Meredith Wild
Author of Hardwired
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Meredith Wild is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of romance novels. Her title, Misadventures of a City Girl, made the self-published best seller list in 2017. Meredith holds a bachelor's in English from Smith College. She is the author of The Hacker Series and show more Bridge Series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Meredith Wild is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author. She lives on Florida’s Gulf Coast with her husband and three children. She refers to herself as a techie, whiskey appreciator, and sun worshipper. She has been featured on CBS This Morning and the Today Show, and in the New York Times, the Hollywood Reporter, Publishers Weekly, and the Examiner. Her foreign rights have been sold in twenty-three languages.
M.F. Wild is the inappropriate, uninhibited, and slightly embarrassing alter-ego of #1 New York Times bestselling author, Meredith Wild. When she gets bored of writing emotionally charged love stories, she teams up with her favorite partners in crime to pen the steamiest tales their twisted imaginations can come up with. She enjoys short walks on the beach (because Florida is hot), margaritas, and her husband. - Nationality
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Isabel Foster teaches English in Rio de Janeiro. She's in a semi-relationship with Kolt, a guy she likes well enough but doesn't love - her heart still belongs to Tristan, who she hasn't seen since he broke up with her after joining the military.
Tristan has no memory of his life prior to six or so years ago. Work is his entire existence: his boss, Jay, sends him the names of targets, and he kills them. Isabel Foster is his newest target, and he's just about to go through with the job when show more (while masturbating) she says his name. Granted, "Tristan" is a pretty common name and she could have meant someone else, but something tells him to pause and do a little more checking. Sure enough, he and Isabel seem to have a past. If he can keep her alive and keep his very displeased boss from taking him out as well, Isabel might be the key to unlocking his memories.
This was one of the freebies everyone who attended Book Bonanza 2019 got. It's written in first-person present tense, alternating between Isabel and Tristan's POVs. I knew nothing about it or the author's other works. Since, only 15 pages in, it featured Tristan hiding in the shadows, watching Isabel masturbate while he debated when to pull the trigger, I figured it'd end up being an erotic romance with assassin stuff tacked on. Thankfully, I didn't have to deal with as many first-person present tense sex scenes as I expected. Unfortunately, I still had to wade through copious amounts of Isabel and Tristan wallowing in their emotions. It was tedious, and it didn't help that I kind of agreed with Isabel's dad's assessment of Tristan and Isabel's relationship (all flash and intensity, but no substance).
Once I got through my initial "ick" reaction, it didn't seem too bad. However, Tristan and Isabel's laser focus on each other eventually got old, and I found I couldn't even enjoy the thriller aspects because the characters kept making incredibly bone-headed decisions.
First, there was the fact that Tristan was even put in this situation. Let's say you're Jay, with a whole network of assassins at your beck and call. You know the history and backgrounds of each one of them. You have a new job come up. Why in the world would you assign it to an assassin with a personal connection to the target? Yes, Tristan seemed to have no memory of his past, but why take the risk that some memory would jiggle itself loose?
Then there was Tristan's decision to halt the job simply because he heard Isabel say the name "Tristan." Even he admitted she might not have meant him. This guy is supposed to be a cold-blooded killing machine, who does his research but never flinches in the face of what he's asked to do. And yet he pauses because of something like that? And honestly, considering the unprofessional way he behaved at times later on in the book, I'm surprised only Makanga ever told him off.
Isabel was an idiot who had a terrible grasp of the level of danger she was in. I could forgive her initial efforts to get away from Tristan, because at that point she only had his word that she was in danger, but after that her behavior was just stupid, and it didn't surprised me at all when her decisions got someone killed.
What happened after that was utterly cliche and a complete waste of money on the characters' parts:Isabel "disappeared," getting a whole new look and identity, complete with a new Social Security number. Except that everyone in her supposedly "new" life knew she was on the run, multiple people knew her true background and kept talking about it, and Isabel's new home was run by a woman with connections to Isabel's mother that Jay's organization could probably uncover with a bit of time. Which they would have, because not even Jay believed that Isabel was really dead. So what was the point of Isbael's new identity?
The group Isabel ended up with was supposedly a well-run information network specializing in blackmail, and yet when it came time for a dangerous job that required a hot woman to seduce a dangerous guy in order to get incriminating video of him, did they bring out an experienced operative? Nope! They dressed Isabel up, gave her some instructions and a gun, and had her do the dangerous work. Tristan's entirely justified concern was presented as him being overprotective and jealous. The entire plan could have fallen apart and Isabel could have ended up dead, all because an amateur was somehow the best this organization had to offer.
It looks like there are two more books after this, and I have no intention of reading them. This felt a bit like reading Jason Bourne fanfic (I've seen the first movie, never read the books). All the expected action thriller stuff, but not thought out very well and with tiresome efforts to make an unappealing romance happen.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.) show less
Tristan has no memory of his life prior to six or so years ago. Work is his entire existence: his boss, Jay, sends him the names of targets, and he kills them. Isabel Foster is his newest target, and he's just about to go through with the job when show more (while masturbating) she says his name. Granted, "Tristan" is a pretty common name and she could have meant someone else, but something tells him to pause and do a little more checking. Sure enough, he and Isabel seem to have a past. If he can keep her alive and keep his very displeased boss from taking him out as well, Isabel might be the key to unlocking his memories.
This was one of the freebies everyone who attended Book Bonanza 2019 got. It's written in first-person present tense, alternating between Isabel and Tristan's POVs. I knew nothing about it or the author's other works. Since, only 15 pages in, it featured Tristan hiding in the shadows, watching Isabel masturbate while he debated when to pull the trigger, I figured it'd end up being an erotic romance with assassin stuff tacked on. Thankfully, I didn't have to deal with as many first-person present tense sex scenes as I expected. Unfortunately, I still had to wade through copious amounts of Isabel and Tristan wallowing in their emotions. It was tedious, and it didn't help that I kind of agreed with Isabel's dad's assessment of Tristan and Isabel's relationship (all flash and intensity, but no substance).
Once I got through my initial "ick" reaction, it didn't seem too bad. However, Tristan and Isabel's laser focus on each other eventually got old, and I found I couldn't even enjoy the thriller aspects because the characters kept making incredibly bone-headed decisions.
First, there was the fact that Tristan was even put in this situation. Let's say you're Jay, with a whole network of assassins at your beck and call. You know the history and backgrounds of each one of them. You have a new job come up. Why in the world would you assign it to an assassin with a personal connection to the target? Yes, Tristan seemed to have no memory of his past, but why take the risk that some memory would jiggle itself loose?
Then there was Tristan's decision to halt the job simply because he heard Isabel say the name "Tristan." Even he admitted she might not have meant him. This guy is supposed to be a cold-blooded killing machine, who does his research but never flinches in the face of what he's asked to do. And yet he pauses because of something like that? And honestly, considering the unprofessional way he behaved at times later on in the book, I'm surprised only Makanga ever told him off.
Isabel was an idiot who had a terrible grasp of the level of danger she was in. I could forgive her initial efforts to get away from Tristan, because at that point she only had his word that she was in danger, but after that her behavior was just stupid, and it didn't surprised me at all when her decisions got someone killed.
What happened after that was utterly cliche and a complete waste of money on the characters' parts:
The group Isabel ended up with was supposedly a well-run information network specializing in blackmail, and yet when it came time for a dangerous job that required a hot woman to seduce a dangerous guy in order to get incriminating video of him, did they bring out an experienced operative? Nope! They dressed Isabel up, gave her some instructions and a gun, and had her do the dangerous work. Tristan's entirely justified concern was presented as him being overprotective and jealous. The entire plan could have fallen apart and Isabel could have ended up dead, all because an amateur was somehow the best this organization had to offer.
It looks like there are two more books after this, and I have no intention of reading them. This felt a bit like reading Jason Bourne fanfic (I've seen the first movie, never read the books). All the expected action thriller stuff, but not thought out very well and with tiresome efforts to make an unappealing romance happen.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.) show less
There was a point in the book where certain events made me think that perhaps I should stop reading here. I just couldn't agree with the decisions made and felt like this book, which I had initially believed to be my perfect book was going to turn into the rest of the cliched books of similar themes that I just couldn't stand. Yet, the last 2 books had turned out awesome enough to make me trudge on, however reluctantly though that may be. I'm glad. I do not have words to express how effing show more glad I am that I stuck because those decisions were either reversed or explained well enough to make me understand, if not agree with, them. And in the end, this boo was just as amazing as the previous two. All in all, it was a wonderful read show less
I love Meredith Wild's Hacker series, so I figured I would also love this book... yet I didn't.
This book is your typical post-YA novel. Teenagers who were once together find some feelings for each other years later... Typical trope! If you're looking for an exciting, over the top plot in regards to this typical trope, you won't find it here. It was very typical, but it was very sexy. Meredith Wild is great at writing sex scenes. She's especially good with writing a story for a dominant male show more and a submissive female.
The book is hot, so if you want some crazy, hot sexy time scenes then you've got it! Meredith Wild is over the top with her descriptions, and it makes so some really great scenes. She's got a five out of five that aspect of the book. Unfortunately, the typical plot and slow build left me feeling a little short. It just felt to typical for me, and I'm almost disappointed in myself for not enjoying it! I love Meredith's writing, but it just didn't sit well (for me, personally).
My favourite part of this whole novel was Meredith's choice in wording. The metaphors she uses to describe pain and desire are fantastic! She's definitely talented!
You'd enjoy this book if you enjoy erotica, second chance romances, a splash of BDSM or romance.
Overall, it was definitely a hot read! But personally, it fell flat and felt very average in the land of Meredith Wild romances. Although, I would be interested in reading the rest of the series if they come across my path.
Three out of five stars. show less
This book is your typical post-YA novel. Teenagers who were once together find some feelings for each other years later... Typical trope! If you're looking for an exciting, over the top plot in regards to this typical trope, you won't find it here. It was very typical, but it was very sexy. Meredith Wild is great at writing sex scenes. She's especially good with writing a story for a dominant male show more and a submissive female.
The book is hot, so if you want some crazy, hot sexy time scenes then you've got it! Meredith Wild is over the top with her descriptions, and it makes so some really great scenes. She's got a five out of five that aspect of the book. Unfortunately, the typical plot and slow build left me feeling a little short. It just felt to typical for me, and I'm almost disappointed in myself for not enjoying it! I love Meredith's writing, but it just didn't sit well (for me, personally).
My favourite part of this whole novel was Meredith's choice in wording. The metaphors she uses to describe pain and desire are fantastic! She's definitely talented!
You'd enjoy this book if you enjoy erotica, second chance romances, a splash of BDSM or romance.
Overall, it was definitely a hot read! But personally, it fell flat and felt very average in the land of Meredith Wild romances. Although, I would be interested in reading the rest of the series if they come across my path.
Three out of five stars. show less
I might be slightly obsessed with Tristan, Isabel, and The Red Ledger series.
To start, Meredith Wild is a fantastic writer. She gives us complex characters to love and hate, a multi-layered plot that's pure adrenaline, and just enough romance to add sizzle.
This story is scary in its plausibility. I can too easily imagine the whole scenario playing out. Wild knows her topic, and all the little details add intensity and realism that kept me on edge throughout.
Revenge is the third book in the show more series, and they need to be read in order. The plot unravels from the first book through to the end of this one, where we have (mostly) a solid ending. We do have a prologue with a thread to pull. I don't know if that means there will be more in this series or if there will be a new series coming, but I'm hoping to see more of Tristan in the future. show less
To start, Meredith Wild is a fantastic writer. She gives us complex characters to love and hate, a multi-layered plot that's pure adrenaline, and just enough romance to add sizzle.
This story is scary in its plausibility. I can too easily imagine the whole scenario playing out. Wild knows her topic, and all the little details add intensity and realism that kept me on edge throughout.
Revenge is the third book in the show more series, and they need to be read in order. The plot unravels from the first book through to the end of this one, where we have (mostly) a solid ending. We do have a prologue with a thread to pull. I don't know if that means there will be more in this series or if there will be a new series coming, but I'm hoping to see more of Tristan in the future. show less
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