Wild Things by Laura Kay. No Advance Reader Copy was included, and no affiliate links were used. Read my full disclosure policy here.
Paula’s Kindle lying on a blush-toned and navy duvet cover beside a cup of coffee. The e-reader is open on the title page of Wild Things by Laura Kay.
El makes a New Year's resolution to do one wild thing a month to shake up her life. She is now the proud owner of a (small) tattoo! When a threesome – her next wild thing – doesn't quite go as planned, El wonders if her year of living wildly is worth it.
Then circumstances collide, and El and her friends Ray, Jamie, and Will decide to leave London for a house in the country, which they plan to turn into a queer commune. That will definitely earn El some wild points! The downside? El has been pining over Ray for years. Jamie is aware of this and jokes that El is 'gay for Ray', but will El be able to hide her feelings from Ray now that they're living together?
The story would have been much stronger if we'd heard the points of view of the other characters—particularly Ray, whose actions didn't always make sense to me. We do learn about Ray, Jamie, and Will's lives, but through the eyes of El, so it's a one-sided and subjective narrative.
That said, Wild Things is an enjoyable and cute WLW (women loving women) rom-com with a side of found family! It also amused me that Will is essentially the token straight person of the friendship group when it's usually the LGBTQ+ character who is the token.
Wild Things by Laura Kay is published by Quercus, an imprint of Hachette UK. It is available in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
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