An Amazon Best of the Year Selection “When it comes to combining offbeat humor and mayhem, it is tough to beat Laurenston.” —RT Book Reviews 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 … 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!
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Made me laugh out loud.
I was excited to get this one with it also being along time since I had read this author. For awhile there I had read all her books but now it would seem there could be some catching up to do. The plot in this one is one with danger and humor so it did not take long to get into it. ZeZe has one job but he is turning it around but did not realize whom he thinks Max is crazy. Thing is she knows things he doesn’t and that includes what he is inside. She knows also his strength he has when unleashed. The other thing is too that danger and wanting her death is chasing them but the motives of both make for turning the pages. You see it develop into more than both expected and the fun we have in seeing the chemistry rise. We want them both out alive so we race to the finish.
love it
Read the whole series.
love it and she is on my auto buy list
Shelly’s latest book takes place in the crazy, funny shifter New York City that she’s brought to life throughout her Pride and Honey Badger series. This time we follow Max “Kill it again” MacKilligan who brings home a shifter who doesn’t know he’s a shifter. Who better to teach him than Max and the gang.
Max has been one of my favorite characters. I love how she manipulate people with her crazy talk while smiling away. And while learning about Max we get introduced to quite a few new faces. Hopefully there will be many more Honey Badgers Chronicles in our future.
Shelly creates characters that truly capture the traits of the animals they shift into, from the defiant cat that knocks over your stuff right in front of you to the honey badger that just don’t care! And no one surpasses Shelly’s ability to write graphic details of violent fighting done with a comedic twist. She continues to incorporate beloved favorite characters from her previous shifter series for that home and community feel.
I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Exquisite humor
I love the MacKilligan girls and their friends. This addition to the series is no exception. Lots of laughter but action and suspense as well. And don’t forget the family drama. I highly recommend this and all the books in the series.
One of my favorite authors. Love her characters and the dialog, tough women, and great plot twists.
fun – as usual for Laurenston I appreciate her books when I want to relax and escape. Best to read the honey badger books in order. Heck best to read all her “Mane” books in order.
What a fabulous story, I always know I’m in for something special when I pick up a Shelly Laurenston book. Badger to the Bone has fabulous characters and banter, the story was engaging, and I can’t recommend this author highly enough she is truly amazing and I will definitely be reading whatever she releases next.
Love all her books
I really enjoyed this book. All the characters were wonderful and full of action. Lots of funny moments. I will definitely read this again!
I highly recommend this book and author and looking forward to the next book by this author.
Great world building loved seeing characters from other books make an appearance.
This one was Max’s story. Story was a bit all over the place. Ending seemed like it was just thrown in at the last minute and almost like it was a side story. Max and Ze really didn’t get the relationship development they deserved. So many of the previous characters seemed to just pop in the story and then pop out. Yes, it had funny parts but it just wasn’t enough for it to be more than a 3 star for me.
I love her Badger series. Dysfunctional women and the men who love them. Nothing is expected or normal in this series, I mean half badger/half tiger shifters? It’s all fun. For some hot sex and amusing characters this is the place to be.
This is the 3rd book in the Honey Badger Chronicles and I would absolutely read the previous ones before reading this one or you will be completely lost. In this one we finally get Max’s story!! ZeZé Vargas has been hired to kidnap a woman but has no idea why. But when things goes sideways-he is just trying to get them both out of it alive. He just doesn’t realize that the woman he kidnapped is completely crazy and has her own plans. Max “Kill It Again” MacKilligan has no idea what one of her own is doing with the gang that kidnapped her. At least not until she realizes that he has no idea what he truly is. But she is more than happy to show him what he is capable of. At least until she realizes just what her enemies are willing to do in order to wipe her out. Too bad for them that Ze’ is going to do what it takes to keep her safe and that she is so hard to kill!
I absolutely loved Max’s story!! I always thought she had to have some sort of hidden depths after the previous books and this one definitely shows that there is more to her than meet’s the eye! Yes, she is hard core but she is also all about her family and doing what is best for them. No matter what. Ze’ is this stand up guy who has no idea that he is a shifter. He is just trying to do what he believes is right, even when it is unnecessary. I might have laughed so hard I cried at some points! This book has it all! Humor, romance, suspense, action-it kept me hooked from the start and I definitely didn’t want it to end! I especially loved the little twist to it and can’t wait to see where that leads us!! Can’t wait for the next book!
Badger to the Bone is book 3 in Honey Badgers Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston. This is Max Yang’s story. She is the middle sister and I have been dying for her story since she was introduced back in book 1- Max was the borderline sociopath MacKilligan sister.
In her story, we find Max has depths that we didn’t know about. And her hero has to be someone who can calm her yet match her and she has that with ZeZé Vargas. What I can tell you is Ze has secrets that he himself doesn’t know about. The plot is fantastic, the ensemble secondary characters is fabulous, the chemistry between the main characters are amazing and the plot kept me reading feverishly until the middle of the night. I couldn’t stop reading once I started. I enjoyed reading the MacKilligan sisters stories. I wished it didn’t end. I dare not give any spoilers away. Let’s say there are quite some twists/turns in this read. The ending was great! I can’t wait to see what’s next.
My Rating: 4.5 stars ********
This is my favorite of the honey badger sisters. So funny