By Shelly Laurenston
Honey Badger Chronicles Book 5
Star rating: ★★★★☆
Blurb
The Honey Badgers are at it again in the New York Times bestselling and outstandingly witty, snarky, sexy, shape-shifting, world-building Honey Badger Chronicles. This time around, a family of clueless tiger shifter brothers have no idea how lucky they are to have caught the eye of three fierce honey badger females.
Emily “Tock” Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she’s narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey—not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn’t matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn’t have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realizes the coalition is also responsible for the death of Shay’s father, she’s forced to partner up with the flirtatious feline. . . .
Revenge is most definitely on the menu for Shay and his tiger shifter brothers. But when it comes to Shay’s alluring partner in crime-solving, so is seduction. Tock might be a bad-ass of a honey badger, but she’s awfully cute when she’s flashing her fangs, which she’s pretty much doing all the time these days. Good thing revenge is a dish best served hot. Because when it comes to Tock, Shay knows just how to turn up the heat. . . .
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Read if you Like:
🦡 Romcom
🦡 Honey badger shifter
🦡 Criminal hijinx
🦡 Single parent
🦡 Basketball playing heroine
My Thoughts:
I am a big fan of the Honey Badger Chronicles and the Pride series before it. I love how the different shifters have personalities based on their shifter type. These books always make me laugh and Born to be Badgered was no exception.
Shelly Laurenston has a way of writing that makes things that are completely extraordinary seem normal. Of course, honey badger shifters sleep in cabinets and steal things. Everyone knows that. I love how she writes strong female characters and we everyone is accepted for who they are.
If I had been reading this story as part of an urban fantasy series I would have given it 5 stars. I loved the plot and the antics of new and familiar characters immediately drew me in. However, I did feel that the romance was lacking. It felt tacked on as it was necessary for the genre but not very central to the plot. I liked Tok and Shay but I liked Tok's relationship with Shay's daughter almost more than her relationship with Shay.
If you are already a fan of the Honey Badger Chronicles I think you will enjoy the latest installment! It brings all the familiar characters and the same humor from earlier books. However, I would not recommend this one to people who have not read the earlier books. It would not function well as a standalone.
Thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Books for providing me with this ebook for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
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