doesn’t. It feels like I’m in a race that I don’t give a flying fuck about winning. One I’m signed up for just to say I took part."

Even if some of her interactions with Cora seemed improbable:
     “It’s because I told him about all the other perv dads eyeing you up.” I scoff. “Ford doesn’t care about that.” “Don’t re-create yourself as someone oblivious, Rosie. It doesn’t suit you.”   

  "She’s watching him, adoration and confusion warring on her doll-like features. Ford doesn’t realize he just told her he plans to be around for the rest of her life, but Cora heard it loud and clear."

     “If you think you’re going to barge in here and throw a tantrum because you weren’t privy to something you feel you should have been, you’re wrong. You can have your fit out here, and I’ll bring Ford to you so he can watch.” Willa stares at me, and I stare back at her.

  • This is what I mean about understanding how it can be enticing to have a hero for a partner

     no matter how much he infuriated me tonight, I’d be a fool not to recognize that the man kissing me right now would ride headfirst into battle with me. For me. He’d cut people down with his words. Scorch them with his glare. Humiliate them with his directness.

    “That’s the problem, Rosie. You’ve spent too much time around men who talk a big game but don’t possess the will to follow through.”

How much of her adoration and sudden revelation could be heightened by small case of hero-worship?

And he's entirely devoted
That expression of reverence—borderline disbelief—back on his face in full blinding force.

“Taking care of you.” [...] “You don’t need to do that.” [...] “But I want to.” I’m struck silent by such a simple sentence. 

But that is kind of what makes him flat, this is how he carries himself for the whole book:
“I had come to terms with the idea that you would never happen for me. You were a memory, not a goal.”
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irisvdn's review

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emotional lighthearted tense 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

5.0

Love love love love this book, best thing Elsie Silver has written so far. I love Ford, Rosie and especially Cora.

I have a two critiques (but the book is 5 stars as I couldn't stop reading) 
  • Cora talks like a 15 year old, not like she is 12
  • People lick their lips too much

But WOW what a book, I may have cried at the end. This book might have turned me into a slow burn fan.
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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I'm really enjoying the Chestnut Series and when I heard that Elsie was writing a new series, I instantly pre-ordered this book. 

This book has two points of view. The first is Ford Grant, he has been labelled by Forbes as the World’s Hottest Billionaire, but he doesn’t care about labels, all he wants to do is escape the press and open a recording studio in the gorgeous small-town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he’s her biological father. Now, he spends his day balancing business with parenting with a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend’s sister, Rosie. The second point of view is Rosie Belmont, she has been living in the city, with a boyfriend who have both fell out of love with each other, a job she’s just been fired from after her boss inappropriately touched her. So now she’s back in her town like a storm. She’s beautiful, messy and chaotic. And she is wide-eyed and desperate to get a job, Ford hires her as his assistant, but he has vowed to keep her at arm’s length. Ford tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay – friction that soon turns to blistering heat. Ford knows damn well he shouldn’t cross the line but shouldn’t and can’t are two very different things. And the only thing he truly can’t do is resist her. 

This book was so fun and flirty, and I enjoyed the romance between Ford and Rosie. I love the Grant family and enjoy the cameo from Willa, she was hilarious, and I've just finished Willa’s book, so I was giggling and kicking my feet. I love that Gemma was no-bullshit type of mum but also as a sex therapist knew exactly what Ford and Rosie were going through with the new relationship troubles. I cannot wait to see the family dynamic grow especially with West during this book. I love Cora and that the women in this family will protect a kid like they are their own.  

Rosie was a bit whish-washy at times, one minute she is wanting a big strong alpha to protect her and to fight for her, but then was getting pissed when her brother and her lover did that for her? Like girl, make up your mind. The third act conflict wasn’t needed, Ford needed to stand up for himself and be like this is what you wanted, and I don’t regret it and instead he just gave up and came crawling back. 

I love that Elsie has practically introduced all the characters that are going to be in the series within the bowling team (hopefully I'm right about that prediction), and it was a solid first book and I cannot wait to carry on this series. 
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yoohanna's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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lujisa's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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iamhookedoncrochet's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Yes, yes and YES!

This book was lighthearted, funny, the ending was.. chefs kiss ✨

The character development and buildup of Ford and Rosie’s relationship was amazing. 


Elsie Silver DID THAT! 

I can’t wait for the next book in the series ! 
 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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kailawalton's review

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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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