They say the most important part of a book is the first sentence. And WALLFLOWER GONE WILD begins with what could be the best first sentence of all time, and it sets the tone for the rest of the book. The first sentence, the first paragraph, the first page will stay with me forever.

I love the Wallflower series as well as its modern counterpart, The Bad Boy Billionaire series, and anyone who has read What a Girl Wants knew the third and last instalment of the Wallflower series would not consist of hilarious romps and chaotic madness. I had some idea of what was coming in WALLFLOWER GONE WILD, but I did not expect something as extraordinary.

Miss Prudence Merryweather Payton, unfortunately known as London's Least Likely to Be Caught in a Compromising Position, in order not to be the remaining unmarried Wallflower had agreed to a marriage of convenience with a suitable fop, but on her way back to London, things go very wrong, and she is forced her to accept the offer of a handsome stranger. Prudence will be stuck in a little country inn for days because of the inclement weather with her rescuer. She is hiding a devastating secret, but her handsome saviour, John Roark, Viscount Castleton, appears to understand. He craves her rare smiles, he wants to alleviate the sorrow that is apparently consuming her. John is slowly falling in love with Prudence but he knows it cannot happen: his own dark past could make it impossible and yet, he is drawn to the quiet girl, as she slowly starts to come out of her gloomy shell.

WALLFLOWER GONE WILD is a remarkable book; intense, dramatic, and quite a departure from the two previous Wallflower books. It's heartbreaking yet uplifting, it will leave you chocked up, it will make you cry, despair, then hope, and smile. Maya Rodale is a wonderful writer, and in WALLFLOWER GONE WILD she reveals how extremely gifted she truly is, what extraordinary writing skills she possesses.

The story is troubling, fascinating, powerful and realistic; the characters are probably the best she has ever written, and her talent for tragedy is as strong as her flair for comedy. WALLFLOWER GONE WILD, in my humble opinion, has all the makings of a classic. A truly exceptional book!