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books_inthewild's review against another edition
4.0
I’m really enjoying this series! I love the main characters- Calla & Jonah- and their passionate, yet also very real, type of love! It can be hard and difficult, and also be filled with a deep love & lots of romance.
I really enjoyed how this one jumped right into Calla finding her way in Alaska- branching out of her comfort zone, making new (unexpected!) friends, and really trying to “give Alaska a chance”.
I think my only critique of this one was that a few major scenes felt a bit rushed. I would have liked to spend a bit more time in these big wow/scary/sad moments.
On to book 3, which is a novella! I look forward to seeing where these characters go :)
I really enjoyed how this one jumped right into Calla finding her way in Alaska- branching out of her comfort zone, making new (unexpected!) friends, and really trying to “give Alaska a chance”.
I think my only critique of this one was that a few major scenes felt a bit rushed. I would have liked to spend a bit more time in these big wow/scary/sad moments.
On to book 3, which is a novella! I look forward to seeing where these characters go :)
thebluehaired_reader_'s review against another edition
5.0
Edit Reread via audiobook-
Gah! It’s just so good! It lures you in slowly until bam you are consumed and can’t put it down. This book is beautiful. It’s more about personal growth for Calla which is understandable since she’s completely upended her life. I loved getting to know all the new characters again and seeing how Calla and Jonah navigate this new chapter. It’s just so damn good and the narrator did it complete justice.
Gah! It’s just so good! It lures you in slowly until bam you are consumed and can’t put it down. This book is beautiful. It’s more about personal growth for Calla which is understandable since she’s completely upended her life. I loved getting to know all the new characters again and seeing how Calla and Jonah navigate this new chapter. It’s just so damn good and the narrator did it complete justice.
kaity_b's review against another edition
3.0
2.75-3 stars...
Okay before everyone comes at me for that low rating. I LOVED a [b:The Simple Wild|36373564|The Simple Wild (Wild, #1)|K.A. Tucker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549373129l/36373564._SY75_.jpg|58060835], that was one of my favorite books from last year. I loved the enemies to lovers and banter that Calla and Jonah had in that book. Honestly I thought that the ending even though it was open, I felt like it could have been a good standalone.
Unfortunately this book came out. I swear it was reading about two different couples. Calla became tooooooo whiney that I was about to chuck this book across the room so many times. The only reason I kept going was because I read this book with a group of friends for our book club. Jonah has the patience of a saint for him dealing with Calla. She knew what she was getting in to when she decided to leave Toronto for Alaska. So the fact that we got for the first 75% her complaining about living in Alaska, I was mind blown. I get it being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no friends around you can get to be depressing and maddening. Trust me Calla I get it, when my husband and I moved to San Diego, we didn't have any friends or family down here, but you try and find your purpose.
I will say her friend Dianna and her parents really put her through the ringer always pushing back their visits to Alaska which I thought was rude...
Also I felt like the relationship with Jonah and Calla was different from the first book, yes they are in an established relationship, but I thought they would keep with the banter. I mean there was some of that sass that came out, but it was when discussing furniture and other interior decorating things, that I didn't think that talking about chandeliers would be foreplay... but to each their own..
The last 25% of this book is kinda what bumped up my rating, KA Tucker went back to the old Jonah and Calla, but I felt like that didn't make up for the 75% that I was pissed. If you are thinking of DNFing the book... I mean the last 25% was good, I almost cried about 3 times (it could be because I finished the book.... haha jk)
My overall impression of this book was that this was a 450 page epilogue that didn't really have a plot, it was just revisiting our favorite Yeti and his Barbie. I felt like this would have been stronger if it was a novella rather than a full novel.
Okay before everyone comes at me for that low rating. I LOVED a [b:The Simple Wild|36373564|The Simple Wild (Wild, #1)|K.A. Tucker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549373129l/36373564._SY75_.jpg|58060835], that was one of my favorite books from last year. I loved the enemies to lovers and banter that Calla and Jonah had in that book. Honestly I thought that the ending even though it was open, I felt like it could have been a good standalone.
Unfortunately this book came out. I swear it was reading about two different couples. Calla became tooooooo whiney that I was about to chuck this book across the room so many times. The only reason I kept going was because I read this book with a group of friends for our book club. Jonah has the patience of a saint for him dealing with Calla. She knew what she was getting in to when she decided to leave Toronto for Alaska. So the fact that we got for the first 75% her complaining about living in Alaska, I was mind blown. I get it being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no friends around you can get to be depressing and maddening. Trust me Calla I get it, when my husband and I moved to San Diego, we didn't have any friends or family down here, but you try and find your purpose.
I will say her friend Dianna and her parents really put her through the ringer always pushing back their visits to Alaska which I thought was rude...
Also I felt like the relationship with Jonah and Calla was different from the first book, yes they are in an established relationship, but I thought they would keep with the banter. I mean there was some of that sass that came out, but it was when discussing furniture and other interior decorating things, that I didn't think that talking about chandeliers would be foreplay... but to each their own..
The last 25% of this book is kinda what bumped up my rating, KA Tucker went back to the old Jonah and Calla, but I felt like that didn't make up for the 75% that I was pissed. If you are thinking of DNFing the book... I mean the last 25% was good, I almost cried about 3 times (it could be because I finished the book.... haha jk)
My overall impression of this book was that this was a 450 page epilogue that didn't really have a plot, it was just revisiting our favorite Yeti and his Barbie. I felt like this would have been stronger if it was a novella rather than a full novel.
sherryreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
andriam12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Addiction
esperodrigueez's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
4,75⭐️ iba a ser un 5 estrellas pero me he quedado con ganas de verlos ser padres!!
No puedo ni describir lo muchísimo que me ha gustado este libro. Cuando acabé el primero (que pensaba que era autoconclusivo) no esperaba encontrarme en este con lo que muchas veces quiero al terminar un libro: otro libro con su vida después de estar juntos. Necesitaba más de Calla y Jonah y no puedo estar más enamorada de ambos🥹🫶🏻
La verdad que empecé pensando que se daría el típico conflicto pero que en ningún momento se da por la BELLA COMUNICACIÓN que tienen como pareja✨❤️🩹
Me ha encantado demasiado verlos pasar por las crisis de pareja y ver cómo lo hablaban, se entendían, se daban el tiempo de ponerse en el lugar del otro y como lo resolvían.
El romance en este libro me ha dejado con el corazón blandito. Ver cómo se quieren tanto y como afrontan juntos a esta etapa de sus vidas😭❤️🩹
La found family en este libro es tan bonita y tan hogareña que es que hasta quien me caía regular al inicio han terminado por sacarme una sonrisa. Calla lo ha dado todo por encajar y hacer su vida en Alaska por Jonah y es que si eso no es amor…🥹❤️🔥
Jonah me ha sorprendido muchísimo. Lo odiaba tanto al inicio del primer libro y he acabado amándolo demasiado. Me gana con lo mucho que quiere a Calla🧎🏻♀️🤍 y no soy team rubios pero un tremendo armario empotrado Noruego enamoradisimo de su novia👀🫡 y me habría encantado 1 escena explícita. Por que se da pie a ellas pero no se describen y este hombre tiene que ser pf🔥🥵 (aunque en realidad no hacen falta porque se ve de sobra la pasión ente ellos y lo poco que se da a entender es perfecto)
Se que en inglés hay una novela corta de la navidad que se deja sin contar en este libro. Pero me habría gustado verlos como padres la verdad. Me leería mil libros más de ellos y su vida.✨🩵
No puedo ni describir lo muchísimo que me ha gustado este libro. Cuando acabé el primero (que pensaba que era autoconclusivo) no esperaba encontrarme en este con lo que muchas veces quiero al terminar un libro: otro libro con su vida después de estar juntos. Necesitaba más de Calla y Jonah y no puedo estar más enamorada de ambos🥹🫶🏻
La verdad que empecé pensando que se daría el típico conflicto pero que en ningún momento se da por la BELLA COMUNICACIÓN que tienen como pareja✨❤️🩹
Me ha encantado demasiado verlos pasar por las crisis de pareja y ver cómo lo hablaban, se entendían, se daban el tiempo de ponerse en el lugar del otro y como lo resolvían.
El romance en este libro me ha dejado con el corazón blandito. Ver cómo se quieren tanto y como afrontan juntos a esta etapa de sus vidas😭❤️🩹
La found family en este libro es tan bonita y tan hogareña que es que hasta quien me caía regular al inicio han terminado por sacarme una sonrisa. Calla lo ha dado todo por encajar y hacer su vida en Alaska por Jonah y es que si eso no es amor…🥹❤️🔥
Jonah me ha sorprendido muchísimo. Lo odiaba tanto al inicio del primer libro y he acabado amándolo demasiado. Me gana con lo mucho que quiere a Calla🧎🏻♀️🤍 y no soy team rubios pero un tremendo armario empotrado Noruego enamoradisimo de su novia👀🫡 y me habría encantado 1 escena explícita. Por que se da pie a ellas pero no se describen y este hombre tiene que ser pf🔥🥵 (aunque en realidad no hacen falta porque se ve de sobra la pasión ente ellos y lo poco que se da a entender es perfecto)
Se que en inglés hay una novela corta de la navidad que se deja sin contar en este libro. Pero me habría gustado verlos como padres la verdad. Me leería mil libros más de ellos y su vida.✨🩵
kait_kosub's review against another edition
3.0
3.75⭐
I wanted to love this one so badly! But the whole time I was reading this I was frustrated. Calla and Jonah fought for most of the book and it felt like they could just not catch a break. Also I strongly disliked Marie for this whole book and don't know how I'm going to get through hers. I felt like the book just ended and it wasn't very impactful or anything.
I wanted to love this one so badly! But the whole time I was reading this I was frustrated. Calla and Jonah fought for most of the book and it felt like they could just not catch a break. Also I strongly disliked Marie for this whole book and don't know how I'm going to get through hers. I felt like the book just ended and it wasn't very impactful or anything.
readandramblewithme's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lucyalexandra_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0