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cadiva's review
5.0
Quackle and Hank how I love thee.
This one's just shot right to the top of my list of favourite MM stories.
It's beautifully written, the characters are real, the dialogue sparkles with humour and warmth and there's some gorgeously realised emotional sex between these two.
I'd love to read more about this little town in the middle of nowheresville Australia.
It's a real delight.
This one's just shot right to the top of my list of favourite MM stories.
It's beautifully written, the characters are real, the dialogue sparkles with humour and warmth and there's some gorgeously realised emotional sex between these two.
I'd love to read more about this little town in the middle of nowheresville Australia.
It's a real delight.
squirrely007's review
4.0
The cover for this book does not fit. The main characters in my head look nothing like these guys, the cover looks like frat boys. But aside from that, this was a really good book!
mindforbooks's review
5.0
The Shearing Gun:
"Quackle": The best nickname and term of endearment that there ever was.
I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. I mean it's about sheep farming and sheep shearing in the middle of nowhere. 'How good could it possibly be?' says I. Awesome it turns out.
This book is a feel good book. A story about two men meeting, becoming friends and falling in love. A story that you may think you have read a thousand times before but you've never read it from the POV of an Australian farmer named Hank.
"You think I'd do this to me-self? Nah, it was them bloody mongrels from Corrigin. They can't kick a footy straight, so they hit hard to try 'n' knock you out so's you don't know which is the arse end of your dog. Them wallies jumped on me in the second quarter. Three of them. It was fucking Big D MacDonald who took me for a flyer, and then his brother and cousin used me like a trampoline. Hard. The wankers. I showed them, though. Got me a fifty-meter and thumped that red turkey through. Then three more times that quarter and once in the third before Coach yanked me because I dropped a sitter when I didn't use me sore arm."
The Doc blinked a couple of times through my explanation, but to his credit he didn't drop his eyes.
"Let me get this straight," he asked. "You were playing football against a team from Corrigin, whose skills were poor, so they tried to make up for it by rough play. One player threw you to the ground and two others sat on you. You received a penalty and a shot at scoring. You scored a goal, then four more before, until the forty minutes after your initial injury, the coach of your team made you stop playing because you didn't catch the ball cleanly?"
I frowned at him. "Yeah. Isn't that what I just said?"
This book is also really educational when it comes to sheep shearing and farming, I had a 20 minute conversation with the Boy about what a shearing gun was and he was actually interested.
I did have a few issues (when don't I eh?) but it doesn't make this book any less feel good and that's what I wanted.Skipping the details on Quackle topping was just cruel.
We get a lot of Australian television over here. I'm not really sure why, it's just always been a thing. This book brought a way oldie to mind and it's staying there.
It's obviously just because of the whole Doctor thing as there is a distance of about 4,000km between the places where these two things are set but every time I read it I'm pretty sure that program will come to mind. And read it again I will. This book will be coming out whenever I'm feeling sorry for myself!
I just wish it hadn't ended.
"Quackle": The best nickname and term of endearment that there ever was.
I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. I mean it's about sheep farming and sheep shearing in the middle of nowhere. 'How good could it possibly be?' says I. Awesome it turns out.
This book is a feel good book. A story about two men meeting, becoming friends and falling in love. A story that you may think you have read a thousand times before but you've never read it from the POV of an Australian farmer named Hank.
"You think I'd do this to me-self? Nah, it was them bloody mongrels from Corrigin. They can't kick a footy straight, so they hit hard to try 'n' knock you out so's you don't know which is the arse end of your dog. Them wallies jumped on me in the second quarter. Three of them. It was fucking Big D MacDonald who took me for a flyer, and then his brother and cousin used me like a trampoline. Hard. The wankers. I showed them, though. Got me a fifty-meter and thumped that red turkey through. Then three more times that quarter and once in the third before Coach yanked me because I dropped a sitter when I didn't use me sore arm."
The Doc blinked a couple of times through my explanation, but to his credit he didn't drop his eyes.
"Let me get this straight," he asked. "You were playing football against a team from Corrigin, whose skills were poor, so they tried to make up for it by rough play. One player threw you to the ground and two others sat on you. You received a penalty and a shot at scoring. You scored a goal, then four more before, until the forty minutes after your initial injury, the coach of your team made you stop playing because you didn't catch the ball cleanly?"
I frowned at him. "Yeah. Isn't that what I just said?"
This book is also really educational when it comes to sheep shearing and farming, I had a 20 minute conversation with the Boy about what a shearing gun was and he was actually interested.
I did have a few issues (when don't I eh?) but it doesn't make this book any less feel good and that's what I wanted.
We get a lot of Australian television over here. I'm not really sure why, it's just always been a thing. This book brought a way oldie to mind and it's staying there.
It's obviously just because of the whole Doctor thing as there is a distance of about 4,000km between the places where these two things are set but every time I read it I'm pretty sure that program will come to mind. And read it again I will. This book will be coming out whenever I'm feeling sorry for myself!
I just wish it hadn't ended.
samanatha's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
anitalouise's review
5.0
What an incredible read!! I was totally immersed in rural Western Australia. Had to Google a few words and phrases but was able to follow the dialogue. Fascinating topic - sheep farming and shearing! Nicely woven into the romance between the two MCs. Loved Hank and Elliott or Quackle. Sweet and very sexy romance about friendship, family, small towns and acceptance. Strong writing with humor, some drama but, at heart, a romance between two great guys. My only quibble was that I wanted Elliot's POV. I was so loving these two guys that I wanted his thoughts, too! This was first person which I usually have trouble with but the book flowed. One clicking this author's other books!
angeltrin1's review
5.0
I actually listened to this on audible.com and have to say I LOVE the narrator. A huge plus is the humor in the book. I really enjoyed the interactions between Hank and Quackle. I will be rereading this because it is like comfort food, if I am needing uplifting this book (fluff of sweet fluff) will do it!
lauraadriana78's review
5.0
Renae Kaye is steadily becoming one of my favorite new authors. I live how she writes!! Her books are fun, sexy and uncomplicated. This one was also an awesome look into farming life in the Australian outback which was really fascinating! LOVED!
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