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    Dark Wild Night
    Dark Wild Night
    Dark Wild Night
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    Dark Wild Night

    Written by Christina Lauren

    Narrated by Shane East and Shayna Thibodeaux

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    Book three in the sexy, fun New York Times bestselling Wild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy (the Romantic Times Book of the Year) and Dirty Rowdy Thing.

    Lola and Oliver like to congratulate themselves on having the good sense not to consummate their drunken Las Vegas marriage. If they’d doubled-down on that mistake, their Just Friends situation might not be half as great as it is now.

    …Or so goes the official line.

    In reality, Lola’s wanted Oliver since day one—and over time has only fallen harder for his sexy Aussie accent and easygoing ability to take her as she comes. More at home in her studio than in baring herself to people, Lola’s instinctive comfort around Oliver nearly seems too good to be true. So why ruin a good thing?

    Even as geek girls fawn over him, Oliver can’t get his mind off what he didn’t do with Lola when he had the chance. He knows what he wants with her now…and it’s far outside the friend zone. When Lola’s graphic novel starts getting national acclaim—and is then fast-tracked for a major motion picture—Oliver steps up to be there for her whenever she needs him. After all, she’s not the kind of girl who likes all that attention, but maybe she’s the kind who’ll eventually like him.

    Sometimes seeing what’s right in front of us takes a great leap of faith. And sometimes a dark wild night in Vegas isn’t just the end of a day, but the beginning of a bright new life…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781442384828
    Author

    Christina Lauren

    Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, Something Wilder, The True Love Experiment, and The Paradise Problem. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.

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    Readers find this title to be a mixed bag. Some loved the story and the deep connection between the characters, while others struggled to connect with them. The narration received mixed reviews, with some enjoying the dual narration and others finding issues with the accents. Overall, the book was considered 'ok' and not up to the usual standard of the author. However, there were still fans of the series who were glad to see it back and loved this particular book.

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    • 4/5
      There is always this very similar motif in every romance book. They met. They fell in love. They encountered an obstacle. They fight. They overcome it and fell in love again. The end. However, what special about Christina Lauren’s works is that they manage to make it incredibly pulling and lovable. And this 3rd installment of Wild Seasons? Simply amazing!I’ve been waiting so long for Lola and Oliver’s story, and they definitely didn’t let me down. I love every single moment about Lola and her witty reactions, alongside with The Amazing Oliver (he is awesome beyond words), and how their relationship developed from the night at Vegas. And they are geeks too, awesome ones, so I don’t know how anyone could manage to hate them. “Loliver” is just super adorable and toe-curling cute.This series has one of the most awesome side characters cast. Their friendship is crazingly amazing and admirable, and you just can’t go wrong with a group of wonderful friends, a comic store, and a hilarious “shopkeeper” Not-Joe (Christina Lauren should write a story about him soon, or else I will kidnap him for my own).Overall, I really enjoy this book. It’s funny, witty, and have all the steamy elements a romance book needed. Can’t wait for more from the authors!

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    • 4/5
      This book was very steamy! Fun characters and nice story!
    • 4/5
      Loved this story.Hated the Aussie accent,it was terrible.
      The friendship group is great
    • 2/5
      Wasn’t too crazy about this story. But got through it solely because I’m a fan of narrator Shane East.
    • 5/5
      This is the story of the last of the 3 couples that married in Vegas. For me it's the best one. I absolutely loved this story, perhaps because it reminds me quite a lot of my own story with my hubby (not that I'm a successful comic story creator... If only!) But the deep connection and Lola's abandonment issues hit deep for me. The narration was also very good. I always appreciate it when dual narration is provided, it helps me sink deeper into the story.
    • 5/5
      5 stars… Scribd had this series many yrs ago. Glad it’s back. Loved this book.
    • 5/5
      Really loved this one. Possibly my favorite of the series.
      As an Australian, the non Australian narrators didn’t do too bad a job with the accent ?
    • 2/5
      After highly anticipating this book, the characters felt flat. Lola's hectic career was the central conflict but had no resolution. Oliver had no purpose besides being Lola's rock. Even the climatic fight was poorly executed and quickly resolved with a "sorry. I love you." The best moments were seeing the rest of the hang.
    • 3/5
      Although I love most of what Christina Lauren writes, a struggled to connect to these characters. It's not that they played games with each other it's just they seemed to aimlessly connect to each other and struggled 95% of the way through their relationship. I never understood Lola's apprehension to committing to Oliver - he sounded wonderful to me and they even "got" each other.
      I'm used to Shayna Thibadeauxs narration but the fellow doing Oliver narrated it with his English accent and Shayna was the only one that got close to the Australian accent.
      I hate to give this a 3 but it was "ok" and I felt it wasn't quite up the the usual Christina Lauren standard. I did though enjoy very much the other books in this series.
    • 3/5
      As a general rule, so as not to become the "sole romance reader" at the bookstore I work at, I don't read romance books. But back in September, I was going through Sarah J Maas withdrawal and was scooping up anything and everything I could get my hands on that she endorsed. And even though we shelve this book in romance at the bookstore, knowing that B&N shelves it in fiction gave me hope that it wouldn't be too mind numbing. Plus, I still held out hope that this might finally be a true New Adult book - relevant to actual young adults... well, I've ranted on this topic enough to not rehash it here.

      Alas, New Adult has once again proved to be a huge disappointment. Dark Wild Night is not the New Adult I want, but the New Adult the world is stuck with. It's all sex, which is not to say I don't like a decent scene every now and then in my reading, but 2/3 of the book are simply descriptions of the different types of sex Oliver and Lola wind up having - which is not a spoiler, it's the whole basis for the plot. While Lola and Oliver are at least three-dimensional characters, most of the dialogue and descriptions of things felt forced and unnatural - I don't know anyone who talks or describes things in the way these two hapless lovers do. Basically, the phrasing sucked, and the believe-ability of the phrasing is pretty much the only thing these types of books usually have going for them.
    • 3/5
      Lola and Oliver decided, unlike their friends, to get their hasty Las Vegas marriage annulled. This decision has allowed them to remain friends and with so many interests in common, their relationship has blossomed. However, both of them have been harboring feelings for one another that go beyond friendship and have decided that it's time to take their relationship to the next level, but Lola's first book is about to be made into a movie, while a deadline for her second book looms. Will she be able balance her career and her feelings for Oliver?

      Dark Wild Night tackles the real world problem of trying to have a successful career and a fulfilling love life. Lola quickly discovers the pitfalls of trying to have both, but rather than dealing with the problem, she allows herself to become overwhelmed, making her a less than sympathetic character. Neither Lola nor Oliver are developed well as characters because most of their inner monologues deal with their feelings about each other rather than how they will attack their personal issues, leaving Oliver to appear a little wishy-washy and Lola a bit of a selfish diva. Overall, Dark Wild Night, unfortunately, does not live up to the first two installments of the Wild Seasons series. 3 1/2 stars.
    • 4/5
      After a year of successfully dodging contagion and 8 days after my first Pfizer dose I got hit with the Rona. Maybe because I had dose 1 and maybe because I got lucky it has so far been unpleasant but nothing major. That said, the constant fever has lead to exhaustion, headache and light sensitivity (all diminishing by the day) and that has made reading and screen time difficult. Also, I am even more of an airhead than usual. And so I am grateful that the first audiobook romance that popped up om my Hoopla recommendations was this one. It is sweet and sexy and fun, and was exactly the right audiobook to keep me company for a couple days. I liked Lola and Oliver more than the two couples in the other books I have read in this series. This preference is especially true for the women. Harlow and Mia seemed of a different century but Lola had a life and wanted to ensure she could balance her life as an individual with her life as a partner rather than immediately devaluing her own goals. I also liked that Lola was not sure she wanted to ever get married. This option is conspicuously absent from most romance. So though the writing was a bit unwieldy in parts, and Oliver is too perfect, I still really enjoyed this as my official peak-Covid listen.
    • 3/5
      I've given this 3 stars only because I've read most of the others and some of the surprise, the freshness was lost, but still, I did like Oliver, so patient! and yes, Narshkite, your comment below that Oliver is too perfect, true, but what the heck. And Lola, an interesting character but as with other Christina Lauren stories, the heroine pales beside the heroes unfortunately. They are frustrating and flawed and don't have the charisma of the men - how about it - readers please recommend to me some romances where the heroine has the level of charisma of Christina Lauren's leading men. I need to believe! Agree with you, karenhulseman, that Ansel and Mia were better developed characters - I think that book is my pick too, though PLEASE! no more Shayna Thibodeaux - for me, using the same narrator makes the characters too much the same – they each need their own voice, literally.
    • 5/5
      "You just sucked my soul out of me."

      I love humorous romances - stories that never fail to help me escape the tediousness of the day. Christina Lauren deliver with this novel. I also have a very large soft spot for nerds. Lola and Oliver are the best of the best nerds. One is a graphic novelist and the other owns a store specializing in - you guessed it- comic books. Lola and Oliver met, married, divorced and became best friends in the early stories of the Wild Seasons series. Lola is just as you imagined. She is introverted character lost in the world she creates. Suddenly her graphic novel is optioned by Hollywood and she is now noticed. But will her relationship with her best friend stand up to the strain?

      The novel takes you on a story of missed cues and opportunities. When Lola and Oliver final realize the feelings between them are way more than friendly and for a VERY long time, the pages of the story ignite. Nerds can be sexy. Lola's character had the ability to become grating to me. You know, the whiny, indecisive push-pull girl. Christina Lauren gives her character just enough insecurity to be what we would expect an introvert to be but without dragging the storyline. And Oliver. Wow - he has his own issues. However his protectiveness and desire to watch Lola succeed is swoon worthy.

      Book 3 could very well be a standalone. This is solely Oliver and Lola's story. But the friends make appearances from the first two books. I dare you not to go back and read them. If you are familiar with Christina Lauren's writing, this delivers. My favorite over all in the series. PS Not Joe needs a story.
    • 4/5
      I liked it, but it wasn't my very favorite of the series. Oliver and Lola were always sweet as friends and you could see the tension there. When their story finally came out, I was really excited about and it did not disappoint. I've been reading a lot of reviews saying that Lola should've realized things faster, but she had somethings to deal with and she took her time. Oliver such a sweetheart and hot and sexy geek. Yummy.
    • 4/5
      This is one of those cute, adorable romances with likable characters (and plenty of sexy). I enjoyed the whole thing. Lola and Oliver are good people. They are best friends wanting more. Life gets in the way a bit, but they're mature enough to get it right before it goes too far. Dark Wild Night was definitely worth my time, and Oliver is great book boyfriend material.
    • 4/5
      Contemporary Romance featuring Lola and Oliver, a graphic novelist and comic book store owner respectively. Readers will recall Lola and Oliver from the first-in-series, 'Sweet Filthy Bastard' as the couple who did not get freaky on the night they got married in Las Vegas during a alcohol-induced Bacchanalia; and were able to get their marriage annulled quickly and cleanly. Since then, Lola and Oliver have had a great friendship; but her work schedule is threatening any attempts on Oliver's part to get out of the Friend Zone. The Wild Seasons series isn't the semi-erotic series that the authors' (two women who write under one pseudonym) Beautiful Bastard series is; but the sex scenes are explicit.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Fun contemporary story that has great characters, steamy romance, and the perfect amount of drama. I was nervous to read this one because I’m not an erotic fan, but I surprisingly really enjoyed it!Opening Sentence: I mentally draw the panels of the scene before me as we follow the receptionist down the marble hallway: the woman wears six-inch black heels, her legs go on forever, her hips shift with each step.The Review:Lola and Oliver got married one drunken night in Vegas eight months ago, but they quickly got an annulment the next day. That night might not have been the start of their marriage but it was the start of an amazing friendship.Lola likes to get lost in her own world and the ones she can create. She feels safer interacting with made up characters versus interacting with real humans. Sure she has some great girl friends that have gotten her through so much, but when it comes to relationships she is an epic failure. The longest she has ever been with a guy is a few months, and all of her relationships have generally ended badly. She just doesn’t feel comfortable around other people easily until she meets Oliver. He just seems to understand her in a way that no one else can. He lets her be who she is and doesn’t judge her for it. That is one of the reasons why they have developed such an amazing friendship, but Lola has been attracted to Oliver since the first day they met. She still wants him all this time later but will being with him mess up the amazing friendship they have together?Oliver knew that first night with Lola that she wasn’t someone he could have a one night stand with. He saw something in her that made him think she could be the girl for him but he also saw how fragile she was and knew that it would take time. Oliver is fine with being patient but when things between them start to heat up he can’t help but jump all the way in. He has wanted Lola forever and now he finally has her. But soon life gets in the way and things go from great to complicated!There were things I loved about Lola and there were things that bugged me a little bit. She is an intelligent, beautiful, organized person that reminded me of myself in many ways. Her creativeness was amazing and I really liked the fact that she was an author. I am obviously a huge book geek, so I have a soft spot for authors. The one thing I struggled with was how she dealt with some of her issues. I get being stressed sucks and I also understand having insecurities, but I just thought the way she dealt with things was a little dumb. With that being said, I ended up really liking Lola and enjoyed reading her story!Oliver is one very sexy man! He is sweet, charming, smart and He is a total comic nerd, which I found very endearing! Then add in the fact that he has a hot accent and I was a total goner for him. I loved his confidence and how understanding he was of Lola’s situation. He never pushed her into something she wasn’t comfortable with, but he push her to be honest and open with him. They have a very fragile relationship but once they figure things out they really are the perfect couple. They have a very passionate connection and some extremely hot chemistry!I was in the mood for a contemporary romance and I happened to win a copy of Dark Wild Night at a Sarah J. Maas signing because Christina Hobbs was moderating the event. Erotic romance is not usually my thing, but I’ve heard really good things about the dynamic duo Christina Lauren, so I thought I would give this a try. After reading this I’m not sure I would actually categorize this as an erotic book because that aspect of the story was almost non-existent. For the most part this was just an adorable contemporary love story that I really enjoyed! It had the perfect amount of drama to keep me interested. There was some great humor that made me laugh but it also delivered a great message! The only thing I might have preferred less of was the sexy times. Don’t get me wrong, I love steamy scenes, but it just had a few more then I prefer. I did not read the previous books in this series, but I would suggest that you do before reading Dark Wild Night. This book can obviously be read as a standalone, but I felt like I was missing some of the inside jokes and extra tidbits because I didn’t know the other character stories. While the secondary characters are really minor in the story, their relationships with the main characters are very important, so I wish I had known more about them. I liked this book enough that I do want to go back and read the previous two! If you are a fan of the series or you like sexy romance books you should definitely pick this one up!!!Notable Scene:She gives me an innocent shrug. “We’re playing poker.”“I’ll clean the floor with you,” I warn, before tilting my bottle to my lips and sipping my beer again.She watches me swallow. “ You can clean the floor with all your clothes while I watch.” I raise an eyebrow at her and she adds, “We’re playing strip poker.”FTC Advisory: I won a copy of Dark Wild Night. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.