A review by fiwwa
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

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

4.0

First of all, let me tell you how I LOVED the Alaskan setting. I can feel the nature vibes and experience Alaska through Calla's story and I think flying with Jonah feels like a need now. I mean... free ride with the sky cowboy? Yes please.

One reason why I want to read this book is because of the grumpy-sunshine trope, who doesn't love a grumpy fictional men? And yes I love Jonah, he is great BUT I got two problems with him: 1) I know he just doesn't want Calla to depend much on make up, but what's wrong with it?? If she feels better then let her be, and 2) when he kinda blamed her because she didn't come earlier not knowing what actually happened between Calla and Wren... he was a pretty judgmental when he first met Calla, and at some point even TOO mean,we don't like that but his character is getting a good development throughout the book.

Not gonna lie, I thought  Wren would be an ignorant father, that he actually didn't want Calla to come and Agnes was the only one who wants calla to go to Alaska. But when he started telling his story, my heart broke. Wren was a great father, and deep down I know he could be a great partner for Susan but they're just not right for each other. 

I dislike that it has long chapters though it's pretty fast paced, and I realized that we haven't gotten any romance content in the first half of the book so i wish there's more romance happening. It was mostly about Calla and her dad trying to fix their messed up father-daughter relationship in just a few months.

Overall, this is a lighthearted yet emotional story. I wish I could see more of Calla and Wren relationship :(

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