Finn (MMC) and Natalie (FMC) meet on the set of a reality TV show called Wild Co-Edventures (a version of Wild Adventures). Finn is as grumpy as they come. And Natalie is a bright light to those around her. On this particular version of the show, they’re competing for college scholarship money. And of course they fall in love. Why wouldn’t they?

Read if you like:
-YA romance
-grumpy-sunshine
-forced proximity
-there’s only one tent
-camping + the mountains + the outdoors
-Tennessee (Pigeon Forge, The Smoky Mountains)
-The Appalachian Trail
-reality TV shows like The Amazing Race
-theater

Rep:
-anxiety
-grief

I went into Wild About You completely blind. I’m so glad that I did because I ate this one up. I’m always a sucker for anything YA. While grumpy/sunshine isn’t my favorite trope, I enjoyed this book so much. I absolutely loved the setting and the characters. The banter was hilarious. I 10/10 recommend adding this swoon-worthy YA romance to your TBR!

Trigger warnings: loss of a parent and grandparent

Final thoughts: I am obviously WILD ABOUT TEAM FINNATALIE😂 also infinity stars for the cover! It’s so stunning

Thank you to Kaitlyn Hill, Random House, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for a honest voluntary review!

Wild About You follows Natalie and Finn - 2 college students who couldn’t be anymore different - who find themselves paired together as partners on a reality TV show set in the wilderness of the Appalachian Trail working towards winning $100,000 each for their college education.

This story is such a cute little rom - com and moved at a great pace.

I love the setting and imagery of this book - a reality tv show about strangers being paired up and sent through challenges while hiking and camping. From the beautiful scenery that I picture, to the fun of the outdoor adventures, this story immediately pulled me in!

I love Natalie - she may try a bit too hard but I love her enthusiasm and energy. There were moments where she could get to be a bit annoying but I understand why that was necessary for her full character development.

I spent the first 30% of the book hating Finn and thinking there’s no way i could learn to like him but that changed quickly and he grew on me.

The only thing that I feel was slightly lacking in this book was a plot twist. There was a very brief hiccup in the end but I don’t know that I’d consider that a plot twist.

All in all, this is a cute and cozy little read and I highly recommend!

I enjoyed this grumpy x sunshine, one tent, forced proximity wild adventure romance more than I thought I would. It was a bit of a different twist than other one bed/forced proximity romances and it was fun to have so much light shed on anxiety.

While I know there was a lot going on in the book because it was centered around competing on a reality show, we still got plenty of cute moments with the couple.

A part of me wishes that we could've seen Natalie find some resolution with her parents, but frankly, it's not always realistic. Not giving Natalie the complete, whole happily ever after is REAL, especially because she has her chosen family with her anyways.

Omg I absolutely loved this!!

Natalie needs money for college so she goes on an outdoor adventure reality competition show to win a 100k scholarship. Pay no mind that she’s not into the outdoors nor does she do the whole camping thing, but she’s determined to win the money for a college her parents didn’t even want her to go to. The catch? Total strangers have to partner up. Enter Finn-hot, capable and grumpy as hell. Of course that’s who she gets partnered with and neither of them are happy about it. As time goes on, Natalie may just win him over yet! Can they put away their differences to work together as partners and possibly more?

Never have I ever connected to a character as much as I did to Natalie. I swear we’re the same person! So of course I found her delectable and hilarious. Like packing a huge amount of makeup for the middle of the woods? Def something I would do lol. She is full of sunshine, loves musicals and is trying to look on the bright side of the situation. Gotta love a girl for that!

Finn was the ultimate book boyfriend. Hot and bothered, but with a sweet side underneath. I loved his story and his reasoning for being on the show. The two of them together were so perfect!

I can’t say enough good things about this sweet, feel good romance! This was fast paced, entertaining, hilarious and wonderfully written!

This was so cute! I am not one to ever want to go camping or hiking, but I loved reading about Natalie and Finn! It was funny, full of adventure and super cute. I couldn't put it down!

For some reason, despite not being a big hiker myself, I have a major thing for books that take place on the Appalachian Trail—maybe it’s because I enjoy witnessing characters conquer things they never thought they could--and Wild about You was no exception. It was entertaining, the banter delivered, and it was just a really cute and romantic, yet very relatable novel about overcoming anxiety and finding someone who’s willing to work through your worst moments with you.

I mean, I’d give this book 4 stars for that letter alone (if you know you know).

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

3.5 stars! This was very cute. The girly girl trying something so out of her comfort zone to win a life changing scholarship and being paired with an outdoorsy grump—it’s a great pairing. Between only having one tent and the plot twist at the end I was entertained. There was a lull at the midpoint for me though. I love books that feature reality tv. I think ultimately I was too old for this, when I read the summary I knew it was YA but I thought it read more like they were early high schools not college students. And I think this is going to rock some young adults world!

Well this was an unexpectedly delightful book. It was so much funnier and action-packed than I thought it would be.

For a cute little YA, that is about a grumpy sunshine relationship while they are doing hardcore outdoor adventure challenges. In order to earn money in a reality competition, there is so much emotional impact that this book has.

Natalie and Finn have never met before, but they are partnered together on a show called wild adventure where they have to do different challenges along the course of the Appalachian trail.

The course of this book and the challenges the two grow closer together to form a real friendship and then it becomes more and you learn a lot about each of them and the struggles that they have in there life outside of this competition.

This does deal with a lot of talk about anxiety that was really well written and was handled in a very accurate but still not fully hard-hitting way.

Love this outdoor setting, loved feeling like I was on a trail or in the forest with the characters. I also felt the characters were very believable and down to earth. Definitely will recommend this to friends and can’t wait for her next novel!

this was cute but definitely a little cliche. it felt more like a YA novel and even though the characters are already in college, they felt younger than that. the main character could be obnoxious at times and wasn’t the most likable, but overall, it was a pretty solid romance.

this book was good, but i didn't like it as much as i hoped i would. i loved the grumpy/sunshine and outdoorsy vibes! i just felt myself wanting to see a deeper connection between natalie and finn.

many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the arc copy <3

Absolutely adorable book- this is everything you want in a YA novel. Adorable college students, adorable romance, adorable setting. This book was such a great palate cleanser and gave me the warm and fuzzies. Would definitely recommend!

Wild about you (5/21/24)
If you're looking for a sweet YA book about camping, falling in love, forced proximity, and grumpy/sunshine, this is a good choice for you. I am a huge fan of YA novels, and this one dealt with some heavy topics, like grief and anxiety, all while having humorous moments.
Natalie has always felt like an outcast from her parents, and the only person who ever made her feel accepted was her grandmother, who has passed away. Since then, she has struggled with anxiety, which is only multiplied by the amount of stress she has trying to pay for college. This is why she decides to apply for the adventure competition, which has a grand prize of a scholarship.
When she gets to the competition, she is paired with Finn, who is also struggling with grief from the loss of his father. This makes him come across as a grumpy, no-nonsense partner. Slowly, Natalie and Finn form a bond, then become friends, and then eventually more than friends.
This book made me feel so many emotions, and I loved reading about the evolution of the relationship between Finn and Natalie. There was real chemistry, and it showed the importance of being open and honest with someone, because you never know what they are feeling or going through.

Thank you to Net Gallery and the publisher for this eARC. I absolutely loved this and stayed up late read Finnatalie cross the finish line. Team Finnatalie!

Natalie, a freshman theater major joins a wildness reality tv show to win a $100k scholarship. Natalie is ‘high maintenance’ and packed a whole make-up bag to hike the Appalachian Trial (“AT”) to compete against other college kids. Finn, a pain in the ass, khaki cargo pants wearing, hiking/camping professional ends up being Natalie’s randomly assigned partner.

I loved the relatable and strong leading lady, dealing with real world issues and working through her anxiety. Kaitlyn Hill does an amazing job letting us see inside Natalie’s head and feel the conflict she’s dealing with during the challenge. She also does great job describing the nature that Natalie and friends are surrounded by. The pacing of the book was also good and the challenges the competitors went through were fun and scary. Great book. Highly recommend!

Feat. grumpy sunshine, life long friendships (shoutout to Harper and Evan), conquering fears, some history of the AT and real-life brave women (shoutout Granny Gatewood).

This is my first Kaitlyn Hill book, and it won't be my last. I don't typically seek out YA books, but since I knew this was late teens/early 20s, I wanted to test the waters. I wasn't disappointed! Team Finnatalie ended up being such a fun pair to root for, and I found myself laughing, cheering, and doing a little bit of crying from all the emotions they shared and felt throughout the story. The author did a great job of laying the trail (pun intended!) for the reader to follow, and I loved the journey. I also now know what to do if faced with a bear in the wild. Go read the book. 🥰

Kaitlyn Hill is swiftly becoming one of my favorite authors. I love the characters she writes and she writes them straight into my heart. This novel was charming, funny, and I found myself easily falling in love with the characters. I didn’t want to book the book down so unfortunately it ended much before I wanted it to. Definitely worth the read! Looking forward to whatever she writes next! Bravo!

Fast paced, adorable rom com with hilarious dialogue. The main character is really funny and someone I would want to be friends with in real life. Cute story and very enjoyable read! Thank you NetGalley for an opportunity to read an advanced copy.

We adored this super-sweet rom com in the context of a wilderness survival reality show. Natalie Hart had a rough freshman year of college—she started struggling with anxiety disorder, which affected her grades, friendships, and self-esteem, and now her scholarship has been revoked and she’s not sure how she’ll pay for the next school year. So, she decides to sign up for a season of Wild Adventures, where a group of college students compete in survival challenges on the Appalachian Trail for a chance at a scholarship.

Natalie doesn’t have much outdoor experience, but she’s armed with her trusty skin care routine and determined to win people over with her charming personality. But when she’s paired with Finn Markum, who pretty much just growls at her and is clearly disappointed to be paired with such an inexperienced hiker, she’s disappointed, a feeling that only gets worse as the increasingly difficult challenges bring out her anxiety.

Natalie’s anxiety is portrayed realistically and with compassion, the reality show setting is lots of fun, and (in what comes as no real surprise to anyone), the enemies-to-lovers romance between Finn and Natalie made us feel all melty inside. As an added bonus, the novel doesn’t move beyond steamy makeout sessions, so we’d feel comfortable recommending it to our romance-lovers (though do be mindful of some profanity).

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children’s, and Delacorte Romance for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are our own.

Review will be published at https://threeheads.works/category/blog/ya-books/ on April 22.

Did I stay up entirely to late finish this book? Yes, yes I did.
This is my second read by Kaitlyn Hill, and I think she may be added to my auto buy for future book.
Wild About You is grumpy x sunshine adventurous romance between Natalie and Finn told from Natalie Pov
Both have been selected to be on an reality show Wild Adventures for a chance to win 100,000 scholarship and ended up being partnered together.
I really enjoyed watching the relationship grow between these too, and even though Finn started out as a grump, I truly don't think he ever hated Natalie.
My only change would I love for it to be a dual pov romance.

4.5 stars.

Tropes:
Grumpy/sunshine
Opposites attract
Forced Proximity
One Bed/TENT

This was such a cute rom-com read that I finished in one sitting. I love Finn and Natalie's characters. They were definitely opposites in many ways, but they worked so well together. Natalie was very funny and charming, and some of her inner thoughts made me laugh out loud, especially those in response to Finn's grumpiness. And once Finn opens up, all the things he says made me say "awwwww" Their whole relationship was just "awww" worthy. They are SO CUTE, and the fact that Finn is so supportive of her and her anxiety really seals the deal. If you're searching for a heartwarming read with a cute couple with good chemistry, this is it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!