The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
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Web ID: 16836267Really Good
I was at a bookstore, browsing through the shelves for my next read when I saw the cover for this. Story sounded interesting but I didn't get it and put it back on the shelf and got a different book. Then many months later, I had remembered the cover, wanting to look up the book again but forgot the title. Finally found it, got the book and started reading. And wow was this very emotional. It was kind of sad but kind of sweet at the same time. I like the characters, writing style, pacing and story. This was a really good read.
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Grumpy/Sunshine, Slow Burn Romance, Emotional
Calla Fletcher had never really known what life was life living in Alaska, other than she was born there, and left at the age of two with her mother. Calla and her father were estranged, and didn’t keep in contact as much as one would have hoped, but to Calla it just felt like her father didn’t make her a priority. When Calla gets a call regarding her father, it seemed like this was the last chance she had at mending things with him. Set in Alaska, Calla had to get use to not just the bitter cold, but also the grumpy pilot who apparently didn’t like her at all. This was my first time reading a book by, K.A. Tucker, but she immediately piqued my interest with her emotional storyline and with my favorite trope of, Grumpy/Sunshine. To my girlies and guys that love a grumpy man that’s entirely rude, but also ruggedly handsome, and again SUPER GRUMPY, then you’ll love Jonah. I must have missed the memo when it came to reading the tropes in this book because, lo and behold, I find a grumpy man in this story! Omg! I’m always a sucker for a grumpy man, but dang Jonah didn’t hold back his verbal punches when it came to Calla. Not going to lie, when first being introduced to Jonah, even I was feeling a bit annoyed/ angry with the way he would Calla when she first arrived. Jonah was the type of man who immediately judged Calla based on her appearance and assumed she was a materialistic, stuck up woman. I mean, sure Calla liked the finer things in life, but she wasn’t self absorbed as Jonah thought. Jonah was the grumpiest man through and through, and for every remark Calla made to him, he was quick to have a comeback. Needless to say, Jonah was the epitome of being a grumpy, a-hole in the beginning, but slowly thawed his grumpy exterior to a bit more softer towards Calla. Calla struck me as the type of young woman who thought her life was going in one direction, but obviously with certain things occurring her life changed. On top of finding out that her father, Wren, was sick, Calla had to acclimate to her new surroundings while being in Alaska. While Calla was use to living in Vancouver, Alaska was entirely different from the small town, to the way everyone knew each other. I could tell that being in Alaska was a bit tough for Calla from dealing with Jonah’s not so friendly attitude to the way life worked around the small town. Calla was newly single, unemployed, and trying to come to terms with her father’s diagnosis so, while being in Alaska wasn’t for a happy occasion, in a way it brought her some much needed new perspective on her life and those around her. With all the grumpiness that we get from Jonah and Calla not getting along with him, the slow burn romance sure did give me plenty to look forward to. As much as I enjoy a spicy, passionate filled romance, a slow burn romance is always a beloved trope I throughly enjoying seeing in romance books. With Jonah and Calla initially not seeing eye to eye and their different personalities, it would seem like they wouldn’t make the most sense getting together, but oh boy there were still some tender moments sprinkled in throughout the book. Jonah was quick with comebacks to anything Calla had to say, but even his grumpy self couldn’t help, but see that there was more to Calla and her character. By the time the first kiss happened, I was like, “WAIT A MINUTE….DID THEY ACTUALLY JUST KISS RIGHT NOW?!” I’m telling you, those moments when the romance started to happen ramped up all those previous tension filled moments with even more excitement between Calla and Jonah. Needless to say, Jonah and Calla had great chemistry despite all their initial dislike of one another, and I was living my best life watching their romance come to life right before my eyes! This was an emotional, beautiful, and enjoyable story. The way I felt truly immersed in the story allowed me to imagine the scenery of Alaska, and feel as though as was right alongside Calla the whole time. I had a feeling this story was going to hit me in an emotional way especially with this story being centered on Calla and her father, I’m a sensitive soul. Calla found herself in Alaska, not just getting reacquainted with Wren, but spending the time with him before they lost more time together. I could relate to some aspects of what Calla felt when it came to her father, and it made me more invested in her story. For all the emotional parts to this story, there was also good, lighthearted humor and lovable characters such as, Agnes, Mabel, and my personal favorite, Jonah. Jonah was the most grumpy, Viking looking man ever to come across Calla, but even she couldn’t help herself with the “yeti” haha. I loved how the romance was a slow burn between Calla and Jonah, it just made it much more satisfying when things got intriguing and intimate between them. The way this story ended, I wasn’t expecting that, but I was more than glad to see how it was for Calla and Jonah. I could see myself reading this book again for all that it made me feel and it transported to another place. Highly recommend reading this book, and I now need to read more books by K.A. Tucker!
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Beautifully Written
This book has made it to the top of my 2023 read list. It is just such a heartfelt, tear jerking novel. I couldn’t put it down. The two main characters have amazing chemistry. I want to be able to read this book for the first time again.
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Cute Read
This was the first book I have read of K.A. Tucker. I enjoyed this book. It was a little slow in some spots to me but I really liked the story of father and daughter reconnecting. I was laughing out loud a few times with Calla and Jonah's banter. I would definitely recommend this book.
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A pleasant read,
I enjoyed this book, it's characters, and it's life-lessons and positivity about moving forward in your life despite obstacles and challenges.
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MY FAVORITE BOOK EVER
This book was so beautiful, I read the entire series in a week. I fell in love with all the characters! I recommend it to everyone.
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Fun and engaging!
Have you ever read a book that just makes you want to give up big city living, move to rural Alaska and fall in love with a manly lumberjack slash bush pilot type?? I have and I highly recommend it! K.A. Tucker only needed The Simple Wild to cement a spot on my favorite author list, and if you have not yet fallen under the spell of her storytelling, then I suggest you pick up The Simple Wild ASAP! Thoughts Let me preface this portion of my review by saying I am not typically a romance reader. When I occasionally pick up a book like Crazy Rich Asians or To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, I think of them as a kind of palette-cleanser between the darker materials I tend to gravitate towards, something to keep me from getting too bogged down in grim thrillers and suspense novels. That is what I thought I would be getting out of The Simple Wild. I was so wrong, and I am SO excited about it! Let’s just start with the setting. I have always pictured heaven as a vast Alaskan wilderness; pure and untouched nature, evergreens as far as the eye can see, and towering mountains that remind you just how small you are. The Simple Wild’s charming cover is just a taste of the Alaskan magic that Tucker brings throughout the book. I felt like I was in Bangor the entire time, curled up on a cozy recliner in my living room, ducks with nipples all over my walls (Umm... yeah, you’ll just have to read the book for that one). If you come for the setting, you’ll stay for the characters. While I was worried that she would be just another cliché city girl stressed about not getting a soy latte in the remote wilderness, Calla’s relationships that she builds with Wren, Jonah and Agnes all make her character arc seem so organic and familiar instead of a trope. As the reader, you can’t help but become emotionally invested as Calla is pulled between her former comforts and this new life that means so much to her. Should You Read This? Emphatically, YES. The Simple Wild gets five stars from me. Before starting this book, I was prepared to breeze through it and never give it a second thought, but this book has captured me heart and soul and I cannot wait to pick up the rest of the series to follow Calla and Jonah’s journey.
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wonderful first in a series
The Simple Wild series has gotten a lot of attention and now I finally see why. Calla’s mother left Alaska and her husband, Wren, and never looked back. Calla hasn’t seen her birthplace since before she was two. Now at age twenty-six, Calla learns that her father’s health is declining. She doesn’t have a relationship with Wren, but she travels to Alaska for the first time since she was a baby to at least visit him while he’s sick. Once in Alaska, she meets Jonah, her pilot to Bangor, and she instantly can’t stand him. Likewise, Jonah isn’t too happy to be dealing with a high maintenance city-girl who has no understanding of the Alaskan wild. The banter between Callah and Jonah is the definition of an enemies to lovers story, which happens to be my favorite romance trope. As much as Jonah is annoyed by Callah’s cluelessness, he goes above and beyond to help her adjust...under the guise of doing what he’s told for “Wren’s daughter.” I fell for Jonah hard! He is definitely one of my top 3 book boyfriends! In addition to the romance, Callah’s and Wren’s story is one of regrets, forgiveness, love, and family bonds. Of course, Alaska itself is featured in such an honest way that it became an additional character in the story, with beauty that continued to change the more I discovered about the people and the land. I love that this book didn’t end the way I expected it to, in more ways than one. K.A. Tucker is an amazing writer and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
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