Wild Card

realno je jedna lagana 3 ali zbog Clyde je 4.nmg reci fin par, slatki simpaticni smijesni. zaljubljeni, zena nije potpuni idiot. trop nije moja salica caja ali nije toliko lose hahahhahabice citata

1000/10 my favourite Elsie Silver and maybe my book of the year.

Rating: 4.5 stars.“you look at her like she hung the moon, and she’s the only woman in the world who finds your shitty attitude to be endearing.”Okay but LISTEN… this book had me in an absolute choke hold from the very first page. The setup?? Iconic. Bash is 39, just found out he has a whole grown son he never knew about, and he’s still reeling from the whiplash of suddenly being a dad when fate decides to throw him another curve ball. Enter Gwen. Gorgeous, magnetic, instant sparks at the airport—like their chemistry was that kind you can’t fake. I was already swooning, already building wedding playlists in my head for them.But THEN. THEN. Months later, Bash meets his son’s girlfriend and I almost screamed into my pillow because GUESS. WHO. IT. IS. Yep. Gwen. The woman he cannot stop thinking about. The way I had to put the book down and pace because of the sheer tension, I swear my heart was pounding out of my chest. It’s angsty, it’s forbidden, it’s messy in the BEST way possible. The father/son dynamics, the heartbreak of impossible choices, the stolen glances, the emotional torture of wanting but not being able to have,it’s pure catnip for me.me when Bash….“And I… Gwen, I need you. Like my next breath. It’s… I can’t breathe without you. If you leave for Costa Rica, I’m coming with you. Where you go, I’ll follow. I don’t care where we are as long as we’re together.”Okay but YES, this is exactly the kind of messy trope I secretly (okay, not-so-secretly) live for, and the way it was handled here made it such an addictive, binge-worthy read. Like, let’s be real: Gwen sleeping with Bash’s son before falling for Bash? That’s the definition of dramaaaa. And yet somehow it didn’t feel gross or like a cheap plot device. There was no cheating, no unnecessary scandal, it was just this forbidden, high-stakes setup that made every single interaction between Gwen and Bash feel loaded with tension.“Work is safe. Personal lives are dicey. Gwen is personal. And I sure as shit don’t want to talk to him about her. I don’t even want to think about her. With him.”And can we talk about the delicious contrast between him and his son?? On one hand you’ve got Tripp, privileged and immature, still figuring out how to be an adult. And on the other hand, Bash, mature, steady, self-aware, and just radiating this quiet intensity that made every interaction with Gwen so magnetic. It highlighted not only how much better suited Gwen was for him, but also how refreshingly adult their relationship felt despite the trope’s usual reputation for being all scandal and no substance.Tripp, honestly, was not a terrible guy. He just read like a total man-child who still has some growing up to do (and omg if he ever gets his own book I am THERE because I want to see his redemption arc so bad