So much going on, so many revelations! Absolutely fantastic. Max is stellar and ZeZe is just too cute. Seeing Max in protective mode over someone other than her sisters or team was great. Laurenston is one of my favorite authors, can not wait for more.

This series has been very fun to read and Max is by far the craziest sister! The book is fast, funny, and violent. I enjoyed meeting Ze’s character and watching him and Max fall in love!

This is another great installment to the Honey Badger Chronicles. If you liked the first two, you're gonna like this one. I have loved Max since book one and was glad she finally gets her own book. There is a LOT happening in thi book, so hold onto your butts! It's gonna be a wild ride!

Shelly Laurentson delivered again with a great cast of characters and her signature humor and writing style. Her books are fun and will have you laughing at so many different parts. I love how all of her books are connected, it makes reading one feel like visiting old friends when old characters pop in.

More honey badgers! While Charlie is my favorite MacKilligan sister, Max is a close second. She is so unapologetically herself, and I love it! I also love that she is so devoted to her sisters too. I can't get enough of deadly killing machines who will murder everyone to protect the people they love. Ze was a great match for Max too, because she definitely needed someone who respects her skills, and he does. I wish we could get more stories about these sisters, because I don't want to let them go!

OMG, I had been looking forward to this book since I tapped onto the last page on Stevie's book. Of all the books in the series, I had a feeling that Max's would be the most outrageous, fast-paced and crazy story of the series and I wasn't wrong. From beginning to end and all throughout the book, Shelly Laurenston had me entertained, laughing out loud and completely engrossed to what was happening on the page. 

Once again we get to experience the bond between the sisters, their bickering and their unique quirkiness. We also get to meet a whole new set of secondary characters, that truthfully were a little hard to keep track of sometimes. However, their presence added to the story and made it that much more enjoyable. 

Then there was ZeZé, the wild card of the bunch, at least for me. I didn't know what to expect from him and couldn't anticipate how his role in the story was going to play out. His relationship with Max was unconventional too, which intrigue me. From the get go you knew it would take a special kind of man to get Max's attention enough to start any kind of romance. Max is a force to be reckon with and I didn't know ZeZé enough to make any kind of prediction. It certainly didn't help me that there were so many things happening at once. Eventually, I was able to see their connection grow and blossom as they bickered and flirted their way through the chaos taking place. 

In the end, we get a clearer picture of how these sisters came to form such a tight bond and how much they have grown into their own since they settled down a bit. I am sad to see their story come to an end, but I did enjoy myself immensely in the process. 

ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

I’m kinda sad there aren’t any more badger sisters out there to read about because I loved Charlie, Stevie and now Max’s story so much! These three were the balanced crazy that I loved and although I’m definitely curious about Max’s teammates (all badgers and just as nutty) I don’t think it will be the same as the easy flow that I read between these three originals.

Max is the middle sister, although the smallest in stature. But she makes up for her tiny size with an enormous personality. I think she easily became my favorite character. Not because she was OTT (which she so is!) but because I loved seeing a different side to her than what we’ve previously seen about her. She wasn’t just this crazy, violence loving little psycho. She was also really sweet in her own way and seeing her share that sweetness with Ze was 1) surprising and 2) freaking adorable.

I never would have imagined her as the mentor/nurturing type but I love that the author was able to spring that on the readers and really give us something to delve into with Max. The fact that she’s instantly drawn to Ze and then bonds with him when he’s thrust into this crazy shifter world he never knew he was a part of. She is the rescues-herself type but when she teamed up with Ze, they were both pretty bad ass.

In typical SL fashion, the book isn’t solely about the MCs, we also get to meet some new characters, Charlie and Stevie make a few appearances and there is an ongoing plot that still hasn’t been resolved. If you haven’t read SL before, the writing style might be a bit intimidating but if you hang in there, you’ll get the flow of it and the story will be worth it.

Would I recommend?
Yes, I loved this (mini?) spin off series and although I’ve read other Shelly Laurenston books, these three have by far been my favorite. They are safe (no cheating) and always pack a punch! If you don’t mind OTT, crazy characters and like a good dose of humor in your reads, I think this one would be worth a read 😊

Shelly Laurenston is absolutely one of my favorite authors. She has a way of pulling together characters within and series and helping them grow as they go along. I'm sorry to see the series of these three misfit sisters end and hoping that the author decides to add them to future books.

I made the mistake of requesting Badger to the Bone from NetGalley without realizing that it was the third in a series that is itself part of a greater fictional universe. Usually picking up a book midseries isn't a challenge for me, but, with this book, trying to make sense of everything going on, with the plethora of characters and back stories, was just too much. That and I didn't really like most of the characters.

The heroine Max is super violent, like mentally ill level of violence and lack of empathy. One of her sisters called her a "sociopath with malignant narcissism" at one point, and that sounds about right. I am all for strong and powerful woman, but this felt unhealthy, not empowering. The family dynamics between her sisters and herself are bizarre and not particularly healthy, as is the greater family backstory that I was able to gather from the 25% of the book I was able to read before I just found myself giving up. The whole book felt frenetic and exhausting and slightly disturbing. Ze, the hero, seemed like a likable character, and one I could root for, trying to sort out this new world and identity that he's suddenly been dropped into. But I couldn't understand how Max could be in a relationship with anyone, including Ze. And I didn't want to read about it either.

The best things I can say about what I read of Badger to the Bone is that the world building, with animal/ human shifters of all kinds, is really creative, with a lot of potential for fun. There's some really humorous lines and a ton of diversity, with characters of all kinds of ethnic backgrounds and racial identities. It just wasn't enough to carry the book for me.

This book just made me tired trying to read it, and life is too short to read books that aren't enjoyable, no matter how hard and how constantly they try to be funny. Maybe someday I'll go back and read the first book in the series, and see if it makes more sense and is more to my taste, but for now, I will not be reading any more of this book.

Shelley Laurenston always has a diverse and zany cast of characters. This book made me laugh out loud. I definitely think you should at bare minimum read the two other books in the Honey Badger series, though you should really start with her Pride series to truly enjoy all of the wild and crazy characters. Laurenston brings in a lot of characters from previous stories so if you are not familiar with their story line, you will not enjoy this book as much.
I love seeing the love and protectiveness of the MacKilligan sisters. They may stab each other and fight with each other but as soon as someone else takes a swing at one of them, they are a united front. Poor Ze does not know what is getting into when he gets involved with Max. Literally, he is unaware that he is even a shifter. Max steps up to the plate to help bring him into her world. Again, poor fellow. Thankfully he is such a cat and ends up landing on his feet.
I really enjoyed this book. I laughed out loud and at the end, I had to reread the entire series.

Shelly Laurenston kills it every single time with these books, I love her humor so much and I am always recommending these books. I love the family dynamics and I thought the hero in this one was perfect with how much he didn't like people but still found himself amoungst all these people constantly. I can't wait for the next book!

My thoughts 
Rating: 4
Would I recommend it? Yes
Would I read more of this series? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes
This is the first time I've read anything by this author and it had me laughing at some of the the things that was been said , with that said I want to thing Netgalley as well as the publisher for letting me read it as well as review it

Absolutely loved it! Humors and engaging. I would recommend to any of my college age and above friends/students.

What can I say? This was yet another fun and flirty hilarious novel in the series. There’s nothing that this author does better than humor her books are so freaking funny you just can’t stop reading them there sexy they’re funny and the plots are always so interesting and unique I really really enjoy this series.

This is the final book I the Mackilligan Sisters series........................or is it......................
Sit back, relax and get ready to be drawn into Shelly Laurenstons shifter world. With sassy heroines and alphas who know who truly runs the show. SL has been. Firm favourite and a permanent fixture on both my TBR and reread pile ever since I read her Magnus Pack series. Badger to the bone is classic Shelly if like me you have read the first 2 books you will already be familiar with Max and her instigator ways but now we meet her crew and these ladies will hopefully appear in future stories of their own. 

So this is Max’s story and it does not disappoint we have a visit from everyone’s favourite degenerate Freddy Mackilligan and we get to watch him drive his daughters insane and we also get an insight into the sisters relationship with there grandfather. Can I just say I heart Charles that ol’ Wolfe is just amazing!! So if you have read the other books you already know Max is a typical honey badger in all the ways apart from one thing she loves her sisters and is uber protective over them without anyone realising  this of course. Her leading man is Ze an unlikely choice for our honey badger having been tasked with kidnapping her also Ze is a shifter in denial having grown up as a full human he knows nothing of his shifter side until max and he meet and she introduces him to it.

Full of humour and drama I loved badger to the bone!

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* 

I adore this series and the accompanying one (Pride). These books are hilarious and always keep me laughing. I know what I'm getting into though. It is all humor, with a slightly confusing plot, a few good action scenes, and a romance that you know will happen, but still manages to catch you offguard with how quickly they jump from hate to mate. (heh, see what I did there?) 

This is book three with out Honey Badgers, so I don't want to go into too many details and spoil things, but what y'all should know is that these books have so many different POVs-- not just the main characters or the main characters in the two books previous, but potentially all the couples and main side characters from Pride can get a POV which can be confusing especially if you haven't read any of the other books. 
I love reading these books for the laugh, so go in for the humor and not a romance. Humor and some action? Yes. A building romance? No. As usual, the couple seems to just end up together.

And yet, I will totally read more because sometimes I need to laugh to the point of tears and I like the way the shifters act/behave in these books.

What happens when a plan goes wrong, And the  kidnapping that was going to happen is interrupted by a crazy cousin., who is trying to kill you. Well you take matters into your own hands, kick the cousins butt and throw yourself into the van with kidnappers. Makes perfectly good sense if your a badger. Still wonder whose crazy? But it gets better, when one of the kidnappers turns out to be one of your kind! To bad your going to have to read the book to see what 

"I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Badger to the Bone delivers the final (or is it) Mackilligan sister story! Max is the rough and tumble sister, who is fully honey badger. With Freddy Mackilligan as a father, and her mom in prison in Eastern Europe for robbery, Max is a force to be reckoned with.  Add in Stevie and Charlie? Yeah, you don't want to get involved with these sisters.

Max's love interest provides a first for the series-a shifter who is a grown man with no idea he is a shifter. I appreciated the uniqueness of Ze's situation. Max handles it with humor and levity which is a hallmark of all of Laurenston's books. Their romance was a slow build feel, but in reality the story encompasses less than a week!

Another hallmark of Laurenston's is a plethora of side characters and Badger to the Bone is no exception! In addition to the Mackilligan sisters, you have Max's teammates, the local bears, and some recurring characters from previous books and series! Honestly, I will say that this volume of characters made listening to Badger to the Bone a challenge. It was difficult to keep up with all the people in the story, which is told in 3rd person omniscient. This had me finishing the book via kindle-and it was still hard to keep up! 

If you want a campy, fun filled romp with crazy characters and an odd romance, Badger to the Bone is perfect!

*4.5 stars*

Off the wall, hilarious must read…

Closing the final page of this book hurt so much! I did want to close the MacKilligan sisters for good, not one little bit. Ferociously loyal and combative, Charlie, Stevie and Max were half-sisters that shared a bond like no other. Any paranormal/shifter story I ever read didn’t come close to the wackiness and utter laugh-out-loud-ness, every read in this series was. The third honey badger sister, Max had (as they all did) her own unique neuroses and way of doing things. Basketball player extraordinaire, she wasn’t prepared for Ze or the feelings he would stir up… With things with their dad, and his family, and Max’s mom too, and her family, and the bears and the wolves… Yeah, you get the picture, as usual there was a heck of a lot going on….

And all of it was completely over the tap fantastic-ness! Yes, you need a scorecard to keep all the characters straight. Yes, the romance is a low, low simmer, almost obscured by the rest of the story. The rest of the story though is utter deliciousness though so it was easy to forgive….
I either want to have a honey badger, be a honey badger or become friends with all of honey badgers. Right now! 

If you haven’t picked up this series yet, and you’re in the mood for a great bit of storytelling, I would suggest doing that. RIGHT NOW!

I love all of Shelly Laurenston’s books and although I liked this book I felt like it was just a rush job. It doesn’t feel up to her usual standards. It gave too many irrelevant cameos of other characters and it introduced too many new characters and their back stories and didn’t focus on Max and Ze.