Wallbanger (Cocktail, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Nov 18, 2019 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-couple, great-side-characters, picked-for-me, adult, fantastic-hero, for-a-challenge, read-on-my-kindle, swoon-worthy, 4-stars, e-book

”How thoroughly you own me, Nightie Girl. And I know I love you enough to want you to have your happy ending.”

4 stars. Um, excuse me Alice Clayton where did you come from and where have you been all of my life and why did it take me so damn long to finally read this book? This was just what I needed. I was recently complaining about feeling pretty underwhelmed with reading lately and then this book came along. Was it perfect? Absolutely not but it was a damn good time from start to finish an ”How thoroughly you own me, Nightie Girl. And I know I love you enough to want you to have your happy ending.”

4 stars. Um, excuse me Alice Clayton where did you come from and where have you been all of my life and why did it take me so damn long to finally read this book? This was just what I needed. I was recently complaining about feeling pretty underwhelmed with reading lately and then this book came along. Was it perfect? Absolutely not but it was a damn good time from start to finish and that’s all I could ask for right now.

Clayton managed to get some good chuckles out of me which if you know me you know I find most romcom’s to be cringy as fuck so that’s a pretty big deal for me. It definitely had it’s cringy corny moments but more than not the humor landed for me. It’s very OTT and sometimes slapstick and it’s just so ridiculous. This book doesn’t take itself seriously at all and is very lighthearted. I liked the writing, the plot was fun and I think the relationship between Caroline and Simon developed really nicely. Their banter was great and funny and I liked that they waited to have sex and there was no pressure about it. They start off kinda as enemies but quickly turn into friends and then slowly lovers. It was well done in my opinion.

“Fucking Wallbanger,” I hissed, frozen on the spot.
His grin slid off as well as he played place-the-face for a moment. “Fucking Pink Nightie Girl.”

I loved both characters a lot. Caroline reminded me of myself at times because she’s such a drama queen and I am *thee* Drama Queen to end all drama queens. She’s very quick witted and snarky and just a really fun and likable character. She has a strange (but adorable) relationship with her cat, Clive and she had a great group of friends.

Simon was fantastic from the get go. He’s just as funny and charming as Caroline and he’s a photographer which was nice since I don’t read about too many heroes with that occupation . He also has a great group of friends and he has an obsession/fetish with zucchini bread. He’s a wallbanger with the tendency of making women meow, giggle and demand to be spanked in bed but he’s also a dork and I loved him. He and Caroline really balanced each other out.

Overall, I’d recommend this if you’re looking for a lighthearted read with no angst and no unnecessary drama and just a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Dec 27, 2013 Karen ♐ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-audio-book, read-amazon-books

Loved this book. It had romance, sex and it was so funny. Simon is banging Caroline 's wall keeping her awake. What follows is hilarious. Can't wait for the next book. ...more

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Aug 02, 2015 Jujubee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, on-nook, 2013-challenge-read, on-pat

Love it. Love it. Love it. So refreshingly different take on neighbors to lovers storyline. So happy to see that this has become a series!

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May 12, 2017 Darlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, for-review, read-in-2017, romance, contemporary

For a girl that doesn’t like contemporary romances, this one banged my socks off!

Caroline has moved into a new apartment, leased to her by her boss who no longer lives there but does not want to give up the great space. For Caroline, it’s a match made in heaven…until her noisy neighbor’s nighttime antics awaken her. Because the apartments are mirror images of each other, Caroline shares her bedroom wall with the man on the other side of the hall. His headboard bangs against her bedroom wall duri For a girl that doesn’t like contemporary romances, this one banged my socks off!

Caroline has moved into a new apartment, leased to her by her boss who no longer lives there but does not want to give up the great space. For Caroline, it’s a match made in heaven…until her noisy neighbor’s nighttime antics awaken her. Because the apartments are mirror images of each other, Caroline shares her bedroom wall with the man on the other side of the hall. His headboard bangs against her bedroom wall during the throes of passion, and this guy is quite the playboy. First, there’s the woman who enjoys being spanked. Then there’s the woman who actually meows in heat which sends Caroline’s cat into a tizzy. Finally, there’s the Russian woman who won’t stop giggling. The thing that all ladies have in common is that they all scream his name as he pleasures them. Caroline, on the other hand, has been in a bit of a dry spell since the one-night stand she had six months earlier that was so bad that she’s never been able to achieve an orgasm since! She’s a little on edge because of that, and she decides one evening that she’s had enough of the loud shenanigans from next door and marches across the hallway to bang on her neighbor’s door to tell him to knock it off. She’s greeted by a gorgeous guy with six-pack abs barely wrapped in a bedsheet, and she makes quite an impression on him as well with her short pink nightie.

Caroline’s boss invites her to their housewarming party, and she shows up with two BFFs in tow. She bumps into none other than Wallbanger. His name is actually Simon, and his two friends hit it off with her two friends and Simon and Caroline are left to find their own way home. They call a truce and try to be friends, but that’s awfully difficult when there’s a growing attraction!

This isn’t the type of book that I would normally pick up, but I’m so glad that I did! What makes this one stand out for me is how funny it is!! I was laughing out loud while listening, and it really was just a perfect escape for me. The chemistry between Simon and Caroline was scorching hot, and I love that the author made us (and the couple) wait. If Caroline would have just been another notch in Simon’s bedpost, I wouldn’t have enjoyed the book as much. I love that Clayton connected their heads, hearts, and emotions before joining their bodies! I have to admit that I was a bit slow to warm to Simon because of his promiscuity, but he eventually won me over. Caroline was a little too obsessed with her O, but it added to the book’s humor.

Memorable quotes:

“You know those moments when everything is exactly the way it was meant to be? When you find yourself and your entire universe aligning in perfect synchronization, and you know you couldn’t possibly be more content? I was inside that very moment, and fully conscious of it.”

“Always good when what you need and what you want are the same thing.”

Heather Smith is a new-to-me author, and she could totally pull off being a phone sex operator. LOL! Her voice was breathy and sexy in all the right places, and I really felt Caroline’s highs and lows (and sexual frustration) come through with Smith’s narration. I had a hard time turning off this audiobook because it was so fun to listen to! I will definitely continue with the series, despite the fact that I am NOT a fan of contemporary romances.

I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook for voluntary review consideration.

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Aug 01, 2013 Angel **Book Junkie** rated it really liked it

Shelves: physical-book

Definitely a 4.5 star read!
This book was absolutely a Hoot.
It had me in hysterics at times ..

From the meowing of a cat, to the spanking, to the Giggler I really had to laugh. I absolutely loved Simon and I really couldn't even be mad at him because of his harem. Yes he had a harem or so BUT, how could you not love Caroline and Clive. Clive was the coolest cat ever and reminded me of Garfield but just a Hornier version of him!

I haven't laughed this much reading a book in a while. Great story a ...more

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Sep 09, 2019 Lori rated it really liked it

The first 15 pages almost lost me. I was hating her. But then the great bantor started and I was good. I am not sure about reading the rest of the series but we will see.

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