Wild Things

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Wild Things is one of my favourite books of 2023. It captures the pleasure/pain of a huge, heartfelt crush, and it also beautifully evokes the warmth of a loving community. I would love to stop by 'the commune' for a cup of tea with them all. A totally gorgeous read * Beth O'Leary, author of THE NO-SHOW * Rep: bi mc, lesbian li, biracial British Thai gay side character, gay, lesbian & bi side characters I completely and utterly adored Wild Things. It's perfectly observed, brilliantly funny, full of queer joy and such a timely exploration of what adult life could and should look like now * Emma Hughes, author of NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT * I have a lot of thoughts about romance as a genre, and I figure that I will share them here, because this book has really helped further shape my thoughts on this. I believe that "women's fiction" is a sexist misnomer. Fiction that is written for an audience of women is fantastic and it needs to be written. But we don't have a "male fiction" designation, so why would women need a specific classification? Why can't we just shelf it all as fiction? I'm not sure if reading communities are moving away from the "women's fiction" classification; but what I do know is that we (women who read fiction) are gravitating towards romance. Wild Things is shelved as a romance because it is a fiction novel written for women that is probably meant to appeal to the women who read fiction audience. While it certainly does appeal to me as a woman who reads fiction, it does not appeal to me as a woman who reads romance novels. It just does not read like a romance novel the way that we've come to think of as romance novels! Wild Things is general fiction, and is a wonderful, cozy, romantic, and wholesome. However, continuing to shelf it as a romance novel is doing it a disservice, and I could say the same for every general fiction book that is making its way into romance sections because we are somehow refusing to allow fiction written for a primarily female audience to sit in fiction sections.

Eleanor Evans’ so-called Wild Year is in full swing, but her enthusiasm for doing something wild every month is waning. Perhaps creating a queer commune with a bunch of friends will add intrigue to an otherwise conventional life. I will definitely recommend Wild Things to my friends who love cozy and charming fiction novels, and can't wait to include it in some cozy round-ups! Laura Kay is a wonderful writer, and I hope she does get some more books in the US market.

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Buoyant, charming, delectably wistful, and quietly earnest—not to mention, British enough to beguile even the subset of Americans who cuddle up to The Great British Bake Off on a Sunday afternoon.”—Casey McQuiston, The New York Times Joyful, uplifting, heartfelt and properly laugh-out loud funny . A big-hearted story about the messiness of queer friendships and love. Laura Kay always writes the characters I want to be friends with! ― Harry Nicholas, author of A TRANS MAN WALKS INTO A GAY BAR Will a year of wild things make these friends into lovers? The perfect will-they-won’t-they romance from the author of The Split and Tell Me Everything

final thoughts: I need to buy a commune with my closest friends and live out this fantasy!!! SO CUTE and amazing, loveable side characters Three woman who join together to rent a large space along the beach in Los Angeles for their stores—a gift shop, a bakery, and a bookstore—become fast friends as they each experience the highs, and lows, of love. Despite being the DIY challenge of a lifetime, the newly named Lavender House has all the makings of becoming the queer commune of the friends’ dreams. (Will has been given a pass as the gang’s Token Straight.)But as they start plotting their bright new future and making preparations for a grand housewarming party to thank the surprisingly but wonderfully welcoming community, El is forced to confront her feelings for Ray—the feelings that she’s been desperately trying to keep buried. Is it worth ruining a perfectly good friendship for a chance at love?Truly joyful and uplifting . . . this is a big-hearted story about what really matters in life: friends, family and love' - LUCY DIAMOND, author ofAnything Could Happen Now, when they both finally confessed their feelings to each other? It was everything!, and I really enjoyed that part. Funny, moving, and inspirational. A gorgeous love story with a lot of wild and wonderful life lessons swimming in there too. A hoot and a half. As a fellow nervous soul, I was cheering Eleanor on the whole way. A love letter to friendship, fresh starts, and the joy of taking chances.”

What happens when four friends decide to move out of the busy city and to the serene countryside, where they will all be staying under the same roof? Laura Kay, tell us the story of these quirky and boisterous friends who are trying to work together in a new space. The main character El, is trying to find her way by completing a list of so called "Wild Things". She thinks this will make her life more exciting so when the opportunity arises for her to move in with three of her friends on a whim, she decides why not? The only things is, one of the people she is now living with is her best friend, Ray. Now that shouldn't be an issue, but El has been in love with her best friend Ray for years. The only thing is that El is too scared to admit to Ray that she has true feelings for her. This book is a slow burn romance about El trying to figure out who she truly is while also working up the courage to admit her true feeling for Ray. Wild Things filled my heart all the way up. El is the disaster bisexual of my dreams, and I fell in love with Ray, Jamie, Will, and Lavender House just like she did. I want to have a glass of wine (or three) with all of them. A hilarious story of queer friendship, queer longing, and queer triumph.” it’s new year’s eve and el is determined to spice up her vanilla life by having a wild year! she starts with:Deeply felt and wonderfully whimsical, Laura Kay's ode to getting wild is full of will-they-won't-they spark and the resonance of life-changing questions. El and Ray's is the perfect story of leaving everything you know and finding your meant-to-be * Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of DO I KNOW YOU? * O ne of my favourite books of 2023 . It captures the pleasure/pain of a huge, heartfelt crush , and it also beautifully evokes the warmth of a loving community . I would love to stop by 'the commune' for a cup of tea with them all. A totally gorgeous read ― Beth O'Leary, author of THE NO-SHOW Fresh, fun, thoughtful and hopeful, a joyfully messy story of contemporary queer life." - Bethany Rutter