alyssabova 's review for:

Wild Things by Laura Kay

2.75

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a really light-hearted, cute book that I flew through! I would highly recommend as a great palette cleanser. I enjoyed the author's writing style. I will say I wasn't a big fan of the ending,

I thought maybe El would move on instead of ending up with Ray but we can't always get what we want.

I found the themes of found family with the queer commune on a farm very charming. I didn't quite feel the chemistry between the main character and her unrequited crush/best friend, Ray. It was a cute coming-of-age story, but I was shocked when I found out El was closer to my age rather than a younger adult (18-20) because she truly needed to grow up. I also felt like I was missing some details - for instance, why was El always broke, what was the story with her ex-boyfriend, and

why was she so into Ray when she saw what a terrible partner she could be?

For a warm fuzzy friendship story, I thought it was pretty good - but as a romance, I wasn't sold on it.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of Wild Things. My thoughts and opinions are my own.