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A review by lauraanne9
Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely
5.0
*** ARC Provided by the Author and Inkslinger PR***
Here’s the thing. I could tell you how much I loved Roxy and Miles. Or how perfectly the story was written, or how much I liked the characters and the secondary characters from the other books. Or how much I enjoyed the romance in the story, how hot the scenes between them were, and how much I enjoy books about main characters who shouldn’t be together because…reasons. Lots of them.
I could mention how much I love books that have a forced proximity due to an event that one, or both, of the characters really would rather not attend alone…family reunions, weddings, high school reunions (you know, all of the things that, depending upon who will be there, you pray for a temporarily debilitating disease or work trip to darkest Peru in order to give you a valid excuse to skip it) although, in this case for some inexplicable reason, Miles is looking forward to the reunion…just not all of the women who will be sure to hit on him. And, since he won’t have the distraction of a chicken sandwich (read the book or keep an eye out, as the scene is in some of the promo materials for the book, this made me laugh so hard I snorted coffee) he is going to need something to keep the women distracted…and what better way to do this than a fake girlfriend?
Note to Miles…the fake girlfriend thing goes a LOT better, and is a lot easier to keep “fake” when you aren’t wildly attracted to the person you have as your fake date. And, when there aren’t a few things happening in her life that make you even more attracted to her. While the reader finds out quickly what I mean, I am not going to spoil that here, I will just say that some actions from characters give you a real glimpse into who they are as people, the things that they want, and the things that are important to them.
I’m also a sucker for the fact that the band is back together in this one. It actually is an event that happens at the end of the previous book (and something that makes me say the 2nd book in the series is still my favorite of the 3, if I had to pick just one) so mentioning it in the review for the second was a bit of a spoiler…but totally fair game in this. I am such a sucker for the 3 brothers, and how badly they want to be making music together.
Oh, and as this is in the very first few pages…it’s totally possible to give a cat a bath…without requiring stitches. I totally believe Roxy can do it…as she can clearly do anything.
I enjoyed this title, a lot. I definitely recommend reading the 2 previous books before diving into this one, but this is a standalone, and you can start here if you really want to.
Here’s the thing. I could tell you how much I loved Roxy and Miles. Or how perfectly the story was written, or how much I liked the characters and the secondary characters from the other books. Or how much I enjoyed the romance in the story, how hot the scenes between them were, and how much I enjoy books about main characters who shouldn’t be together because…reasons. Lots of them.
I could mention how much I love books that have a forced proximity due to an event that one, or both, of the characters really would rather not attend alone…family reunions, weddings, high school reunions (you know, all of the things that, depending upon who will be there, you pray for a temporarily debilitating disease or work trip to darkest Peru in order to give you a valid excuse to skip it) although, in this case for some inexplicable reason, Miles is looking forward to the reunion…just not all of the women who will be sure to hit on him. And, since he won’t have the distraction of a chicken sandwich (read the book or keep an eye out, as the scene is in some of the promo materials for the book, this made me laugh so hard I snorted coffee) he is going to need something to keep the women distracted…and what better way to do this than a fake girlfriend?
Note to Miles…the fake girlfriend thing goes a LOT better, and is a lot easier to keep “fake” when you aren’t wildly attracted to the person you have as your fake date. And, when there aren’t a few things happening in her life that make you even more attracted to her. While the reader finds out quickly what I mean, I am not going to spoil that here, I will just say that some actions from characters give you a real glimpse into who they are as people, the things that they want, and the things that are important to them.
I’m also a sucker for the fact that the band is back together in this one. It actually is an event that happens at the end of the previous book (and something that makes me say the 2nd book in the series is still my favorite of the 3, if I had to pick just one) so mentioning it in the review for the second was a bit of a spoiler…but totally fair game in this. I am such a sucker for the 3 brothers, and how badly they want to be making music together.
Oh, and as this is in the very first few pages…it’s totally possible to give a cat a bath…without requiring stitches. I totally believe Roxy can do it…as she can clearly do anything.
I enjoyed this title, a lot. I definitely recommend reading the 2 previous books before diving into this one, but this is a standalone, and you can start here if you really want to.