A spicy romcom that I loved. Paleontologist, Thea just needs to get through her hollywood star sister's destination wedding with the 80's theme reality show. Her sister has turned into a bridezilla, the only thing to make this week survival is to hook up with the groom's brother, Kade. What's wrong with a week of fun and sex, with no strings attached until emotions get mixed in.

This book will have you laughing out loud many times. The first kiss, was perfect! Many drooling moments in the bedroom. I highly recommend.

How is this my first book by Avery Flynn? I will be digging heavily into her backlist. This book was an absolute delight friends. I started it on Sunday night and woke up to finish it on Monday morning. I was all in!

The plot, the characters, the steam - so, so good! Thea Pope is a shy paleontologist just trying to make it through her sister’s attention seeking reality TV wedding. Never one to make waves, Thea is the family pushover. But can she be pushed too far when she finds out that her sister never even wanted her at the wedding? In an uncharacteristic fit of rage and need for revenge, Thea confronts the best man and groom’s brother, Kade St. James, who her sister hates and propositions him for an anger bang.

What this unlikely pair can’t know is just how well suited they are for each other - both in and out of bed. Their chemistry sizzled! The emotions they brought out in each other made my heart melt. I was rooting for them so hard.

I loved how the plot explored alcoholism and its long lasting affects on children and families. Avery did not shy away from family trauma, sibling relationships, strained mother-child bonds, emotional struggles and the need for therapy. Yet, things never felt too heavy. It was just the right mix to make things emotional amidst all the reality tv and 80s themes craziness. If you are an 80s kid, like me, you won’t be able to stop laughing at the cabbage patch kid hairstyle challenge (that yarn hair y’all!), the heavily teased and hairsprayed hairstyles, the bright colors, the flounce, the men in short shorts. It was hilarious, nostalgia filled fabulousness!

This was a fun read with a wacky '80s-themed TV reality-show wedding setting. I liked Thea and Kade, and I enjoyed their story.

Avery Flynn's books are my favorite Rom-Com books ever! She always makes me laugh with finding a little heart and heat with each book and I can't seem to put them down. Thea and Kade have been dealt a rough hand when it comes to being in their siblings over the top 80's reality wedding but their need to survive together is hot and romantic and absolutely the Best! Avery Flynn is one of those authors that are amazing one click buys!

Happy pub day to Anger Bang!

Wow! Anger Bang by Avery Flynn was such a fun and steamy read.

Thea would rather be anywhere other than her sister’s nightmare of a reality tv show wedding. But as a fawner (people pleaser) she goes along with all of the ridiculous demands. But when Thea learns that her sister only included her because the producers made her, Thea sets out for revenge. And the hot best man who is also the groom’s brother is the perfect distraction. An anger bang seems like the perfect solution to get under her sister’s skin.

As a romcom there were lots of hilarious moments, especially in the wedding preparation scenes where the 80s theme was taken to the extreme. I really enjoyed Thea’s growth in learning how she reacts to stressful situations. I knew of fight or flight but didn’t know of the other two: fawn and freeze. This had me reflecting on how I react to stress.

The author carefully balanced the comedy with tougher topics of navigating family dynamics and reactions to stress and trauma.

🦖 paleontologist
🔪 true crime writer
🦖 an over the top 80s themed wedding being filmed for reality tv
🔪 behind the scenes filming of reality tv

Anger Bang by Avery Flinn, brings us the story of Thea Pope, she is a shy paleontologist who is involved in the preparations for her sister's wedding, who organizes a super wedding on an 80's-themed reality show and although Thea has been a good girl, putting up with everything from the obnoxious bridesmaids, the hideous dresses that go with the theme, her mother constantly smothering her with her comments and even her sister's bridezilla attitude, she gets fed up when her sister comments that she doesn't wanted her there only that the producers insisted, this breaks her and between the pain and anger of this comment she decides to take revenge on his sister and she will do it with none other than the man his sister can't stand and vice versa, the boyfriend's brother, Kade St. James, this hunk man and known author of true crime books is also involved in the week-long wedding madness, his world is about to change when the very angry sister of the bride makes him a proposition of benefits that follows transforming and becoming more complicated with increasingly intense feelings but they must face their past and the wounds they carry from it, as it continues to negatively impact their lives as they deal with the madness of the wedding.
This story is full of funny moments and crazy situations, but also of personal growth of the characters, which are so real that you will feel identified, you will laugh, you will cry and you will fall in love with them, the chemistry is wonderful, just like that the banter between Thea and Kade. I loved that not only the main characters end up having their moment of healing and growth, but the groom and bride and moms as well. This is a wonderfully funny and charming story, I was delighted with this story, for me it is the perfect combination of hilarious, gripping and moving. Highly recommended!

Anger Bang by Avery Flynn is such a fun and spicy rom com that I absolutely loved!

Thea is a heroine who is a paleontologist who loves dinosaurs. She is forced into her bridezilla sister's reality show wedding. She tries to get back at her by anger banging the best man, Kade.

I loved the 1980's themed wedding. Avery Flynn puts the com in rom com. This book was so funny, and the dinosaur puns I was laughing so hard!

This book was spicy and the chemistry was fire!

I loved all the drama, and I really liked the secondary characters as well that really added to the story.

I am looking forward to Astrid's story in the next book , Walk of Shame.

Anger Bang by Avery Flynn 🦖

This was my first book by Avery and I really enjoyed it! I was expecting a fun and spicy romance from the cover and description and it delivered! Thea is a shy paleontologist who is a bridesmaid in her sister's reality tv style, 80s themed wedding that is being live broadcasted. Her sister has turned into the ultimate bridezilla and Thea finds out that she was only in the wedding because the producers made her sister ask her. So Thea decides that the best thing to do is to is pick the one man at the wedding her sister can't stand, the groom's brother Kade, and anger bang him. What could go wrong with that?

This was just so much fun. There were times when it was a little bit ridiculous and silly, but in the best way. There's a bunch of banter between Thea and Kade and they had amazing chemistry. I loved how Thea was the nerdy, kind of shy sister but she is still shown to be strong and unafraid to do what she wants. (Because being nerdy and shy does not make you weak!)

This was told in the third person, which I don't usually love as it can sometimes take me out of being in the characters heads, but I really enjoyed it here! The entire book takes place over around a week, however it's not insta love in my opinion. Thea and Kade have physical chemistry pretty much immediately and then they get to know each other more through the silliness of the wedding festivities building up their emotional connection. Thea and Kade are bit of opposites with Thea being the quiet, keep to herself, focused on her job woman and Kade being the no commitments, bit more outgoing guy.

Overall a fun and spicy romance that also balances it out with some more serious topics without being too heavy. I'll definitely be checking out more of Avery's books in the future!

Tropes:
✨ strangers to lovers
🧲 opposites attract
🥰 no third act breakup
👥 forced proximity

dual POV
4/5 stars ⭐️
2.5/5 spice level 🌶️

Anger Bang by Avery Flynn was full of laugh out loud moments, witty banter, hilarious accidents and people who make you laugh till the cheeks hurt. But it was also super sexy and nuclear hot. Theo and Cade are hotter than h3ll together! This forced proximity, strangers-to-friends with benefits-to-madly in love rom com is a full on entertainer!

Cutely awkward paleontologist Thea Pope and grumpy sexy true crime writer Cade St. James are being forced to attend their siblings' ridiculous 80s themed destination wedding aka reality TV show and also..take active part in the endless activities. Anger bang was their idea to take out their aggression passively on the bride( Thea's sister) and the groom ( Cade's brother). But the TV show stirred up way too many drama and opened up raw wounds..and they find themselves falling for each other.

I always love to read about nerdy heroines as they are the best. The full package. Thea is smart, witty, quirky, sweet and absolutely adorable with her awkwardness and totally oblivious to her sex appeal. Cade thought he would have to hide whole wedding but he was immediately attracted to Thea's sweet personality that is showing hint of spice. Oh I love myself a grumpy alpha and he has a dirty dirty mouth and even more dirty ideas for their sexcapades. The reality TV show producers were trying best to bring out messy reactions. Thea's fear of never being enough and hatred for confrontation make her hide her true beautiful heart. But Cade tilted her world and she started showing her fiery side more and more. Cade has his own scars and he was not ready to face them..but Thea made him realise that he has to learn to listen..to forgive..As I said, the sex scenes are over the top hot. Like panties melting, kindle burning kind of hot. They had this easy banter from the beginning that I enjoyed a lot. From complete strangers,they ended up being each other's support system and later, soulmates. It was one heartwarming journey.

I reviewed an early copy voluntarily

This was a fun book but not exactly what I expected. I thought it was going to be more fun and more of a rom com. I found that the two characters did have a lot of past traumas and issues to work through and I was expecting a more light hearted and fun book. I still had fun with it but not my favorite. I also found the amount of her talking about dinosaurs to be kind of annoying but I feel that’s her job.

Anger Bang by Avery Flynn is by far one of the funnier romantic comedies I've read this year. I love this author as she always finds a fun way to bring a story to life and still provide all the steam we love in a good romance. I mean, an 80s themed wedding set in Wyoming with a bridezilla! Doesn't get much better then this. The main characters Thea and Kade are the best! Their banter and STEAM are off the charts. I highly recommend this book and always look forward to reading this author.

I tend to be a curious sort, but even if I weren’t, I think a book called Anger Bang with a T-rex in a tutu would pique my interest.

And the story is exactly as zany and silly and fun as the title and cover imply.

Set at an 80s-themed wedding between two C-list actors that is being livestreamed for an entire week, Anger Bang follows Thea and Kade, the siblings of the bride and groom – who decide to have revenge sex to get back at their ridiculous siblings.

So yeah, there is definitely a lot of spice here, but the book also does some emotional heavy-lifting: Thea is a chronic people pleaser who is in therapy, Kade has a massive chip on his shoulder when it comes to his mom, and their families are Not Great at communication. Which all boils down to a chaotic wedding that is headache-inducing for them (all the, uh, anger banging helps with that), but perfect for the viewers at home.

This is a fun, quick read with lots of nerdy banter and 80s jokes – it’s perfect for the next time you need a palate cleanser or something to help you climb out of a reading slump.

3.5🌟
2.5🌶️

Holy buckets of wedding hell! A bridezilla, an 80s-themed destination wedding in Wyoming…in August, family conflicts, and it’s all being filmed for a reality TV special. It’s a recipe for disaster so sit back with your big bowl of popcorn for a lot of laughs, angst, and steamy sex play.

Anger Bang is told from dual third-person perspectives. It follows shy, paleontologist, doormat, and pissed-off Thea Pope, sister of Bridezilla, and grumpy, Sprite-drinking, crime writer, and all in for an anger bang with the funny hot bridesmaid, Kade St. James, brother of the groom. Thea finds out her sister didn’t want her in the wedding and heeding her therapist’s advice, she does a first and chooses a fight response by asking Kade (his sister’s nemesis and Thea’s fantasy) to have a week-long sex fest. Screw her entitled sister and her mother who caters to her, she’s going to have fun despite the cameras that are everywhere. Let the games begin!

I love Thea as she slowly changes from a timid, yes, girl, to a badass, bold woman who gives her all and stands up for herself. Her chemistry with Kade is off the charts as they hook up on lounge chairs, in tool sheds, and in RVs. Kade is so yummy with his dirty talk and his unyielding protection of Thea as he saves her from the humiliation of her sister’s wrath and the bright lights of the cameras. I can’t get enough of this man. He says such romantic and heartfelt things.

Kade is not happy with the ridiculous wedding, but he loves his brother and will stand by his decision to go through with the publicity stunt for a starring role in an action movie. However, Kade will not give his estranged mother a second chance after walking out on her family years ago. It’s lovely to see how Thea is one of the few people in his life that makes him smile and keeps him calm. So when they set rules for their fling such as no kissing and no personal information, it’s a major fail. They fall fast and hard, but they are out of their comfort zones and their pasts interfere and doubts appear. Kade is afraid of abandonment and Thea is afraid of falling back into her people-pleasing role. Taking good advice and making amends with family are in the cards for the lovers and everyone lives happily ever after.

Kade’s relationship with Dex, the groom, is typical brotherly love as they make jabs and declare their love in the way that males do. Jackie, Bridezilla, is unlikeable at first, but she finally opens up to Thea showing her own vulnerability and her respect and envy of her sister. As for the moms, misunderstandings are cleared up and their futures look promising.

If you enjoy laughter, angst, sexy love scenes, and redemption, give this very captivating and enjoyable book a try. I’m so glad I picked it up, and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Thank you to Ms. Flynn for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review.

An 80’s themed wedding, multitudes of lycra leisurewear and a BRIDEZILLA from Hell and yeah, she really is so bad she merits shouty capitals. What could possibly make her sister’s wedding worse for bridesmaid Thea? Throw in the fact its being filmed for reality TV and her sister doesn’t really want her in the bridal party, what else is a girl going to do but enjoy an anger bang with the the groom’s brother and best man Kade with the added bonus that the bride hates him. Maybe this wedding won’t be so bad after all!

Anger Bang had me laughing in parts and pulling at my heartstrings at others as the hero and heroine Kade and Thea embarked on their no-strings fling and the lengths they went to to evade the cameras filming their every moves. Their chemistry sizzled but bonus points to the author for adding some depth to the story and balancing out the humour by giving the characters some issues to work through. I’ll admit I found this romcom a bit of a slog to begin with but I’m so glad I stuck with it as by the time Thea reached Wyoming and the wedding I was hooked as I was bombarded with recollections of bridesmaid duties in the 80s. I’m sure I wore a similar dress to Thea’s in a glorious shade of pepto bismal complete with the requisite parasol so thanks for the memories Avery Flynn, for that I’m giving this book five stars.

Ok, I must admit, the cover got me on this one. Who can resist and T-Rex in a dress with confetti all over the place? I have read Avery Flynn before, and her books definitely fall in the adorable yet spicy category, and I have enjoyed the giggles I get along the way. I must say reading this one in many aspects was like watching the prom scene from Pretty in Pink with much uglier dresses. But being in my twenties in the 1980s brought back a lot of the bad memories of icky fashion from that time. Oh, the hair! However, the story of Thea and Kade and what they go through having to wear these fashions makes for a hilarious time.

Thea, who avoids conflict at all costs, has made herself a doormat for her family. However, her therapist has given her exercises to stand up for herself. Kade has commitment issues because of his parents' toxic relationship and the scars it left on him and his brother. Both of these situations are hard, but Kade and Thea meet, and through their no-strings and no-personal stuff at the wedding festivities, they truly find each others' hearts. But this is not without many dad jokes about dinosaurs, information about dinosaurs, true crime statistics, along with 80s-themed activities that leave you laughing.

This very cute, easy read has a great pace and entertaining dialogue to keep you moving through the book as you learn more about Thea and Kade. We watch both grow as they fall in love with each other and learn how to handle each of their issues. They make a very sweet couple. All of this intertwines with Flynn's other series that take place in Harbor City, so you will read things that bring back memories of other books; however, you do not have to have read any of her previous books to enjoy this one. The T-Rex on the cover indicates just how adorable this book is.

When your favorite word is "Fine" and you just go with the flow because - well it's all "Fine" - That is until you find out that you might be a "Fawn" and it isn't really all "Fine"

This was packed with witt, steam (not just the romantic kind, the sulfur stenchy type too) a bit of family drama from the mamas, some more steam, light angst, a camera crew that tends to pop up at the most inappropriate moments, a theme wedding straight out of your aerobic nightmares - yes that's right the 80's folks- and just so much more!!

Thea and Kade were the perfect romantic combination. The story was fast-paced and easy to follow. Captivated from opening to closing. Great characters that truly triggered my love and loathe response.

This was one of those reads that left me with all the feels and a whole lot of there is a lot to love in life

If you're looking for a quick steamy read, Anger Bang may just be the book for you. The story follows a shy paleontologist who heads to Wyoming for her sister's 80s-themed reality tv wedding when she learns her sister doesn't even want her there. In spite of her sister, she asks the best man if he wants to have an anger bang, live on tv.

If you're not a big fan of sex scenes, I will warn you now, this is not going to be a book for you. The sex scenes are intense right from the start and they don't let up. I personally enjoyed the book and loved the underlying messages of romance, love, friendship, and family, but at its core, this book is definitely one surrounding sex, 80s-themed adventures, and dinosaurs.

A fun summer book.
Thank you Entangled Publishing, TLC Book Tours, and NetGalley for the eARC!

This book is so damn funny. I was so drawn to the characters and the banter. The steamy scenes are 🔥. I'm very much in reality shows, so this pulled me right in. The plot was perfectly executed. There are some heavier topics woven in. I highly recommend it!

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥
I came for the sibling pettiness, and I was pleasantly surprised -- and delighted -- to have gotten so much more.

Thea is about to enter 80s-themed wedding hell. Which is apparently in middle-of-nowhere, Wyoming where it stinks like rotten eggs and there is no escape. What makes the situation even worse is that her Hollywood star sister -- AKA Bridezilla -- has agreed to have it all documented as a reality TV show.

When her sister slips out that she never wanted Thea to be part of the wedding, the normally compliant paleontologist switches over to petty mode and recruits her sister's nemesis for a wedding weekend fling.

Kade St. James also happens to be the best man and the groom's brother. When the maid of honor -- whom he has been eyeing since they met -- comes up to him and asks loudly if he wants a no-strings, this-weekend-only toss in the hay, he grabs her by the hand and whisks her away.

I really enjoyed this read. It promised hilarity and delivered in spades. I loved Avery Flynn's intricate detailing that had me vividly imagining being in the middle of nowhere, miserably dressed in neon, and catering to a demanding bride's every whim. Thea and Kade were incredibly relatable: I immediately felt sympathy for their respective family issues. Especially with Thea, I can totally understand trying to break out of being the family pushover.

The spice hits on this one, and that's largely because Kade St. James is a master. That dirty mouth and mind had me wishing for some time alone with him in a garden shed.

My favorite part of the read, however, is their individual arc with their families. You come into this read with a certain assumption about their family members and that slowly progresses into something more heartwarming.

If you love to laugh a lot with your romance reads, this is a fantastic pick.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Avery Flynn, Entangled Publishing, Valentine PR and Literary Management, and NetGalley and for providing an ARC. **

Such a fun read! I loved the chemistry between Thea and Kade. They had so many fun and spicy moments together. I could totally relate to the sister relationship and if my sister had said something like that to me I would have walked away. It was interesting to see she stayed and eventually, they were able to talk about their issues and were able to grow from there.

Thea Pope is a shy paleontologist, just trying to get through her sister's reality show wedding. It's an 80's themed wedding, her sister has turned into a bridezilla, forcing the guests into wild outfits and plenty of it's my day antics. To top it all of the location reeks of sulfur.

The only thing that makes things worse, is when her sister declares that she never wanted Thea there in the first place. She can't even begin to express how hurt she feels by this. So she decides to hook up with the one man her sister can't stand. The groom's brother Kade St.James.

It may have all started as petty revenge but now neither is so sure.

Thank you so much to the author, ValentinePR and NetGalley for this ARC to review.