Book Review: Something Wild & Wonderful (Nashville Love #2) by Anita Kelly
Key Book Info
Genre: Romance, LGBTQIA+, Fiction
Publication Date: March 7, 2023
Page Count: 368
Listening Time: 10 hours 34 minutes
Print Publisher: Forever
Audio Publisher: Hachette Audio
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
Book Review and Rating
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly was a special read and I loved it so much. I read the first in the series, Love & Other Disasters, earlier in the year and fell completely in love with the author’s storytelling. I knew I need to get my hands on their second book and Forever Publishing hooked me up with an advanced copy; my first ever physical arc! Thank you so much.
This book had everything I needed and hoped for, just like the first one did. The story takes place on a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) long distance hike and as an Appalachian Trail hiker (1400+ miles, from GA to NY) I was excited to see how trail life would be portrayed, especially love on the trail. I hiked with my now husband and it’s a special thing to experience with a loved one, but also not a piece of cake. The author represented it so beautifully (and accurately, for me) and I loved re-entering that space through the book.
Now on to the love story – such a swoony and sweet couple with spice peppered in. Alexei’s and Ben’s personal stories and their budding relationship came together so genuinely and I was so invested in them. In both books the character building is so well done that I felt like I knew them in real life and I would beg for a film adaptation of these stories.
If you enjoy a heartfelt and at times emotionally hard, but ultimately a feel good love story with characters you want to embrace – these books are a must read. Something Wild & Wonderful is out today.
Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Content warnings: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual content (moderate), Abandonment
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
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