Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of Wildfire!

For me this is probably a 3.5 star read. I enjoyed it, but not enough to give it a 4 star rating. It felt like a completely different book when you compare it to Icebreaker. It was less sports romance and more new adult romcom. So that might be a good or bad thing depending on if you liked the first book. Not to sound old, but there's something about reading contemporary fiction with college students that doesn't do it for me. The character development had potential. But, it wrapped up too quickly and felt a bit shallow. The best characters were the dogs lowkey. They had the best names.

I still recommend reading since it was entertaining. It just wasn't anything life changing.

I'm officially a Hannah Grace fangirl.

I liked Icebreaker a lot, but Wildfire is where Grace's storytelling shines. She is able to create vivid locations and characters, all of whom I wanted to get to know better. I'm glad that Grace is creating a world of characters and cannot wait to know who we get to know next.

After reading Icebreaker, I was so excited to be given the opportunity to check out this ARC! Russ is such a lovable character and had the same feel-good storyline as the previous novel. Can’t wait for more from this author!

An absolute amazing work of art! Loved it from the very beginning. Following Russ and Aurora through their ups and downs of life made it so relatable. The perfect amount of spice, mixed with the perfect amount of plot. Even had some laugh out loud moments. The friendships, new and old, throughout the book also hits home. Loved the digs between Xander and the group. Overall was a five star read and would highly recommend.

Only finished this book to give a fair review. It was an insufferable slog to read. While the copy I read was a proof, the writing was awful. There were so many times I needed to reread sentences because they were incomprehensible. Several times I thought it was because I was bored and not reading carefully, but the sentence structure was really that bad. The point of view shift from chapter to chapter was unnecessary because there was no change in voice between the two main characters. The many secondary characters added nothing to the plot and only made the story longer.

Another winner from Hannah Grace.

College students Russ and Aurora meet at the end of the year and have a one-night stand before taking off for the summer. A misunderstanding leads them to believe they will never see each other again, but fate has other plans when they end up working at the same summer camp, in the same counselor group.

They like each other but they think the other doesn't feel the same way. Nonetheless, they have to work together, so they become friends. The camp has a no-fraternization staff policy anyway.

But attraction wins out, and they are soon sneaking around to be together.

Protagonists Russ and Aurora are both damaged by their families in similar but distinct ways. Russ is adorable. His shyness and lack of arrogance makes him very endearing, as does Aurora's desire to improve herself. You're just rooting for Russ to get what he wants, for something good to happen in his life.

You want to take the ride with these two, and you hope true love will win.

The summer camp setting was fun and nostalgic.

Thank you so much to @netgalley for the chance to review Wildfire by Hannah Grace. I just finished Icebreaker, and was so excited to be back with this cast of characters. This is Russ and Aurora’s tale - an amazing one night stand, but nothing more. Until they find themselves working at a summer camp together.

They work through family drama and grow towards their happy ending. It was a bit steamy, and there are golden retriever puppies. The camp setting was done so well. Just perfect. I can’t wait for the next book!

this was a good follow up to the first book i really enjoyed that one and this one was no exception i love it too russ and aurora were just so dang cute together and i cant wait for the rest of the teams stories

4/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️

Okay first Hannah Grace read, and though I was a little bummed I jumped into a series, I had no trouble keeping up with names and storylines. I did however waste no time after finishing this book to jump to Icebreaker, which has been on my TBR forever!!

Anyway solid book, solid characters, and solid issues. I don't mean to trivialize by saying solid issues, but I liked the depth both characters had. All this book made me want to do was be a kid again, and go to summer camp (which I never attended). I love two characters supporting each other and figuring their sh*t out together. Ugh I love love.

This is such a cute story of two people who bond over similar issues in their everyday life outside of camp. They learn to trust each other, have someone they can depend on and fall in love.

This book is a delightful read, it shares the same character development style that I like from the first in the series while introducing new concepts that kept me loving it throughout. I loved watching these characters fall in love and seeing how they connect and help each other grow into better people had me smiling all the way through. Hannah Grace is by far one of my favourite writers, and I can't wait to read what she puts out in the future. Overall I loved this book and would definitely recommend reading it.

This book hooked me from the moment the main characters met! I worried I would be lost because I didn’t read the first book in this grouping. You didn’t have to!

The only part that I wasn’t a fan of, was the amount of “daddy issues”. I know it was needed to get to know the characters but it seemed heavy at times.

I would still recommend it to a friend!

So good! I love Russ and Aurora. The camp setting was super fun, and the I loved the dynamic between all of the characters, especially the kids and counselors. The plot was paced well. The animals (puppies and a new cat, yes please!) put it over the top. I did miss the hockey aspect, though. I think that would've tied it to the first book a little better. Can't wait to see what is next!

This was the perfect follow up to Icebreaker, while some authors might suffer from a second book slump Hannah Grace does not. Rory and Russ are absolutely adorable together, lovers to friends, then right back to lovers.

Experiencing Russ and Rory open up to each other was magical and what better of a background than summer camp. This was a truly good read, and I cannot wait to place my own copy on my book shelf! Sexy, sweet, emotional, yet fun right to the end. Hannah Grace knows how to write a good contemporary romance!

Loved the summer time and camp vibe. I would have liked to see more of their campus life together. I would have liked to get more on her relationship with her father.

I very much enjoyed this book! I love Hannah Grace’s characters and feel that the college setting lends to it being more fun. I liked Icebreaker better, but still a great follow up.

I absolutely loved Icebreaker and couldn’t wait to read Wildfire. Boy did it not disappoint. I absolutely loved Aurora and Russ and their stories. I was hooked from the beginning and read this book in less than a day. I simply could not put it down! It was wonderful watching Aurora and Russ grow as characters and mature. The character development and growth was great to see. Although I was hoping for more hockey in this book (like in Icebreaker) I loved that it was set at a summer camp. I know my students will enjoy this book! Thank you netgalley and publisher for the advanced copy. I can’t wait until October to add this to my shelf. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Adorable cover! LOVED icebreaker so naturally I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one and it did not disappoint. No sports in this one but instead a summer camp! I feel like you could also enjoy this as a standalone honestly. I feel as if i could go on all day about this one but I'll save you some time and just tell you to def get your hands on this when you can. October will be here before you know it!

Wildfire was a great follow up to Hannah Grace's hit Icebreaker. Aurora was relatable and Russ is just adorable. Highly recommend.

When Aurora sneaks out of Russ’s room after a one night stand, she knows she made the right decision. After all, this is the summer where she’s going to change and get her life together. And she believes that until Russ shows up at the summer camp where she is working as a camp counselor…and he is one too.

I am always a sucker for stories about camp, and this one is no different. It was amazing to see how well Russ and Rory connected as friends, even after having a one night stand. I liked that it wasn’t “insta-love” and they really had to work hard to get to a place where they could possibly be together.

Rory’s growth felt so personal. She knew there were parts of herself she wanted to change, but learning how she should only change what SHE wanted to, not just changing herself to be what everyone else wanted her to be was an amazing journey. While Russ was definitely helpful in that respect, ultimately it was the work Rory did on her own that had a lasting effect.

Both clearly have issues with their parents and it was refreshing to see that all of the issues didn’t get magically worked out in the space of the book. Sometimes, relationships with families are toxic enough that you have to end them before they completely break you.

FYI: You should know that this is NOT a hockey romance. Yes, Russ is a hockey player, but he is at summer camp so there is no actual hockey in the book. It was still a super cute story.

This book is definitely spicy, but my only issue with it is that some of the dialogue during the spicy scenes felt forced and not really in the realm of what the character might actually say. More so it seemed that things were thrown in because they are well received in the reading community (ie: Good girl).

Overall, a super cute and spicy read! I was so happy to receive this ARC from Atria Books and Net Galley.