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Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

19/7/2013

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Caroline Reynolds has a fantastic new apartment in San Francisco, a KitchenAid mixer, and no O (and we’re not talking Oprah here, folks). She has a flourishing design career, an office overlooking the bay, a killer zucchini bread recipe, and no O. She has Clive (the best cat ever), great friends, a great rack, and no O.
Adding insult to O-less, since her move, she has an oversexed neighbour with the loudest late-night wallbanging she’s ever heard. Each moan, spank, and--was that a meow?--punctuates the fact that not only is she losing sleep, she still has, yep, you guessed it, no O.
Enter Simon Parker. (No, really, Simon, please enter.) When the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed, Caroline, clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie, confronts her heard-but-never-seen neighbour. Their late-night hallway encounter has, well, mixed results. Ahem. With walls this thin, the tension’s gonna be thick...

Okay so far my reviews have been books I've read at the start of 2012, so to mix it up I thought I'd start 2013 with a review of a book I've read at the end of 2012. The lucky winner is Wallbanger by Alice Clayton.

Wow what a book, I can honestly say out of all the books I read last year this one was the most unexpected. Allow me to explain, first of all it didn't fit the bill for one of my typical reads and I already learnt early on this year to not judge a book by its cover, secondly its reviews were amazing within just the first few weeks of having been released and lastly a few of my favourite authors marked it as to read or were reading it. So I thought hey I have to read this, it sounds good and lord knows I could use a good laugh. Wallbanger is one of the best reads ever and it’s earned a place on my favourite’s shelf. It was such a laugh-out-loud kinda book that I just couldn't put it down, it has a group of great friends, awesome bosses, annoying but gorgeous neighbours, a stubborn yet distraught heroine and a cat that puts all others to shame!

We follow Caroline on her bumpy journey to find her missing 'O', with the help of very thin walls and a devastatingly handsome neighbour she sets out to reclaim her 'O' which was stolen from her by...
‘Cory Weinstein. The machine-gun fucker who’d hijacked the O.’
*LOL*

This book is so witty and hilarious I swear you will not be disappointed, it’s a light read that makes you all warm inside. The chemistry between Caroline and Simon is explosive, and the sexual tension is palpable throughout the entire book all you can do is hold your breath in anticipation for when the big and very welcomed ‘BOOM’ will come. Alice builds up the story nicely, there’s no rush of emotions or declarations of love in fact in all honesty the foreplay is the best thing about the entire book.
‘“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,” he finally concluded. He grimaced. We stared, seething as the air literally turned electric between us, snapping and crackling.’
Oh my Simon *sigh*. He is just fantastic, I absolutely loved him!
‘He had jet black hair that stood straight up, likely from the Giggler’s hands buried in it as he plowed into her. His eyes were piercing blue, and cheekbones just as strong as the jaw. Completing the package? Kiss-swollen lips, and what looked like about three days of scruff….premeditated tan—outdoorsy tan, weathered tan, manly tan. His chest rose and fell as he panted, his skin coated in a thin sheen of sex sweat. As my eyes travelled down further I saw a smattering of dark hair low on his torso, which led below the sheet. Below the six pack. Below that V that some men have, and which on him didn’t look weird or BowFlexed.’
*fans self*

Simon was incredibly sweet and funny as hell, he gave as good as he got. Which really worked for me because I can’t stand romances with a guy who’s a kinda ‘goody-too-shoes’, I liked that he defended himself and knew the effect he had on dear old Caroline. I loved the way he opened himself up to Caroline as well and I did feel for the dude I mean he’s been through a lot, so his lifestyle is understandable. One reason I am now a new fan of Alice Clayton is the obvious way in which she portrayed the attraction between the two, but never allowed anything to really happen so quickly; she built it up perfectly just enough to leave you panting for more, she allowed them to really get to know each other as friends which is why for me the love between them was believable and oh so very realistic. He was my hero just as much as Caroline’s as he helped her find the ever much loved ‘O’, one thing to know about this Wallbanger is he loves a challenge.

I adored Clive, as someone who’d like to own a cat in the future, I fell in love with little Clive as there is no cat like him. He has to be by far the coolest cat ever, Alice portrays him in such a way you that at times you find yourself thinking ‘Dude is he a cat or a human?’ You couldn’t ask for a better cat, he’s loyal and just as amusing as the main characters.
‘And Clive? Clive was strutting. Strutting back and forth in front of her, giving it his all. He turned like he was on a runway, pacing along a line on the floor and glancing at her nonchalantly. If Clive could wear a blazer, he would have taken it off, draped it casually over his kitty shoulder, and pointed at her. It was all I could do not to fall down laughing.’
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I give this wonderful book 5 stars. This book is without a doubt a must read, but warning you may be in stitches for half of the book and all hot and bothered for the other half. You do not want to miss out so hellooo? Go buy NOW! It’s totally worth it and you will find yourself craving more from Alice I know I am.
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Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer Armentrout

19/7/2013

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"Being connected to Daemon Black sucks…
Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems.
Something worse than the Arum has come to town…
The Department of Defense are here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we're linked, I’m a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who’s got a secret of his own. He knows what’s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible. Against all common sense, I'm falling for Daemon. Hard.
But then everything changes…
I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?
No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies…"

Wow okay it’s clear I have an obsession with the Lux series, as you should all know by now, so this review could take a while. So bear with me. Onyx is funny, action packed and heart wrenching. Jennifer does not disappoint, I could not put it down. First thing I did when getting back from holiday this summer was purchase Onyx. Finished it in one sitting that alone should speak volumes and, erm hello more freaking Daemon Black being sexy people!

The novel continues where the first ended, with Daemon getting Kat to admit her feelings for him have nothing to do with their new connection.  Daemon and Kat are so much closer in this book, which I loved because they are just too cute together and funny as hell. In this book we follow Kat on her journey in discovering the consequences of Daemons actions when he healed her in the first book. Kat is a hybrid. How freaking awesome! Of course this does come with its problems, she now has all these freaky new powers she has no control over and she’s worried about telling Daemon. Enter Blake. I will get to this douchebag in a bit, sufficed to say I hate him! So like any typical series, at some point you enter the ‘third person’ creating the much loved ‘love triangle’. Bringing fourth those emotions we love that make any good novel explosive: possessiveness, jealousy, insecurity, anger and protectiveness. Mix these with Daemon Black and BOOM! Shit just hit the fan people. So Blake…well obviously he’s the ‘new kid’ who takes an interest in Kat, and Kat being the typical dumb heroine goes for him. To piss Daemon off? To make a point? Or to fool herself? The possibilities are endless. I feel I need to emphasize this particular point in order for you to understand where I'm going with this. Basically unlike the first book where the focus between Kat and Daemon was on their attraction, with this book the focus is between Daemon getting Kat to admit her feelings and Kat getting Daemon to realize it’s all in his head. So with that mind you can see WHY she goes for Blake, despite the many, many, MANY, warnings of Daemon. On one hand you could argue she really does feel a connection with Blake, because not only is he just like her but he knows how to control his powers which is Kats’ biggest fear, losing control. On the other hand you could argue despite the manner in which she can relate to him, she goes for him because she is in fact afraid of her feelings for Daemon and on some unconscious or conscious level she wants to wind Daemon up. Bad Kitten.

Kats’ journey in controlling her abilities, and finding out more about hybrids means she alienates herself from the much adored Dee. In the first novel I loved their relationship and I really felt for Dee, I understood why she craved that normalcy of friendship with Kat, to not feel so alien and just be like any other girl. Bless her. However Kats’ fear of losing control and hurting Dee means she begins to keep her distance and keep secrets from Dee, and we slowly begin to watch their lovely relationship deteriorate. This of course has dire consequences within the story. Which brings me back to Blake *shivers*. Blake is not who he says he is, when the cats out of the bag he admits to being like Kat and claims he can ‘train her’ *pfft*. Blake gets real close to Kat, much to the annoyance of Daemon, who obviously does not trust the little weasel at all, he teaches her how to control her abilities, what hybrids are and err where he’s from. Now I do not want to put in any major spoilers, but sufficed to say the little shit is a pathological liar who stabs them in the back AND front!

Daemon Black *sigh*. Poor baby really does go all out proving he likes Kat for Kat and not because of some freaky alien mojo. We see the sweeter side of Daemon in this novel which is what makes it that much more awesome, I mean if you think his attitude was hot in the first book, then my friends you are in for a major surprise with his sweet and caring side. He tries to help Kat with her abilities, helping her overcome her fear of being some freak and well he’s just there for her in general. I mean she never has to go through anything alone, he is always right there offering his support…and body…*swoon*. Despite the crap with Blake he doesn’t abandon her, you totally get why the guy wants to shake some sense into her, gawd knows I bloody did, and Blake really is asking for a good ass kicking. I really felt bad for Daemon in this book, funny how the roles have been reversed, he’s working hard to prove his feelings for Kat, on top of helping her, finding out what the DOD are really about and the revelation to end all revelations, there's more to Dawsons' disappearance than we were lead to believe.
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Kat pays the price for her major lack in judgment with Blake, in a completely life altering way which shatters those relationships she holds dear. By the end of the book I was ready to scream bloody murder. With this book I laughed, got angry, was shocked and cried (gawd did I cry). Jennifer literally keeps you on your toes, she throws curveball after curveball. You never see half of the stuff coming at you, and when it does…boy are you in for the ride of your life. It’s debatable how much of a happy ending there is, but the cliff hanger lets you know this is far from over and the HEA is not even remotely close. But it's getting there...
“Yes, you mean something to me. What you did for me on Thanksgiving— that made me…” My voice cracked. “
That made me happy. You made me happy. And I still care about you. Okay? You mean something to me— something I can’t really even put into words because everything seems too lame in comparison. I’ve always wanted you, even when I hated you. I want you even though you drive me freaking insane. And I know I screwed everything up. Not just for you and me, but for Dee.”
My breath caught on a sob. The words rushed from me, one after another. “And I never felt this way with anyone else. Like I’m falling every time I’m around you, like I can’t catch my breath, and I feel alive— not just standing around and letting my life walk past me. There’s been nothing like that with anyone else.”
Tears pricked my eyes as I stepped back. My chest was swelling so fast it hurt. “But none of this matters, because I know you really hate me now. I understand that. I just wish I could go back and change everything! I—”
Daemon was suddenly in front of me, clasping my cheeks in his warm hands. “I never hated you.”
 *Awe*

This book explores finding yourself, your inner strength, the consequences of bad decisions, the courage to go on, admitting you were wrong, the meaning of friendship, kicking some Arum and DOD butt, forgiveness and a love that is out of this world (literally).  

I give this book 5 stars, and I 100% recommend this to everyone. It’s not even about whether you’re into this kind of thing; it will literally knock your socks off and leave you screaming for more. So go get your copy today, and if you haven’t already read the first book in the series then you really, really need to read Obsidian!
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