Trigger Warning- SuicideI don't think that suicide should have been included, especially given that the cover and blurb don't even hint at it. I honestly feel like Davidson could have written the story without including it (surely just having Lois realise she hated her life and wished she was anywhere else would be enough). It's such a horrible and sensitive topic and I don't think it was dealt with very well, the suicide was treated almost casually. I think if suicide (or any other horrific topic) is included in a book the author should treat it with great sensitivity, it shouldn't just be a plot point and the author should try and raise awareness or help people come to understand people in those situations. Whenever people are exposed to suicide (news, friends or family, reading about others suicide) they are at increased risk of committing suicide so I think anyone writing about suicide should treat it with all the sensitivity it deserves remembering that the Werther effect is real, instead it was used as a plot point, described as cowardly and done almost casually (Lois jokes about taking all her pain pills or watching a star trek marathon). I've read books that deal with suicide in a sensitive fashion but this is not one of them.Ok rant over, onto the rest of the review. (I've given it 1 star because of the above, it would have got 3 stars otherwise)the short stories here worked well together, they're about different members of a family of royal puma-shifters and each story is about one of the three princes, so while the stories about each prince are short we do get to know them better because they all feature in each other's stories. Saying that the princes are very very similar, really not much personality difference between the three of them. The women they choose are more different because they come from vastly different backgrounds but the characters are all pretty one dimensional.It's funny and the characters are snarky but the dialogue seems to get a bit confused towards the end with so many of the characters being argumentative.Also the name 'Really unusual bad boys' really doesn't suit the book, they're not really bad boys and it's all set in their world so they're not really unusual. The name really doesn't give any idea of what the story would be about, and doesn't hint at the fantasy aspect at all.
Alrighty...I don't typically read paranormal romance or any romance books really. I like grit, humor, suspense, thrill, horror....romance just doesn't do it for me reading wise. It did back-in-the-day when it was a wonder-what-it-would-be-like or a salve after a breakup of my uber-casual relationships. Now the romance gets sort of in the way of the story, so I avoid them. Except I felt like it would be fun to see what MaryJanice had to say since I knew it would be funny at least. And I was right. I like MJ's way with a title, her way with men and women falling over each other. Her women are sassy and I get along well with sassy.Of the three women in the story, I liked Lois best, I think. She wasn't taking any McCrappe from anyone or anything. This was a lightweight, easy-peasy read, so no coffee beans or diamonds, rather...Three lightweight easy-peasy chocolate bunnies....
What do You think about Really Unusual Bad Boys (2005)?
I first read these stories when they were published through Alura (sp?)'s Cave - website for this vein of ebooks many, many years ago. I liked them well enough at the time and was pleased to pick up the series in a nice paperback collection to add to my library. The first story in the series is my favorite, the others eh... It's a very light read with several yummo steamy moments. There definately could have been more of the yummo in my opinion. And the second story was more annoying than hot. Rereading these reminds me that I found much steamier and better written material through the website I originally picked the story up in. Perhaps I'll have to figure out the website and go hunting for more to read.
—Asani Brewton
I LOVE THIS BOOK!I just picked it up at a nearby Borders store and couldn't put it down. Its three different stories that somehow make it a sequel to what happened after the ending of the first story. I don't really want to give anything away, but I love the plot, as well as the twists and turns in it. The characters are believable and not the usual mary-sue beauty perfection happening with the women but at the same, not the type of women where you think to yourself "Now that's just no way near possible for that to happen no matter what!" I love it, I love the characters as well as the witty humor. It forces me not to try and laugh out loud while I'm in work and having a moment of a break to myself. The first story in this book is my ultimate FAV. But the other two are a big close 2nd to me.
—Kambra
The first story, Bridefight, piqued my interest, even if I didn't like the heroine (Lois). The beginning was interesting, very promising. Her first meeting with her love interest, Damon, was also pretty cool (in my opinion). However, it pretty much crashed soon after this. I think the reasons were, mainly, the characters; Lois was kinda erratic and bitchy, and Damon was sweet, and kind of innocent and... boring. The way in which Lois found her mother was odd, too, and didn't sit well with me. T
—Steph
