I thought I read the first book in this series, but I have no record of it on my blog, so it must not have happened. But...those characters seem familiar. Whatever.
Stephany recommended Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver and I desperately wanted a light read that I would enjoy and would distract me from 2026. Now this book has some tropes I do not generally care for. Precocious children, a famous person who hates being famous, and horses. Why don't I like horses in a romance novel? Because that usually involves ranching and don't get me started on animal cruelty and how cowboys aren't attractive and blah blah blah. Anyway, somehow Stephany's claim that she thought about the characters all day made me want to read this book despite all that. And despite this really really really really ugly cover.
Skylar Stone has run away from Los Angeles after some bad press and even worse family drama. She finds herself staying in West Belmont's bunkhouse with a sorta tame, sort wild mouse. She finds herself slowly relaxing under the tutelage of West's two precocious children, horses (natch), and West himself and his shirtless ways. What's going to happen with Skylar and West?
Look, I also really liked this book. Skylar is annoying and West is too good to be true. But everyone else in this book is amazing! Ford and Rosalie are super! The kids! I want a novella about Oliver! The whole Sparkly Turquoise Unicorns team! Let me take them out for ice cream!
I don't necessarily think Silver handled the I hate to be famous trope particularly well, but I will let it slide since Skylar is mostly not in the limelight throughout this book. Having West throw her phone in the lake was truly a smart plot vehicle.
Look, I want to read more Silver. Let's do it! 5/5 stars
Line of note:
I read an old bodice-ripper I find on a shelf in West's living room within one day. When it's over, I feel happy and optimistic. Something about that guaranteed happy ending cheers me up. And I realize scrolling my phone never made me feel that way. (page 186)
Isn't this why we read romance novels? Okay, fine. This is why I read romance novels.
Title spotting:
"Those" - he points at my face, fingers flicking from side to side - "are wild eyes." (page 150)
Nice hat (page 124)
Sparkly Turquoise Unicorns hat(s) (page 131, 132, 369, and 378)
beneath her hat (page 132)
brim of her hat (page 134, 175)
sweet new hat (page 143)
team hat (page 174)
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What's the last book you read with a terrible cover? Why are there ugly covers in the year 2026?
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