Week 50 Reviews: Badger to the Bone, Breaking Badger

From Goodreads:

She's the woman he's been hired to kidnap. But ZeZé Vargas has other ideas . . . like getting them both out of this nightmare alive. Just one problem. She's crazy. Certifiably. Because while he's plotting their escape, the petite Asian beauty is plotting something much more deadly . . .

Max "Kill It Again" MacKilligan has no idea what one of her own is doing with all these criminal humans until she realizes that Zé has no idea who or what he is. Or exactly how much power he truly has.

But Max is more than happy to bring this handsome jaguar shifter into her world and show him everything he's been missing out on. A move that might be the dumbest thing she's ever done once she realizes how far her enemies will go to wipe her out. Too bad for them Zé is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her alive . . . and honey badgers are just so damn hard to kill! 

From Goodreads:

Back with more sexy shape-shifting antics, New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston's outstandingly witty, snarky, steamy, world-building Honey Badger Chronicles continue . . .

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 first review of Badger to the Bone, Breaking Badger
My Review:
I had a really great time reading these books again! The thing about this series is that the romance is almost introduce, there's chemistry, and they're together, not many questions asked, because of the hectic pace of everything going on. And it works, don't get me wrong, but I'd love a bit more development! 

Max and Zé were a lot of fun to read! She's got this wild family, and he had no idea that he was a shifter So that she's the one to introduce him to that world, yeah, it was a lot of fun to read, and I really enjoyed their story! 

Breaking Badger was so great, I remember when there was a time where I didn't think this series would continue, and I'm glad it did, I love the story of these Malone brothers falling for Max's basketball team honey badger members. Finn and Mads were so great, what with the question of his dad's murder, and her maternal family causing all sorts of drama since her great-grandmother's death! They were so good together! 

For some reason, I thought at the end of Badger to the Bone, that Charlie was able to shift, but in Breaking Badger, it's mentioned that she has enhanced strength because she doesn't shift. So I'm just a little bit confused by that! 

These were so great to read, and I'm so excited to continue on! 

Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Honey Badger Chronicles #3, 4, Smith's Shifter World #15, 16
First Read: March 31st, 2020, August 26th, 2021

Read: December 12th 12th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books!
Publisher: Kensington
Published: March 31st 2020, August 31st 2021

Badger to the Bone:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Breaking Badger:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars