Sledgehammer by P. DangelicoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I read the first book in this series and was blown away by P Dangelico's fresh voice and engaging characters. When I saw this book available on NetGalley I was drawn to the cover (deep as a puddle, me) and googled the author - when I realised I'd read and loved the first book it was a no-brainer for me.
Sometimes second books show that the first book was a flash in the pan, not this one it's just as good and I loved it just as much.
Amber Jones is Cam's best friend from the first book. She's a struggling actress working as a bartender in New York. Her ex invites her to his parents' house for their New Years Eve party where she is blind-sided by his announcement of his engagement to another actress. Things get out of control and Amber might have accidentally almost burned the house down. When her ex's parents start shouting that she did it deliberately Amber is arrested and taken to the police station. Imagine her surprise when Fancy McButterpants (aka Ethan Vaughn, Cam's husband Calvin's best friend) turns up to bail her out. Ethan is a sports lawyer and a thorn in Amber's side ever since they met. He's a bit like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way, perfectly coiffed, perfectly dressed, perfect face, perfect body, always perfectly turned out - unlike Amber.
At Amber's bail hearing she is only allowed out on bail if she agrees to stay with a responsible individual, step forward Fancy. When she gets to Ethan's home Amber is shocked to discover that inside the fancy apartment is a building site and Fancy (as she insists on calling him) likes to do a bit of remodelling, using a sledgehammer, in his spare time.
Amber is snarky and funny. She has a scary collection of B.O.Bs (battery-operated boyfriends) and a humorous collection of T-shirts. Ethan eats mainly from Wholefoods and is corporate competence through and through. But as the two of them forge a strange relationship while they wait for Ethan's criminal lawyer colleague to make the charges against Amber go away Amber realises that the real Ethan is even better than she knew.
This is funny, heart-warming and Ethan is my new book boyfriend, although I also want Amber to be my BFF so that could be awkward. Thoroughly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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