‘“Meow! Oh, God. Me-yow!” The girl next door was meowing. What in the world was my neighbor packing to make that happen?’
Ha! What an amazing, hilariously awesome book! I had heard so many good things about this book and I was so happy to finally get around to reading it, and it did not let me down! From start to finish this book had me alternating between fits of laughter and intense swooning. Caroline was a riot, I loved her internal dialogue and how she pretty much had no filter when talking with people too. She was such a fun character and I think her personality was so infectious, it was hard not to like her!
Fed up with being woken up each night by her neighbor’s bed banging up against her wall as he engages in some extracurricular activities (with a different woman each night, I might add) she finally decides to knock on his door and confront him. Much to her dismay he answers the door looking ridiculously hot, wrapped in just a sheet, while she’s standing there having forgotten that all she’s wearing is a frilly pink nightie. And wow, you could cut the sexual tension with a knife right from the beginning. But oh how I loved their loathe-at-first-site reactions. When they cross paths again outside of their apartments at an event thrown by some mutual friends (unbeknownst to them) the sparks – and insults – start to fly again! They decide to call a “truce” and from this point on we are treated to one heck of a fun ride!
I loved, loved, loved how their friendship developed. It was so easy and natural, but there was still that undercurrent of sexual tension that was always there. Their conversations were almost always filled with sexual innuendos and double meanings and it was so funny and at many times sweet. Speaking of sweet, Simon’s unnatural love for baked goods (and Caroline’s tendency to always bake) made for some hilarious moments. (“I worry about you Simon. I really do.” I laughed, watching him struggle to open the end of the wrapper. “You want me to cut you a piece – okay, or you could just do that.” I frowned as he took a giant bite out of the end. “Thif is mine, righ?” he asked, spraying crumbs. “How do you function in normal society?” I asked.) Don’t get in the way of that man and his zucchini bread!
I fell in love so hard with Simon, he was so amazing and totally believable. Many of his habits and things he did or said were so realistic, he seemed just like a normal dude. And man, that guy “gives good woo”. There were so many swoonworthy moments and it wasn’t like he was even doing anything outrageous, just the simplest things, even without him realizing it, were the sweetest moments.
I loved all of the secondary characters too, Mimi, Sophia, Neil, Ryan, Jillian and Benjamin all helped to round out this great cast of characters. Heck even Simon’s “harem” were entertaining. However, the best secondary character of all was Caroline’s cat, Clive. I loved how he was almost like an extra person in this book. Some of his actions had me rolling in laughter, it’s too bad that things didn’t work out between him and Purina!
The writing was spot on and while it was filled with laughs there were plenty of touching moments as well and it never seemed over the top. I loved the text message exchanges between Simon and Caroline but also between the other characters as well. I think one of the best parts was the drive back from Tahoe and the internal monologues of Caroline, Simon, Mimi and Ryan. These were hysterical and I loved how the author switched it up from the normal narrative with these other styles.
Overall I loved this book and I can’t wait to continue Simon and Caroline’s journey in the next book!
“It has been quite a romantic tale, hasn’t it? If someone would’ve told me this story, I doubt I would have believed it.” ~ Caroline
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