Something Wilder

4/5 stars ⭐️ 361 pages 📚🎶 Cowboy Take Me Away - The Chicks“At least you’ll have choices in front of you, which is the only thing I want for you. Most of all, I just don’t want you to end up with a life half-lived.”Something Wilder is the newest contemporary romance by Christina Lauren which follows the story of Lily Wilder, Leo Grady, and an adventure-filled week in Utah. I went into this blind and expecting a typical romance story however I will say the romance is really a secondary plot throughout this book. The primary plot is about an off-the-grid adventure guide tour turned intense treasure hunt 💰 There is drama, twists, and violence as Lily, Leo, and their friends go off in search of treasure rumored to have been found years ago by Lily’s father, Duke Wilder.One of my biggest complaints about this book was the third person POV. I felt like we could’ve gotten so much more about the actual romance storyline if we were getting candid thoughts from Lily and Leo. Additionally, as this is a second chance romance, I wanted more of the original 5 months L&L spent together before their nearly decade long time apart.Overall this was a really fun and adventure filled read! I recommend if you like:💞 Second chance romance🌵 Escapism🐴 Wild West vibes!🗺 Riddles, codes, treasure hunts🤯 Lots of twists

Uma lufada de ar fresco. Leve mas que mantém o leitor agarrado. Adoro história sobre segundas oportunidades, e esta é muito diferente dos outros livros do género

Took a few chapters to get in to this one...but it had me hooked. Had to find out what was going to happen. Cute story with some twists!

This book was jam packed full of adventure and romance. It’s a unique and fun story with a few twists and turns along the way which keep you hooked. I loved Lily and Leo’s characters and I’m glad they got to reconnect and go on the ultimate adventure together.

Ultimately, this book is a romance with gratutious sex scenes sprinkled throughout. I haven't really read this type of book since my early 20's. Normally, I would not even read this book but it was top of everyone's summer reading list so I thought I would give it a try.Pros: I loved the adventure story that served as a backdrop to this "old love rekindled romance". It made me excited for our upcoming trip to Canyonlands National Park to see this beautiful but rugged landscape.Cons: It's just a romance novel with the expected intimate scenes.If we gave fractional stars I would give this a 2.8.