885 reviews for:

Wild Things

Laura Kay

3.71 AVERAGE

shannonigans322's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny 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

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This was so precious! Four friends pool their efforts to buy a fixer-upper in the English countryside. The catch? The main protagonist is in love with her female best friend, who is one of the four. This is categorized as Romance, but it felt more like General Fiction to me due to the focus on the friend group and their relationships to the village and one another.

michaelasreads's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

izz_mh's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny inspiring 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

rachaelgreatbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Loveable characters: Yes

aceofclubs's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

carolineva's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

_jessyp's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional 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: Complicated

sydneyaryn__'s review against another edition

3.5

funny 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

amanduhhhpls's review against another edition

3.0

funny medium-paced

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It’s always sad when the actual romance itself is the thing you liked least in a romance book. Love the found family vibes, the idea of buying an old house in the countryside, and starting a queer commune with your friends. The chickens and the renovations and the instagram vlogging all had me hooked, but the friends-to-lovers romance left so much to be desired. 

There was some plot points here that I feel were resolved quickly out of convenience and not because they actually would have been resolved in real life (esp the stuff with the main characters parents). The conflict between her and the friend she’s in love with felt dragged out and a lot of the separation between them was unnecessary. It would have made more sense as a coming out story.

Cute vibes, just not the romance for me!