I want to point out that I really loved this book. But to give a book review, I have to be fair, so I need to point out the bad and the good. For me, the first forty-six pages of this book left me
bored. I would read a page or two and
the crassness of the main character, Caroline, didn’t click with me. But once Caroline and Simon finally met THEN
I got invested and it was a hilarious ride.
So, let me go back and give a brief summery of what this book is about:
Caroline, an interior designer, moves into a new apartment,
sublet from her boss. She doesn’t know
how very thin the walls are until that night and moans and thumps come from her
neighbor. She hears everything. In fact, the wall is banging so hard it
knocks her pictures off the wall. This
happens for three nights with three different girls. By this time, Caroline is pissed because she
hasn’t had any sleep (the banging goes on all night long). So, dressed in a little pink nightie, she
marches over to his place, bangs on his door and is confronted by a still
turned on gorgeous man named Simon Parker.
Needless to say, this confrontation does start out too well and the war
is on.
Wallbanger is written in first person, mainly from
Caroline’s POV, although there are a few instances where we get some other head
input. This is my first Alice Clayton
novel and I have to admit I loved her writing style, most of it I was laughing
out loud. I’m a sucker for dry humor and
the wit and banter portrayed is a page turner.
I consumed the book in two nights!
Here are some of my favorite lines:
p.213 He was wooing
me. And I was letting him woo. I wanted the woo. I deserved the woo. I needed the wow that would surely follow the
woo, but for now, the woo? It was whoa.
p.225 Could I spend a little more time trying to come up
with a more clever name for Simon’s penis?
Probably. It deserved it. Mammoth Male Member? No.
Pulsating Pillar of Passion?
No. Back Door Bandit? Hell no.
Wang? Sounded like the noise those
doorstopper things made when you flicked ‘em…
I said it
out loud to myself a few times, cracking myself up a little. “Wang.
Wang. Waaaang,” I
muttered.
The texting
between them is fantastic. I was
laughing so hard I was almost crying.
Chapter Nine is almost nothing but texting and Alice Clayton is brilliant with the dialogue. The secondary characters are brilliantly written and really support the relationship that is building between Simon and Caroline. There is so much in this book, so many little nuances, and yet everything flows very well together.
Of course,
with all stories of two strong headed misjudged people, they get into a fight
and I found the fight that split Caroline and Simon apart for a time not quite
believable. I understood it, but I think
it could have been written a little more strongly. And the end dragged a little for me. I kept waiting for that moment when I’m swept
away but I didn’t really get it. Through
the whole book Caroline was missing her O (orgasm) and when the moment finally
came for her and Simon to get it on, she ended up faking it. Then, when he really gives it to her (and I
mean in a very good way, this way and that) I expected to be swept into the O
just like Caroline, but that moment sorta fell flat to me. It was more comedic because she was baking
and flour, honey, sugar, raisins, dough, go everywhere. Everywhere!
But I got
my happy ending, as did Caroline (finally!) and I loved it. This book is definitely going into my library
as a keeper.
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