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A review by pixiebell96
Wild Things by Laura Kay
4.0
Laura Kay has now cemented herself as an immediate read author in my books.
El is a very relatable character - we've all had a bubbling longing for a friend at one time or another, and the balancing act of navigating that is excellently portrayed. I also loved the quintessentially British woman that she is.
Whilst Kay's other works have crafted accurate representations of the wlw experience, this book also does a brilliant job of exploring the concept of chosen family - a feature so heavy in the lives of LGBTQ+ people, whether your bio family are present or not. I'd say the romance element was more of a subplot than main, but I really appreciated that - not every story about queer women has to be focused on the romance, but it was a nice little touch.
This is a great light queer read, and Kay is filling a niche in my life with every book she writes to buffer out the more heavy, intense books that are more usual in LGBTQ literature.
El is a very relatable character - we've all had a bubbling longing for a friend at one time or another, and the balancing act of navigating that is excellently portrayed. I also loved the quintessentially British woman that she is.
Whilst Kay's other works have crafted accurate representations of the wlw experience, this book also does a brilliant job of exploring the concept of chosen family - a feature so heavy in the lives of LGBTQ+ people, whether your bio family are present or not. I'd say the romance element was more of a subplot than main, but I really appreciated that - not every story about queer women has to be focused on the romance, but it was a nice little touch.
This is a great light queer read, and Kay is filling a niche in my life with every book she writes to buffer out the more heavy, intense books that are more usual in LGBTQ literature.