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Wild Things
by Laura Kay
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
WILD THINGS by Laura Kay
El hates her admin job, hates her passive-aggressive roommate, and hates the unrequited love she’s had for her best friend Ray for five years. She’s trying to break free of the rut and trying to be less boring, by doing one “wild” thing each month for a year. In May, she decides the crazy thing is to ditch renting in the city and move to a village with her three best friends, Ray included.
This is a cute read with great rep and some chickens named after Twilight characters. I particularly loved El’s friend Jamie and their new neighbour, an older lady called Sally with a surprisingly colourful life. I do feel though like El really frustrated me as a character. She doesn’t do much growing throughout the book and she can be pretty passive. Sometimes I wanted to shake her: tell Ray the truth or move on, but absolutely don’t get into a housemate situation with her!! That seemed like the worst of both worlds. I would have loved to see El take control of her own destiny a little more.
That said this was a pretty compelling read that I ate up in less than forty eight hours. Great if you are looking for something low stakes.
I haven’t read Laura Kay’s previous books but I know that The Split is pretty beloved.
Thanks to Quercus Books and NetGalley for the ARC. Wild Things is out later this month.
El hates her admin job, hates her passive-aggressive roommate, and hates the unrequited love she’s had for her best friend Ray for five years. She’s trying to break free of the rut and trying to be less boring, by doing one “wild” thing each month for a year. In May, she decides the crazy thing is to ditch renting in the city and move to a village with her three best friends, Ray included.
This is a cute read with great rep and some chickens named after Twilight characters. I particularly loved El’s friend Jamie and their new neighbour, an older lady called Sally with a surprisingly colourful life. I do feel though like El really frustrated me as a character. She doesn’t do much growing throughout the book and she can be pretty passive. Sometimes I wanted to shake her: tell Ray the truth or move on, but absolutely don’t get into a housemate situation with her!! That seemed like the worst of both worlds. I would have loved to see El take control of her own destiny a little more.
That said this was a pretty compelling read that I ate up in less than forty eight hours. Great if you are looking for something low stakes.
I haven’t read Laura Kay’s previous books but I know that The Split is pretty beloved.
Thanks to Quercus Books and NetGalley for the ARC. Wild Things is out later this month.