{"id":22268,"date":"2017-05-21T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22268"},"modified":"2017-05-20T05:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:57:00","slug":"review-walk-of-shame-by-lauren-layne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22268","title":{"rendered":"Review: Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3.5 \u201cperfectly ridiculous\u201d stars<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a case of opposites attract with this book, a sweet, fun, sexy and romantic, (almost) enemies-to-lovers story. This is the fourth book in Lauren Layne\u2019s \u2018Love Unexpectedly\u2019 series, but like the earlier books, it\u2019s a complete standalone.<\/p>\n

Georgiana \u2018Georgie\u2019 Watkins is a pampered heiress whose life is a string of parties, shopping and charming everybody that she comes into contact with. But lately her life has started to feel pointless. She wants more from her life, wants to contribute, wants something meaningful. But in the meantime she is content to focus her attention on the most enjoyable part of her day – teasing her uptight yet gorgeous neighbour, Andrew Mulroney.<\/p>\n

Andrew is the city\u2019s most notable divorce attorney. A target of the media, he is a cynical, no-nonsense kind of guy who constantly declares Georgie \u201cridiculous\u201d. But they both live for their early morning run-ins \u2013 usually when he is heading out to start his day and she is coming in from the night before, where they tease and banter, and each and every interaction is wonderfully entertaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat exactly did you do for exercise, Georgiana?\u201d he says, giving me a skeptical look. \u201cTwirl your hair?\u201d
\n\u201cIf I do it vigorously, it counts as cardio.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Georgie is delightfully flirty, yet Andrew seems immune to her charms. He thinks she\u2019s spoiled, shallow and flighty, she thinks he is uptight and way too serious. But despite their differences they share an attraction that is too strong to ignore.<\/p>\n

I pop another piece of donut in my mouth and smile. \u201cIt\u2019s fine. I won\u2019t tell a soul you checked me out.\u201d
\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t\u2014\u201d He clears his throat. \u201cForget it. You\u2019re ridiculous.\u201d
\nI\u2019m grinning outright now, because that\u2019s two you\u2019re ridiculouses this morning, and when he takes to repeating himself, I know I\u2019ve successfully gotten under his skin.
\nGeorgie, one; Andrew Mulroney, Esquire, zero.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I really enjoyed the interactions between Georgie and Andrew. Her cheery exuberance is a great match for his serious nature, and their snarky banter is lots of fun to read. And from there it\u2019s a slow slip into something so much more.<\/p>\n

Shit. He was screwed. How had this woman gone from being the aggravating menace of his early mornings to the center of everything?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love an enemies-to-lovers romance, and while these two aren\u2019t exactly enemies, there\u2019s definitely an animosity-tinged chemistry to their relationship. Their love story develops easily, and the passion that always existed between them translates effortlessly between the sheets.<\/p>\n

The man whose head moves insistently between my legs is nothing like the buttoned-up lawyer who has spent the past few months ignoring me. This man is raw and primal, his touch sure and possessive, as though every part of me is his and he\u2019s always known it.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I enjoyed these characters. I wasn\u2019t sure how I was going to take to Georgie, but though she\u2019s not exactly relatable, she is very self-aware \u2013 she acknowledges that she\u2019s completely spoiled and privileged, but she\u2019s really sweet with a huge heart. And Andrew is a great match for her \u2013 the serious, steady influence that she needs to counter her tendency to flightiness.<\/p>\n

They both have a lot to learn, with neither of them having experienced a connection like this with anybody ever before, and coming from completely different backgrounds with completely different lives, they need to find their common ground. There is some drama (which I thought was more annoying than anything), and once they get together things move a lightning speed, which meant that I didn\u2019t feel it as strongly as I would have liked. But the book ends in a good place, and I enjoyed seeing Georgie and Andrew find their (slightly cheesy) HEA, and I loved the gorgeous epilogue.<\/p>\n

This is a quick, fun read. Predictable, sweet and sexy, I didn\u2019t feel it as much as I was hoping but definitely enjoyable.<\/p>\n

3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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