“Fiercely feminist and gorgeously inclusive, Wild and Crooked effortlessly compels the reader to explore what it means to discover the beautiful truth of who you are, and how to fight for the truth of those you love.” - Shannon M. Can they break free from a legacy of inherited lies and chart their own paths forward? And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar. When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. or face the lingering anger of Samsboro's citizens, who refuse to forget the crime. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school under a pseudonym. In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. But in all honesty I thought that the representation and message that this story presents was beautiful.Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. It definitely took me back to being in the marching band and performing in parades in high school.
There is a point in the story that she had to have pulled from our own small town and how the parades in town work. Overall I might be a little bias because I grew up with the author. The focus being Kayln and Gus would have been just fine, but I understand what it added to the story to add in Phillip.I am always in search for more books about platonic relationships because they are just as needed as family and romantic. I did find it a little odd that a POV go added like 2/3rds in the book and felt like it was something we could have gone without or should have been included the whole way through. I enjoyed the array of other characters that made an appearance in this small town in Kentucky. I hated how hard Gus was on himself, but that Kayln brought out a side of him that allowed him to be more confident and believe in himself. To the core of herself she did not really care what people thought, but she accepted those for who there are and expects nothing from them. I adored Kayln’s fiesty no holds personality.
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