I have long been a proud reader of "Lady Porn" the oh so delicate title my sister and I gave to romance novels almost a decade ago. Unlike many ladies of my acquaintance who would rather die than admit to picking one up from time to time, I wave it loud and proud, I am a voracious lady porn reader. In all honesty I would have to say for every one Young Adult or Fiction book I read I read two Romance novels. And I am okay with that.
Being such an aficionado of the genre, I definitely have my preferences. For instance, I am not ok with cowboy stories. I don't know why, I just have no interest. And my mother has often tried to convince me to pick one up. Never gonna happen. As many of my friends did when I heard the hype behind Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James I immediately downloaded them. The first book was enjoyable, the second a bit tedious, and honestly I never even read book three. It seems even I have standards when it comes to what I will and won't read. Who knew.
I think because of the Fifty Shades of Grey nonsense when the steady buzz started surrounding Wallbanger written by Alice Clayton, I just wasn't having it. I don't know what made me do it, but one day I just gave in. I had read that it was funny, actually the exact words used were laugh out loud funny, I didn't buy it.
I quickly, and I mean within the first few chapters quickly, changed my mind. The book was hilarious. Witty, charming, had a steamy slow burn between the main characters the aforementioned Wallbanger and his love interest, Pink Nightie Girl. PNG's cat, Clive, was a revelation. Having a sister who is thoroughly obsessed with her cat it was so familiar to read about a main character who acted the same way with hers. I think my favorite thing about the Clive-PNG relationship was how she would call him an a-hole every time he did something that merited the title. Because let's be real, cats can be a-holes.
Alice Clayton does a great job of making her characters realistic, funny and relatable. And of course the piece de resistance, the sex scenes do not disappoint If you are an instant gratification kind of reader who wants the story to start with a quick roll in the hay, this is not your book. But if you are willing to let the tension and story build the payout is definitely worth it.
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