Break

 Book Review of Break  (Bend & Break Duet)

Title: Break

Series: Bend and Break Duet

Author: Grahame Claire

Date Published:   October 26th 2021

Date Read:  Oct 30th 2021

The Blurb:

My Review

4.5 Second Chance Stars

The conclusion to Beau and Cal's story Break was so good. I love second chance romances! I felt Beau and Cal's love in this book. I loved what a strong and supportive protector Cal was. He respected her wishes and was there for her when she needed him most. I loved that Beau wanted Cal and their marriage. She opened up more, let her hurt show. She decided she wasn't going to give him up. She also decided to take her life back. She spoke out about her abuse and let others help her. This book wrapped up a lot of questions I had. Both Alex and Beau's dad got what they had coming to them and it made me so happy! I loved seeing Teague, Pepper, Lexie, Lincoln, Eric, Miss Adeline, Viv and Daniel again, catching up with their lives. Cal's Ma was great. My favorite part of the whole book was when Beau, Lincoln and Teague stood up to their dad. I have been waiting 5 books for that moment. The only thing I didn't like about this book and it was a small thing was Cal calling Beau baby sister. Great read. Great ending for all the Hollingsworth. I loved it!

Bend

 Book Review of Bend (Bend & Break Duet)

Title:  Bend

Series: Bend and Break Duet

Author: Grahame Claire

Date Published:   September 28th 2021

Date Read:  OCt 29th 2021

The Blurb:

My Review

4 Cal Stars

I knew there was something going on with Cal and Beau in past books and I knew it was gonna be good, but Grahame Claire really brought the drama. This book had me all over the place. I was mad, I laughed and I rooted for Cal and Beau. On a side note I also rooted that really bad things would happen to Beau's dad and Alex. Just saying! Samuel Hollingsworth was such a rotting bastard. He had me raging so bad while reading I thought the vein in forehead would pop.

I liked Beau a lot but I loved Cal. I felt so bad for him feeling like he wasn't good enough. Cal and Beau had such a deep connection and past hurts that complicated their relationship. I felt so much for both of them. I truly hated Alex and Samuel Hollingsworth and I can't tell you how many times I screamed idle threats at those fictional characters. It drove me crazy that Beau, and really her two brothers too, let their dad run their lives and treat them the way he did. I really wanted Beau to tell her father to fuck off. Alex too. It drove me crazy. I loved all the dogs they bring such cuteness to the story. The ending omg the damn ending...... Why Grahame Claire why do you do this to me???? I hope in the second book Samuel and Alex get theirs......

Breaking Badger

 Book Review of Breaking Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles)

Title:  Breaking Badger 

Series: Honey Badger Chronicles

Author: Shelly Laurenston

Date Published:   August 31st 2021

Date Read:  Oct 18th 2021

The Blurb: 

 It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience. Things just go from bad to worse when the badgers rudely ejected from his home turn out to be the only ones who can help him solve a family tragedy. He’s just not sure he can even get back into the badgers’ good graces. Since badgers lack graces of any kind . . .

Mads knows her teammates aren’t about to forgive the cats that were so rude to them, but moody Finn isn’t so bad. And he’s cute! The badger part of her understands Finn’s burning need to avenge his father’s death—after all, vengeance is her favorite pastime. So Mads sets about helping Finn settle his family’s score, which has its perks, since she gets to avoid her own family drama. Besides, fighting side by side with Finn is her kind of fun—especially when she can get in a hot and heavy snuggle with her very own growling, eye-rolling, and utterly irresistible kitty-cat . . .

My Review

3.5 Honey Badgers of books past Stars

I love Shelly Laurenston. I enjoy how funny and crazy her shifter books are. Especially her honey badgers. I loved the first 3 books in this series but even though I liked this one I didn't love it. I wanted more romance. This book was funny and the plot flowed well. I was never bored. I like both Finn and Mads. I felt the book really needed more of them. There was to much side story going on taking away from Mads and the love part of the book. I didn't feel their love and it made me not connect to them as a couple. Now I loved the pride series and I loved the Mackilligans sisters. I enjoyed seeing them in this book but it seemed they were more of a star then Mads. So while I enjoyed reading this book and I loved spending time with past favorites I had to rate it a bit lower because this was suppose to be Mads and Finns book and I felt like they got ripped off.