Reviews with content warning for Suicide - Wild at Heart

I loved Wild at Heart so much. Between the love story between Calla and Konah, the headstrong and domineering Muriel, and curmudgeon Roy, I couldn’t get enough. While the depictions of Alaska have taught me I likely wouldn’t be able to live there, more than ever do I want to visit.

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velsbooknook's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted

5.0

I did not think that I would love the second book more than I already loved The Simple Wild, but I did.
I'm usually not so much a romance reader but this series just makes me happy. The characters are all so relatable and lovable. The setting in a small town in Alaska is perfect. Wild at Heart made me feel all warm inside while reading.
This book is beautifully written and the description of nature and the animals roaming around Calla's and Jonah's property was absolutely breathtaking!
Calla's and Jonah's relationship feels very real, adult and respectful. Things I often miss in romance novels. They are both trying to get accustomed to their new life together. Both are putting their own needs behind sometimes in order to make their partner happy, but in a healthy way. Making life work is hard sometimes, especially if you're living in a small Alaskan town.
I enjoyed all the new side characters. Some of them are not easy to get around with sometimes but they all have their heart at the right place. Whenever Calla or Jonah needed a helping hand they were there. Roy was definitely my highlight of the book.

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kenziewol's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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marybsimp's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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lea_talisa's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

4.5

There aren’t a lot of words to show my feelings for this book. Again I liked it a lot! It’s a unique story that surely takes it‘s time to build up but in the end is exciting and inspiring.

The only thing would be that that similar to the first book, the first half of the book felt pretty long or rather the scenes were what was long. So maybe some of those could’ve been shorter and in the second half some scenes or incidents were too short and should’ve been given more attention in my eyes.

I would’ve loved to see more about Diana’s visit and the dynamic between the two best friends. Also the engagement and everything following could’ve been longer. The same counts for the time after Jonah’s accident, for example how Calla gets to the hospital, how they see each other there and his weeks of recovering as well as their building of the cabin on the other side of the lake.

So ignoring that little thing about the changing lengths of important scenes I liked literally everything else about this book (which does not happen that often actually) and I’m excited to read the next book!

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