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Review - 'Wild at Heart' by KA Tucker has Calla finding out who she is in this world




This book is a sequel to 'The Simple Wild' and has Calla rushing back to Alaska to be with Jonah after he makes a grand gesture to ask her to move back to Alaska with him.

Jonah is Alaska. If you ever watched 'Alaskan Bush People' that is him. He loves the state and he loves what he does. It's obvious that while he states that he would go back to civilization for Calla, it's not something that he would love. Calla knows that she is going to have to be the one to make the sacrifices in order to make him happy. And that is ok. That's how relationships work.

With that knowledge, we get to join Calla on this adventure as she tries to figure out who she is in the world and who she will be in Alaska. She needs to reinvent her self because the version of herself that used to be will not be happy and thrive in Alaska. I have watched those reality shows that take place in Alaska and it's a beautiful state but it does take a certain type of person to really thrive there. I know that I am more like Calla and it would be a struggle for me.

At the beginning, Calla is very...timid. She just gives into what Jonah wants because she is so fearful that they will end up like her parents. She is willing to compromise to give Jonah what he needs to be happy. After things change, Calla starts to realize that while making Jonah happy is not going to fully make her happy. Tucker does an amazing job at showing that while it's important to compromise in relationships, there has to be a line. You can't completely give up who you are or else you will never be happy.

The point of the story is to find your happiness within you. You can't depend on other people to make you happy or else you will never be truly happy. It's a beautiful story and a must read. Unlike the last book that took me some time to get into, I jumped in with both feet and couldn't put it down until I finished.

Rating: A


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About the author

K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge.
She is the USA Today bestselling author of 18 books, including the Causal Enchantment, Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series, He Will Be My Ruin, Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, The Simple Wild, and Be the Girl. Her books have been featured in national publications including USA Today, Globe & Mail, Suspense Magazine, First for Women, and Publisher's Weekly. She has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance 2013 for TEN TINY BREATHS and Best Romance 2018 for THE SIMPLE WILD. Her novels have been translated into 16 languages.
K.A. Tucker currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her family
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