A review by heydebigale
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book filled a hole in my heart I was not even sure existed. Hiking, birds watching, learning to love yourself, and finding a new relationship with friends and also with god. This book was everything to me. 

CW: homophobia, abandonment, some medical content

This book is about Alexei who is hiking the pacific crest trail to process a faith crisis after coming out to and being shunned by his religious family.

If you are someone who has had a crisis of faith & are processing religious trauma, I would highly recommend this book.

I loved the way Anita Kelly portrayed Alexei’s crisis of faith. He still wanted to worship & be a part of a community of believers, but a new community that would not shun him. 

“does it count if the person they miss isn’t actually me?” 

I loved all of the birds in this book!! This is a bird watching romance and I cannot recommend it enough. 




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