**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: https://bookbriefs.net**Wildman by J.C. Geiger is a young adult story about growing up and finding yourself. I enjoyed this quirky tale about a teenage guy that seemingly had his life together. He excels at school and at music, he seemed to be well liked and he is on the path toward a great college. But then he gets stranded in a small town in the middle of nowhere and he starts a rather crazy journey which leads him to question everything he knew about friendship and life. I thought this book was interesting and overall I liked it. I didn't love it, but I did like it.

Here is what I liked about the story:

Lance- I thought he is an interesting main character. I love a book from a male POV, and he really does change as a person throughout the course of the story. Especially towards the end, which is always rewarding to see. I thought him getting the nickname wildman was pretty hilarious, which brings me to point #2...

This book made me laugh. Some of the scenes were downright comical. And unexpected. Wildman was a really fun ride. 

I also really liked the cast of secondary characters. They are kooky and crazy and really interesting to read about. 

Here is what I didn't like about the story:

Some parts didn't hold my attention. I found myself wandering off or worse, skimming a few chapters until we got to a scene that grabbed my attention. It was weird, I was either super invested in the story or I wasn't really interested at all. There wasn't much of an in between for me. 

I could not stand Lance's girlfriend. She really bugged me. She is super selfish and didn't really seem to care about Lance all that much. Now, I guess that is a good thing because Lance does meet another girl on his trip, but every time Lance spoke to his girlfriend she got on my nerves. 

Bottom Line: Wildman is a fun quick read that will be great for readers looking for a quirky self discovery journey. There is great character growth and development. Overall this was a fun read. It just didn't knock my socks off. But I can really see some people totally loving this story and relating to it. 

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