Review of “Wild Eyes” by Elise Silver

By Dexter Morales

Can the city girl adapt to small-town life while trying to figure out who she is, all while being mesmerized by a father of two? Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver is a love story between a horse trainer and a country singer. We are treated to a small-town, friends-to-lovers romance.

The thing I have loved most about the Rose Hill series is the characters. Rosie and Ford were great in Wild Love, and the reader will not be disappointed with this book. Weston Belmont, the single-father horse trainer from Rose Hill, is a character readers of Wild Love will recognize right from the start. He is the brother of Rosie and best friend to Ford Grant. If you haven’t read Wild Love and that sounds like a relationship you need to hear more about, then I recommend you check that one out first. Skylar Stone, the big singer from Los Angeles, is our wonderful FMC who is mentioned a few times in Wild Love, by Ford’s daughter Cora if I’m not mistaken.

The emotional tension between Skylar and West is where the magic happened. Unlike some books I have read where the tension feels almost entirely illogical, the tension here comes more from the two of them just trying to stay on the “right” path, or at least the path they feel would be best for everyone involved. By everyone, I am referring to Emmy and Oliver Belmont, the kids who will steal your heart for different reasons. The role the children play in the story is top-notch. Even as I write this, I can’t pick a favorite between Emmy and Oliver; they each hold their own in the narrative.

Wild Eyes is a slow-burning, friends-to-lovers tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter. If you are coming from the first book, then you already know and love Rose Hill. This book will give you insight into just one more house in Rose Hill. I can’t wait to see if Rose Hill and everyone in town is going to finally find out what Rhys does for a living. We will see when we jump into Wild Side; I won’t spoil his occupation for those of you who might not know, but Wild Side is mentioned at the end of Wild Love.