I was very excited to get this ARC after really loving Icebreaker. Sadly, I didn’t think Wildfire lived up to that same experience, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless.

I enjoyed Russ and Aurora as main characters and appreciated that there was plenty of story happening here beside their romance, but I found the book to be a bit overly long and slow. Still excited to continue this series!

This was a lovely book! I think it still captured Hannah's voice that I fell in love with during Icebreaker. I think one thing I loved about Icebreaker was the found family aspect of it and how character driven it was. The only critique I have about Wildfire is that the romance seemed to take a bit of a back seat (compared to Icebreaker) in favor of the setting at the camp, side characters, and plot points. However, the chemistry was there with Russ and Aurora from the start and I was BEYOND pleased with the fact that there was no third act breakup. I think authors who are able to walk characters through strife without fully breaking them up end up building a better and more intense relationship - Hannah certainly does that! Overall, 4.5/5 read for me and can't wait to see what else Hannah puts out. Thank you for the opportunity to read an ARC!

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I loved Icebreaker and I struggled to finish this book. There wasn't anything drawing me to the characters or the story. The chemistry, banter and love between Stassie and Nate (Icebreaker) was top notch. Wildfire was missing all of those elements. Russ was like a wet blanket. Aurora was slightly more entertaining. I would've preferred any of the other side characters (Xander, JJ, Henry) as the MMC.

The camp setting was really cute, but could have been a lot better. The daddy issues and mental health aspects were really the core of this book. Because of that, I would classify it as contemporary fiction, not romance.

I almost DNF this book out of boredom. I wouldn't have missed much at the end if I did.

What a fun read! Honestly, I liked this more than Icebreaker. Hannah Grace does such a great job of including real insecurities and mental health in her books. I fully swooned over the ending and their inside jokes. A good summer read for anyone 18 plus! I would have devoured this in college, and I hope the hint at the end about a possible fake dating book for Henry isn't just me reading into nothing!

I'm definitely a Hannah Grace fan after reading this book. I did read Icebreaker by her as well and loved it, so I knew I was in for a treat when I got approved to read this book as well. I can definitely see my patrons absolutely adoring this book and this Author!

Loved this book!! Great beach read for the summer or fall! Hannah Grace is such a great up and coming author!

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

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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!