Member Review

Wild things by Laura Kay

Thank you Netgalley for an arc for an unbiased review.

I went into this book intentionally avoiding all but the basic blurb, as I tend to try to do when looking to review something, as it helps me go in with no expectations on a book.

I immediately found the characters interesting. It was clear from the outset this is a book that would contain minimal angst. Yet that doesn't mean it was unable to hold my interest as I read. Far from it.

Eleanor, or El as she is known has a massive crush on her best friend Ray. El then decides with 3 friends - one of whom is Ray - to join a queer based commune.

What follows is a fun, sapphic romance book. It also has characters that I wasn't expecting but yet found myself as invested as any of the main ones. This allowed the book to be well rounded

While it is a romance, it isn't perhaps as focused as some I've read, but for me it didn't suffer for that reason. That doesn't mean romance doesn't feature, but it is just one part of this book, and the rest is just as delightful.

This is the sort of book I'd happily have to pull out when I need a heartwarming, comfort read and that is relatively quick to get through. As much as I love bigger books or more complex or emotional reads, I need that balance with cozy low stakes books, and this is exactly what it is.

I'd happily recommend this one to others. In fact it will probably land in a few peoples laps as presents from me.
Lastly, the chickens. Just ..... *sighs*
Easily 5/5 stars from me.