Reckless Chestnut Springs, #4

I did say this was gonna be my favorite and I was spot on

The Penultimate book in the Chestnut Springs series and this has been on my TBR for a while so its feels great to get through these and be fully emersed into the setting and characters and this one very much picks up on Side Characters that have been in other books across the series. However, this was not my favourite of the series, and it felt that the big conflict point was quickly resolved.  

This story follows Winter and Theo. They had a brief meet cute at the gas station only to end up at the same dinner at the Eaton Ranch. They share some moments, and it's evident that Theo is interested, but Winter is in the middle of a divorce and trying to find herself. The last thing she is looking for is any type of relationship. One thing leads to another, and they end up having a night together, but that night changes everything.

Personally, I fund the entire miscommunication at the start of the book would have been conducted and resolved in a different way in real life and it felt very quick to then resolve and it all be sorted out. Whilst I through the story was grown up with the fade to black Smut scene this is not the case as you come back it later in the book However, by the point in the book that they throw in this sex scene, I just wanted to read more plot.

I really wanted to love this book, as I loved Elsie Silver's all previous books in this series, but I didn’t. 

I loved learning about Winters story and seeing her grow. The overall story was simply and cute and rather cliche I would say. It was definitely a comfort book.

This has got to be the BEST chestnut springs book so far i LOVED winter and theo SOSOSO much

i liked this book SO much more than flawless. i’m glad i decided to read a different book in the series. i’ve been saying this a lot lately, but i swear theo silva is in my top 10 of book boyfriends. THIS is how you do accidental pregnancy.

zoo wee mama! he is hot. very hot. he cleans, he sings 80s australian boy bands, he fixes doors, i’m into it. something that will never not make me laugh is when they have the male POV say something like “lace overlay” or “t shirt dress” like … an average straight man does not know what that is. esp a professional bull rider/cowboy/personal trainer dude (bc obvi he has three jobs).

My heart❤️

i was promised a pregnancy trope hello ?

even at that where was the co parenting at ??

i did like winter

i don't like baby trope but this went crazy, it's new take on it

theo fucking silva. i swear. i have never read a secret baby romance but OMFG, this made me swoon.

4.5 she said let me take two of the most hated tropes and write one of the most wholesome romances ever and i’m here for it also now i kinda want a baby

This is absolutely the peak of Elsie Silver’s writing because I fell in love with BOTH Winter and Theo. I know a lot of people hesitate when it comes to picking up anything with the pregnancy trope, but Reckless feels like a warm hug on a freezing, winter night so I’d suggest giving this a chance. Theo Silva is one of the most amazing men I’ve read about. He’s not perfect but he’s the perfect one for Winter. There’s something profoundly charming about having someone look at you and just know you. The banter and smut here were incredibly good and fun to read. Vivi was an adorable addition too!

IM CRYING I LOVE THEM!!!! so so so much they are so cute winter and theo have my heart: ( winters growth was so so good and so nice to see:( the ending??? ELSIEIS PLEASE I NEED MRE OF THEM

✨Because the very last thing I need in my life is someone who makes me feel like there’s not enough oxygen in my lungs when I’ve only just caught my breath.

✨Put me on an angry bull? I’m fine. Put me on a big boat with no land anywhere in sight? Hard pass.

✨“I think I like you because you are a heart-stopping, jaw-dropping type of beautiful.”

✨But I think I’ve felt protective of that woman since the first night I laid eyes on her. I didn’t know then how desperately she needed someone to be. That no one had ever been that for her. That she’s been fending for herself since before she should have needed to.

✨“Do you know if Theo Silva lives here?” she calls out to me. “Yup,” I reply with a thin smile. For all the hard work I’ve done on becoming a kinder, less judgmental person, I take one look at this girl and hate her.

✨“Watch your fucking tone when you’re talking to the mother of my child.”

✨Mom: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

✨It’s consuming. Sometimes, I’m so consumed with loving her I can’t even sleep. I’d use an innocent stranger as a shield for her if there was gunfire. I’d shove others into the flames to get her out of a burning building

✨Winter: Thank you for tonight.

Theo: I didn’t do anything special. Winter: You did.

Theo: Want me to come over and do something truly special that will have you thanking me profusely?

Winter: Are you always this horny?

Theo: I was going to say clean your house. Get your mind out of the gutter, Dr. Hamilton.

✨I hate myself. Why can’t I just shut up and enjoy good things?

✨He treats me like I’m perfect. Irresistible. Worthy.

✨I don’t just come. I come apart. I feel like I could break forever, over and over again, under the worshipping hands of Theo Silva. Which is a terrifying prospect, because I’ve broken before. And no one has ever helped me pick up the pieces.

✨He winked, but then he left. And my mind did that thing it does where it imagined all the places he might go, and who he might be with, and what if he meets someone less complicated and insecure than me?

✨“New rule, you only train people who are less pretty than me.”

His eyes do a dramatic roll. “That’s everyone, Tink. You’ve ruined me. Don’t you get it? I only see you. You’ve got all my attention. Every last bit of it.”

✨It strikes me that perhaps I’m not an easy woman to love, but Theo does it so effortlessly that I feel like I could be. Like I deserve to be.

✨“That night we were reckless.” His voice cracks. “But god, I’d be reckless with you over and over again if it means ending up here.”

✨It’s like there was something missing inside me. Like I wasn’t whole, until he came along.

This was adorable.

I love a good reverse grumpyxsunshine and this has been one of the best so far.

Also the use of the „pregnancy trope“ is really nice here. I love a good secret baby.

Theo Silva truly is what every man should strive to be. And Winter Hamilton is literally me.

I couldn’t really put this book down. It’s great!

ugh so good. The only reason it’s not more is because I don’t think it’s better than book 2, but it’s def better than 1 & 3. Although it is a silly little romance novel, I did feel connected to Winter in a way so maybe that’s why I liked it more than the rest

First 50 pages and I was crying already. I don't even think this book was meant to make you cry, but the topics this book covers about Winter and her struggle with relationships and trust and her being Tired was enough for the waterworks to start. All i remember whilst reading the first 50 pages was Theo saying "You look tired winter" and that was when I knew I was going to absolutely fall in love with this book. I feel like part of the reason why I loved it so much is because it was the right book at the right time. I didnt go into this book knowing about it covering some topics, so when I read it, it felt relieving to read something like this. I also love the characters. Winter's character arc is something else and Theo Dale Silva 😪😪 Wow. I loved the drama and the single mom trope and the family building and everything. The romance in this was on point but two things which stopped this book from being 5 stars for me was:

It just felt too long, like there were some parts where I was like man was this really necessary? Some chapters were just there for no reason and I wasn't the biggest fan.

I hate spicy scenes and this book had like what 5 chapters of just full on smut and that is not something I like, so I had to skip them alot. Either way that's my own opinion so each to their own.

Still read this book. I'm 1000% going to complete this series. I know I started it in the middle of the series but that's fine because everything still makes sense, which I love about this. This book actually had me laugh as well, like the end part about Geoff had me cackling because it was just hilarious for no reason.

Their romance was beautiful and I’m absolutely obsessed with both of them.

WINTERTHEO ARE OFFICIALLY MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!! i never wanted their book to end ugh but i couldn't stop reading!!! UGH THEO SILVA WHAT A MANNNN!!! he's literally perfect! obsessed with winter the moment he saw her, heard of her, and the way he's always in her corner!!

winter has become my favorite girlie of this series! even though she had an icy introduction in the beginning of the series, you learn more about her character in this book as well as her childhood. I CRIED SO MUCH FOR HER!! i'm so happy for winter and summer's relationship arc in this one too! winter finally feeling a part of a family and getting the love like she deserves!!

wintertheo have a piece of my heart <3

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3.5 stars theo supremacy

Loooooooved it! This book was so so cute and just everything I could’ve asked for. It was so sweet and perfect I just couldn’t get enough. I finished more than 50% of the book in one night, I wish I could read it again all over!

Why does the pregnancy trope ruin everything?

I don't there's a single book in this series that deserves less than 100/10 <3