And I absolutely adored seeing glimpses of Sofia's past, and just how much Tobin has been a part of her life. They didn't frustrate me, as headstrong characters tend to do, but they made me care and root for them. You see the characters make the worst possible decisions, but you immediately put yourself in that position and find yourself making the same choices. In fact, these things contribute to such a beautiful story about human emotion and why we do the things we do that I wouldn't have it any other way. I enjoy the fact that it employs several features I usually dislike - long separations, extreme pride, miscommunication - and I couldn't care less. This is the start of a rocky relationship, and both Sofia and Tobin travel many miles and many years to reach their happy ending, but every step is beautiful in its own way, and the couple truly grow with each turn of the page.ī) What do you love most about this story? For a girl that's independent to her very core, she feels cornered and helpless, yet unable to forget all the beautiful things Tobin made her feel.

Fast-forward two years, and Sofia is told that the King has arranged for her to marry Sir Tobin. When Tobin cruelly breaks her heart that very same night, the lonely girl peeking out from Sofia's shell retreats, and she becomes flippant and cocky once more. Despite their youth, chemistry is instant, undeniable. She sees Tobin across a crowded field and her pride takes a crashing fall when she's unable to stay away from him - in fact, she finds herself searching for him.

We first meet Sofia when she is a fifteen-year-old ward of King Edward I, and terribly, achingly lonely despite her confident exterior. It's a story about young love, about being prideful, vulnerable, and out o f your depth. It's a medieval romance between two very striking characters Lady Sofia Howard and Sir Tobin de Clare.

Wild by Jill Barnett