# Wallbanger

By Alice Clayton · The Cocktail Series, book 1

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Caroline’s new San Francisco apartment comes with an unwelcome feature. Through the bedroom wall, she can hear her neighbor’s energetic sex life night after night. When she confronts Simon Parker, her irritation gets tangled up with attraction.

## What makes it funny?

Caroline’s frustration has its own supporting character. She talks to her missing orgasm as though it were someone who might answer back. Her cat Clive gets a similarly extravagant personality.

### The comedy at work

Caroline and Simon trade sexual innuendo while working their way from antagonism to friendship. Her internal conversations give the reader an additional, less composed version of what she is feeling.

### Try this if…

A fit for readers who like bawdy banter and a romance that takes time to turn friendly sparring into explicit physical intimacy.

### Good to know

Sexual jokes run throughout, with explicit scenes later in the romance. Nose Graze enjoyed the banter but found Caroline’s conversations with her orgasm increasingly repetitive.

## What to expect

- Genre: Romance
- On the shelf: Romantic comedy
- Kind of humor: Banter
- Format: Novel

## A few distinguishing details

- A noisy neighbor becomes a romantic prospect
- Caroline argues with her missing orgasm

## Sources & further reading

- Review: [Nose Graze review](https://www.nosegraze.com/wallbanger-by-alice-clayton)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Wallbanger/Alice-Clayton/The-Cocktail-Series/9781476741260)