*I received a free ARC of Wild Child
from Bantam via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*
Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe
I liked this book by Molly O’Keefe. It takes place in a very small city of
Bishop, Arkansas. Bishop has been hit
hard by the recession and it is facing financial difficulties. A contest offers the opportunity to build a
factory and revive a small town. But
Bishop has competition.
Monica Appleby spent a part of her childhood in Bishop, but
a very sad and difficult part. While she
lived there with her mom, her mother shot and killed her father in
self-defense. Monica’s life spiraled out
of control after this and she traveled all around the world with her mom. Her mom became a celebrity of sorts and got
her own reality T.V. which highlighted the dysfunction of mother and daughter. Monica has a very stressful relationship with
her mother. They finally meet in Bishop
when Monica is writing a book about the death of her father.
Jackson Davies is the mayor of
Bishop. As a young guy lost he parents
in a car accident making him the guardian of his younger sister-Gwen. Both Gwen and Jackson are a little resentful
of their forced upon “parent/child” relationship.
Monica and Jackson meet when she
mistakenly receives an invitation to dinner at his home. They are instantly attracted to each other
and ultimately push each other out of their comfort zones and both evolve as
characters.
The town of bishop is full of
interesting characters although everyone has been affected by the death of
Monica’s father.
Although there are light and funny
moments there are also intense moments when Monica and Jackson both have to confront
their demons. Jackson wants to develop
a good relationship with his sister and Monica with her mom.
Overall, good story with a lot of
different elements in play.
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