Facing West: A Forever Wilde Novel

I liked the characters, mostly the Wilde family (grandpa and Doc <3). However, I wished West had been less judgmental and mean towards Nico. *THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD*West’s attitude towards Nico on the first half of the book didn’t make sense to me at all. West knew the probable cause of Nico leaving Hobie and knew Nico was a kid when he left. Also, his sister was three years older than him, why would he, a kid, have any responsibility towards two (including his mother) grown adults? Nico’s mother also was a horrible mother, she didn’t report him missing when he left, and did not go look for him, much less cared about him. She was more preoccupied with her relationship with a man, who obviously didn’t want her children, and was a misogynistic bigot. Instead of looking for her missing child, she remarried and continued her life like she never even had a child, the same with his sister. She knew where Nico was, and even knew his phone number but never contacted him. It’s not his fault that they didn’t care about his existence, and his sister only remembered he existed after her relationship with her “stepbrother” didn’t work. It looks like they both (his mother and sister) wanted him gone so they could start their lives with their respective men. I don’t see how Nico wronged either of them, when they clearly didn’t care about him. He should be the one resentful towards them, not the other way around. Also, who the h is West or anyone in their town to judge him for running away from a negligent and broken family? It just really pissed me off. No matter how I looked at it, it all was a cluster f of victim blaming. I really didn’t enjoy that part. I enjoyed even less the fact that West never actually apologized to Nico about how he treated him. He only apologized once after mentioning Nico’s dead “mother” (to me she doesn’t deserve to be called a mother) during an argument where West was being an royal A hole.It’s not that I hated West, I just found it annoying how the author tried to paint him as this kind, and genuinely good guy, but then he would turn around and behave like a jerk and an A hole towards Nico in every oportunidad that he could. It was like witnessing a toxic and abusive relationship. The only reason why I don’t completely hate that West and Nico ended up together, is that it says that they’re both going to therapy, and working on their relationship. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to believe that their relationship would work. Nico deserves someone who accepts, and loves him and not judge him for the things he went through in his life, and helps him work on the issues and psychological scars that all that has left as a result, and West didn’t look like the best candidate for that. At least not on the first half of the book. That’s why I deducted one star, I read the entire Made Marian Series and I wanted Nico to end up with someone better. It’s not that the Wilde family and even West are horrible, I actually like them and will continue reading the series, but I feel like Nico, after all he’s been through, deserved a lot better.

I love this book! I love Nico and West together. I love the whole Wilde clan. I love this author and everything she writes because this story and all of her other stories make me so stupidly happy when I read them. The heroes are always so sweet and wonderful and sexy but still real, still flawed. In fact I wanted to shake West for a good portion of the beginning of the story. Yet, while wanting to give him a good shake and growl at him a little, I still thought he was great. And the way he came to not needing to be shaken anymore just made him that much more wonderful to me. (I know I'm vague but I'm not giving anything away haha) I always fall in sappy ewy gooey love with her men and I find myself smiling, even when they're going through something heavy and sad because someone, whether it be the love interest or a family member, is going to help them through in a tug your heart strings kind of way. And I laugh. Boy do I laugh. Because the antics and banter are just so much fun and so well done.I don't usually go into the actual story itself because the synopsis does that and I don't need to be redundant or risk changing your reading experience somehow. What I will say is that I adored this book. I will read this book again. I will buy the next book just as fast as I bought this one, immediately, because this is the eighth book I've had the pleasure of reading by this author and she hasn't disappointed me once. She's been consistently good, funny, sweet, sexy (in fact this is the hottest book yet IMHO) well developed, etc all things good. And I have to say, although it's weird for me to say it, but I feel like this story showed some growth for her as an author. Now if anyone were to ask me how could a Lucy Lennox book be better, I'd look at them in wide eyed shock, and say absolutely nothing. I loved the Maid Marion series and her collaboration with Sloane Kennedy in Lost and Found. I don't want her to change anything because she has been so consistent and so good and I don't want to lose that. These are my go to books for a guaranteed good fun read. Yet, somehow this book was the same quality as the others but still managed to just feel a little "more". The slightest bit more honed. The first year of writing is completed and now this is year two and a bit of a step up. I'm super excited for the rest of this series and for anything else that is brewing and I really hope to even get more of the Maid Marion series as it was awesome to catch up a bit with a certain someone from the Marion bunch.Would I re-read? If you somehow missed it in the review then absolutely yes! hahaWas it worth the money to me? I received a free advanced copy but still paid for it as soon as it was out.Did I fall in love? That I did.Were there moments sweet/sexy/funny/daydream inducing that I still think about? Yes, I'm especially driving my SO nuts laughing over something in particular and as I mentioned this, in my opinion, is the hottest book so far.

I swear one of these days I’ll figure out a book by this author that I’m not a fan of, but today is not that day. Even when there are editing misses or little things that aren’t quite right, I still enjoy the stories and the characters and the worlds she builds.I mean, there are still issues, because the number of perfect books out there is so minuscule it’s laughable, but they pale in comparison to what she creates.This book is a great start to a series. I was a little confused at a couple of points, but I was able to let one go and kind of resolve the rest with reading between the lines. The editing was mostly okay, and I didn’t feel like I needed to sit here and work instead of read.I’ve been sitting on this series for a hot minute, and I’m going through the stages of idiocy currently, trying to figure out why. I’d definitely change the angsty third act part, but that’s just because I’m currently having an epic book hangover and want all of the cuddly vibes from my reads. Solid 4/5!

This is my first book by this author and I am now hopelessly drawn to book two, I love the Wilde's.This was a lovely story I loved everything about it, West, Nico and Pipsqueak there wasn't a single aspect I didn't enjoy. My heart soars every time I see Grandpa and Doc I want them for myself.What I especially enjoyed was the authors notes and introduction at the start of the book, it's a contemporary romance but as she freely admits this world is a fantasy and I'm totally on board with that! Looking forward to all my new Lucy Lennox adventures.

Love love love loved!I've just finished a re-read of Marian series and forgot Nico was start of Wildes! It was like christmas! I've been meaning to dive into this series. Nows the time and from this book! Its bloody brill!So happy Nico got his HEA! If anyone deserves it it's him! It was so hard to read about his past. My heart broke for him. Thankfully Dr Wilde manged to mend it for me by loving him.West is such a sweet hottie! Loved him almost instantly. Bit judgy to start but he did make up for it.Loved the plot and the whole set up. Really excited now to get to know this great big family!Highly recommend! Bring on the Wildes!

WOW, what a story, and WOW what a family the Wildes are. This author certainly has an imagination, but weaves it all together so well. I read bk 3 first, got hooked, so just had to re-track to bk 1. Love the humor and wit throughout the series, I just love a book that makes me laugh out loud, which helps break some of the emotional turmoil that builds up. Love that the author has been brave enough to allow a whole family to have so many GAY men in it, and thanks to Doc and Grandpa, they are all well adjusted. Made for brilliant reading.

Facing west was such a wonderful storyNico and west stole my heart from the moment I met them I laughed I cried I fell in love with nico and west's journeyI felt like I was there with nico and west through their ups and downsWe meet some amazing characters in facing west and in can't wait to get to know more of the Wilde familyNico and west's story was so beautifully written I loved it

I enjoyed this book a lot but I didn't absolutely love it like I loved Lucy's other books. Nico was adorable but West got on my nerves a bit at times. I'm really looking forward to Felix's story now after the epilogue in Facing West - it was hilarious.