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A review by unrulyheart
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
4.0
To be honest, I wouldn’t categorize this as a romance. It’s more like a contemporary about a girl getting to know her estranged dad with a side of romance. I found that the romance never felt like it was the forefront of the novel, and in the end the climax was around Calla's dad, rather than her relationship with Jonah.
And, to be quite honest, I didn't particularly like the romance. It was too short of a time frame to be a good enemies-to-lovers, and honestly Jonah was just a dick a lot of the time. The sex scenes weren't hot at all, and honestly I didn't feel any sexual tension between them-- the only tension I felt was genuine-disliking-each-other tension. By the end, when they were actually together, I ended up enjoying them together and I thought the very, very end was cute (I may have teared up just a little).
Like I said, I cared so much more about Calla getting the chance to get to know her dad. Wren was such an interesting character, and I loved seeing Calla slowly start to forgive him and enjoy spending time with him. They were both so real and raw and seeing them get the chance to get to know each other was great. It was so emotional. Most of my rating is coming from the aspects of the book between Calla and Wren.
The setting was itself vibrant and rich. Honestly, I want to read a hundred more books set in the Alaskan bush. It's not a place I would want to visit, but it's such a great backdrop for this book.
And, to be quite honest, I didn't particularly like the romance. It was too short of a time frame to be a good enemies-to-lovers, and honestly Jonah was just a dick a lot of the time. The sex scenes weren't hot at all, and honestly I didn't feel any sexual tension between them-- the only tension I felt was genuine-disliking-each-other tension. By the end, when they were actually together, I ended up enjoying them together and I thought the very, very end was cute (I may have teared up just a little).
Like I said, I cared so much more about Calla getting the chance to get to know her dad. Wren was such an interesting character, and I loved seeing Calla slowly start to forgive him and enjoy spending time with him. They were both so real and raw and seeing them get the chance to get to know each other was great. It was so emotional. Most of my rating is coming from the aspects of the book between Calla and Wren.
The setting was itself vibrant and rich. Honestly, I want to read a hundred more books set in the Alaskan bush. It's not a place I would want to visit, but it's such a great backdrop for this book.