What do you think?
Rate this book
The Bangover #0.5
Friends with Bang-ifits
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark... Or in the state of Kirby Lawrence, a woman who is NOT attracted to her best friend, bad boy rock star, Colin Donovan. Not even a little bit!No matter how good his butt looks in those jeans… Crap, I’m looking at his butt. Colin’s butt!And the butterflies in my stomach are discoing now. Discoing!I avert my eyes, but it’s too late. I have already had thoughts I shouldn’t have had, and flutters that shouldn’t have fluttered.And I have a horrible feeling there’s no coming back from this.No going back to the way things were before I realized that a part of me wants to climb my best buddy like a tree and make out with his sexy face…Meet Colin and Kirby in this fun, flirty Standalone prequel to THE BANGOVER!
92 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 19, 2019
526 people are currently reading
1444 people want to read
About the author
Lili Valente
150 books4,081 followersVisit Lili at www.lilivalente.com
Author of over forty novels, USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente writes everything from steamy suspense to laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. She can't resist a story where love wins big. Because love should always win. She lives in Vermont with her two big-hearted boy children and a dog named Pippa Jane.
*Lili rarely visits this site as it is a site intended for readers, not authors. If you have questions, the best way to reach Lili is through her website contact form. Happy reading!
Author of over forty novels, USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente writes everything from steamy suspense to laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. She can't resist a story where love wins big. Because love should always win. She lives in Vermont with her two big-hearted boy children and a dog named Pippa Jane.
*Lili rarely visits this site as it is a site intended for readers, not authors. If you have questions, the best way to reach Lili is through her website contact form. Happy reading!
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 174 reviews
January 2, 2020
Cute prequel short story...
Cute prequel short to what I assume will be a best friends to lovers romance. I’m not quite sure that I will pick up their full story. It seems like it will be cute, so we shall see.
Cute prequel short to what I assume will be a best friends to lovers romance. I’m not quite sure that I will pick up their full story. It seems like it will be cute, so we shall see.
August 26, 2019
Can’t wait to read Bangover to get the rest of the story.
May 27, 2020
Soy una gran admiradora de las precuelas, en este caso, no estaba 100% segura de leer esta nueva serie de Lili Valente, por lo que me lance a leer este pequeño tomo a ver si me terminaba de animar ( o no ) a darle una oportunidad a el primer libro.
Friends With Bang - Ifits es una buena introduccion, nos presenta brevemente a la pareja protagonista y su dinamica, quizas me fallo que el cambio en su relacion sucediera de una manera mas real, practicamente sucede de un parrafo al siguiente, por lo demas, me entretuvo.
En resumen, Friends With Bang - Ifits me intrigo lo suficiente como para leer la siguiente parte, no se cuando lo hare pero espero poder leerlo en algun momento de este año.
2.5 Estrellas!
November 8, 2020
No me ha convencido mucho esta precuela, pero al ser tan cortito, es difícil juzgar. Me pensaré darle una oportunidad a la novela, a ver qué tal.
January 21, 2021
Buena introducción para el siguiente libro y en definitiva me dejó con ganas de más.
Corriendo a leer el siguiente porque aquí amamos los friends to lovers.
Corriendo a leer el siguiente porque aquí amamos los friends to lovers.
April 14, 2020
3.5 vampire snowmen stars!
This was a cute and quite short introduction to Kirby and Colin.
I feel like it really could have been shortened and then added as flashback prequel chapter to the beginning of the first book or have included more past stories of the relationship starting from when they first met as kids.
This was a cute and quite short introduction to Kirby and Colin.
I feel like it really could have been shortened and then added as flashback prequel chapter to the beginning of the first book or have included more past stories of the relationship starting from when they first met as kids.
January 17, 2020
a short prequel for friends to lovers book
Want to read
October 22, 2019🎁 FREE on Amazon today (10/22/2019)! 🎁
December 30, 2020
Muy bueno para la longitud del mismo... pero me falta más desarrollo así que espero leer pronto el final de su historia.
June 9, 2020
Honestly, this was free on the Kindle store, and the name seemed far too good to pass up.
I have zero opinion on whatever the fuck I just read. All that really happened was 2 mates chatted about nipples and khaki pants a lot, then nearly kissed, but didn't kiss, and that's the plot for you. And yet, it wasn't awful. Whilst corny asf, the writing wasn't dreadful, and I was somewhat entertained.
Idek what else to say really.
I have zero opinion on whatever the fuck I just read. All that really happened was 2 mates chatted about nipples and khaki pants a lot, then nearly kissed, but didn't kiss, and that's the plot for you. And yet, it wasn't awful. Whilst corny asf, the writing wasn't dreadful, and I was somewhat entertained.
Idek what else to say really.
October 9, 2019
Loved this story. Kirby and Colin were so cute together. I can't wait until The Bangover. I have to see how it ends.
August 5, 2022
I'm a sucker for fun book names and free kindle books, but yeah, I wish I skipped this. I didn't realize first, that it was a novella at first and then didn't realize until after I read it that it was a prequel to the next book.
So yeah, nothing really happens here. I mean if you want to read the Bangover series, then sure, start with this one, but it was kind of stupid and nothing really happens besides friends flirting and making a drunk snowman. There are no friends with bang-ifits or anything banging in this book at all.
All it did was make me kind of want to read the next book, which was just slightly better, but nothing great.
So yeah, nothing really happens here. I mean if you want to read the Bangover series, then sure, start with this one, but it was kind of stupid and nothing really happens besides friends flirting and making a drunk snowman. There are no friends with bang-ifits or anything banging in this book at all.
All it did was make me kind of want to read the next book, which was just slightly better, but nothing great.
October 24, 2019
A quick and fun prequel to The Bangover!
This novella perfectly shows the closeness and easiness of Kirby and Colin’s friendship. They’re best friends, they’re a little bit flirty, they tell each other everything...their relationship is adorable.
This novella perfectly shows the closeness and easiness of Kirby and Colin’s friendship. They’re best friends, they’re a little bit flirty, they tell each other everything...their relationship is adorable.
May 10, 2020
Todas merecemos un mejor amigo como Colin, punto <3
Me ha encantado la complicidad que tienen los personajes.
Me ha encantado la complicidad que tienen los personajes.
October 6, 2025
I might be interested to read the series 🤔 it seems cute.
January 11, 2024
I feel like I’m cheating putting this towards my reading goal because 1) it’s a prequel and was only 50 pages and 2) it look me maybe half an hour to read, including breaks 🥲 I promise I’ll read some actual decent literature soon anyway nothing happens besides some flirting between a homey girl and her rockstar best friend, who calls her Larry sometimes (her name is Kirby). Amazing.
November 5, 2019
If this is an 'intro' read that's designed to make me want to read the book about the 2 main mc's, it failed.
We have childhood friends finding themselves in lets explore more territory but I didn't feel the chemistry, It didn't take me along the journey of best friends to friends in lust journey. Other than some moments of lust I didn't even know what was propelling the change. The frank conversations about their sex lives with others left me queasy.
The blurb for the next and main book for these mc's states 'And if only I hadn’t been secretly in love with Colin for years before this Friends with Bennies Vacation got started'. ReallY? nothing in this books suggest that the h, other than some lustful thoughts, has any unrequited deeper feelings for him other than as best friends. Surely this book which sets up the main book should at least suggested it.
I'm saying I won't be reading the main book.
We have childhood friends finding themselves in lets explore more territory but I didn't feel the chemistry, It didn't take me along the journey of best friends to friends in lust journey. Other than some moments of lust I didn't even know what was propelling the change. The frank conversations about their sex lives with others left me queasy.
The blurb for the next and main book for these mc's states 'And if only I hadn’t been secretly in love with Colin for years before this Friends with Bennies Vacation got started'. ReallY? nothing in this books suggest that the h, other than some lustful thoughts, has any unrequited deeper feelings for him other than as best friends. Surely this book which sets up the main book should at least suggested it.
I'm saying I won't be reading the main book.
February 12, 2021
Audio book re-listened on 11/2-2021.
Audio book listened on 29/8-2019.
---------------------
Well. I had no idea this was a prequel because I'm stupid and didn't really read the blurb BUT it doesn't matter. I'm gonna read The Bangover anyway. This short prequel piqued my interest.
I also loved the narrators! I loved both of them which doesn't happen that often for me.
This short audio was cute and the perfect length for me. I got it as a newsletter freebie.
Audio book listened on 29/8-2019.
---------------------
Well. I had no idea this was a prequel because I'm stupid and didn't really read the blurb BUT it doesn't matter. I'm gonna read The Bangover anyway. This short prequel piqued my interest.
I also loved the narrators! I loved both of them which doesn't happen that often for me.
This short audio was cute and the perfect length for me. I got it as a newsletter freebie.
September 14, 2019
This only loses a star because I'm grumpy, I didn't realise it was a prequel and the rest isn't available for another month.
I loved the narration, Lili you read well, and Jason your voice is lovely :)
Can we not have the rest now please, pretty please...
I loved the narration, Lili you read well, and Jason your voice is lovely :)
Can we not have the rest now please, pretty please...
June 26, 2020
Lily Valente no defrauda. Novela cortita y al pie con todo lo necesario para engancharte y tentarte a leer el siguiente libro.
En cuando comiencen las vacaciones tendré la oportunidad de leer tranquila la historia completita de Kirby y Colin ♡.
En cuando comiencen las vacaciones tendré la oportunidad de leer tranquila la historia completita de Kirby y Colin ♡.
January 7, 2025
This is a quick, fun and flirty little novella that introduces us to Colin and Kirby before they embark on their Vegas adventure in The Bangover.
July 13, 2024
I listened to this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t_cS...
it's a quick little prequel, scenes from the friendship of the couple in The Bangover. There wasn't much to it but it made me continue on to the full story so it worked the way it should have.
The title of the story might lead you to expect more banging than there is.
The audio narration was pleasant, the FMC is the author's own voice.
it's a quick little prequel, scenes from the friendship of the couple in The Bangover. There wasn't much to it but it made me continue on to the full story so it worked the way it should have.
The title of the story might lead you to expect more banging than there is.
The audio narration was pleasant, the FMC is the author's own voice.
May 15, 2020
No me gustó, no tiene mucho sentido. La trama me interesaba por ser de "mejores amigos" y esos temas suelen atraerme pero este no, me aburrió mucho y el final mmm ok nada, no encontré nada bueno así que seguiré con mi resaca literaria parece :(
April 17, 2020
Netter Prolog
June 30, 2020
Short novella, but a good intro to the full length novel.
January 19, 2021
An amazing start to Kirby and Colin story. Can't wait to see what happens next with these besties.
February 21, 2024
Surprisingly zero banging
May 2, 2020
Pages: 92
My rating: 2.5
Read other books by this author in the future: no
This is a story about a life long friendship of the two MCs. They meet shortly but both develop feelings for each other, without action on it. There is a follow up but because the first book did not pull me in, I am not going to read it.
June 4, 2023
Before it all started...there was just the tease 😏
October 24, 2019
This little intro to Kirby and Colin will put you in the mood and whet your appetite for the rest of the series. We get a deeper look into the how and why of their lifelong friendship, delivered in the same irreverent, hilarious, heartfelt way we've come to know and love from this talented writer. You'll chuckle at their banter, snicker at their text messages and laugh out loud at their antics, but prepare yourself for the unexpected depth of heart you'll find here.
If you’ve not yet read this lady's work, this is the perfect way to take it for a test drive. It's a quick, fun, easy read, and you can't beat the price! Kirby and Colin will enchant you, and you'll be eager to follow them into the next story, where you'll find that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas.
If you’ve not yet read this lady's work, this is the perfect way to take it for a test drive. It's a quick, fun, easy read, and you can't beat the price! Kirby and Colin will enchant you, and you'll be eager to follow them into the next story, where you'll find that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 174 reviews