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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!
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
abidavisf's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Elsie’s best writing. Hands down. The use of repetition was such a perfect writing device for this story, and was so beautifully poetic. I adored it.
Rosie and Ford’s voices were both so clear, but particularly Rosie’s. I felt like I was her as I read her words.
There are so many important topics that are touched on in Wild Love, from sexual assault and misogyny, to grief and self-identity. Each one was handled with such care and grace, and the thoughtfulness that Elsie applied to them was obvious.
I fell in love with Rosie and Ford instantly. I adored Ford from the first time we met him via Willa in Heartless, and to see more of his personality and soul come through in Wild Love was gorgeous. I have always been very anti-billionaire but, hey, I’ll give Ford a pass for now. His respect for women was detailed beautifully not just in his relationship with Rosie but also through his love for his daughter and care for Marilyn. They all show such strong character, and none of it ever felt forced. He doesn’t care because he thinks he should. It is his natural disposition. A genuinely good and feminist man.
Rosie is chaos and sunshine and vibrancy paired with vulnerability and resilience and strength. Witnessing her taking her life into her own hands was wonderful. Rosie spent so much of her life trying to appease other people, making her decision to stand up and find her happy all the more powerful and inspiring. By choosing herself, she was able to open her heart to not just Ford but Cora. Gorgeous.
The only things lacking for me in this book are potentially just noticeable due to my own impatience. We were set up with a number of side characters that we didn’t get to explore. I would have liked to have seen how Rosie interacted with her friends outside of Ford, for example. I thought Tabby would play a larger role (but maybe she will down the line).
Similarly, there were some smaller storylines that I feel could have been amped up, such as Stretch and the bowling wars (I’m assuming this will grow in the later books), but also the Emerald Lake fundraiser. I thought there might be a moment of Ford being Mr Philanthropy and putting his wallet where his thoughts were. Maybe he did and it wasn’t mentioned, but I feel like that would have been a nice moment. I’d also have been interested to see any potential fallout (or lack thereof) of his and Rosie’s photo in the paper.
There were also some editorial mistakes too that weren’t caught: a number of typos, missing words, or missing punctuation which I’m a stickler for.
Rosie and Ford’s voices were both so clear, but particularly Rosie’s. I felt like I was her as I read her words.
There are so many important topics that are touched on in Wild Love, from sexual assault and misogyny, to grief and self-identity. Each one was handled with such care and grace, and the thoughtfulness that Elsie applied to them was obvious.
I fell in love with Rosie and Ford instantly. I adored Ford from the first time we met him via Willa in Heartless, and to see more of his personality and soul come through in Wild Love was gorgeous. I have always been very anti-billionaire but, hey, I’ll give Ford a pass for now. His respect for women was detailed beautifully not just in his relationship with Rosie but also through his love for his daughter and care for Marilyn. They all show such strong character, and none of it ever felt forced. He doesn’t care because he thinks he should. It is his natural disposition. A genuinely good and feminist man.
Rosie is chaos and sunshine and vibrancy paired with vulnerability and resilience and strength. Witnessing her taking her life into her own hands was wonderful. Rosie spent so much of her life trying to appease other people, making her decision to stand up and find her happy all the more powerful and inspiring. By choosing herself, she was able to open her heart to not just Ford but Cora. Gorgeous.
The only things lacking for me in this book are potentially just noticeable due to my own impatience. We were set up with a number of side characters that we didn’t get to explore. I would have liked to have seen how Rosie interacted with her friends outside of Ford, for example. I thought Tabby would play a larger role (but maybe she will down the line).
Similarly, there were some smaller storylines that I feel could have been amped up, such as Stretch and the bowling wars (I’m assuming this will grow in the later books), but also the Emerald Lake fundraiser. I thought there might be a moment of Ford being Mr Philanthropy and putting his wallet where his thoughts were. Maybe he did and it wasn’t mentioned, but I feel like that would have been a nice moment. I’d also have been interested to see any potential fallout (or lack thereof) of his and Rosie’s photo in the paper.
There were also some editorial mistakes too that weren’t caught: a number of typos, missing words, or missing punctuation which I’m a stickler for.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, and Sexual harassment
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