A review by amateur_bookworm
Reckless by Elsie Silver

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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? Yes

4.75

My summary:
Winter Hamilton is a resident physician with her life falling apart. Her perfect heart surgeon of a husband is really a douchebag, her perfect plastic surgeon mother is only concerned with public opinion, and the only person she wants a relationship with is her estranged sister. After deciding to get a divorce and switch hospitals, Winter goes out to Chestnut Springs for Christmas with her sister, Summer, at the Eaton ranch. Sparks fly when Winter first meets Theo Silva, a cocky and charming bull rider, and the protégé of her sister’s fiancé. After a fiery first exchange, the night ends with Winter and Theo making an agreement for a one night stand with no strings attached. But that plan goes to shit with a surprise pregnancy. 

My thoughts:
This fourth book of the Chestnut Springs series does not disappoint. It starts off with a bang. Well, actually, more of a tease. And I was immediately hooked!

I would never have guessed that I would like the one night stand and secret baby trope as much as I do in this book. It’s somehow sweet and still pretty hot at the same time. 

There is a point early on in this book where I saw no redemption possible for Theo. But Elsie Silver worked her magic and I am Team Theo all the way. 

I feel like Winter is a little too relatable at times. I hate for the bitchy girl in the series to be the one I see myself in, but, here we are. It is nice to get her point of view after only getting her sister’s side of the story in the previous books. And it’s really nice to see her character develop through the story and for her to get a happy ending (c’mon, it’s a romance book, I’m not spoiling that there’s a happy ever after). 

I’m still loving the Harvey bonus scenes at the end! They are in the Blooms edition books and it feels like its own fun series. 

I can’t believe how fast I’ve read this series and I’m sad that I only have one book left, but I’m really interested in getting Beau’s story. 
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