★★★★★
5 Wild Stars!
ARC received for an honest review
Once in a while, I want to take a break from drama and angst filled books (which I really enjoy, by the way). An uncomplicated book but still with sense to curl up to during a lazy afternoon. Wild Renegade was that book for me. This one was quite an unexpected treat. A very welcome one at that.
A 30-year old backup dancer, Nicole “Nikki” Gionelli is one of the quirkiest, candid, and easily appealing female character that I’ve read in a while! She does not take any bullsh*t from anyone, and it was so refreshing to read a heroine who doesn’t whine and stands up for herself all the time. She was obviously smart and confident and that was consistent from start to end. There was that one incident though that was typical female reaction but I appreciated how rational she was in considering both what her mind and heart are telling her and in the end, the truth always wins out.
Nicole comes from from a very traditional Catholic Italian family, well, her father that is. Her father only wants an Italian man for his daughters, someone with the same tradition and beliefs (according to him). And Italian Ace Vaughn is not.
Ace Vaughn, one of the 5 members of the boy band group, Renegade. He’s a 26-year old tattooed bad boy. But that didn’t fool me. Even at the start of the story, it was evident how funny, genuine, and not much of an asshole he really is. The attraction he felt for Nicole was a usual thing for him, but after that initial attraction grew into admiration for Nicole’s tough personality and then into love as they spend more time together, those were new feelings for him.
What started out as a job for Nicole, turned out to be that and much more. The charming Ace put on the moves on Nicole and because Nicole is one of those girls who actually does not play hard to get without coming out as slutty, she welcomed the advances -- well, that drunken night jumpstarted everything for both of them. Another thing I liked about Nicole, she had a mini-freak out about what they did when she was drunk but after a few minutes, she put up her big girl panties and dealt with it like a logical, practical woman.
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately depending on how you see things, ha!), that drunken night became next day’s gossip and to avoid damage to Nicole, Ace came up with the suggestion to go public and say that they are actually in a relationship. A fake one that is, but for the paparazzi and the public’s sakes, they are in a real one. And that’s where things got interesting.
But like I mentioned earlier, Wild Renegade is an uncomplicated but still engaging read and with Ace and Vaughn who are both outspoken and honest about almost everything, their story is anything but boring! Even though this is quite a quick read for me, I applaud Andria Large’s talent in writing a book that is packed with romance, humor, a bit of drama, and even suspense in less than 20 chapters! Yep, you read that right. There’s suspense that had me holding my breath for a minute or two until it was over. That one was surprising and I think that particular turn in the story added oomph!. A really good oomph!.
The secondary characters also filled a significant part in Ace and Vaughn’s love story. Their friends supported them in their careers and when their relationship became real and they were there when accidents and crazy bitches tried to jeopardize everything and I believe that without those insanely supportive characters that back up Ace and Vaughn, it won’t be the same.
Well done, Miss Andria!
Stars: 5 stars!
Recommended to: If you’re looking for a book to get you out of your heavy drama series funk, Wild Renegade is a good choice!
POV: First person. Dual POV.
Series: Yes. Standalone.
Cliffhanger: No.
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