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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQj6YtFteY0\/WWrRJvlNXBI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/RVKd8vflGHsKGGILPbq0Rxm4ldF2tuicwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sutphin%2BBoulevard%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQj6YtFteY0\/WWrRJvlNXBI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/RVKd8vflGHsKGGILPbq0Rxm4ldF2tuicwCLcBGAs\/s640\/Sutphin%2BBoulevard%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"4.5 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497518304i\/23030330.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERail this motherfucker while I jerk off on you.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1500153770r\/23305020.gif\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"description\"\/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe first Santino Hassell book I ever read was \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/30415154.Fast_Connection__Cyberlove___2_\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Fast Connection (Cyberlove, #2) by Megan Erickson\"\u003EFast Connection\u003C\/a\u003E and I binge read the ass out of the Cyberlove series after that. Then I picked up this one as part of the MMRG TBR Knockout Challenge, and binge read the ass out of Five Bouroughs. What I'm saying is - Mr Hassell is clearly my jam.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHis writing style is gritty, the language is dirty, the sex is off the chain filthy, and the characters are raw, real and a little bit faulty.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EYou're cute, but phenomenally dense.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow the major issue in the story plays out.\u003C\/b\u003E When I picked up this book, I didn't know exactly what I was expecting - but I wasn't expecting this kind of depth. It was awesome!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1396609578ra\/9159260.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E2 things. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E1: \u003Cb\u003EMikey was a bit of a dick.\u003C\/b\u003E Nunzio was a way better friend to him, than he was to Nunzio. Off the top of my head, I'm remembering 2 times that he bailed on Nunzio when they had big plans. As in - trip to Italy plans. That sucks. And he pushed Nunzio away a lot. In my heart -and, ok, I know it's not a true story but it still hurts dammit - I feel that Nunzio deserved better. Having said that, I wouldn't want to ever see them with anyone else.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E2: \u003Cb\u003EWhat happens if you don't speak any Spanish?\u003C\/b\u003E There are quite a few lines in this story where characters are speaking Spanish, and not a lot of context to help with a vague translation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EEmpieza con la mierda (Bring on this shit)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENo soy tu hijito (I'm not your son)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETu suerte cambiara. Tienes a tu familia. (Your luck will change. You have your family)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETu madre estaria avergonzada. (Your mother would be ashamed)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThat's a lot, and if you can't understand what the characters are saying I feel like you'd be missing out on some decent convo.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAmazing storytelling, exciting pace and even though Mikey wasn't my fave - I loved all Mr Hassell's characters hard. His character development is some kind of amazing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1500153770r\/23305019.gif\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"description\"\/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/4214917746743394987\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-sutphin-boulevard-five-boroughs.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/4214917746743394987"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/4214917746743394987"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-sutphin-boulevard-five-boroughs.html","title":"Review: Sutphin Boulevard (Five Boroughs #1) by Santino Hassell"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQj6YtFteY0\/WWrRJvlNXBI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/RVKd8vflGHsKGGILPbq0Rxm4ldF2tuicwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Sutphin%2BBoulevard%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-3730522316423423636"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-12T14:27:00.000+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-16T14:28:51.279+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"5 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family dynasty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"friends to lovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M\/M"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warm n Fuzzy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"x rated"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Switched by N.R. Walker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tYwtVhp28sU\/WWrPHGKBk5I\/AAAAAAAABa0\/f0-QmDFyh0s8CPA2-yZck4fqZqs26AU4QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Switched%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tYwtVhp28sU\/WWrPHGKBk5I\/AAAAAAAABa0\/f0-QmDFyh0s8CPA2-yZck4fqZqs26AU4QCLcBGAs\/s640\/Switched%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"5 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515628i\/23029977.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENever in my life have I ever doubted you.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1500150100ra\/23304804.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis book had \u003Cb\u003Eall\u003C\/b\u003E of the good things.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* Thoughtful character building\u003Cbr \/\u003E* Quirky humour and legitimate LOLs\u003Cbr \/\u003E* Massive chemistry and that good, good sexual tension\u003Cbr \/\u003E* Perfect tempo and little reveals that felt genuine and natural\u003Cbr \/\u003E* Organic drama and angst - nothing felt forced, manufactured or like it didn't belong.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThat's probably the best thing about this gorgeous story - I can't image it unfolding any other way. All these things had to happen, and the story was made even more beautiful because of the pain. Loved it, loved it, loved it!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo, Israel's family is ass.\u003C\/b\u003E Rich, but still - ass. He's been told all his life that he's an embarassment, he's been neglected, unloved, and lonely, and the only person he ever had was Sam, and Sam's family. They're BFFs, and Israel knows he relies too heavily on Sam and is trying to cut those \u003Ci\u003Ewhatever the BFF equivalent of apron strings is.\u003C\/i\u003E And even though nothing could take away how crap his family made him feel all his life, I thought how N.R. Walker slowly eased his parents own issues into the story was \u003Ci\u003Eperfect.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHe laughed. \"And I don't mean to brag or anything, but your father totally spoke to me like I was a human being. In his house.\"\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1500150100ra\/23304805.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI loves me some friends to lovers trope.\u003C\/b\u003E Loves. It. And Ms Walker does it so, so right - the loyalty, and understanding, and honesty between them. The humour, the history, the angst when they are separated. All of it was \u003Cb\u003Edelicious.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHe was my best friend, my one and fucking only...\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere's nothing I didn't love. Switched is wonderful. Except I ended up with the Spongebob song and Tracy Chapman stuck in my head for \u003Ci\u003Edays.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1500150100ra\/23304803.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/3730522316423423636\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-switched-by-nr-walker.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/3730522316423423636"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/3730522316423423636"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-switched-by-nr-walker.html","title":"Review: Switched by N.R. Walker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tYwtVhp28sU\/WWrPHGKBk5I\/AAAAAAAABa0\/f0-QmDFyh0s8CPA2-yZck4fqZqs26AU4QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Switched%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-8746554031291191728"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-02T14:12:00.000+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-16T14:13:13.977+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alpha male"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dom\/Sub"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family dynasty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M\/M"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paranormal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"resorted to skimming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"x rated"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Duck! (Avian Shifters #1) by Kim Dare"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CfL9PT1c3vg\/WWrLaCItLRI\/AAAAAAAABac\/64rRsXx88LcenMpTxDQ5nAhJvkRDj_N7QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Duck%2521%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CfL9PT1c3vg\/WWrLaCItLRI\/AAAAAAAABac\/64rRsXx88LcenMpTxDQ5nAhJvkRDj_N7QCLcBGAs\/s640\/Duck%2521%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"2.5 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1498081333i\/23089827.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was a very committed kind of D\/s relationship, like the 24\/7 kind, and \u003Cb\u003EI liked the insight into something I don't know much about.\u003C\/b\u003E Ms Dare did a really good job of painting Ori \u0026amp; Raynard as characters who were, down to their very cores, meant to live this way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOri was adorable.\u003C\/b\u003E His life has been pretty crap since he did a partial shift, and he's been treated as the lowest of the low in the nest. I was so thankful that Raynard came and took him away from that, and took care of him.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI liked the quirkiness of an avian shifter story.\u003C\/b\u003E I've only read 4 or 5 shifter stories, so I enjoyed a bird one.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe middle of the story moved \u003Cb\u003Eso slow\u003C\/b\u003E for me. From 25% to around 60% I had to actively make myself tune in to what I was reading. I knew I \u003Ci\u003Ewanted\u003C\/i\u003E to get to the end because I wanted to know what happened with Ori, but my brain just wouldn't stay connected to the story. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt could be that this kind of D\/s relationship doesn't do it for me, or because I didn't get a lot of passion from Ori \u0026amp; Raynard, or because of how serious everything was... whatever it was, I couldn't get invested in the middle there.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso, I didn't like how Raynard just tried to dump Ori, and how Ori had to beg. The bit where Ori tries to compromise and offers to wait on both Raynard and a new submissive if Raynard will only take him back?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1498975541ra\/23178441.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EGood writing, good editing, but I just didn't connect with the story. I'd be keen to read a different theme by Ms Dare, though.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/8746554031291191728\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-duck-avian-shifters-1-by-kim-dare.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/8746554031291191728"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/8746554031291191728"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-duck-avian-shifters-1-by-kim-dare.html","title":"Review: Duck! (Avian Shifters #1) by Kim Dare"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CfL9PT1c3vg\/WWrLaCItLRI\/AAAAAAAABac\/64rRsXx88LcenMpTxDQ5nAhJvkRDj_N7QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Duck%2521%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-1519449268220319680"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-01T14:09:00.000+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-16T14:10:23.235+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"4 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alpha male"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"friends to lovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"solo parent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports theme"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"x rated"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Stay (WAGs #2) by Sarina Bowen"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yo0lW2BD5bM\/WWrKsSSsXkI\/AAAAAAAABaY\/ZUtm5YFTpu4TOAuLVyKodxfJ4ujJg9XJgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Stay%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yo0lW2BD5bM\/WWrKsSSsXkI\/AAAAAAAABaY\/ZUtm5YFTpu4TOAuLVyKodxfJ4ujJg9XJgCLcBGAs\/s640\/Stay%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"4 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497518253i\/23030321.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMaybe I can convince you to kiss me again. I’m right here, honey. Come get me.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI love that these authors don't go for the obvious plot points.\u003C\/b\u003E Our sexy celebrity striker hasn't had sex since his divorce.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1458207722ra\/18456107.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOur heroine is maintaining a mature business relationship with her ex-hubby, even though she's hurting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe boy I fell in love with and married. Jackson and I never raised our voices to each other - not even once - during our eight year marriage. It's disheartening that we're doing it now.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe things that could have been massive issues were dealt with maturely, and our couple moved on. No redundant angst and - thank you, ladies - no weird, relationship-threatening misunderstandings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI just really liked how emotionally driven and warm this story was. Except Kara, she was all \u003Ci\u003Ecry me a river with my champagne lifestyle and awesome hubby and well adjusted kids and huge house and cute dog.\u003C\/i\u003E But see, even their strained relationship felt real.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGreat relationship building.\u003C\/b\u003E Not just between Hottie \u0026amp; Snipes, but with the team, and with Hailey and her own friendships, and the WAGs. \u003Cb\u003E  \u003Ci\u003EOK.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E What I'm trying to say is, this is a people-centric story. But I've already written a lot of things, so I'm not going to delete them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWow.\" I sigh, fanning my flushed face. \"This is very invigorating. It's been over a year since I...\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Had sex?\" Jenny finishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"... saw a hockey game in person,\" I correct, even though that other thing is also true.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECute Rufus.\u003C\/b\u003E Characters with pets are instantly better characters.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI've never read a virtual assistant character before.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELemming and his Lemur convo.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1498354086ra\/23118450.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ENothing, really. It was a great story!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1498354086ra\/23118451.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/1519449268220319680\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-stay-wags-2-by-sarina-bowen.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/1519449268220319680"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/1519449268220319680"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/07\/review-stay-wags-2-by-sarina-bowen.html","title":"Review: Stay (WAGs #2) by Sarina Bowen"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yo0lW2BD5bM\/WWrKsSSsXkI\/AAAAAAAABaY\/ZUtm5YFTpu4TOAuLVyKodxfJ4ujJg9XJgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Stay%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088562711439847904.post-8021341989349706437"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-30T12:43:00.000+12:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-30T12:43:11.484+12:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"5 star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"alpha male"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"friends to lovers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M\/M"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"military men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paranormal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slow burn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"small town"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"standout characters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 20 Ever!"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 3"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"top romance reads"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"violence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warm n Fuzzy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: How to Walk Like a Man (Howl at the Moon #2) by Eli Easton"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JfY_C4RC4AQ\/WVBXUGRsrLI\/AAAAAAAABTA\/wWnBWIV9u2kDIOvzd7lV5CuQRoay0QcdwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/How%2Bto%2BWalk%2BLike%2Ba%2BMan%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JfY_C4RC4AQ\/WVBXUGRsrLI\/AAAAAAAABTA\/wWnBWIV9u2kDIOvzd7lV5CuQRoay0QcdwCEwYBhgL\/s640\/How%2Bto%2BWalk%2BLike%2Ba%2BMan%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"5 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515628i\/23029977.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESoooo. Turns out dog shifter M\/M romances are my \u003Ci\u003Ejam\u003C\/i\u003E in a big way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003ERoman licked the salt away. \u003C\/i\u003EI love you, I love you, I love you. Please don't leave me.\u003Ci\u003E Please don't leave me!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1497325369ra\/23011124.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHoly shit. Everything. I loved everything in this book.\u003C\/b\u003E Easily a thousand star rating for me. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso, not to be psychotically self-absorbed here, but I feel like this book was written for my heart. It's got all the amazing things I didn't know I could expect before I started...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDogs, obviously.\u003C\/b\u003E Awesome dogs, with dog behaviours, and dog mannerisms, and dog thoughts. And \u003Cb\u003Epeople\u003C\/b\u003E who are still coming to terms with not being dogs. A whole town full!! I loved them all a tremendous\u003Cs\u003Ely unhealthy\u003C\/s\u003E amount.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere was \u003Cb\u003Ehumour!\u003C\/b\u003E I snortled so hard through so many chapters of this. When Matt goes to the movies. When Roman gets donuts. When he discovers underarm hair. And rubbing one out! And Lance trying to answer Roman's questions. And Penny the poodle, Charlie's suggestion, everyones' concern for Paco, all of it. If I wasn't soaking up the sexy times or crying over the sad stuff, I was snorting in a very ladylike and attractive way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBlushing, he decided, was not something he liked very much, as human traits went. And it certainly wasn't nearly as fun as masturbating.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAnd there was \u003Cb\u003Eheartbreak.\u003C\/b\u003E But it was manageable. Like, I'll tell you now - \u003Ci\u003Eno animals were killed in the making of this gorgeous little book that means everything to me.\u003C\/i\u003E This review could have gone a \u003Cu\u003Ewhole other way\u003C\/u\u003E if that happened, so millions of thank you's coming your way, Eli Easton!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAnd there was \u003Cb\u003Ehot M\/M smut-tasticness.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1497325369ra\/23011125.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso - I thought it might be weird having smut in a shifter book that has animals, but it really wasn't even a factor at all. So I'm not a creep, which I appreciate tremendously.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso, \u003Cb\u003Esexuality issues, family dramas, etc were resolved quickly and smoothly.\u003C\/b\u003E And there's great \u003Cb\u003Eaction\u003C\/b\u003E that made me cheer like a crazy cheering thing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1493687703ra\/22642334.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPhenomenal.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv 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center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dC8NaOLA524\/WVBXSo5iqrI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/_Sv7IxtFO8ozUZdgMkSLqFevyDv1MY0cgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/How%2Bto%2BHowl%2BAt%2BThe%2BMoon%2BMU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1035\" data-original-width=\"1464\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dC8NaOLA524\/WVBXSo5iqrI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/_Sv7IxtFO8ozUZdgMkSLqFevyDv1MY0cgCEwYBhgL\/s640\/How%2Bto%2BHowl%2BAt%2BThe%2BMoon%2BMU.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMy rating:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"4 Stars…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497518253i\/23030321.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029902.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELance's inner dog was wagging it's tail so hard, he had difficulty keeping his hips still.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497515306i\/23029901.jpg\" width=\"22\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1497391513ra\/23018518.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I loved:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010517.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI'm a sucker for friends-to-enemies romance, so I loved how \u003Cb\u003ELance pissed Tim off early on.\u003C\/b\u003E You could actually feel Lance screwing everything up.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010515.jpg\" width=\"44\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETim could just picture Sheriff Blowhard staring at him all disgusted because he'd hit a poor defenseless dog.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETim was such a loveable, HEA deserving character.\u003C\/b\u003E He's been through some shit, but he's trying so hard to get back on his feet, and he's got such a sweet nature. Also, the way he cares for his plants made me care about his plants... and that's just something I never thought I'd be able to muster.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELance's sweet side.\u003C\/b\u003E A lot of the time I thought he was such an idiot, but the way he realised he was bonding way quicker than Tim, and how he fell apart when Tim got mad, and how he wanted to take care of Tim forever - all of that was wonderful!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010515.jpg\" width=\"44\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHe himself had moved ahead in his feelings about Tim. But Tim was still standing still at that 'bat-shit crazy sheriff guy' first impression\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELily - the ultimate interfering mother-in-law.\u003C\/b\u003E I couldn't \u003Ci\u003Ebelieve\u003C\/i\u003E what she did, but in her own overbearing way, she \u003Ci\u003Ewas\u003C\/i\u003E trying to help, so she won me over.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe writing.\u003C\/b\u003E I love the way Eli Easton weaves her yarn - there's no rambling, no hella long descriptions about shit that doesn't matter. It's all about her characters, and wonderful words.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010515.jpg\" width=\"44\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHe watered them with H2O and gut-felt prayers.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I didn’t love:\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010518.png\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI read book #2 first, and it's one of my faves of all time. My biggest concern before I started that one was how \u003Cb\u003Edog shifter sex was going to be done in an un-weird way\u003C\/b\u003E. That story did it amazingly well. This one, not as much. It bordered uncomfortable for me, even though Quickened sex only happens between humans - like, it's not freaky. But there's an awful lot of crotch sniffing, and this gem:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Quote…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010515.jpg\" width=\"44\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E...it was like being rimmed by a gopher determined to burrow. And that was way hotter than it sounded.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1383134712ra\/6411213.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso, it's just a me-thing, but I didn't like how Marshall was dealt with. It felt a bit cheesy.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Overall…\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/hostedimages\/1497315560i\/23010519.png\" width=\"135\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAwesome story, and if you read this one first it's a great set up for Roman \u0026amp; Matt in book 2!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"description\" class=\"gr-hostedUserImg\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/hostedimages\/1497391513ra\/23018519.gif\" width=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/feeds\/4251417666107437008\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/06\/review-how-to-howl-at-moon-howl-at-moon.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/4251417666107437008"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3088562711439847904\/posts\/default\/4251417666107437008"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.kirifiona.co.nz\/2017\/06\/review-how-to-howl-at-moon-howl-at-moon.html","title":"Review: How to Howl at the Moon (Howl at the Moon #1) by Eli Easton"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kiri Fiona"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106221802813847479840"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-a3jRnyrX1qI\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAA3s\/KsTpEspideE\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dC8NaOLA524\/WVBXSo5iqrI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/_Sv7IxtFO8ozUZdgMkSLqFevyDv1MY0cgCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/How%2Bto%2BHowl%2BAt%2BThe%2BMoon%2BMU.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});