{"id":25206,"date":"2017-09-04T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=25206"},"modified":"2017-09-01T06:26:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T10:26:56","slug":"review-drunk-dial-by-penelope-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=25206","title":{"rendered":"Review: Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 iBooks<\/a>\u00a0| B&N<\/a> | Kobo<\/a> |\u00a0Paperback<\/a>\u00a0| <\/strong>Audio<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
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4.5 \u201cTell me something funny\u201d <\/i> stars<\/b><\/p>\n

Oh, I loved this book! Irresistible hero, gorgeous romance, functional relationship and dialogue that is just gold, this book was so much fun with a love story full of chemistry, sexual tension, passion and swoon. Such a great read!<\/p>\n

It all starts with an adorable set up when drunken Rana Saloomi googles her old childhood friend and decides to call him, giving him a serve about something that happened during the time they knew each other. She ends the call with a triumphant \u2018mike drop\u2019 hang up, only for Landon to call her immediately back.<\/p>\n

Landon Roderick remembers exactly who Rana is. The girl he called \u2018Rana Banana\u2019 was his best friend for a year when they were kids. And after all of their years apart, they slip effortlessly back into an easy familiarity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think I look like?\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been picturing you like how you used to look but wearing a belly dancer outfit. It\u2019s confusing. I honestly don\u2019t know what to imagine.\u201d
\n\u201cSo, you see me with short, black hair and a unibrow?\u201d
\n\u201cYou said it, not me.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rana still lives in Michigan where they grew up, but Landon has moved out to California, and the distance between them allows for lots of dialogue \u2013 which I LOVE in a book! There is epic banter, text messages, selfies and countless phone conversations as they reconnect and get to know each other all over again \u2013 now as adults and becoming closer than ever.<\/p>\n

Oh my. It was him \u2013 a selfie.
\nFuck. Me. He was beautiful.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cNow show me you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s no surprise where the story is going to go, and I revelled in every moment of Rana and Langdon\u2019s flirtation. The easily recaptured friendship is full of banter and teasing, which soon becomes meaningful and more emotional, and I felt every moment as they fell for each other from a distance. And when Rana takes the step of a spontaneous trip out to see the man she\u2019s falling so hard for, I was holding my breath in anticipation of all of the awesome to come \u2013 and I wasn\u2019t let down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d
\nFor the first time, Landon\u2019s mouth curved into a slight smile. \u201cThis is my girl, Ace. She just doesn\u2019t know it yet.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, I love this romance! It\u2019s fun, sweet, funny and gorgeously emotional. I could feel the connection between Rana and Langdon, and yeah things move fast between them, but I was completely on board with that. From the moment they start to reconnect they are a permanent fixture in each other\u2019s lives, and I thought the pacing and intensity of everything that develops between them was beautifully done. Their relationship is open, honest and super functional with no stupid or game playing. They are just two people who fall for each other and who make the decision to follow their hearts, and I was captivated every step of the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m totally fucking obsessed with you, Rana.\u201d
\nI wanted to tell him that I was beyond the point of obsessed with him. Instead, I tried to snap myself out of the sexual spell his words were putting me under.
\n\u201cYou\u2019re obsessed with the idea of me \u2014 the mystique. The reality is a mess.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat reality isn\u2019t? A relationship is about appreciating the good, the bad, and the ugly. No one is perfect.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The drama comes from their time apart, and the unexpected turns that their lives took. They both have secrets, and it will take a lot of honesty, trust, forgiveness and understanding for them to get through it all. There are twists and turns as all is revealed, and as Rana and Langdon work through it, but I loved the way it all played out and I thought it added a really nice emotional touch to the story, and I felt everything<\/i> as it all unfolded.<\/p>\n

I loved this book. It\u2019s fun, funny, sweet, sexy, emotional and beautifully romantic. I felt every moment of Rana and Langdon\u2019s \u2018friends-to-lovers\u2019 reunion, and finished this book with a massive grin on my face and my heart bursting with happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you know by now that you are everything?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Check out our Penelope Ward Author Spotlight <\/a>more great reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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