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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was well written and I mostly enjoyed it, that being said though some of the imagery was hard to follow. Brock came off kind of cringe the whole time but I did enjoy Jessie. It does get pretty dark near the end but the author handles it very well. I’m glad with the ending overall. Also I discovered I hate the word spunk in reference to smut juices.
This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Our main character Brock is tortured by the thoughts plaguing him after and accident claim three lives, but spared his. As a way to repent he chooses to escape to the Alaskan wilderness, but meets Jessie right before he’s due to depart and now he can’t stop thinking about her.
Wilderness was raw and emotional with interesting characters and backstories. Their no strings relationship turns into more as sparks fly. I loved the world building, character development, and top notch spice. I’m looking forward to reading more by Lynn Burke!
What to expect:
Wilderness was raw and emotional with interesting characters and backstories. Their no strings relationship turns into more as sparks fly. I loved the world building, character development, and top notch spice. I’m looking forward to reading more by Lynn Burke!
What to expect:
3.5 Stars, rounded down for Goodreads.
This book surprised me, and I'm unsure if it was in a good way? I wasn't expecting this book to turn ...weird...when I signed up for the tour LOL. It started off great. Wonderful spicy scenes, the story was easy to follow, there wasn't a lot of information dumps that didn't need to be there (which I appreciate so much). But then it gets a little weird. Some shady side characters that deserved death, descriptive scenes on killing wildlife, kidnapping and assault. Brock turns into a feral man, which I mean...granted. But it fell a little short for me.
I didn't see any TWs listed anywhere before reading this, so it was definitely something that took me by surprise. And if you have triggers PLEASE look them up or reach out to me.
Overall the book was good but I found myself skimming some scenes (the animal deaths and assault particularly). I love how Brock found his peace, and Jessie won her dad's company back. But there were just some parts I wasn't fully expecting to happen.
This book surprised me, and I'm unsure if it was in a good way? I wasn't expecting this book to turn ...weird...when I signed up for the tour LOL. It started off great. Wonderful spicy scenes, the story was easy to follow, there wasn't a lot of information dumps that didn't need to be there (which I appreciate so much). But then it gets a little weird. Some shady side characters that deserved death, descriptive scenes on killing wildlife, kidnapping and assault. Brock turns into a feral man, which I mean...granted. But it fell a little short for me.
I didn't see any TWs listed anywhere before reading this, so it was definitely something that took me by surprise. And if you have triggers PLEASE look them up or reach out to me.
Overall the book was good but I found myself skimming some scenes (the animal deaths and assault particularly). I love how Brock found his peace, and Jessie won her dad's company back. But there were just some parts I wasn't fully expecting to happen.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
A Rich Tapestry of Feral Emotion...
Many years ago, after getting my master's degree, a work opportunity sent me westward from NYC to Anchorage. While the job didn't happen I fell in love with Alaska. And ever since I have dreamt of the wildness contained there. There is something unbridled almost feral about its landscape, an internal heartbeat that pounds out a predatory taboo declaring to all who tread upon its lands that it is not afraid to cannibalize those who trespass against it.
Being there prodded some of the darker parts of my soul while simultaneously envoking a level of peace within me I haven't felt again in all the years since. Until now, as here with her book "Wilderness" author Lynn Burke has somehow revived longings from so long ago; a wildness gone dormant but never truly forgotten within me.
This first book of her Midnight Sun series is the riviting story of Brock and Jessie. Brock being a wealthy adrenaline junkie from Boston. A man known for his fearlessness, almost arrogant regard for bigger and bigger adventures in life. Adventures that catch up to him in one horrific moment costing three people their lives, and in the aftermath sends him running to the wilds of Alaska to deal with the survivors guilt fueled demons the only remaining way he knows how, in complete solitude. And Jessie, an Alaskan bush pilot fighting like hell to restore her family's charter company to its former glory after her parent's deaths lead to stunning revelations about her father that leads his legacy to be taken out from under her and handed to a competitor. An experience that leaves her angry, emotionally closed off and filled with fiery determination to make it right and reclaim her father's legacy on her terms.
What follows is a powerful, at times overwhelming tale of fate, human brokenness, and the ever enduring fire of the human spirit. A story of how sometimes we meet the right person, at the right time. Someone the universe knows can bear the brunt of our damage, even when we don't want them too, and together endure the suffering in order to come through to the other side more whole than when we began.
It is an all-encompassing, almost erotic tale of human hearts burning hotter than the sun while their souls fight for emotional purchase. An unflinching, primal tale about the need to strip one's self down to the very marrow, to the most raw and vulnerable place within, and bleed in order to truly heal a tortured soul. It is a richly layered tapestry of human need and rawness so overwhelming at times you feel as though you may drown beneath it's depths.
The chemistry and connection between Brock and Jessie is beyond magnificent! The care they afford to each other, stunning. The humor and wickedness between them, sexy and inspiring. I loved every single word of it!
This was my first foray into anything written by Burke, but I can honestly say it will not be my last.
Many years ago, after getting my master's degree, a work opportunity sent me westward from NYC to Anchorage. While the job didn't happen I fell in love with Alaska. And ever since I have dreamt of the wildness contained there. There is something unbridled almost feral about its landscape, an internal heartbeat that pounds out a predatory taboo declaring to all who tread upon its lands that it is not afraid to cannibalize those who trespass against it.
Being there prodded some of the darker parts of my soul while simultaneously envoking a level of peace within me I haven't felt again in all the years since. Until now, as here with her book "Wilderness" author Lynn Burke has somehow revived longings from so long ago; a wildness gone dormant but never truly forgotten within me.
This first book of her Midnight Sun series is the riviting story of Brock and Jessie. Brock being a wealthy adrenaline junkie from Boston. A man known for his fearlessness, almost arrogant regard for bigger and bigger adventures in life. Adventures that catch up to him in one horrific moment costing three people their lives, and in the aftermath sends him running to the wilds of Alaska to deal with the survivors guilt fueled demons the only remaining way he knows how, in complete solitude. And Jessie, an Alaskan bush pilot fighting like hell to restore her family's charter company to its former glory after her parent's deaths lead to stunning revelations about her father that leads his legacy to be taken out from under her and handed to a competitor. An experience that leaves her angry, emotionally closed off and filled with fiery determination to make it right and reclaim her father's legacy on her terms.
What follows is a powerful, at times overwhelming tale of fate, human brokenness, and the ever enduring fire of the human spirit. A story of how sometimes we meet the right person, at the right time. Someone the universe knows can bear the brunt of our damage, even when we don't want them too, and together endure the suffering in order to come through to the other side more whole than when we began.
It is an all-encompassing, almost erotic tale of human hearts burning hotter than the sun while their souls fight for emotional purchase. An unflinching, primal tale about the need to strip one's self down to the very marrow, to the most raw and vulnerable place within, and bleed in order to truly heal a tortured soul. It is a richly layered tapestry of human need and rawness so overwhelming at times you feel as though you may drown beneath it's depths.
The chemistry and connection between Brock and Jessie is beyond magnificent! The care they afford to each other, stunning. The humor and wickedness between them, sexy and inspiring. I loved every single word of it!
This was my first foray into anything written by Burke, but I can honestly say it will not be my last.
Unfortunately, this book missed the mark. For a contemporary romance, there are aspects to this story that don’t seem believable. Not only that, but the climax is so unexpected that I felt like I must’ve skipped a chapter and missed the character that it was involving. The issues that Jessie and Brock have with one another aren’t truly overcome, and what’s left is a smutty contemporary novel with a weaker plot. Further, there are multiple times where the book felt like it was written by a man and for the male gaze. Descriptions like “big tits” just made me grimace.
I enjoyed the break from fantasy and foray into contemporary romance, but wouldn’t go out of my way to read another book by this author.
I enjoyed the break from fantasy and foray into contemporary romance, but wouldn’t go out of my way to read another book by this author.