A review by beckyyreadss
Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I enjoyed the first book in the series, and I am still enjoying the Chestnut Series. This book was cute and adorable.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Skylar Stone and she is wanting to escape her life as it’s in shambles and a rugged mountain town seemed to be the perfect escape. She is a chart-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press and it’s hard to find any peace in the city of Los Angeles, but she finds in Rose Hill. With a little boy and a little girl who steals her heart just as thoroughly as their dad. Skylar is now wanting to create her own album that is hers and hers alone. But as she is getting used to settling down with a small-town horse trainer, her heart says she’s right where she belongs, but her life as a celebrity still haunts her, it has the power to ruin everything. The second point of view is Weston Belmont, and he is Rosie’s brother. He has always been in Rose Hill, and he is one of most eligible bachelors in the town. He is a shameless flirt; he oozes confidence and masculinity in a way that’s downright distracting and he is addictive in bed. Everything with West is wild and impulsive and Skylar is desperate to regain some control. But no one has supposed Skylar like West does. And no one has ever made Skylar feel loved as West does either. Skylar must choose between the peace she’s found or going back to Los Angeles for her career. Skylar can see in West’s eyes that wants her to stay and she wants that too, but she knows better than anyone that they don’t always get what they want.  

This book was so fun and adorable, and I enjoyed the romance between West and Skylar. I loved the family and the children in this book, they were so sweet they would give me toothache. I loved West’s ex-wife and how they were both supporting each other and rooting for each other, and there was no bad blood between them. I loved that West was a massive fan of Skylar Stone and how didn’t want to admit because he didn’t want to scare her. I loved how the children in this book and how they were growing with Skylar and rooting for her as well. I wanted to punch the kid who hurt Ollie because he is so sweet. I love the friendship groups growing within this town, especially with the Bowling dads and the girls crashing it. I loved the girls accepting Skylar right away and the town accepting her.  
 
Skylar was a bit whish-washy at times, she wasn’t really the focus on the story. Which was weird as it seemed like she should have been the main story. She didn’t really have much growth until the last few chapters and after the third-act conflict. Which I don’t think was needed. The book was mainly about West wanting to be a gentleman but also wanted to screw Skylar’s brains out from the day they met and about whether he wanted to introduce and let Skylar get close to his children which slowly happened. But besides Skylar learning how to make a bed and write a song, there wasn’t really much.  
 
I love that Elsie has practically introduced all the characters that are going to be in the series within the bowling team and the girls are all getting paired up and I love that this series is growing, and I cannot wait to carry on this series and I cannot wait to go back to Rose Hill. 

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