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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
Wilde Love exceeded all of my expectations and then some. The friendship and love between Doc and Major is simply beautiful, and the story grips you from page one. I could not put this book down.
Takeaways?
Read this ASAP.
Everyone needs a Major in their life.
This is easily Lucy's best book.
Takeaways?
Read this ASAP.
Everyone needs a Major in their life.
This is easily Lucy's best book.
Easily the best book between the entire Made Marian/Forever Wilde worlds.
The best book yet
I have loved every Made Marian story. I have loved every Forever Wilde story. But none of them compare to this one. I'm pretty sure I spent most of this book either near tears or actually in tears. This world that Lucy has built is beautiful and having the opportunity to get a glimpse into the lives of Wes and Liam was extremely special. These families will live in my heart for a cert long time.
I have loved every Made Marian story. I have loved every Forever Wilde story. But none of them compare to this one. I'm pretty sure I spent most of this book either near tears or actually in tears. This world that Lucy has built is beautiful and having the opportunity to get a glimpse into the lives of Wes and Liam was extremely special. These families will live in my heart for a cert long time.
This was the 6th book in the Forever Wilde series, but it is the book that takes you back to the beginning of Doc and Grandpa. Absolutely a beautiful story.
Oh my gosh, my heart! I love reading about Doc and Grandpa!!!!
This book was full of love, heartbreak, and laughter. I love reading this author's books because it sucks you in! I couldn't stop reading!
For some reason, I thought this was the end of the Wilde series! Imagine my surprise when this author said that there was more to come! Overjoyed! :)
This book was full of love, heartbreak, and laughter. I love reading this author's books because it sucks you in! I couldn't stop reading!
For some reason, I thought this was the end of the Wilde series! Imagine my surprise when this author said that there was more to come! Overjoyed! :)
This was the sixth book in the Wilde series and this time it is a prequel to the series where we follow Doc and Wes, the patriarchs of the Wilde family. I picked this up when I noticed it was available on Kindle Unlimited and raced through it.
In Wilde Love, Doc and Wes meet in Vietnam and although Doc is married with kids, they strike up a fast friendship, one which persists back in America. The two of them have to figure out how to survive in civilian life as well as how to figure out how to deal with the hurdles which come along.
I really enjoyed this book. Both Doc and Wes had their issues to work out, as well as being in small town Texas with all the homophobia that comes with it. I love how they met and bonded in Vietnam, as well as how they came back together after they got back to the States. The children were a part of the story without taking it over and I did like how Betsy was handled.The fact that she knew Wes was in love with her husband but loved Wes anyway and how nothing happened between Wes and Doc until after she was dead was something I was glad about. I also appreciated the conflicts of the two of them dealing with grief and homophobia, as well as raising their own family.
A few minor quibbles - I enjoyed seeing the Marian and Wilde families come together but they are all very open about their sex lives with each other and yes, this might be part of the family (although surely not every single member of the family is alright with it), but after this 'banter' went on for pages and pages, I just got bored. Talk about the wedding or their jobs or their kids or something other than sex, especially when it's family members you haven't seen in a while.
And I would have liked to see more of Wes and Doc dealing with what they saw from war and how their experiences differ from the people that stayed at home. Including Betsy having to raise three children pretty much on her own, although I did love her character in the book.
This was an enjoyable book and I'm really glad we got to see Wes and Doc's story.
4 stars!
In Wilde Love, Doc and Wes meet in Vietnam and although Doc is married with kids, they strike up a fast friendship, one which persists back in America. The two of them have to figure out how to survive in civilian life as well as how to figure out how to deal with the hurdles which come along.
I really enjoyed this book. Both Doc and Wes had their issues to work out, as well as being in small town Texas with all the homophobia that comes with it. I love how they met and bonded in Vietnam, as well as how they came back together after they got back to the States. The children were a part of the story without taking it over and I did like how Betsy was handled.
A few minor quibbles - I enjoyed seeing the Marian and Wilde families come together but they are all very open about their sex lives with each other and yes, this might be part of the family (although surely not every single member of the family is alright with it), but after this 'banter' went on for pages and pages, I just got bored. Talk about the wedding or their jobs or their kids or something other than sex, especially when it's family members you haven't seen in a while.
And I would have liked to see more of Wes and Doc dealing with what they saw from war and how their experiences differ from the people that stayed at home. Including Betsy having to raise three children pretty much on her own, although I did love her character in the book.
This was an enjoyable book and I'm really glad we got to see Wes and Doc's story.
4 stars!
3.5 / 5 stars
Well, this was a slow burn if I have ever read one, and it was not what I was expecting. This book was much more than a romance, especially because it followed the set of characters for over 50 years, first as only friends and then later as their relationship began.
It was adorable and although at the beginning I hated that Doc was married and in love with his wife, the author does the impossible and makes you love her too. You're honestly unsure where it is all going, and you don't even know what you want to happen. It was magical.
The last few chapters were an absolute mess to me (although I still enjoyed them) because it was a giant collection of characters that must have been the focus of other books. I truly had no clue what the heck was happening, but it was still cute. Now I'm off to catch up on all the books I haven't read in this series.
Well, this was a slow burn if I have ever read one, and it was not what I was expecting. This book was much more than a romance, especially because it followed the set of characters for over 50 years, first as only friends and then later as their relationship began.
It was adorable and although at the beginning
The last few chapters were an absolute mess to me (although I still enjoyed them) because it was a giant collection of characters that must have been the focus of other books. I truly had no clue what the heck was happening, but it was still cute. Now I'm off to catch up on all the books I haven't read in this series.
What can I say, it's Lucy. Doc and Major's history is one we already cherished before, putting more pressure on the writer to live up to our already high level of enamoured. She doesn't disappoint ❤️.
So, so, so good
I’m having a hard time coming up with words to describe how wonderful this powerful and emotional story is. I was in tears several times and just felt so connected to these characters, especially Wes. His story is just heartbreaking and yet also uplifting.
It had to be hard to write a story that takes place over fifty plus years and the author does note in her afterword the tough choices about what to cut out of the story. I do wish there was more detail of Doc and Wes’ life together but only because I crave more of these two wonderful characters. The book would have to be 200,000 words at least to cover everything I’d want to know!
Such a great book and looking forward to more Wilde and Marian stories.
I’m having a hard time coming up with words to describe how wonderful this powerful and emotional story is. I was in tears several times and just felt so connected to these characters, especially Wes. His story is just heartbreaking and yet also uplifting.
It had to be hard to write a story that takes place over fifty plus years and the author does note in her afterword the tough choices about what to cut out of the story. I do wish there was more detail of Doc and Wes’ life together but only because I crave more of these two wonderful characters. The book would have to be 200,000 words at least to cover everything I’d want to know!
Such a great book and looking forward to more Wilde and Marian stories.
Four tissues Lucy, that's how many I needed reading this book. Not because it's super sad - although at times it is heart-breaking - but because of all the emotions.
I've been waiting for Doc and Grandpa's story for so long, it's one of those times when you get antsy when you first start to read because there's so much riding on it from my own expectations and they can run away and be utterly unrealistic, which has to be a nightmare if you're an author so sorry in advance for that Lucy!
But I should have known that two characters who have been so lovingly crafted in the Forever Wilde series would themselves have a love story which met every single expectation.
From their first meeting in the painful days of the Vietnam War, through to the dawn of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, through to the renewal of their wedding vows, every step I took on this journey was love personified.
There is no putting aside Doc's wife Betsy, she's as important to his story as the Major becomes and I loved that there was love and understanding between her and Weston.
There is also no sugarcoating of the difficulties of being gay or bisexual in the later years of the 20th century.
I loved all the extended family, I loved how they welcomed Weston into their lives, how he found a home and a place after so many years alone.
I also raged at times, never over the situation they found themselves in, I loved Betsy too much for that, but with eyes that see how much has changed for the better - and how much still needs to change - for it to not matter how and who someone loves.
And I cried. It's rare for a book to make me tear up, never mind get actual tears. This one did it four times and most of those came in the final chapters when I tried to read their wedding vow renewal ceremony without weeping like a baby and failed miserably.
Words are powerful movers of emotion and all the words in this book moved me in one way or another and that's a true gift from an author to a reader.
Oh, and as a PS, the epilogue of this book might just be simultaneously the most hilarious thing ever, the biggest name drop ever and the biggest display of love ever seen in a single book!
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review
I've been waiting for Doc and Grandpa's story for so long, it's one of those times when you get antsy when you first start to read because there's so much riding on it from my own expectations and they can run away and be utterly unrealistic, which has to be a nightmare if you're an author so sorry in advance for that Lucy!
But I should have known that two characters who have been so lovingly crafted in the Forever Wilde series would themselves have a love story which met every single expectation.
From their first meeting in the painful days of the Vietnam War, through to the dawn of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, through to the renewal of their wedding vows, every step I took on this journey was love personified.
There is no putting aside Doc's wife Betsy, she's as important to his story as the Major becomes and I loved that there was love and understanding between her and Weston.
There is also no sugarcoating of the difficulties of being gay or bisexual in the later years of the 20th century.
I loved all the extended family, I loved how they welcomed Weston into their lives, how he found a home and a place after so many years alone.
I also raged at times, never over the situation they found themselves in, I loved Betsy too much for that, but with eyes that see how much has changed for the better - and how much still needs to change - for it to not matter how and who someone loves.
And I cried. It's rare for a book to make me tear up, never mind get actual tears. This one did it four times and most of those came in the final chapters when I tried to read their wedding vow renewal ceremony without weeping like a baby and failed miserably.
Words are powerful movers of emotion and all the words in this book moved me in one way or another and that's a true gift from an author to a reader.
Oh, and as a PS, the epilogue of this book might just be simultaneously the most hilarious thing ever, the biggest name drop ever and the biggest display of love ever seen in a single book!
#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review