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The Simple Wild

(Wild #1)

K.A. Tucker (Goodreads Author)

4.34 · Rating details · 65,133 ratings · 8,874 reviews

City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker.

Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle t ...more

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Aug 05, 2018 Colleen Hoover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Do you ever read a book and absolutely love it and then reach out to the author and she's a total dick to you and then your hatred for the author seeps into how you feel about the book and then you realize you can never, ever read that book or recommend it again because the author pretended to be your friend, slept with your husband, stole your favorite shirt and had the audacity to wear the same wedding dress to her wedding where she married your husband two years after you read her book and sh ...more

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Jun 13, 2019 chan ☆ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, 2019

cute.... but if a man told me i looked better without makeup and prevented me from having my luggage he'd get a swift kick to the 'nads ...more

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Jul 10, 2018 Melanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, arc, romance, read-in-2018, contemporary

ARC provided by Atria Books in exchange for an honest review.

Is it bad etiquette to start a review with a quote by another author? Because while reading this book, I couldn’t stop thinking about Tarryn Fisher’s quote in one of my favorite books of all-time, Mud Vein, “What’s the difference?” I asked him. “Between the love of your life, and your soulmate?” “One is a choice, and one is not.” And I know I haven’t been on this Earth for that long, but that quote is the one of the truest things I’ve ...more

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Jan 12, 2019 Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommended to Chelsea by: Melanie

WOW I’M EMO THIS WAS SO GREAT I JUST 😭😭😭 I’m rating this 5/5 from a purely emotional standpoint, but it’s probs more of a 4 or 4.5 bc I was really annoyed of the love interest pulling some “🥴 girls look better without make-up 🤪” bullshit but the rest of this was perfection and I’m crying in the club

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Jul 12, 2018 Christy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-five-stars

5 stars!!!

The Simple Wild is KA Tucker at her best. I've read a lot of this authors work, most of her books, actually. And this book one is tied as my favorite of hers (Ten Tiny Breaths is hard to top). It had romance, adventure, and was a story about finding yourself. A perfect combination. I loved everything about it!

Calla Fletcher was born in the Alaskan wild, but was moved to Canada with her mother when she was only 2. She hasn't been back since. She's 26 now, living in Toronto and life is good. Until things start to fall apart. On top of that, she finds out that her father is unwell. Even though she hasn't seen or spoken to him in a while, she knows the right thing to do is to see him, so to Alaska she goes.

Calla can't begin to imagine what life is like in rural Alaska. She's heard stories from her mother, but it's nothing like living it. Calla's father, Wren, owns a line of airplanes that transports goods, people, etc around Alaska and has quite a few pilots that work for him. The one that picks Calla up is Jonah. Jonah and Calla seem like the most unlikely pair. And in a lot of ways, they are.

I love the way these two bicker and banter. Enemies to lovers story-lines really work for me. Jonah and Calla's relationship made me laugh, smile, and swoon. They are the epitome of opposites attract, because under all that bickering, there is some serious chemistry between them.But how could things work out when they're from opposite ends?

It can’t lead anywhere, so what’s the point? I’m going back to Toronto, where I belong, and he’s staying here in Alaska, where he belongs.

Jonah is a fantastic hero. He's rugged, alpha (but not in a jerky or over the top way) and an all around good guy. And I really loved Calla's character as well. The romance in this story was fantastic. I loved watching in build and watching things change and grow between the two of them, but this book isn't just a romance. It's SO MUCH MORE than a romance. This is a story about family ties. It's a story about growth, about learning who you are, and about discovering what life is really all about.

I am in love with this book. The writing is stunning, the story is character driven in the best way, and the plot was original and kept me captivated from the start. I loved so many of the characters, aside from Calla and Jonah. Simon and Wren were both especially fantastic. The Simple Wild goes beyond the surface. It's a profound story and one I will carry with me. It will definitely make my top favorites list of 2018 and it's a book I highly recommend!

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Jun 03, 2020 Samantha rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2.75 stars

tw: cancer; dying parent

I really wanted to enjoy this. It's a hate-to-love romance featuring a "city girl" who goes to Alaska after getting a call that her estranged father is ill, and she ends up falling for a bush pilot.

The main problem I ran into here was the hate-to-love aspect. I enjoy hate-to love-romances HOWEVER, I think contemporary fiction sometimes struggles with how to do this trope effectively without making me hate the love interest in the meantime. Jonah is an absolute 2.75 stars

tw: cancer; dying parent

I really wanted to enjoy this. It's a hate-to-love romance featuring a "city girl" who goes to Alaska after getting a call that her estranged father is ill, and she ends up falling for a bush pilot.

The main problem I ran into here was the hate-to-love aspect. I enjoy hate-to love-romances HOWEVER, I think contemporary fiction sometimes struggles with how to do this trope effectively without making me hate the love interest in the meantime. Jonah is an absolute asshole from the beginning. He judges Calla without knowing her, verbally belittles her, shames her for what she wears and wearing makeup as "fake", makes fun of her using soy milk (when she has a dairy allergy!), and lays a lot of the blame on her for the estranged relationship with her dad instead of, ya know, making the actual parent be accountable?? This all meant that by time they started warming up to each other, I could not root for him fully. His behavior is attempted to be explained away by his own family history, but it's no excuse. He's a grown man, not a child. Also, I found myself caring about and being emotional over her parent's failed relationship more than her situation with Jonah.

Also, Calla seems to morph into what Alaska and the people there want her to be very easily. This would make sense if the book set it up at the beginning that she was tired of the city or her life. Although she's hit some road bumps back home, the impression isn't given that she hates it there. But quickly into being in Alaska, she is giving up a lot of her identity.

Jonah isn't the only one who critiques Calla's love of makeup or fashion. The characters around her compliment her only when she's not wearing makeup and when she starts to change her style. Jonah also only compliments her when not wearing makeup -- which is supposed to be seen as cute but a real man would love her appearance regardless of what she is wearing, imo. The narrative very much paints female hobbies as "vain" and it irritated me.

A lot of the responsibility is also removed from Calla's dad in the situation. As soon as she gets there, he's depicted as just being "quiet" and "caring for his community", which is why he didn't fight for a relationship with her. By the end, they do come to an understanding about this but ultimately, more of the responsibility is placed on Calla, who was the CHILD, then her father, who was the PARENT, by all of the characters around her including herself and it was so frustrating to read.

This book was still easy to read and I didn't completely hate my experience, but I expected so much more. ...more

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Jul 29, 2018 Chelsea Humphrey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: from-publisher

"For the hundredth time, I wonder if I'm being the selfish one. If I should grit my teeth and bare the misery, the isolation of Alaska. After all, I made the bed I'm running from now."

My initial reaction to opening The Simple Wild when it arrived in the mail was pure excitement, yet this book turned out to be so much more than my expectations were initially prepared for. Of course its Kathleen's latest book and it's set mostly in Alaska and it's packaged with a breathtaking cover, all things tha "For the hundredth time, I wonder if I'm being the selfish one. If I should grit my teeth and bare the misery, the isolation of Alaska. After all, I made the bed I'm running from now."

My initial reaction to opening The Simple Wild when it arrived in the mail was pure excitement, yet this book turned out to be so much more than my expectations were initially prepared for. Of course its Kathleen's latest book and it's set mostly in Alaska and it's packaged with a breathtaking cover, all things that I love, but those reasons are secondary to the real draw in why you should pick this one up. This is technically a contemporary romance, but it featured a very different vibe than my past KA Tucker reading experiences. Part heart warming romance, part domestic reconciliation, I found The Simple Wild to be 100% what I've been searching for in NA fiction.

"But I don't feel like a twenty-six year old woman right now. Right now, I feel like an angry and hurt fourteen year old girl, brimming with insecurity and doubt, acknowledging that this man-the one not moving a muscle to close this last bit of distance-made a conscious decision to not be in my life."

This story was so easily devoured, and it's compulsive readability was conveniently balanced with a complex plot and an atmospheric setting. Even though this novel is technically a slow burn, I was never bored and battled between not being able to turn the pages fast enough and forcing myself to slow down and relish each delicious description. The townsfolk of Bangor, a fictional town that felt so real, were beautifully portrayed, and I loved the tidbits of history that the author included about the native Alaskan people and all of the hardships they go through just to acquire the everyday basics that you and I take for granted. Bangor was truly a village; when one person is hurting all the rest band together and do what needs to be done to get them through the rough patch, and it was a well needed reminder on how important relationships are in comparison to material things.

I'm torn between wanting to write a novel length exposition on this book and not saying anything else, because it was SO meaningful and I happened to pick it up and JUST the right time, but I also don't want to do other readers a disservice in spoiling a single moment of this beautiful narrative. I'll just end with this- The Simple Wild is a bittersweet love story that expands beyond the barriers of time and circumstance. I feel like this book will really touch the soul of those readers who enjoy their romance to contain an intimacy that is more than just sex-focused. Highly, HIGHLY recommended for those who enjoy reading books set in Alaska!

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Aug 15, 2019 EmBibliophile [hiatus] rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars

Re-read#2 (2/14/2020) rereading this because the anticipation is killing me! I need the sequel like yesterday! I freakin love this book and I’m both nervous and excited for the rest of Jonah and Calla’s story!

5 ‘Sky cowboys’ stars

What hold does Alaksa have on them? What makes this place worth giving everything else up?

A nice heartwarming story about love and forgiveness. This was my first K.A Tucker’s book, and I loved it.

Calla Fletcher was born in Alaska but she left with her mother when she w ...more

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May 31, 2018 Gabby rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018, 5-star-books, arc-or-won-or-received, love-triangle, contemporary, romance, own, inspirational, all-time-favorites, alaska

Just finished my reread of this book! It was just as great the second time around and I very much agree with my original review. Jonah still drove me nuts at the beginning of this book and I'm still not a fan of the 'barbie' nickname, but all the characters won me over in the end. I adore this book so much and it makes me want to visit Alaska so bad.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Holy fuck I loved this. So I went into this book with pretty low expectations. He Will be My Ruin is one of my all time favorite bo ...more

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Aug 29, 2018 KAS rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A Substantive, Scrumptious Slow Burn!!

This was my first read by Ms. Tucker, and glory days can the woman write!

Calla’s father is dying and wants to see her, although he has been mostly absent in her life. Her mother left him when she was only two years old. He lives thousands of miles away in the western wilds of Alaska and owns a small airline company.

As a warning before she leaves to visit her father, her mother tells her not to fall for one of the pilots, or in her words “sky cowboys.” Of cou ...more

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Jan 08, 2019 jessica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

its taken me awhile to figure out how to write this review because, as you can tell from the rating, i really enjoyed this! its been awhile since ive read a NA book that i liked this much. and its probably because the story reminded me a lot of colleen hoover and renee carlinos work - both are authors whom i absolute adore! but this story has a couple of big issues and im still kind of confused as to why they dont bother me.

the first problem is calla. as ive mentioned before in other reviews, th its taken me awhile to figure out how to write this review because, as you can tell from the rating, i really enjoyed this! its been awhile since ive read a NA book that i liked this much. and its probably because the story reminded me a lot of colleen hoover and renee carlinos work - both are authors whom i absolute adore! but this story has a couple of big issues and im still kind of confused as to why they dont bother me.

the first problem is calla. as ive mentioned before in other reviews, there is a massive difference between a flawed character and an unlikable character and calla is unfortunately both. but i just dont care? and i actually really like her development. normally, i write off characters like her as unredeemable, but she steps up in my eyes by the end.

and the second little hiccup is the romance. for a romance novel, i wasnt really invested in the relationship. sure, jonah is fine. i dont have issues with him. but the whole chemistry between him and calla is just kind of meh. again, not sure why it doesnt bother me like it normally would.

so you would think that by having problems with both the main character and the romance i would be rating this lower. and i probably would if i didnt have such lingering positive feelings about this. i mean, the setting for this book is unbelievable. as much as i call myself a city girl, the alaskan wilderness is definitely calling to my soul. i LOVED learning about the wild side of the state and the industry of flying charter planes. it made my little wanderlust heart so happy. and callas father is character goals. he is such a sweetheart and has one of the most bittersweet storylines ive read in awhile. i was immediately attached to him and his down to earth personality makes him really easy to connect with. i think he and the alaskan wilderness are really what makes me love this story so much.

so although this story is far from perfect, its such a spirited and touching read. and its for sure going on my recommendation list for anyone looking for a new NA book!

↠ 4.5 stars ...more

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Aug 08, 2018 ❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fugly-cried, non-arc, feels-book, romance, humerous, part-of-a-series, small-town-romance, 5-stars

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📚THE SIMPLE WILD:📚 Is the first full length romance book in the series 'WILD' by K.A Tucker. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.'

UPDATED 2022: This re-read was the perfect book to see the 'New Year' in with. I'm getting ready for the next book in the series to drop this month. And I can't tell you how excited I am for it!! Hopefully I can stay in this 'WILD' bubble for a bit longer before ARCS start dropping..
This book was everything, it was as special the second time around, I l ...more

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Nov 03, 2018 Samantha Young rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My top read of 2018 so far!

This is my first K.A. Tucker book and it most certainly won't be my last. I was transported to the wilds of Alaska by Tucker's stunning writing. A poignant, authentic story about family and love. It touched me because it was so achingly real and I honestly can't remember the last book that made me cry this hard. It also made me laugh out loud a lot! The banter and chemistry between Calla and Jonah was just so on point. I was swept up in this story. It was quietly epic ...more

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Aug 27, 2018 ♛ may rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommended to ♛ may by: mxa ☂︎

Shelves: look-at-that-beauty, my-heart, aaaaaaaaaa, bye, super-cute, canadian, library, i-am-trash, i-will-go-down-with-this-ship, perfection

im gonna move to alaska and find me a viking sky cowboy and live my best life even tho im terrified of heights on a good day and my sanity is highly dependent on my wifi speed but, we'll make it work

K. A. Tucker how effing dare you make me feel like a book is part of my soul to just end it and not continue it forever????!!!!

anyways, you should pick up this book bc its so fricken atmospheric and well developed in writing and characters and INTERESTING AND INCREDIBLE AND FUN

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Nov 08, 2018 HTL rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, horrible-shit, thank-u-next, 2018-book-challenge

thank u, next.

I forced myself to finish this BECAUSE I AM A STUBBORN ASSHOLE. Prepare for my rambles and IDGAF if this spoils it for you.

I was immediately put off and on high alert as the book starts with some good ol casual racist stereotypes. "Raj and Adnan are nice enough....and can't accept a simple "Good Morning, how are you?" from me without their faces turning beet red. And then there's May, who sits one cubicle over...who eats fermented cabbage at her desk."

Why do people like this boo thank u, next.

I forced myself to finish this BECAUSE I AM A STUBBORN ASSHOLE. Prepare for my rambles and IDGAF if this spoils it for you.

I was immediately put off and on high alert as the book starts with some good ol casual racist stereotypes. "Raj and Adnan are nice enough....and can't accept a simple "Good Morning, how are you?" from me without their faces turning beet red. And then there's May, who sits one cubicle over...who eats fermented cabbage at her desk."

Why do people like this book? I honestly don't understand. Tucker's descriptions of Alaska aren't beautiful and didn't transport me there. And HELLO JONAH IS A FUCKING DICK. I hate the trope of the asshole with something to prove, but somehow the lady falls in lurrrrve with him anyway. WHY.

*He's mean to her from the beginning. Mean, rude, condescending.
*He tells her that "she doesn't need that crap (makeup) on her face" because she's attractive as is. OKAY I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR BEAUTY ADVICE JONAH. I hate that shit. Women don't need your dis/approval to wear make up or not.
*He essentially calls her a slut bag because of her "skimpy running clothes"
*He hides her luggage from her, looks down on her, calls her "Barbie", hides her toiletries/makeup/hair stuff

Oh, also, when she has good ideas about making a website for her dad's company he's surprised and was like "yeah i'm sorry i was mean, i didn't know you were actually smart" GUESS WHAT JONAH. WOMEN (PEOPLE) DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT TO BE TREATED LIKE A HUMAN BEING.

He fucking waxes poetic about how Wren (her dad) is suuuuch a great guy (lol he's been an absent father for 24 years) and how she'll REGRET IT SO MUCH if she doesn't reconcile with him (b/c jonah has his own daddy issues) and i'm just so over it. NOT EVERYONE HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE OR PERSPECTIVE JONAH. IT'S ALMOST LIKE PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT AND HAVE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO CONSIDER.

I almost forgot! Calla cut Jonah's hair while he was asleep! Goddamn psycho.

Then of course they kiss and fuck non-stop and Calla is like omg i can't leave alaska b/c i'll miss jonah! GURL GO FIND A NEW DICK TO RIDE BC THIS ONE IS POISON. ...more

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Feb 29, 2020 BernLuvsBooks rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-reads, 2020, romance

4.5 Why, oh why did I wait so long to read this book stars!

I was hesitant and worried the hype wouldn’t be real. I had nothing to fear. I LOVED this book. And, in all honestly I was actually a bit surprised by how much. It’s a slow building romance and not very steamy. Yet, I was caught up in the lives of Calla and Jonah like I knew them. The Alaskan setting, the amazing side characters, the super sexy sky cowboy and all the snarky banter - I found all of it engrossing and completely irresistib ...more

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Aug 12, 2018 Jen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, kindle-own, new-adult-romance, best-of-2018, august-2018, alaska-themed

**** 4.5 Stars!!!! ****

I loved this book! It would have been a five stars for me but the beginning was a bit slow... Once it got started though it was a book that was full of emotion and heart! I’m not a reader that cries very often, but this story challenged my tear ducts more than a few times!

I’ve always had a soft spot for stories that take place in Alaska, and this one was no exception! Calla has grown up in the city of Toronto but she’s always felt an emptiness regarding her father whom her ...more

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Dec 09, 2019 K.A. Tucker added it · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

I'm having a blast writing the sequel, Wild at Heart It's coming 3.3.2020
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May 29, 2019 Larry H rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I'll admit, I have a straight-up obsession with Alaska. Of course, I'm far from the roughing-it type, so my appreciation of the "Last Frontier" comes from the pictures I've seen from those on Alaskan cruises, books like The Great Alone or The Smell of Other People's Houses , and movies.

I must say, that when a character in K.A. Tucker's book The Simple Wild said she loved Alaska because of what she saw in the movie "Into the Wild," I actually laughed out loud, because I felt seen.

Anywa ...more

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Aug 05, 2018 Berit Talks Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: faves, net-galley, 2018

5 Simply Perfect Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

K A Tucker is one of my absolute favorite authors, and this is now my absolute favorite book by her! Sorry “Ten Tiny Breaths “you still are fabulous... but this book has edged you out of that top spot! When you pick up a k a Tucker book you know you are going to go on an emotional journey, filled with fabulously complex characters, and a plot filled with twists and secrets that will keep you on your toes.... this book did all that and so much more... truly a beautiful 5 Simply Perfect Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

K A Tucker is one of my absolute favorite authors, and this is now my absolute favorite book by her! Sorry “Ten Tiny Breaths “you still are fabulous... but this book has edged you out of that top spot! When you pick up a k a Tucker book you know you are going to go on an emotional journey, filled with fabulously complex characters, and a plot filled with twists and secrets that will keep you on your toes.... this book did all that and so much more... truly a beautiful story all about love set in the cold beauty of Alaska...

Calla is 26 and has not seen her dad since she was two years old when her mother and she left rugged Alaska for Toronto...Calla has been hurt by her father’s absence in her life, but fortunate for her she has the world’s greatest stepfather Simon... can I just take a minute to praise Simon’s character... this man was everything a parent should be, I was beyond impressed with him... and can I just say he truly deserved much more than Susan (Calla’s mom) gave him.... after receiving a phone call from a stranger in Alaska urging her to come see her father before it is too late and some wonderful advice from Saint Simon; Calla packs her many bags and heads to Alaska....

Met at the airport by Jonah a.k.a. “the yeti “ Calla’s alaskan journey begins.... for Jonah and Calla it is dislike at first sight... my favorite trope is enemies to lovers and I loved watching the relationship between these two develop... The banter between them was absolutely priceless and some of the things they did to one another were downright wrong... but so hilarious.....

I absolutely loved how Calla embraced small town Alaska... it took her a little while longer to fully embrace her father Wren.... and that is completely understandable after all where has he been for all these years? Not a phone call since she was 12, and he missed her eighth-grade graduation.... but Calla doesn’t know the entire story and as things are revealed to her and she gets to know her father better her heart starts to open up to him....

There is so much love in this book and it is beautiful and it is heartbreaking... The love these people have for the state of Alaska... the Love this community has for one another... The love of family, and not necessarily a biological family but a found family... and romantic love, both wonderful and new, and heartbreaking and lasting....

“The Simple Wild” is simple perfection... I absolutely recommend this book to everybody... it will make you smile, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry tears of joy and heartbreak... and it will make you want to go to Alaska!

*** many thanks to Atria for my copy of this beautiful book *** ...more

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Aug 10, 2018 Patty ~ Wrapped Up In Reading Book Blog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: enemies-to-lovers, tear-jerker, stand-alone, favorites, best-of-2018, arcs, amazing, favorite-authors, adult-contemporary

*****FIVE STARS*****
{ARC Generously Provided by Publisher}

He’s not like any other guy I’ve dated or crushed on. And while he’s capable of making my blood boil like no one else, I feel a magnetic pull toward him that I can’t explain.

THE SIMPLE WILD is a story filled with so much heart and emotion. It’s one of those books that will leave a lasting impression on you long after you’ve finished it. K.A Tucker’s writing is brilliant. You feel as if you are in Alaska with how the author brings it to li ...more

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Aug 08, 2018 Corina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, emotional, enemies-to-lovers

Re-reading this beauty for a buddy read, but decided to listen to the audiobook this time, and so far the narration is already a good one..... enjoying it a LOT! Jonah is already make me chuckle....

The audiobook was as emotional and captivating as the physical book. Love this sotyr, and can't wait to read Wild at Heart/.

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4.5 stars

I knew, according to other reviews, that this book was something special. Since I never read anything by this author before, I didn't ...more

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Aug 10, 2018 Arini ~ Miss Casually Reading rated it really liked it · review of another edition

2nd Read, February 2020 — 4 Stars
1st Read, August 2018 — 3 Stars

#2 Wild at Heart — 2.5 Stars
#2.5 Forever Wild — 3 Stars

This went surprisingly well the 2nd time around. I’m not sure what exactly went wrong the 1st time bcs I didn’t write a review, but I think it had smth to do with how stuck up Calla was and what a judgy mean ass jerk Jonah was in the beginning of the book. I also think it didn’t work out bcs I typically didn’t like an angsty romance with a terminally sick character.

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Feb 20, 2022 Danielle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: vernal-virtual-book-club

I actually enjoyed this book a whole lot more than I thought I would! ❤️😍 It’s rated R (so… caution for my young and/or wholesome friends). It was funny and frustrating- steamy and flirty- but it had me crying too. 💔 Just a rollercoaster of emotions over here.

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Sep 25, 2018 Warda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Update: I did shed some tears. Not as many as I would've liked though.
I was about 40% in when I felt myself starting to like the book more and more. The characters absolutely irritated me at first. But that was the point. Calla wasn't used to the lifestyle in Alaska and being a city girl, that just wasn't working out for her.
Jonah is your classic, lovable dick.

For both Calla and Jonah, there is more than what meets the eye, and I really loved seeing their character develop.
There was just a nice ...more

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Dec 28, 2020 Phuong ✯ (semi-hiatus) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Phuong ✯ (semi-hiatus) by: zaraa

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#1 The Simple Wild – 3.75 stars
#2 Wild at Heart – 2.5 stars
#2.5 Forever Wild – 3.75 stars

I was doing some After-Christmas cleaning and found a copy of The Simple Wild on my bookshelf. I knew with Forever Wild releasing a couple of weeks ago, it was finally time to start this series and see what all the hype is about.

The Simple Wild hat so many different subplots at the same time, that I felt like TSW is more women's fiction than romance. The romance between Calla and Jonah was just another side ...more

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Aug 09, 2018 Jennifer Kyle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

4.5 - 5 Stars

"What makes this place worth giving everything else up?”

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K.A. Tucker delivers a story of forgiveness and love with the vividly written Alaskan wild as its back drop. It’s about a daughter whose parents love story is a very sad one. Calla hasn’t had any relationship with her father since their split twenty some odd years ago. When she’s called by an employee of his to visit with her ill father she decides to head to Alaska and see what her mother left behind and perhaps get so ...more

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Aug 09, 2018 Emma rated it it was ok · review of another edition

The writing was great, I was sucked from the beginning. I didn't care that there was no romance in the first half. I was invested in the relationship between Calla and her father, and eager to know the reason that would make a father abandon his kid without visits or phone calls, when he was financially capable. To discover later, how simple the answer was, Wren was a terrible, terrible father, the worst actually.

To add insult to injury, the judgemental asshole hero blamed her for not calling a ...more

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Dec 23, 2019 Robin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favorites, romances-i-love

↠ 5 stars

Who knew books written about your home state could actually be good, because I'd given up all hope on finding one. The Simple Wild is a powerful story of love, loss, and finding yourself in unexpected places. When Calla receives a call that her estranged father is dying of lung cancer, she flies back to Alaska, a place she hasn't lived since she was an infant, to reconcile with him. Doing so means coming face to face with a man she hasn't seen in years, entering the cross-fire of a bush ↠ 5 stars

Who knew books written about your home state could actually be good, because I'd given up all hope on finding one. The Simple Wild is a powerful story of love, loss, and finding yourself in unexpected places. When Calla receives a call that her estranged father is dying of lung cancer, she flies back to Alaska, a place she hasn't lived since she was an infant, to reconcile with him. Doing so means coming face to face with a man she hasn't seen in years, entering the cross-fire of a bush pilot who seems to hate almost everything about her, and falling hopelessly in love with the very place she was born to escape.

I can say without a doubt, that everything about this book delighted me. From the petty banter between the two love interests, to the heart-wrenching relationship between Calla and her father Wren. Right from the start, you get the sense that Calla is trapped by the past and the weight of her parents actions, but over the course of the novel, she breaks away from that and begins to take control of her own life. At the same time, she creates a family for herself in Bangor separate from that of the one she's left behind in Toronto, and they play off of each other well. Familial love in general is such a force for good in this novel. Choosing to center the story in rural Alaska from the perspective of an outsider was certainly an interesting one, but well warranted. Calla portrays of the ignorance that many outsiders have and bring with them surrounding the way of life in these communities. However, this is a story about transformation, both personal and intellectual, and it brought me such joy to see Calla develop over the course the novel. On another note, the amount of personal detail put forth in this is ridiculous. There's nothing I love more than a book well researched and this clearly had been done so. Every single time something eerily relevant to my life happened I would look into an imaginary camera like I was on the office and grin like an idiot. Now, I'm not saying K.A Tucker used my life as inspiration, but wouldn't that be neat. Read this for enemies-to-lovers excellence set in my favorite place on earth.

Trigger warnings: alcohol consumption, plane crash, terminal illness, cancer, death of a parent ...more

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Jul 25, 2018 Heather K (dentist in my spare time) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, romance, m-f, everyone-else-loves-it, read-to-review-arc

If I were to base my rating on the first half of the book, I think I would have given this 2-stars. I was irritated (!!!) with the female MC and was ready to DNF, but the last 25% really turned my rating around.

I like a story where we start off disliking a main character and then slowing morph into loving them. Now, I'm not sure that was K.A. Tucker's plan, but I certainly started off hating Calla.

Calla was a bratty, entitled girl who wore wedge heels and brought a suitcase of basically just m ...more

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K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge.

She is the internationally bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series, He Will Be My Ruin, Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, The Simple Wild, Be the Girl, and Say You Still Love Me. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Oprah Mag, and F ...more