I've been reading Shelly Laurenston's books for a long time now. I know she is good and I enjoy the worlds she creates, her style, her plots, her humour, her feminism…, so when I started To Kill a Badger I was looking forward to it, I am enjoying tremendously the Honey Badger Chronicles and I couldn't wait for the next one. The book accomplishes all the expectations: badger shenanigans? check; hilarious and kooky situations? check and so on, this book proudly follows the others in this series and in all of Laurenston's shifters universe.
The surprise came (and shame on me for being surprised) with the complexity of this book. There are so many things happening at the same time, so many voices and the author is on top of it, not letting any ball drop, creating a well-timed and well-narrated complex story. The construction is very well executed and more intricate than in other books of the series, but it is well done and necessary, there are many things happening to many people in many places…
Shelly Laurenston is a very good writer.
I can't wait for the next one (I know, this is not published yet!), wherever she takes us, I will surely follow.

I love fluffy, funny gratuitous violence, components that make up the back bone of Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badger Chronicles. To Kill a Badger, the most recent entry into the series is no different. More of a slow burn than the previous entries into the series Nelle and Keane spend most of the novel on a fool’s errand as the deal with the McGilligan family war with the de Medici lion coalition.

This novel seamlessly intertwined multiple plot points that to tell a full story. As usual the cast of secondary characters help to ensure we the readers spend the entire novel laughing. Nelle and Keane (Uncle Mean) snipe at each other as they fight their attraction. Before the two realized they had gone from force allies to being in love.
Without giving too much away the secondary stories stole the show, Charlie and Stevie knew when and how to bring out the knives to fix the problem. Finding out that the entire situation was arranged in order to ensure that Charlie would agree to be the woman in charge of the newly formed Badger Protection Organization.

I greatly appreciate having been given the opportunity to read an advanced digital copy of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Another LOL romance about the honey badgers. Nelle has to help everyone... Keane is out to avenge his dad's murder and must work closely with Nelle.

Lots of LOL scenes as expected. Fun and crazy situations with the honey badgers as always. Love the larger than life characters.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

This is highly unusual for me but I can only give this latest book 4 stars and not 5 stars
as the Author usually warrants .
Why you may ask ? - well for a start I thought I would need a spreadsheet to
keep who was where, who was with whoever and what the main thread was meant
to be at anyone time !!!
There are plots within plots , within plots throughout this book so concentrate .
But my main grouse was having to put my full concentration from one paragraph
to the next to find out who was speaking and what was going on - it could go from Charlie
baking in her kitchen to Nelle and Keane fighting in Paris to the Crones trying to get access to Charlie - this
disrupted the flow to the story . I don't mind multiple POVs if the storyline warrants it
but not realising which country I was in until half way down the next paragraph was disconcerting at times.
I did love how Charlie resolved the issue of the Medici females and cubs situation
That being said there were the usual chaotic scenes in the "baking" queues and laugh out loud moments
between Nelle and Keane plus a convoluted storyline ( which I hope will lead to further books for resolution)
that makes for an entertaining read
One question was raised in my mind - so unless I have misunderstood previous storylines - I thought Charlie
had already been recruited by Imani Ako to defend all honey badgers - so why was she recruited this time - again
this could be my misreading of previous events , if so ignore my rambling !!!
I (im)patiently await for the next book from the Author who is always on my automatic pre-order list

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

Love this series! And author! Gotta love the honey badgers, as they make great characters in this shifter series. Also love the bears who line up around the block to get fresh baked items. Highly recommend this series and author.

A fun continuation of the series, following the relationship between vengeful growly Keane Malone and wealthy meticulous Gong "Nelle" Zhao, as they navigate the dangers of the imminent conflict between the honey badgers and the de Medici coalition. The story is multi-narrative, prominently featuring perspectives including the main couple, the MacKilligan sisters, Mads' aunt and her friends, and a handful of limited-appearance side characters.
Good blend of humour and action through the story (including brief laughter at a couple of points), but given the previous books and existing relationship between Keane and Nelle, it was surprising it took so much of the book for them to act despite Keane's growing awareness of his feelings. (Though I admit to not being the best at subtle cues of attraction/feelings, so this assessment may be flawed.) Also felt even more "well, you're here, attractive, and we usually get on" than previous installments in the series. An enjoyable read, but not my favourite of the series, and read more for other characters and ongiong plot than interest in the actual romance. As always, Charlie brought me great joy in her handling of any situation.
A varied pace. hits different emotional notes, a great cast of characters. Minor trigger warning for domestic abuse (implied) and its side-effects. Worth continuing the series with this book, and would recommend to paranormal romance readers who like stories with ensemble casts and more plot to them.

I have been anxiously awaiting this book but it took me forever to read it. I kept getting distracted and confused by how the dialogue runs together. Which drives me crazy! It wasn’t as funny as some of the others but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. Lots of point of views. A little steamy. Bears, tigers, badgers, and dogs.
Nelle Zhoa is a honey badger shifter and comes from a very rich family. Keane Malone is a tiger shifter and football player. Keane wants the de Medici family wiped out because they killed his father. The de Medici family wants Nelle and her friends destroyed because they killed their father and left him in their mansion. Nelle wants to keep Charlie calm so she goes after the de Medici’s. But some older badgers are sticking their nose into their business.

* VOLUNTARILY READ AND REVIEWED FOR NETGALLEY *

Nelle Zhao has been best friends and teammates with the craziest honey badgers since junior high. Recently, they have been targeted and attacked by some territorial human trafficking lions. And the idiot lions are threatening to escalate to an entire species war. So Noelle steps into to contain this disaster and ropes Keane Malone into her project. He's mean, cranky and perfect. He just has to admit that she's perfect too.

Why I started this book: Laurenston's honey badgers find joy in taking what they want, are unapologetic about their weird interests and find joy in annoying others. I need that crazy energy in my fiction...

Why I finished it: Noelle and Keane are learning just how tricksy honey badger friends can be as Mads' aunt is determined to "help." Honestly, Noelle will handle this, plus as a bonus, she can avoid her sisters rabid wedding planning. Fun addition to the whole crazy series.