Wild Things

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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.” Wild Things really has everything I love in contemporary fiction . A beautiful story of yearning, bravery, different kinds of family . . . my heart was with El the whole time ― Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS Wild Things is another great book by Laura Kay and I'm already looking forward to reading her fourth. 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 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 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

Heady, giddy, and outrageously flirty, Wild Things is the perfect escapist queer romcom for anyone longing to move to the country with their best friends Okay, so I have mixed feelings about this book: At first I was very into it because, you know, it’s queer! —but it was actually bland… Like the romance doesn’t even start until chapter 12 (74%) out of 18 —literally nothing happens between them…. This is the third novel from Laura Kay and after reading them all, I can definitely say I'm a fan. Kay's characters are fun and quirky, but also have some sort of life crisis that makes you completely keen to follow along and see how they sort it all out. El, the main character in Wild Things, fits this to a tee. Three novels in and Kay has established herself as one of the bright lights of queer romcom ― Marie Claire Funny and heartwarming and SO brilliantly evocative of the agony/ecstasy of having an enormous crush. . . Makes you want to move to a house in the country with your best friends ― KATE DAVIES, author of IN AT THE DEEP ENDMy main issues is I think El was too passive. I know that that is one of the main points but things really just fell into her lap. I would rather have her been more purposeful about some of the changes that happen. I was happy to see her accept herself as she is but everything happened just a little too easy in the end.

But living in close proximity to the love of your life without letting on isn't as easy as El might think... 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.” It's sweet, sexy, funny and full of adorable characters . . . The kind of book that makes you feel like everything's going to be alright!' - MATT CAIN, author ofThe Secret Life of Albert Entwistle 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. A spirited whirl through the agony and the ecstasy of a queer crush, and the vital friendships that keep us sanelaura kay always delivers on characters you can’t help but love, and I truly fell in love with the characters in 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. especially el & jamie. I loved how much they cared for each other and the friend group dynamic was an absolute pleasure to read. Wild Things feels fresh and exciting—a touching and realistic read with wonderful characters. I love Laura Kay’s writing.”

Tell Me Everythingis a book that reads like a crush, all summer and exuberance with a tight, intelligent kernel of anxiety at its core' - MIKAELLA CLEMENTS & ONJULI DATTA, authors ofThe View was Exhausting Honestly this book should have been called Mild Things. If you're looking for a book with a woman finding herself through new, crazy adventures, this is not it sis. Eleanor is a boring, meek MC who honestly has 0 balls and 0 likeability. She's so inside herself that she actually thinks that going on a date is something that qualifies as "wild". Her best friend, rightfully, let's her know that's pathetic. She's so awkward and cagey I can't imagine what it would be like to be friends with her. I also think that the most wild thing she and her friends do is buy a house in the country, but we BARELY focus on that. I found myself wondering.... why are we here? Not only does a great story with found family await you, but so does a sweet friends-to-lovers romance.” 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.”

Wild Things

A sparkling, witty read filled with the most down-to-earth, loveable characters. The comedic timing was pitch-perfect too Laura Kay has taken it to the next level—real Emily Henry vibes but gay. Joyous, funny, sexy, and romantic—a triumph!” 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 Wild Things feels fresh and exciting - a touching and realistic read with wonderful characters. I love Laura's writing * KATIE FFORDE, author of ONE ENCHANTED EVENING * A spirited whirl through the agony and the ecstasy of a queer crush , and the vital friendships that keep us sane ― Justin Myers, author of THE FAKE-UP