A review by amateur_bookworm
Wild Love by Elsie Silver

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My summary: Ford Grant has recently moved back to Rose Hill, the small town he spent his summers at while growing up, and next door to his childhood best friend, West. The son of a famous guitarist, Ford went on to make his money on his own. Recently named the world’s hottest billionaire by Forbes, he is now settling in to what he hopes to be a quieter life as he sets up his own music studio. But nothing goes to plan when Ford is unexpectedly thrust into single-parenthood and then Rosie Belmont, West’s little sister and his secret crush from when he was a teenager, returns to town. Rosie is running from the big city after losing her job and from a lackluster love life. With an MBA and nothing to show for it except crushing student loan debt, work is hard to find in Rose Hill. When Rosie asks Ford to hire her as his assistant it is basically an offer he can’t refuse—and working together makes their feelings about each other finally unavoidable. 

My thoughts:
I absolutely adore this book! This is one of those books that I almost instantly knew I would love—literally within the first three pages of it. 

Every character is just fantastic and I love the witty banter throughout. I literally laughed out loud at times. I basically just sat here reading and grinning the whole time. This is a warm and fuzzy feeling romance, with just enough spice sprinkled in. 

I really love the backstory of Ford and Rosie being childhood frenemies, with Rosie being the bratty little sister of Ford’s best friend, and Ford being a teenager hopelessly in love with her the entire time. His pining after her all these years has my heart. I also just adore Cora! 

This was my first ever book by Elsie Silver and I am so mad at myself for not reading anything by her sooner. I’ve since bought her entire Chestnut Springs series (thanks Target BOGO 50% off!) and I can’t wait to dive into it. It will have to tide me over until the next Rose Hill book is out in September. 
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