The Mane Squeeze (The Pride Book 4)

September 23, 2014

Why you should treat yourself to a Shelly Laurenston para-normal novel – (beginning with the 1st in the series):  Character Development: The author does such an unbelievable job of blending the animal behavior in so well with the human side thus creating characters that are so realistic for a paranormal story that it is so easy to suspend belief and actually see the characters in your mind. The wolf shifters behave like wolves, the feline shifters do not act like lap cats, and bears lumber....

January 30, 2011

`The Mane Squeeze' is the fourth book in Shelly Laurenston's `Pride' series. Gwen O'Neill is a ligon (tiger/lion hybrid) - she can turn her head 180°, go `house cat' on her enemies and generally take care of herself when anti-hybrid bullies want a piece. What Gwen hasn't quite mastered is her smothering family. Her promiscuous and hot-to-trot mother, `Roxy' O' Neill. Her half-brother, Mitchell Shaw and the half-brother of her half-brother, Brendan Shaw. All of these people who make up her...

March 10, 2017

I love a book that stands the test of time. Published in 2009 and it still reads relevant. Ms. Laurenston's dialogue practically lunges off the page with energy. Her characters are so funny, so brashy, so ballsy, just so over-the-top dramatic that I can't help but fall in love with them. The situations they find themselves in are classically funny, and no one backs down. Gwen and Lock were the perfect couple. I loved how laid back Lock was, how understated. And I loved how Ms. Laurenston...

May 3, 2010

Laurenston has done it again! This book was the best for almost everything. Lock and Gwen were just perfect for each other. Without a doubt Gwen is one of SL's most problematic females; talk about baggage! In fact Gwen is not even all that likable but then she is a product of her environment and when you take that into account, you realize that you have to love her as she is or not at all. All of the author's main female characters come with baggage (such as Sara from \"Pack Challenge\" who is...

June 25, 2023

This is one of my favorites in this series. Gwen & Lock are such a great couple. He’s this big grizzly shifter and she’s a hybrid tiger/lion mix. They have great chemistry and get along so well. I love Lock! He’s hot, big, caring, smart and tough when needs. I really like Gwen’s relationship with her best friend, Blayne. Blayne’s book is next and it’s another great one. This is my 4th time reading this and it’s just as great. Lots of action and mystery of what’s happening to the hybrids and...