My Two Cents

Favorite Character: The Captain. OMG, I love that kid!
Favorite Scene: Papier-mâché in the basement. I love Max and Addie’s relationship in this moment.
Song that embodies the book: Love You ‘Till the End, The Pogues

Other People’s Thoughts
(aka Thank you for reading all the drafts!)

Always grateful for feedback and critiques from readers, trusted friends, and professionals. Here’s what a few of them had to say about Wild Love.

Wild Love contains scenes that may be triggering for some readers. Sensitive to that, and due to the fact that the character is actively working through her issues with professional therapy, I wanted to have the book read by a professional.

“Both hopeful and heartbreaking, Wild Love is a daring, emotionally rich novel with a lovable cast of characters you won’t soon forget. Curtis writes an inspiring coming of age tale that transforms trauma, pain, and suffering into healing, love, belonging, and understanding. She handles difficult subject matter with care, scrupulously depicting the difficult journey of therapeutic recovery.”
— Stephanie Hansen, LMFT

FEEDBACK FROM FRIENDS (who suffer through many drafts!)

Combining equal parts mystery, self-exploration, and the celebration of our weirdest personality traits, Wild Love is the most intriguing and exciting book I’ve read in a long time. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the plot and genuine characters will continue to shock and surprise you as they explore vulnerability, communication, and honesty. 
— Cait Helms

Wild Love is a YA dramatic puzzle that puts you in the mind of AJ/Adelyn as she maneuvers high school, her first love, and bad memories of childhood trauma. Tarrah takes you on a windy adventure as you understand Adelyn and how she views life, her friends/family, and how she copes with a devastating event from her young life. While you want to learn more about Adelyn, you also get the POV of the supporting characters to enrich the story. As the reader, you learn that life is different for Adelyn, and while she has deep, psychological scars, in the end, her friends and family are intertwined with her and love her more because of it. Wild Love tackles those scars and shows how others can help lift one person up. In the end, I felt exhausted, exhilarated, and wanted the best for Adelyn and those who surround her. 
— Melissa Lane