Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)

by Simone Elkeles

[Suz @ Bookish Revelations]

Wild Cards is a gritty and complicated, fast paced contemporary read that is sure to keep you flipping the pages until the last one has been read. For those who love realistic, emotional turmoil, and characters that you can easily relate to - this is the book that you'll want to read. For anyone who is a fan of sports, you're definitely going to want to pick up a copy of this book, as well. I think it has a little something, that everyone can resonate with on a personal level. Simone Elkeles really out does herself, with the beginning novel of such a promising, gut wrenching, and heart breaking series.

The characters are wonderfully developed, there is so much heart and emotional turmoil, that as you wade through the story each of them has to tell (from a dual pov), you'll absolutely fall in love with them. Sometimes they can be annoying, other times they can be likable, but all in all they are real. That is the one thing about this novel and Elkeles writing that never ceases to amazing me. She packs so much realism into her stories and characters, that it it incredibly easy to become so wrapped up in their lives that you just absolutely don't want to pull yourself from within the pages of the book your reading.

Incredibly gripping, you're going to be captivated by the stories and self-discoveries that you read within the pages of Wild Cards. It is absolutely not going to disappoint on that front, in the least. Simone Elkeles has created characters and situations, that are definitely going to stay with you long after the last page has been turned. The intensity of the situations that arise between the main characters and the compelling stories they have to tell, will grip you until the end. So, I suggest if you love stories that involve sports, romance, and heart breaking situations, then ante up. You're going to love this one.