The Bangover

Pues no sé muy bien qué decir sobre lo que he leído, porque más absurdo no puede ser. Mezcla un montón de cosas sin ton ni son: un Friends to lovers con un prota cantante de un grupo y una escritora de novelas de terror con vampiros payasos (si, habéis leído bien), una escapada sexy a Las Vegas y ¡bam!, de repente estás leyendo un thriller que no sabes muy bien a cuento de qué viene. <br /><br />Con este resumen, yo igual lo leería, jajaja. Espera, que lo he hecho y es un NO.<br /><br />#Popsugar22 Reto 7: Un libro con una onomatopeya en el título

I really went into this book expecting a short, hot, funny bit of fluff. You know the kind, a hundred to two hundred pages of steaming hot fluff that makes you laugh. And although I got that I also got a fair bit of storyline that I wasn't expecting. <br /><br />I thought Colin and Kirby were going to bang each other's brains out as friends with benefits, realise they were in live with each other. A bit of drama when they both think the other doesn't love them that way then maybe a Vegas wedding. Loads of hot sex, a heap of laughs and the end.<br /><br />There was an actual story there and as I got into it I ran through a few different theories and was wrong on all of them. I really enjoyed the twists and turns this one took me on and although I didn't laugh as much as I was expecting it still left me with a smile on my face.

Creo que me gustó más la premisa en la precuela que la historia en sí.<br /><br />No me gustó el desarrollo de este libro tuvo muchas escenas absurdas sobre todo el drama del final.<br />Y que coraje porque los Friends to lovers son mi cliché favorito vivo por ellos y este tenía demasiado potencial y la autora lo desaprovechó Why Lili Valente WHY?<br /><br />Lo más rescatable de este libro era la amistad de ellos y si hubiera tenido otro desarrollo me hubiera encantando igual no es un pésimo libro pero pues.. PICKY.

Rom-com with all the feels!<br /><br />I loved, loved, loved this best friends to lovers story! Colin and Kirby had been the best of friends since they were teenagers. You know the kind. Confide everything, got your back always, pick up right where you left off kind of once in a lifetime friends. So when Colin was struggling with a problem, Kirby was right there to help him work through it. Little did they know, where that would lead them both, though honestly? One half of this duo may have been secretly yearning for just that… <br /><br />With the bright lights of Vegas as their backdrop, this romance was everything I wanted! I laughed out loud but had equally quiet moments of heart-melting emotion. What a great combination as both Kirby and Colin revealed their innermost thoughts, hopes and dreams to each other. Battling themselves and their own fears, they dealt with crazed fans and incredibly challenging exes with take charge of your life attitudes. They were fierce in their protection of each other yet sweet tentative as they took scary steps in their changing relationship.<br /><br />It was funny and emotional and so, so good! Oh, and I want a cat! ~Diane, <i>*5 Murder Stars*</i>

<b>3,7 Stars (Yes I was really in doubt about how to rate this book) </b> <br /><br />Holy moly this book was hot!! It was filled with steam and tension almost from the beginning of this book!<br /><br />It says this book is a Rom-com but it wasn't that funny for me it was more a romantic suspension for me since it was filled with treats and so many people who wanted to hurt the couple. But I can easily see it was also written in a way it never got heavy so even though it all I never got that feeling where my blood was pumping and I was holding my breath to see what happened now. It was also such a steamy hot book it left very little to laugh about and more time for me to try to cool my self down after all those sex scenes or dirty talk. <br /><br />I liked this book even though I think it is not described as the right genre. But I will say it is a friends to lovers story that has all the amazing parts that a story like that should have. It had the doubt, the easy feelings of them having known each other forever, the tension of not knowing if it is more or not, and of course the drama when everything finally happens. <br /><br />So all in all a great book that will set your panties on fire more than once who will have you sitting on the edge of your seat to know what happens next.

I started out really really liking this, but it took a turn into weirds-ville and got a little OTT with the exes and drama. I will check out more from this author, I liked the silliness and the smexiness, but I wish there had been more relationship development and less...other stuffs.

<b>3.75 what happens in Vegas...stars!</b><br /><br />There are some parts of this book that I'd love to give 4 stars to and other eye-rolling parts a 3 or 2.5. Bordering on the ridiculous, this was an entertaining friends-to-lovers story. <br /><br />Colin and Kirby have been the best of friends since middle school. One drunken night they agree to be friends-with-benefits during a trip to Vegas to help Colin break his song-writing block and Kirby after her last relationship and long "dry spell."<br /><br />The banter back and forth was funny and I loved watching these two realize their deep feelings for each other. There were a few twists and turns along the way that kept me engaged to the story.

<strong>Expectations</strong><br /><br />This book was set up amazingly. Not only did the story flow correctly, but there was no confusion on the storyline. Some authors establish the villain in the middle making the plotline difficult to follow but this author established the misgivings before trouble started. The relationship between Colin and Kirby is that of best friends who are crossing the line not knowing what is going to happen in the future, as a reader I can feel how much they value their relationship with one another. Considering that these friends decide to head to Vegas was a spur of the moment to have some fun, it was an amazing story filled with hot scorching sex scenes and plot twists.

The deepest of friends-to-lovers is the lifelong friend who has been there for you since forever. The title implied lots of sex, and the banter promised lots of sex, and when they got around to it, the sex was hot. But for the remaining 2/3 of the book, there was none.<br /><br />Some light angst, crazy exes, and some other quirky side characters kept me entertained. But I feel I was a bit misled.

This book was odd? I didn't hate it by any means, but it definitely was not what I was expecting. I had planned to read a very different type of book, and this was just weird. There wasn't enough focus on the actual love story; it took a lot of things for granted. Nevertheless, it was still cute at times. I was not the biggest fan though.<br /><br />And I'm out.