Becoming a Vincent The Wild Ones, #1

C.M. Owens — 2017

When you live in a place where “turbo speed” internet is a slight step above dial-up, men carry on nine-year beard-growing challenges out of stubborn pride, and your brothers do things like nail all your panties to the outside of your cabin just for funsies, you tend to be a little crazy. You can call it a "locational" hazard, if you will.That’s Tomahawk for you.We rank people based on just how crazy they are. And the four craziest families in town are called the Wild Ones.I’m on the bottom tier of those, so technically I’m not as crazy as the other Wild Ones. In fact, if it wasn’t for my brothers and their endless antics, I wouldn’t be considered a Wild One at all. Ahem. Sure. We’ll go with that.Anyway, I have a best friend who endures it all with me. Benson Nolans is my one, constant favorite person.Without him, I’d probably go really crazy, and not the fun kind. It’d be ridiculous, after three years of a flawless friendship, to mess that all up by falling for him.I mean, even if we did get a little too close one night, it’d be reckless endangerment. Even if we did suddenly feel the chemistry that’s always been there and stop toeing the line, it’d be a foolish risk to take.It’d be stupid to start hoping a really fun, but completely irrational, night with zero inhibitions might accidentally happen.Really stupid…Right?*NO cliffhanger*Stand-alone book*Sexual Content*Adult language*Completely, 100% crazy

Reviews

Petaco@didyousaytaco

Jul 15, 2023

Surprisingly I liked this. Very light-hearted. I initially thought a Wild One was a shifter of some kind. Nope, they're all 100% human. Then I thought it hey weren't crazy but after considering all of their antics I decided that they were redknecky fun and just a bit crazy. I couldn't stop chuckling at the beginning scene where she talking to Liam but every few sentences she would somehow change position and get even closer to Benson! I could not figure out the logistics in my head! Cute romance. I'm going to read the next book.

Megan Williams@meganwilliams

Feb 24, 2022

This book was so hilarious! I literally couldn't stop laughing because the characters were always doing something crazy! This is the perfect pick-me-up read.

Raven Dean@ravenluvs2read

Nov 16, 2021

***4 Stars*** I tell you there is no genre or story this woman can do wrong. This was a great start to another amazing series by the very talented C.M. Owens. Definitely can't wait to read the rest in this series.

window@window

Sep 30, 2021

Quirky, silly, a bit weird with the wild ones rules but still entertaining. This is a fun read, bordering on ridiculous at times. Set expectations properly. :)

Andrada D@andragel

Sep 1, 2021

Oh, God, this book.... It all started SO well, with a simmering passion between two very good friends - just my type of thing- and evolved into BLAH. So the main idea behind this messy book is that the town is ruled by four crazy families, the Wild Ones, and the couple which is supposed to develop is one between a Wild girl and an outsider. And the book evolves so well for a while, almost until the middle, at each point it just fizzles out and dies. After that point onward, there is just a lot of unbelievable situations which had me rolling my eyes SO HARD. I also disliked the lack of control over the narrative. Characters just snap out of nowhere and they speak as if their puppets meant to simply advance the story. There is no such thing as DEPTH to any of them. They are one-dimensional CLOWNS who simply serve a practical purpose. I disliked everybody, as there was nothing at all to like about them.... What started as a love affair between me and the book turned sour. I always wow to read a book up until 10% and if I don't like it, I will drop it but this time I was sorely tricked... Shame on you, C.M. Owens, shame on you!