rebeccacrull 's review for:

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

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While I was reading this book, the song “Until I Found Her” by Stephen Sanchez kept playing in my mind. Here are the lyrics that played on repeat:

I want you in my arms 

Oh, let me hold you

I'll never let you go again like I did

Oh, I used to say 

“I would never fall in love again until I found her"

I said, "I would never fall unless it's you I fall into" I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her

I found you. 

This was a good book that was very different from Christina Lauren’s normal books. I really wanted to give this one 4 stars, because of the way it started. But in the end, I just couldn’t. The way the book started really bugged me, as if it was the second book in a series that you really needed to read the first book to understand. BUT, in the end, I get the storytelling. I really liked the mystery and adventure in this book. Once Terry was gone, I couldn’t put it down. The riddles and intricacies of the hunt were confusing to me, because I just wanted to get to the next big thing in the book. So I didn’t take the time to really “get” them. 🤪 But still, a very good read!