Read a Romance Blog: Wild and Wonderful Reads

Featuring our favorite romance book bloggers!

Happy Wednesday, Wormies! Welcome to another Read a Romance Blog feature! Today, we’re featuring Kelly @ Wild and Wonderful Reads!

Read a Romance Blog series is a feature on this blog showcasing book bloggers that primarily review romance.

About the Romance Blogger

Kelly Gillespie is a book blogger based in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she lives with her husband and foster children. Her blog, Wild and Wonderful Reads, was created in 2017 as a space for her to share a love of reading. In addition to being an avid reader and blogger, she spends some of her time as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society.

My Blog

http://wildandwonderfulreads.com

Where You Can Find Me

First Romance Book I Read

I wish I could remember what my first romance book was, but it came during a time when reading was not a passion for me.  I do know that it was a historical romance that belonged to my mom while I was in high school (early 2000s).

Favorite Romance Genre/s

I LOVE Contemporary Romance!  I especially love rom-coms!

Ezrah: I’m a new fan of contemporary romance and I am in LOVE!

Favorite Romance Tropes

Enemies-to-lovers is my absolute favorite, but I also really enjoy second-chance romance, friends-to-lovers, and small-town romance.

Ezrah: Small-town romance is one trope that I want to get into! I haven’t read a ton of books with that trope yet.

Top Auto-buy Authors

Ezrah: I am a new Devney Perry convert! Her books are so poetic and just peaceful and calm but very, very emotional!

Top Romance Books You Highly Recommend

Ezrah: These books are on my TBR! I hope I get around to reading them!

Top Romance Series You Recommend

• The Opposites Attract series by Rachel Higginson (contemporary romance; 4 books; favorite: The Opposite of You)
• The Naughty Princess Club by Tara Sivec (contemporary romance; 3 books; favorite: Kiss the Girl)
• Playbook series by Alexa Martin (contemporary romance; 3 books; favorite: Intercepted)
• The Heartbreaker Bay series by Jill Shalvis (contemporary romance; 8.5 books; favorite: Accidentally on Purpose)

Ezrah The Opposite of You is soooo good! I’m debating reading book 2 because the hero’s name is Ezra.

Favorite Quote from a Romance Book

“Hope is a gap between what if and what is, but you have to fill that gap with a lot of hard work.”

– Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

Favorite Thing About the Romance Community

There are so many amazing people in Romancelandia — I love that there is a group of people that love love and a HEA so much.

Ezrah: I love getting to know a lot of romance readers – especially in this community! For the most part, it has been drama-free (mostly) and also positive (mostly).

Romance Myth That You Hate

I hate the stigma that romance books have; that some people might feel ashamed to admit they enjoy reading romance or that some people are too ignorant to accept that the romance genre is not trashy.  There isn’t a single thing wrong with sex, shirtless men on covers, or wanting to experience a happily ever after.

Ezrah: Yes! I was like that back in high school. I felt that I had to hide my love for romance and I actually had a “serious” book title in mind whenever someone would ask me what my favorite book is. 

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