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Wildfire by Hannah Grace

8 reviews

nat_in_bookland's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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lawbooks600's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-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

1.0

Representation: N/A
Score: Two out of ten.

Wildfire was as awful, if not worse, than Icebreaker. Perhaps I should stop reading from Hannah Grace, as all her books have been overhyped. I wanted to read this one for a while, hoping it would be much better than Icebreaker, but unfortunately, it was at the same level as Icebreaker. The ratings were low, the blurb didn't seem intriguing and I was underwhelmed.

It starts with Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts meeting and briefly interacting with each other in a college party, but Aurora escapes before Russ asks for her surname, then it cuts to a summer camp, where Russ and Aurora meet again. Everything looks typical except for one rule, the camp staff can't develop relationships, much to their dismay, but I know what's going to happen. They develop a relationship anyway. There is little plot other than that, and all the issues I saw in Icebreaker reappear in Wildfire. First the characters are difficult to connect or relate with, making me disconnect from the central storyline. While the length of Wildfire is less than Grace's debut creation, Icebreaker, clocking in at less than 400 pages, the pacing is still slow and continues to be this way, which made me enjoy it less. 

I didn't feel like Russ and Aurora had any chemistry or character development, since they lacked depth and never changed from the beginning to the end. Adding more depth and development would've improved the reading experience. Wildfire has no literary value, as it is nothing more than a mere contemporary romance, meaning those looking for diversity or literary value should look elsewhere. At least the setting of the camp was interesting, but I would've liked to see more of the side characters, like Anastasia, of which there aren't many. The writing style is enough to keep the plot going, since it's accessible and there's nothing too literary. I don't think Grace will improve based on this one. I'm done with her now. The climax is heartwarming though, as the couple is together.
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avagrossman's review

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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kayji's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Reading this book felt like reading people chronically on twitter interacting in real life. 
The conversations seemed too unrealistic between the couple, especially during "deep", "emotional" or "romantic" moments. I wish Honey Acres as a setting was explored more alongside the whole camp atmosphere.
The side characters also deserved more moments to shine, as I really loved Xanders banter with the other characters. 
Some moments in the book gave me whiplash just from how quickly the scenes and conversation topics were changing. Some moments and conversations also felt like they finished too abruptly before moving on.
TDLR: Great setting, funny side characters, unrealistic mmc and fmc.
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geagleson9's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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amre23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was fun and cute. The more serious topics/traumas were similar between the MFC and MMC. This at times was great to show how people with similar issues/trauma can support each other. This did also cause some lulls in the story because there wasn't a lot of diversity with their issues. If you're looking for an easy summer story with occasional drama then this would most likely be a book for you. 

The way the toxic parents were handled did seem realistic and how the characters moved through the issues/progressed were stressful at times, If you've experienced these similar issues, but also relieving around any resolutions. 

Happy to see the continuation of the characters from Icebreaker also making appearances. 
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httponyo's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

  Wildfire is a book about Aurora and Russ , Russ who was previously mentioned in the infamous ice rink scandal in IceBreaker , navigating their crapton of emotional trauma that started from their families neglect in different ways. The book switches between both of their POVs as we watch them break down and navigate their pain together.

    Now I'll start with what I didn't like and go from there.  Spoilers will be tagged !
     
     As with the first book there was alot of sex. Like , A LOT lol. Now personally I don't have a problem reading through spices scenes and don't have the same problem as some people who think it's too much. What I don't like is the location of these scenes. I understand they have sex in staff majority places but children dont always follow the rules. The door to their cabins would be unlocked for obvious comedic effect of someone walking in but realistically those times could've been kids , that includes some other chosen locations. I just don't like how often they seemed to have sex in easy to catch places with kids at the camp  , maybe the layout was misunderstood to me but idk. 🤷🏽‍♀️

   As always ,  we've got ✨️parental issues✨️ , which my traumatized ass has no problem with but
I didnt like how Aurora's relationship with her mother started magically fixing itself just because she showed up at the camp & gave Aurora revelation about her dad. Aurora's mom was emotionally mentally and drainging her , there definitely shouldve been a confrontation but the story made it seem like it was all the dads neglect fault?? i aint like that , both if them had equal parts in her childhood traumas.
. And i dont knkw its its just me but sometimes i was confused on who was talking? That might've just been because i was tired though lol.

  I like how the communication of their trauma smoothly ties into their relationship. At the end of the day these are hurt people who are trying to heal , 3 months over YEARS won't solve it but it did a pretty good job.

      "Guys , if we lose because you're all short and Aurora is a pig stealer , I'm going to be so pissed" 

   The communication in this book is heavenly to me.  Problems get talked through and everyone holds their actions accountable,  which reminds me that this is just a book lol.
 "I'm watching you go in so you don't have to watch me leave."    Was what fully sold me on Russ , his growth from the first book is astounding and I'm glad he learned to accept the love & family around him as Aurora did. 
 
  It's been months since I read IceBreaker so I wasn't sure if I'd connect but WHEW! The characters are loveable and hilarious as always , Xander and JJ really snuck into my heart and I hope Xander stays for the next book(?).  Both old and new characters will make you laugh and make you want another story to see how their lives play out. I am kinda sad at the ending but it did make me happy still.  
wish the time skip hadn't been that wide but maybe its setting up for the next book?
I hope there's a third book , I'd love to read about Henry or JJ. 

     "I will spiral later , alone , like a regular person. Or if I'm feeling reall  adventurous , I'll bottle it up and bury it deep down , letting it erupt at a much later , more inconvenient time"

     

     

    
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cdoubet's review

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emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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