Wild Side by Elsie Silver Had All Our Favorite Tropes… So What Happened? 👀🔥

This week on Read Between the Wines, we're heading back to Rose Hill for Wild Side by Elsie Silver, the third book in the Rose Hill series—and we have some thoughts. 👀🤠🔥In this full spoiler review, we're diving into Rhys Dupris and Tabitha Garrison's marriage-of-convenience romance, the emotional aftermath of Erika's death, and the unexpected guardianship storyline that forces two reluctant people to come together for Milo.This book had SO many things that should have worked for us:✨ Enemies-to-lovers✨ Marriage of convenience✨ Forced proximity✨ Found family✨ Professional athlete MMC✨ Small-town romanceAnd yet... somehow this ended up being our least favorite Rose Hill book so far. 😳In this episode, we discuss:🤼 Rhys's secret life as a professional wrestler💔 Erika's death and the grief that drives the story👶 Milo being the true MVP of the book💍 The marriage-of-convenience setup🔥 The chemistry and spice between Rhys and Tabitha🏡 The found family elements we loved😭 The emotional themes of loss, addiction, healing, and second chances👀 Why this book didn't quite hit the same highs as Wild Love and Wild Eyes for us🤠 The impossible challenge of following Ford Grant and West BelmontWe also rank our favorite Rose Hill men, discuss whether the wrestling storyline worked for us, and debate whether a book can have all the right tropes and still not fully come together.⚠️ Full spoilers for Wild Side by Elsie Silver🎧 Grab a glass and come spiral with us. 🍷00:00 Welcome Back! Meatballs and Upcoming TV and Audio Books12:24 Book Review: Wild Side Overview25:19 The Marriage of Convenience 29:06 Rhys Reveals 'Wild Side' 32:23 Struggles with the Storyline33:52 Found Family35:12 Truth in the Journals40:42 Rhys's Injury and Resilience 44:47 Conclusion and HEA45:54 Final Thoughts and Ratings48:00 Red or Green Flag, Rhys Edition52:28 Wrap Up and Coming Up Next Week#WildSide #ElsieSilver #RoseHillSeries #BookTok #BookTokRomance #RomanceBooks #BookReview #BookPodcast #BookTube #BookDiscussion #RomanceReader #MarriageOfConvenience #EnemiesToLovers #ForcedProximity #FoundFamily #SmallTownRomance #AthleteRomance #ProfessionalWrestlerRomance #BookBoyfriend #RhysDupris #TabithaGarrison #MiloGarrison #ReadersOfTikTok #WhatToReadNext #BookRecommendations #ContemporaryRomance #SpicyBooks #BookLover #ReadingCommunity #BookTubeCommunity #FYP #ForYouPage