Wild Things

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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 * Laura Kay could teach a masterclass on the low-key, wholesome, slightly messy queer rom com. . . . Wild Things is a friends-to-lovers romance, yes, but also a heartwarming exploration of found family. Kay breathes life into the book’s characters, all of whom are flawed and lovable and distinctly themselves. . . . Recommended for fans of droll British humor, readers of In at the Deep End and Queenie, and watchers of Fleabag and Feel Good.” 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 * Laura Kay has taken it to the next level - real Emily Henry vibes but gay . Joyous, funny, sexy and romantic - a triumph! ― Kate Sawyer, award-winning author of THE STRANDING Three novels in and Kay has established herself as one of the bright lights of queer romcom ― Marie Claire

A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism.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

Wild Things is another great book by Laura Kay and I'm already looking forward to reading her fourth. Full of humour, kindness, cake and a cat, this is the novel to turn to in difficult times' - Katie Fforde 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 After a New Year's resolution to 'Be More Wild', El is soon in possession of one (small) tattoo, one (bad) hangover and memories of one (very disappointing) threesome. . . but she's trying and surely it can only get better?

Wild Things

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 it’s new year’s eve and el is determined to spice up her vanilla life by having a wild year! she starts with:

The Split has everything I love in a novel. It's hilariously funny, it's so uplifting, and its characters are irresistibly loveable' - Beth O'Leary Wild Things is one of my favorite 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 loved this. . . It reminded me in tone of Steven Rowley's writing. It's clever, uplifting, and funny, but also balances heavier topics like emotional trauma and commitment issues. It was a very bright, lovely read' - EMILY AUSTIN, author ofEveryone in this Room Will Someday be Dead

A warmhearted, hilarious queer rom-com about what happens when a group of friends are actually brave enough to live the dream and give up their dreary city apartments to buy a house in the country together. • “Real Emily Henry vibes but gay. Joyous, funny, sexy, and romantic—a triumph!”—Kate Sawyer, award-winning author of The Stranding When the opportunity of a lifetime arrives, will El be ready to make the leap and embrace her wild side? First of all, I want to thank the author, Quercus Books and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Wild Things by Laura Kay will be coming out on May 25th, 2023.

laura 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. Despite being the DIY challenge of a lifetime, the newly named Lavender House has all the makings of becoming the queer commune of the friends' dreams. (Will has been given a pass as the gang's Token Straight.) But as they start plotting their bright new future and making preparations for a grand housewarming party to thank the surprisingly but wonderfully welcoming community, El is forced to confront her feelings for Ray—the feelings that she’s been desperately trying to keep buried. Is it worth ruining a perfectly good friendship for a chance at love? Perfectly observed and brilliantly funny, I adored Wild Things' - Emma Hughes, author of No Such Thing as Perfect) What happens when four friends decide to move out of the busy city and to the serene countryside, where they will all be staying under the same roof? Laura Kay, tell us the story of these quirky and boisterous friends who are trying to work together in a new space. The main character El, is trying to find her way by completing a list of so called "Wild Things". She thinks this will make her life more exciting so when the opportunity arises for her to move in with three of her friends on a whim, she decides why not? The only things is, one of the people she is now living with is her best friend, Ray. Now that shouldn't be an issue, but El has been in love with her best friend Ray for years. The only thing is that El is too scared to admit to Ray that she has true feelings for her. This book is a slow burn romance about El trying to figure out who she truly is while also working up the courage to admit her true feeling for Ray.

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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 END You're just being who you always were. So you carry on with it or you don't, but it's you, all right? You're not some new and improved version of yourself. Remember that. You're enough, yeah?’” 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 * Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of DO I KNOW YOU? *