Mr. Wrong Number

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Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and it definitely exceeded my expectations. In addition to being engaging, light, funny, and steamy, Mr. Wrong Number could probably be read in only a few sittings or over a weekend. When things don't go as planned, we can either pout and behave like a reticent child, or take some time to reconsider our choices. Ruminate over what we've done in our past, and how best to move forward in our future.” Things get textual when a steamy message from a random wrong number turns into an anonymous relationship in this hilarious rom-com by Lynn Painter. Also, I’d like to say that not every romance story needs sex scenes. Kissing and then waking up the next day is totally enough if it's too difficult to write to them. Colin was one of those golden boy “nice guys” who in reality is just a nauseating douche lmao. he’s supposed to have feelings for Olivia but still calls her “pathetic”, “a mess”, “a shit show” and any other variation of that — both out loud and in his inner monologue.

Colin is marginally better. He should have just told Olivia as soon as he figured out it was her that he'd been texting. I realized he too was a lost cause much later when, instead of telling the truth, he went and roped in a coworker to pretend to be the person Olivia had been texting. What kind of dumb Two Broke Girls style antic is that? Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

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But I digress, Mr. Wrong Number and Ms. Misdial are funny, they are witty, they are sexy, they talk the talk, but can they walk the walk (which is a lame euphemism for you-know-what)? Now this is FINE but it’s not that kind of brother’s-best-friend always-been-blazing-sexual-tension trope. He never really noticed her before, but his noticing her in the book didn’t stem from some huge makeover. He just learned she was funny and witty and what sexual positions she favored. I definitely appreciated that she’d always been herself, he was just a dense little pound cake. I believe it was not Lynn's intention to give a lot of focus to Colin but it was only the latter that we get to know more of him than just "the love interest" or the "jerk" as claimed by the Queen of Rolling Eyes. For a good part, the author didn't give room for any lewd thoughts or objectification from Colin in feigning his attraction to Olivia. Like, he was just appreciating her as a real person and it's refreshing. He lives up to his status quo and that’s the only matchable piece of himself as a grown successful man. Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr. Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy.”—Christina Lauren, international bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners Now that I think about it this book was not good and I don't think I will be reading from this author again.

A laugh-out-loud flirty read that sizzles with witty banter and plenty of heat. I could not put it down! Samantha Young, author of Much Ado About You This story had my attention from beginning to end –never slowing down, never a dull moment! Mr. Wrong Number is all over the place in the best of ways, it’s an enemies to friends to best friends to lovers buffet. I laughed, I felt the heartbreak, I swooned, essentially I ricocheted over all the feels this book was able to invoke. Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr. Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners

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Yes … ‘snarkastic’ is a word, if you count Urban Dictionary as a source, and I LOVE it. If you’re listening Mirriam-Webster, et al., please officially add it? I digress.)

Like I said earlier, there were three breakups in this book, and the main *sexual* event was around 50%. That’s a lot for me to handle without explicit sex so I settled on 3.5/5. I loved the first half and it was truly funny, but I just got tired of David Closed-Door Lindhagen, which took my remaining patience away from tolerating the gorgeous gorgeous tornado that was Olivia. Silly question. It’s a rom-com. You know the drill. That’s like asking if the sun is going to rise in the morning. The most sidesplittingly funny, sexual tension-filled book I've read in a long, long time. I dare you not to fall in love! Ali Hazlewood, author of The Love Hypothesis Writing is lucid, entertaining, fast paced. I finished this in a single day. The story is written in first person narrative from Olivia and Colin’s intermittent alternative perspectives. Plot is most fun and also little predictable from the beginning. listen, tiny bartender,’ he grabbed the plate of nachos and slid it in front of her because they both knew she loved selecting the first chip. ‘you have bewitched me body and soul, and i love you three times. please tell me my hands are cold so we can get on with our lives already.’”Filled with laugh-out-loud situations and moments of heart-fluttering swooniness, Mr. Wrong Number is a true romantic comedy. I loved reading about Olivia’s messy, passionate approach to life. And the sexual tension was off the charts! I’ll read anything Lynn Painter writes and I’m already impatiently waiting for her next book.”—Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours There's just something so conspiring in craving the dangers of forbidden romance. The whole ordeal of falling for your brother's best friend does sound tempting and I think Lynn Painter went industriously in making sure Colin and Olivia's affair didn't go to waste as in her previous work. They bantered, helped each other out, and had a few funny scenes here there. Also, I like the fact that he hadn't a crush on her before but fell in love because of the texts. I think it's significant in this trope to let the readers see the difference between Olivia the girl - a pain in the ass for Colin as much as for her brother, the classical little sister - and Olivia the woman - the adult she became. Eighteen-year-old Mallory Greenleaf is no longer interested in chess, not since her hypercompetitive dad left—the game calls up painful memories. But she grudgingly agrees to play in a charity tournament as a favor to best friend Easton Peña. After she unexpectedly beats current world champion Nolan Sawyer, she’s offered a fellowship that will prepare her to play professionally. Even though Mallory doesn’t want to play anymore, she needs the money that winning would provide; she’s delayed college to support her family, since her mother is chronically ill with rheumatoid arthritis and is unable to work regularly. The more time she spends with Nolan, the more Mallory comes to like and respect him—and the more time she spends playing chess, the more she remembers how much she loved it. But when she learns that Nolan has been keeping a big secret from her, she isn’t sure if she’ll be able to move past it to build a relationship with him. Filled with the author’s signature humor, well-developed characters, and realistic conflicts, plus the fully realized setting of competitive chess, this captivating romance will delight teen readers as well as Hazelwood’s adult fans. Mallory and Nolan are both cued white; there is some racial diversity among the supporting cast. Mallory and Easton are queer.

A delightfully messy heroine and world-class banter make this oh-so-sweet story of hidden identities andmixed (text) messages impossible to put down. Mr. Wrong Number is a sexy, hilarious, compulsively readable rom-com.”—Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft But she is not a perfect person and I’m not talking about her klutzy nature. She lied to get job and money she needed terribly, she is judgemtnal towards Colin in almost whole book, and she overreacted without thinking more than once that made her annoying character and also made story super dramatic. Mr. Wrong Number was just perfection, I loved reading this book from start to finish, not only was there great chemistry between our two main characters but that element of when will they realize who is on the other end of those texts was just addictively angsty!”—Harlequin Junkie Love both characters, their banter, and their very real friendship. Also, I loved how perfect they were for each other.Hilarious, heart-melting, and hopeful, Painter's adult debut is a romantic delight that I wished would never end. The phone number might have been wrong, but everysingle thing about Mr. Wrong Number is oh-so right."—Libby Hubscher, author of Meet Me in Paradise Seriously this book got on my nerves so much and I have a love/hate relationship with everyone in this book. Like Olivia, she is a walking talking *WARNING* sign. Every. Single. Thing she touches breaks, falls or malfunctions in some way (maybe that's why here past relationships fail opsie). For. The. Love. Of. God can we stop with 'the QuIRkY main character that is SoOOoooOoO cLuMSy. Ughh I hate that so much. But then there is the funny, nice, weird side of her that I love. Texting Olivia was amazing she was smart, witty and funny. How can she be two people at once? THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING