***4.5 ‘Anarchy Amie, Oh God and Tickle Trunk’ Stars***
I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!
Sorry. I had to get that out and now that I have, let me explain.
Upon first meeting Amalie and Armstrong in Shacking Up I had that gut feeling that something hinky, and just wrong, was going on because there could be no way ‘that’ Amalie was Ruby’s bestie. NO. FUCKING. WAY. and did hope that they’d break up before the book ended, I know horrible, horrible romance reader, but seriously.... When it didn’t happen I resigned myself to the fact that they’d be in fictional matrimonial hell forever because there was no indication at that time Shacking Up would be a part of a series. So imagine my elation when Hooking Up was announced and the blurb came out???
Yes. I squeed and did a happy dance.
And let me tell you. Amie and Lex are addicting! There journey brought out all the feels. The swoons and heart twitterpations were real, the smexy was panty incinerating, the need to grab a spoon and gut a few people oh so tempting and the humor kept things on an even keel as I devoured this book in no time flat.
Lex can be summed up quite easily. He’s a real bad boy and a real good man. He’s all kinds of mischievous, charming alpha male, and when he decides to take control? Hello, Smexy! And while that is a huge draw, what truly hooks you is his heart. He doesn’t let everyone see what he has hidden by that sexy exterior, but once you get a glimpse you realize he is the total package and can’t help but want more.
Amalie aka Amie aka Anarchy Amie. She’s all kinds of feisty and sassy when she really gets going and lets loose and is comfortable in her own skin, even if others aren’t. She does have a bit of a wild streak, hence the nickname, that brings about some interesting situations, but despite that streak, she has a golden heart that shines through the crazy.
Lex and Amalie’s journey to their HEA is all kinds of bumpy for so many reasons and yet when you get rid of all the chaos surrounding them you find that they are perfect for each other. They simply have that thing where their energies just flow well together. The smexy they get up to is all kinds of HAWT! But it’s when they are together, just being, that proves that if they do get the chance, they can have it all. But of course there are some big roadblocks in their journey that need to be worked through and they were all kinds of frustrating on so many levels, but they get handled and I loved how everything worked out in the end.
I totally enjoyed Hooking Up. I was hooked from the start and had a difficult time putting it down (aka I kept reading on my phone app when I was supposed to be working...shhhh). While there will be some that may have issues with the entire situation, I’m not one of them. Life happens and sometimes it’s messy. There were a couple of things I wish had been played out a little more, but nothing huge. I loved hanging out with Bane and Ruby and Lex’s family is simply awesome. Armstrong...well...he’s a twatwaffle. Hooking Up can be read as a standalone, and I suppose it technically is since there is no series it falls under, but it is connected to Shacking Up and I think you’ll have more fun if you do read it first. Think of them as interconnected standalone’s (?) And it looks like we’ll be diving into this world in the future and it’ll revolve around one of the characters I really to know more about so YAY! Can’t wait to get my hands on that one!
~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
Amalie Whitfield is the picture of a blushing bride during her wedding reception–but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of proclaiming his undying love, her husband can be heard, by Amalie and their guests, getting off with someone else. She has every reason to freak out, and in a moment of insanity, she throws herself at the first hot-blooded male she sees. But he’s not interested in becoming her revenge screw.
Mortified and desperate to escape the post-wedding drama, Amalie decides to go on her honeymoon alone, only to find the man who rejected her also heading to the same tiny island for work. But this time he isn’t holding back. She should know better than to sleep with someone she knows, but she can’t seem to resist him.
They might agree that what happens on the island should stay on the island, but neither one can deny that their attraction is more than just physical.
Filled with hilariously scandalous situations and enough sexual chemistry to power an airplane from New York City to the South Pacific, Hooking Up is the next standalone, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from Helena Hunting, the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series and Shacking Up.
Release Date: November 7th, 2017
NTY and USA Today Bestselling author of The PUCKED Series, Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from contemporary romance to romance comedy, sports romance and angsty new adult romance.
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