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Wir sind wild und wunderbar by Anita Kelly

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piz's review

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adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

landofkait's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

Alexei leaves everything behind to travel the PCT in an effort to find out who Alexei 2.0 is. What he doesn’t expect to find is Ben, a man who seems bigger than life. Ben is bright and loud and everything Alexei is not. But what happens on the trail can’t last past that, can it? (Maybe it can.)

From the first moment, I knew Alexei needed a hug. And a cup of tea. This poor guy went out into the woods to find himself and instead found a whole new life made up of a man who seemed to be his complete opposite. But opposites attract and Ben and Alexei certainly did as well. Their relation- ship was cute and nuanced and deeper than I thought it was going to be. (Silly me for thinking an Anita Kelly book would be surface-level drivel. I was so charmed by watching Alexei grow and realize that he didn’t need to become some better version of himself; he just needed to let himself be. And Ben was a great foil for this. I enjoyed it a lot!

ealcala's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

kshiner's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Really enjoyable. The couple was adorable and handled their individual issues instead of expecting their relationship to nullify their issues. I also liked that there was discussion about how Alexei’s faith was important to him and that religion didn’t have to just be a cudgel to be used against the LGBTQ community. A really sweet book all in all.

slee907's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

God. Dammit. I think I’m dehydrated from crying the entire last half of this audiobook. But it was totally worth the pain. It’s a beautiful book about 2 men walking the Pacific Coast Trail both trying to work through painful past experiences. They fall in love and have to navigate fear and distance to get their HEA. The narrator is amazing and I’ll be adding him to my list of favorites to look for. Highly recommend.

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agrinczel's review against another edition

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4.0

This was pretty sweet, I’m a sucker for reading about the PCT.

girlreading's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

After adoring Love & Other Disasters, I had high expectations for this and it did not disappoint.

After recovering from an opening scene that felt more horror than romance, (although, admittedly, Anita did a fabulous job at making even the most terrifying scenario adorable), I found myself instantly caring deeply for Alexei and Ben's journeys, both as individuals and together.

It's a slow burn of a story and not one for those looking for a fast paced, action filled read but it's thoughtful and sweet and, while heart breaking at times, really rather lovely.

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