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.

P. Dangelico is a new author to me, but as soon as I read the synopsis for Sledgehammer, I just had to read it! It sounded like what happened to Amber with her ex is something that could happen to me and us people with not-so-good luck have to stick together - plus it sounded pretty funny and I love to laugh so it was a win-win either way. I can't tell you glad I am that I found Sledgehammer because I positively LOVED it! It was amazing and I could NOT get enough!

I'm talking about Ethan first because the book is told from Amber's point of view and I feel like I know her better, but that doesn't mean I loved Ethan any less. He is truly a wonderful guy; he's generous and nice and giving. He's possessive and protective and jealous at times, but in the best ways. Ethan is so sweet, but that man is full of surprises and he's not always sweet, but you'll love what I mean by that. I would have liked to get Ethan's point of view simply because I always like hearing from the hero, but I fell in love with him anyway - I couldn't not fall in love with him, he's so great!

Although I wanted Ethan's perspective, on the other hand I'm glad that we didn't because I absolutely loved being in Amber's head - she is just the best! She's tough and blunt and a smart aleck, but has a soft side too. She's funny and a boss and I want to be her when I grow up. I just loved Amber - it's as simple as that, but I do have a ton of love for her because she's awesome!

Just like I have ton of love for Amber, I have a ton of love for this book! As soon as I started reading Sledgehammer, I was hooked and didn't want to put it down. I stayed up practically all night reading it because I didn't start it until pretty much the end of the day, silly me, and I wanted to know what was going to happen next all the time. It's been awhile since a book has done that to me and Sledgehammer was exactly the book I needed right now. It made laugh and cry, smile and grin and warmed my heart and melted it. It was utterly spectastic and I can't wait to read more from P. Dangelico!

Sledgehammer can be read as a standalone, it's told from Amber's point of view and Ethan and her do get their happily-ever-after.

~ A Hopeless Romantic's Booklandia, 5 Stars

If you loved Cam and Shaw's story you are going to LOVE Amber and Vaughn! I adored the spunky Amber in Cam's story and loved getting more of her brand of kooky. Ethan....can we just say yummm! If you are looking for laughs, some lusty moments and a sweet story look no further! This author has yet again delivered a story with characters that suck you in and don't let go!
This was a complimentary advanced reader copy from the author/publisher in exchange for a honest review via Netgalley.

This book was so so, just not what I expected. I was expecting some laughs and maybe Amber to drive Ethan a little crazy and thats not how this book was at all. It was well written but I just did not like Amber's personality. Being as the book is from her POV only well it was hard for me to like it.

Essentially she becomes Ethan's roomate in his big house. They sorta start as adversaries and then become friends. I just did not feel the heat amd I felt the things she did and said were tacky rather than funny. I might have liked the story more if I knew Ethan''s thoughts but without it I just did not like this story.

***I received this arc courtesy of Netgallery in exchange for an honest review***

The verdict is in , people. I loved it!

You absolutely have to read this book, its was freaking fantastic. Amber is my spirit animal. I loved her. I haven't laughed/smiled so much in a while, my facial muscles ache, way to cure my disuse athrophy.

I used to think MZ was the only queen of slow burn but PD is trying to prove me wrong with this book. Amber was such a strong character, she was witty, had a backbone and didn't take a nonsense from anyone. Ethan was just the cutest, he was this sexy carebear and I'm claiming him as my book boyfriend(called first dibs :D).

I was really iffy about picking this one up because I vaguely remember reading the first one and then after seeing my note I remember I was miffed about the similarities with one of my favourite book by MZ, so yea, didn't enjoy it that much but this, you just have to read. I really can't gush enough about this book.

Not to forget the sex scenes, Ethan was...whew

Thanks Netgallery and PD for approving this arc because I would have missed this beaut and I would have been none the wiser