Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - Wildfire

This was so good. I remember wanting to know all about the quiet Russ from Icebreaker. I really enjoyed seeing all the past characters. Russ and Aurora meet at a fareerll party for the hockey players graduating. They hit it off even though Russ isn't very confident in himself and thinks that she is waay out of his league. However, they have a ONS and then Aurora sneaks out. They never thought they see each other again, but they both turn up as counselors at a summer camp.

They are both dealing with father issues that have taken a toll on who they are as a person. Russ doesn't believe in himself very much and Rory uses others to deem her worth by the attention she receives. It was very satisfying to see them both work through these issues alone and together. To see the growth it took to get the words that had weathered them down to no longer have a piece of them.

Russ and Aurora were cute together. I liked his quiet and her loud, they both brought each other out of their comfort zones. I was so happy with their ability to communicate through their problems at the end.

P.S. I did also like that Russ' dad got help and was doing so good at the end.

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adventurous emotional funny reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

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jaynovara's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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briony_2010's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book was alright. It was lighthearted and a cute characters -- but the plot wasn't great. It made it feel much more for a "young adult" and early college age.

As someone who has a parent that struggles with addiction, this plot and his fathers recovery seemed very unrealistic. I am. also all for a strong FMC and while Russ was amazing and i understand it was one of his character flaws, but him withholding things in order t o "lighten aurora's burdens" was a major turn off for me and made it difficult to read.

Ultimately, I finished the book and will very likely pick up Hannah Grace's next installment, but not because I loved Wildfire, but because i hope it can give me the same feet kicking giggles that Icebreaker gave me.

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