Audiobook Review: Wild Like Us by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Wild Like Us by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
Series: Like Us #8
Published by K.B. Ritchie on November 17, 2020
Pages: 502
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Carly Robins, Aaron Shedlock, Vikas Adam
Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
Genres: Romance


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One is new to love.
One is bad at love.
One denies love.

Twenty-one-year-old, foul-mouthed Olympian, Sullivan Meadows, just made a huge mistake. She told her bodyguards—her buddies, her pals—they could take her virginity. Words forever engrained in her brain.

And theirs.

Akara Kitsuwon & Banks Moretti are best friends, sworn to protect each other and their client Sullivan. But upon hearing her confession, their reactions aren’t what Sulli expects.

They’re all friends anyway.

Just friends.

Solid, good friends.

Right?

As the three embark on the road to Yellowstone, tension builds and close quarters leave no secrets behind. Feelings for her childhood friendship with Akara—that teasing, flirty leader—grow hotter, but so do her feelings for Banks, the rugged, heart-melting Marine.

While Sulli is out west to free-solo her dad’s old climbing routes, the only true destination the three of them are certain of is Yellowstone.

Love & romance are totally up in the air.

Wild Like Us is an MFM Romance and Book 8 in the Like Us Series.

​​The Like Us series is a true series, one continuous timeline, that follows a family of wealthy celebrities and the people that protect them.

The Like Us Series Reading Order:
1. Damaged Like Us (Maximoff & Farrow)
2. Lovers Like Us (Maximoff & Farrow)
3. Alphas Like Us (Maximoff & Farrow)
4. Tangled Like Us (Jane & Thatcher)
5. Sinful Like Us (Jane & Thatcher)
6. Headstrong Like Us (Maximoff & Farrow)
7. Charming Like Us (Oscar & Jack)
8. Wild Like Us (Akara & Sulli & Banks)

Granted, I’m not a big fan of love triangles. They’re nerve wracking and only work for me if the ship I love the most is the one that prevails. However, I am a huge fan of this series, so how could I not read Wild Like Us? The fact that I was disappointed in the story is mostly on me, and fair warning that my reasons why may be a bit spoilery. 

I had no desire to read about threesomes, and despite the MFM statement in the blurb, I could have sworn I read somewhere ages ago that the authors said a menage isn’t part of this book. There’s no MM aspect so maybe that’s what they were talking about? Anyway…

I thought I was signing up for a story where Sulli was dating—and yes, sleeping with—two men separately. Like I said, my bad for misunderstanding. Akara Kitsuwon has been Sulli’s bodyguard for years, so they know each other well. They’ve been like friends who harmlessly flirt. However, Banks Moretti only recently became Sulli’s protector. She’s developed romantic feelings for both men, but she doesn’t spend enough time with Banks, getting to know him, before jumping into a serious relationship with him—and a menage at that. Instead of them mainly spending time as a trio, I would have enjoyed it more if Sulli dated each man separately so I could better understand how her dynamics with Banks differed from her relationship with Akara.

Sulli has been somewhat in the background in previous books, so I liked learning more about her personality and passions. I also appreciated seeing Akara and Banks’s friendship develop more and solidify. 

We’re left with a cliffhanger, and two more books remain in their story. Even though Wild Like Us isn’t my favorite book in the series—Maximoff and Farrow still own my heart—I’ll be reading more to find out how things unfold.

The audiobook itself is very good. All three narrators turn in equally impressive performances.

Recommended for fans of:
Menage
Rock climbing
Camping
Road trips

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