Cannonball Read 18

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A Bananapants Guide to Rescuing Cats

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

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I adored Shelly Laurenston’s Hot and Badgered when I read it last year. The second book, In a Badger Way was fine, but I found it more work and less charming. Badger to the Bone is a delightful return to bananapants. The Honey Badgers Chronicles would make an awesome tv series. It could go for years. The world is diverse with both a small town feel and an international scope. Max MacKilligan has had my heart since she pulled a rocket-propelled grenade launcher out of her trunk […]

A small town paranormal romance reminiscent of Northern Exposure

How to Date Your Dragon (Mystic Bayou #1) by Molly Harper

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Molly Harper’s paranormal romance series kicks off with How to Date Your Dragon. I previously read a novella from this universe for CBR11 called Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues. The world was hilarious and the story didn’t skimp on the heat. I meant to go back to the beginning last year, but the ‘Rona made me totally forget about it. Mystic Bayou, Louisiana is a small town where humans and magical beings coexist in this unique harmony. Jillian works for a secret organization that […]

These fierce Honey Badger sisters are not meant to be underestimated

Hot and Badgered (Honey Badger Chronicles #1) by Shelly Laurenston

In a Badger Way (Honey Badger Chronicles #2) by Shelly Laurenston

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Since I enjoyed Shelly Laurenston’s Call of Crows series, I started her new trilogy focused on shifters rather than Viking warriors. We got a very small peek of the shifter world in the Crow books, so I was intrigued. The Honey Badger Chronicles follows the misadventures of three sisters who can’t seem to stay out of trouble. I fell in love with these feisty shifter women almost instantly. I thought the Crow warrior women were intense and uncouth, but these fierce sisters are fearless AF […]

Don’t Mess With a Family of Honey Badgers!

Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston

In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

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Bingo Square: Cannonballer Says (emmalita’s review here) I picked up the first novel in the trilogy based on emmalita’s recommendation and ended up reading the entire trilogy  back to back.  I figured out I’d start with some general observations and commentary about the trilogy as a whole and then go into book specific. I have never read anything by Laurenston before but I quite enjoyed this trilogy – it focuses on the Mackilligan sisters, Charlie, Max and Stevie – they all share the same honey […]

Hoping the series picks up in the sequels

The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston

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CBR12Bingo: Cannonballer Says (previously reviewed by alwaysanswerb, yesknopemaybe and teresaelectro) Official book description: Kera Watson never expected to face death behind a Los Angeles coffee shop. Not after surviving two tours lugging an M16 around the Middle East. If it wasn’t for her hot Viking customer showing up too late to help, nobody would even see her die. In uncountable years of service to the Allfather Odin, Ludvig “Vig” Rundstrom has never seen anyone kick ass with quite as much style as Kera. He knows one […]

A Bananapants Guide to Befriending Bears

Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston

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I made the terrible mistake of starting this book at 10:30 pm. I planned to pick a book that I would read the next day, but instead I kept reading until 2 am. I could not stop laughing. Finally, I got so tired that I dropped my tablet on my face. Technically, this is a romance. But it’s really more about the MacKilligan sisters – Charlie, Max, and Stevie. Charlie, Max, and Stevie share a ne’r-do-well father, a honey badger shifter named Freddy McKilligan.  Charlie, […]



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