{"id":3631,"date":"2015-03-22T23:30:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T06:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2020-11-14T23:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T04:30:06","slug":"review-wild-reckless-harper-boys-1-by-ginger-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Review: Wild Reckless (Harper Boys, #1) by Ginger Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"

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5 stars – I love, love, love this book!!! <\/b><\/p>\n

From the moment I read the blurb of this book, I had that ‘tingly’ feeling, a sense of anticipation, and I couldn’t wait to start it. And I am happy to say that it did not disappoint! Both heartbreaking and heart-warming, this book took my emotions for a ride and I loved every moment of it! I was sucked in from the very beginning and I devoured every single page.<\/p>\n

While technically this book features younger characters that are still in high school, I wouldn\u2019t class it as a YA read. It deals with some very heavy topics, but it\u2019s beautifully written and it\u2019s all tied in with a love story that had me clutching my heart and tearing up at the emotion of it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the moment my eyes met Owen Harper\u2019s, he has owned me, terrified me, consumed me, and I don\u2019t even remember the girl I was before him any more.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kensington\u2019s world has just been turned upside down. Uprooted from life with her friends, her musical aspirations, and her senior year of high school, her parents have moved from the big city to a small town miles away, forcing her to start all over again. Angry at her parents, who spend the majority of their time working and commuting, she struggles to adjust to her new life, but slowly starts to settle in and make friends\u2026 and then she meets the boy next door.<\/p>\n

Owen Harper is broody and wild with a bad reputation, and is a total ass to Kensington. Their initial \u2018relationship\u2019 is purely antagonistic, with Owen seemingly hell bent on taunting her, and Kensington not prepared to put up with the \u201cdemon spawn<\/i>\u201d. But there are rumours around town about the Harper boys and there\u2019s something about Owen that intrigues her.<\/p>\n

I think I knew the first time I looked into his eyes that there was nothing normal about Owen Harper. But what scares me is I had this flash of an idea\u2014 a fleeting thought\u2014 that there was something special about him, too.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And when Kensington\u2019s life spirals even further out of control, Owen is there and the two of them discover that they both have significant family issues that they are dealing with, and that brings them together in a way that neither of them expected. And as they slowly start to open up and get to know each other, she sees the softer, more vulnerable side of him, and genuine feelings start to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realize, he’s not really wild at all. He’s heartbroken. And maybe I don’t hate him as much as I thought I did.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved watching the progression of Kensington and Owen\u2019s relationship. It\u2019s a slow build, but it\u2019s realistic. Their pain draws them together, but they find something in each other that helps them through. It\u2019s honest, and their shift from enemies to friends to more is absolutely beautiful and incredibly special. They experience the highs and lows of each other\u2019s lives together, and the love, trust and acceptance between them never wavers.<\/p>\n

Truth is, Owen Harper shot me through the heart that day he pointed his finger at me and pulled the trigger. I fell for him then, and I\u2019ve been falling every day since. All I wanted was for him to catch me.
\nAnd he did.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Owen\u2019s demons are dark, and they are catching up with him, and OMG his story is tragic! He has been through so much, and continues to deal with the fallout of his family history, as well as the stress of his everyday life. My heart broke for poor Owen. Nobody should have to deal with all that he has to deal with, but the way he handled it all was amazing, and it made me fall for him completely. The story is written entirely from Kensington\u2019s POV but even so, Ginger Scott gets us right to the heart of Owen, and I could absolutely understand his torment and his fears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you, Kensi,\u201d he says, his lips grazing mine softly, before he pulls his mouth away again, leaving his head against mine. \u201cI love you\u2026 but I will suffocate you. Drown you. Loving me\u2026 it will kill you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a beautiful story of first love. Kensington and Owen are both new to relationships, but they find their way together, figuring it out as they go along, and I loved it all! From shy encounters in the school lunch room to tentative displays of public affection, the blending of the friends, secret conversations, their passionate exploring of all that they are feeling and figuring out who they are and what they want, it\u2019s all beautifully written, and I felt everything along with them. And add into that all of the other dramas that they are both dealing with, and it\u2019s a very intense situation, with the two of them clinging together through it all as they desperately fight for their happy ever after.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you, and I\u2019m not afraid to love you,\u201d I say.
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\n\u201cI shouldn\u2019t let you,\u201d he says, his bottom lip held under his teeth, his breath a sharp intake. \u201cBut I don\u2019t care, Kensi. Because I think I need you to survive. I think I need you to love me, because that\u2019s literally all I\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ginger Scott has done an amazing job with this book! She has tackled some very heavy subject matter \u2013 suicide, addiction, mental illness, betrayal and family breakdown \u2013 and it\u2019s not all easy reading, but she has done it respectfully, and with lots of feeling. There are moments of lightness, and some fantastsic side characters (particular shout out to Willow and Andrew who were fabulous), and she has tied it in with the absolutely beautiful love story and paced it out perfectly so that we get to truly soak up everything that this book has to offer.<\/p>\n

I loved every moment of it \u2013 5 huge stars.<\/p>\n

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The Harper Boys series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Wild<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Wicked<\/p>\n

Wild Reckless\u00a0(#1)<\/strong>\u00a0(Owen & Kensi)
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Wicked Restless (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>(Andrew & Emma)
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