I've been a fan of Lauren Layne since I discovered her books last year-and binge read them all in a week. S**ARC provided by Publisher and NetGalley**
I've been a fan of Lauren Layne since I discovered her books last year-and binge read them all in a week. Since then I've patiently (ok, not so patiently) awaited each new release, ready to dive in to the author's unique storytelling ways. I've enjoyed all of her books but this one had a little something extra to me and it is hands down my favorite Lauren Layne book.
Georgianna was such a fun, different character. I could relate to her always finding the bright side, for always believing in happily ever afters (thanks, Disney) and just her bubbly personality overall. Georgie is so much more than the party girl she's initially made out to be. She's smart, kind and funny. I just loved her.
Andrew-oh, Andrew. I fell for him hard and fast. Like Georgie, I wanted to see his smile, hear him laugh. I wanted to peel back his layers until I found out what made him tick. What I found when his layers were exposed was a sweet, shy, somewhat socially awkward man that I just couldn't help loving. He definitely is at the top of my book boyfriend list.
The dialog between these two characters is sharp and witty. Each little subtle dig exposed them more to each other. I loved feeling the chemistry between them, watching them finally figure out what they really wanted from each other and deciding whether or not it was worth it.
Lauren Layne has a way of creating such a community within her books that you can't help but feel you could be a secondary character. I felt like I could be friends with Georgie and her crew, that I could walk down the streets of NYC and find them in a club and they'd just welcome me in. At the same time, I feel I could work with Andrew as well. Theirs is a world I wanted to live in.
I devoured this book in one sitting. It appeared on my kindle and everything else on my TBR list got pushed back a bit-and it was absolutely worth it. This is a book I'll read over and over. It made me laugh, had me swooning and had heat to boot. Lauren Layne has knocked it out of the park with Walk of Shame. I highly recommend this book.
I came in to this book expecting some laughs, some romance and hopefully a happy ever after. I'd say the book delivered f**ARC Provided by publisher**
I came in to this book expecting some laughs, some romance and hopefully a happy ever after. I'd say the book delivered for the most part but it fell a little flat in some spots for me.
I wasn't a huge fan of Daisy-it took me forever to warm up to her. I spent most of the book trying not to groan out loud at how she was behaving. She's a doctor but her antics went right back to junior high level when dealing with Lucas initially. While there was a bit of humor in some of the antics at first, I wound up wishing she'd grow up a little quicker.
Lucas made me smile. He pushed Daisy, but not in a way that she was used to. I appreciated that; he wasn't quite what she expected him to be and she didn't quite know how to handle him-but he definitely knew how to handle her. There were two parts where I literally grinned and sighed over Lucas' actions, but I'll let you find those spots for yourself.
Overall, the book was ok. Daisy, to me, grows up and redeems herself in a way that had me smiling and kind of swooning. Yep, swooning over the heroine's actions-not my usual thing, but definitely called for in this book. This was a quick read and if you can get past some of the juvenile pranks I think you'll enjoy it.
It's no secret that I LOVED Max Monroe's Billionaire Bad Boys series. I couldn't recommend those books fast enough or often **ARC provided by author**
It's no secret that I LOVED Max Monroe's Billionaire Bad Boys series. I couldn't recommend those books fast enough or often enough in my opinion. When Max Monroe started hinting at Sex Says I was intrigued, but nervous. I loved their first books so much but this was going to be a whole new setting, a whole different group of people and I was a little afraid I wouldn't love them as much as I loved their other characters and books. I love being proved wrong since Sex Says is just another amazing showing of the talent these two authors have.
Lola was such a fun, quirky character. She thinks outside the box, has interesting views on transportation and is overall not what most people would expect in a romance novel heroine. But that's what makes it work here. I want to go to a roller skating rink with her and take class with a group of seven year olds-just because I can. I was expecting a totally different character based on her tone in the blurb/teasers but she's perfect.
Reed. Sigh, Reed. I'll be claiming him as a book boyfriend for sure. He charmed me from the beginning-even as he was pissing off Lola. His views on things had me questioning how I looked at people and I even discussed some of his opinions with my husband. I loved Reed's determination to win Lola; he was intrigued by her and just kept pushing and pushing until he understood her. The truly fascinating thing for Reed was that once he understood Lola he truly understood himself. Seeing that transformation was amazing.
As always, the secondary characters added to the story in such a fun way. I loved the normalcy of their families set against Reed and Lola's non traditional way of thinking. It was very well done. I think Lola's sister and brother in law may have been my favorite secondary characters; I wouldn't mind seeing their story...hint hint.
For me, Max Monroe hit it out of the park again. They took what I was expecting this book to be and turned it into so much more. If you've read their other work (and if you haven't, why haven't you? Seriously. I'm not judging or anything...ok, maybe a little bit just because they're so good) you'll love this. If you haven't, you'll love this too. I highly recommend it.
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