PJV Quickie: “O” my goodness! It was so much fun to read both Caroline and Simon – from the moment they first lay eyes on each other it’s loathe at first sight; but there’s a fine line between love and hate…
Title: Wallbanger
Author: Alice Clayton
Type: Contemporary Romance
Published: November 27, 2012 by Omnific Publishing
Source: Publisher
Rating: 
Note: This is an adult review: 18 and over only please.
Review
Caroline Reynolds is happy, tired, and enjoying a good night’s sleep after her first day moving in to her gorgeous new apartment. Unfortunately for Caroline, she’s awoken at 2:30 am via loud thumping against the wall behind her bed, accompanied by groans, spanking, and a falling picture. Adding insult to injury is the fact that after a spectacularly awful bout of sex with an ex-boyfriend, Caroline hasn’t been able to have of her own “O’s” for about six months now and she’s pretty sure her “O’s” are gone for good. After a few nights of listening to her neighbor’s nocturnal activities – “Spanx”, followed by “Purina” (she meows), then “The Giggler” (that one’s pretty self-explanatory), Caroline is over this Wallbanger neighbor and his harem of 3 different women, and one night in a fit of frustration, she runs over to his door and confronts him about it.
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I have been a huge fan of Ms. Clayton’s due to her fantastic Redhead series – The Unidentified Redhead and The Redhead Revealed (links are to my previous reviews). I wasn’t sure what to expect in this new book, and while it didn’t ‘pop’ as much as her Redhead books, I enjoyed it a lot.
What I loved:
Caroline’s inner monologue is funny, and I liked the texting between Caroline and Simon – it was playful and fun. Caroline is a great character – funny, independent, and self-aware. Without giving anything away, there was a particular scene where she decides that a relationship without mutual respect was not worth having, and I almost stood up and cheered for her.
I think, however, that one of the best aspects of the story is Simon – I loved how he transformed from kind of a jerk to a genuinely nice guy, someone worth risking your heart over. At the beginning of Wallbanger I wasn’t sold on him as the hero, but by the end…’O’ YES! (*whispers* I love how he played music for her from his apartment)
Clive!!! Caroline’s cat Clive stole the show – his love for a particular character and the problems it caused were hysterical. Clive is a pretty awesome cat *winks*
What I didn’t love:
I thought Caroline and Simon’s friends hooking up was a little too convenient, and the way they ended up going about it? No. That situation was just a bit weird.
I also thought the sexual tension was dragged out a bit and I wanted to tell her inner monologue to hush up. Because the sexual tension was dragged out, the ending seemed kind of quick.
Fun quote:
“You’ve got some nerve telling everyone about me, asshole! What the Hell? Pink Nightie Girl? Are you kidding me?” I whisper-yelled.
“Hey, I could ask you the same question! Why do all those girls in there call me Wallbanger, huh? Who’s telling tales now?” he whisper-yelled right back.
“Are you kidding me? Cockblocker? Just because I refused to spend another night listening to you and your harem does not make me a cockblocker!” I hissed.
“Well, due to the fact that your door-banging blocked my cock, it actually does make you a cockblocker. Cockblocker!” he hissed back. This entire conversation was beginning to sound like something that might have happened in fourth grade – except for all the nighties and the cock talk.
Recommendations
If you’re looking for a fun, sexy read that will leave you laughing (and wishing you owned a particular hang-nailed cat). Definitely a book to pull you out of a funk.
Other Novels you might like, similar to ‘Wallbanger’:
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton
Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox
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Oh my gosh I LOOOOOVED this book
I would agree with the friends hooking up thing, if only because when I realized what was happening there was a small part of my hoping this would turn into a ‘trilogy’ and we’d get each of the friends’s stories too.
Great review
Yes, the friends thing made me go “really?!?” and I wondered if we’d get a trilogy too. I did enjoy it though and am dying for the next Redhead book!
This sounds kind of funny. I like erotic stories with a humorous side.
Me too! Alice Clayton’s books are definitely funny. And sexy. A great combination, IMO.