Labeled as an “adventure romance”, Something Wilder is big on the drama and mystery, but some of the character’s behavior and responses left me shaking my head in exasperation. On the other hand, it is quite a bit darker than this writing duo’s other novels. On the one hand, it starts out with the classic Christina Lauren charm with interesting characters, strong friendships, and lively banter. You can follow their shenanigans on Twitter, and on instagram.I’m still not absolutely sure how I feel about this book. She lives in Utah with her husband and daughter, thinks she’s the luckiest person in the world to write books with her best friend, and is an unapologetic lover of boy bands and glitter.Ĭlick here for author photo. These days you can find her at her desk, writing, or watching BTS videos. She lives in California with two cuddly dogs, two less-cuddly teenagers, and one mountain biking, homebrewing scientist husband.Ĭhristina Hobbs (but you’ll always hear Lo call her PQ) used to spend her days in a junior high counseling office surrounded by teenagers. Lauren Billings Lauren Billings (but everyone calls her Lo) received her doctorate in neuroscience from UC Irvine, and before she started living the dream as a full-time writer, spent her days researching neurodegeneration in aging. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, followed by Roomies, Love and Other Words, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, and The Soulmate Equation and Something Wilder.

They have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Time, Entertainment Weekly, People, O Magazine and more. They are published in over 30 languages, have received multiple starred reviews, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine, been inducted into the Library Reads Hall of Fame, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced eighteen New York Times bestselling novels. Yes, there are two of us! Christina (on the left) and Lauren (on the right).Ĭhristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.

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