Friday 6 May 2022

REVIEW - Beast Behaving Badly (Pride #5) by Shelly Laurenston


The Book

Release Date: 3 March 2013

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Some men just have more to offer. Like hard-muscled, shape-shifting Bo Novikov--part polar bear, part lion, pure alpha. . .

Ten years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York--all seven-plus feet of him--determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only neighbors are other bears almost as crazy as he is. . .

Let sleeping dogs lie. Bo knows it's good advice, but he can't leave Blayne be. Blame it on her sweet sexiness--or his hunch that there's more to this little wolfdog than meets the eye. Blayne has depths he hasn't yet begun to fathom--much as he'd like to. She may insist Bo's nothing but a pain in her delectable behind, but polar bears have patience in spades. Soon she'll realize how good they can be together. And when she does, animal instinct tells him it'll be worth the wait. . .

"Non-stop laughter, snark, and witty banter." –SmexyBooks

Praise for the novels of Shelly Laurenston

"Delicious, sexy and wicked fun!" --New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter on Bear Meets Girl

My Review.  4 STARS 

I have been looking forward to Blayne's story as she has been a character that I have loved.  She is nutty, funny and like a human on speed.  Here we get her falling for the bear-lion hybrid Bold (Bo Novikov from  a polar bear community.

Blayne is half wolf and half dog, which certainly can cause problems, but she makes friends wherever she goes and has the personality that most cannot help but love her.  She is a very loyal friend and most are there the moment that she might need them.

We find that Blayne's name has been sold to a syndicate that organises kidnapping of hybrids in order to get them pit fighting.  Dee-Ann Smith is charged with following her for her safety, but known tells Blayne.

Bo is a shifter hockey player with attitude and a penchant for lists and schedules he does not like interrupted.  However Blayne soon comes along and challenges everything and turns his ordered world upside down.  But there is just something about the girl that keeps him from turning away from her.

We get to see more of previous characters in the series, and introduced to new ones and I really like the bears.  Blayne is a charming character, full of spice and all things nice, but she does have her point where she snaps.

I have certainly enjoyed this book the best so far in this series and wait to see where this goes and how the plot line will play out.

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