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Sink or Swim

Maz Maddox

4.22 AVERAGE


To the Amazon & Portugal

I loved Dalton but there’s something so sexy and enticing about Baha. His dark and solitary nature makes me want uncover all his mysteries—and his delicious growls. Of course, the most perfect counterpoint for him has to be Jackson, who’s all charm and easygoing, or is he? Both of these men are so much more than show the world and I loved every bit of them they revealed in this book. “For the first time in my life since the extinction of the world I loved, I was happy.” Their rough edges, the tender, reflective moments, and the sharp wit that they shared, it all made my heart so happy and warm. I fell in love with their love and swooned so many times while reading. Not to mention I would love to jump in on some of their adventures so long as I know they’ll both be around to catch me. Amazing and magnificent, dinosaurs rule the world.

First, I love dinosaurs and this story has dino shifters!! If you're looking for a grumpy MC and a happy MC, with a side of adventure and dinosaurs, this is it. You will snicker at the grumpiness and laugh at their reactions to each other. All around amazing!
adventurous funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

🫂Spice (1-5): 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🎧Narration (1-5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
☑️M/M romance
☑️MCs 30+
☑️Urban fantasy 
☑️Dinosaur shifters
☑️Forced proximity 
☑️Opposites attract 
☑️Chosen family 
☑️HEA

'To the Amazon!'

The second book is just as weird and delightful as the first one. It's a case of opposites attract, we have dinosaur shifter and grumpy pants Baha and happy-go-lucky Jackson, a quetzalcoatlus in shifted form, is not a dinosaur shifter but a pterosaur shifter. Yes, apparently there is a difference, these were all new words to me.

This book is faster paced than the first one and we get some more details about what it means to be a gazillion years old dinosaur shifter in today's world. While Jackson was easy to like from the start, surly Baha took some warming up to but we got there eventually. And I loved how Baha didn't hesitate to have Jackson's back when it was clear that shit was about to hit.

Again, this is a quirky comfort read, don't analyse it too much. 🤪 Kirt Graves once again performs like the narrating rockstar he his.

🚢🚢🚢🚢 Four cruise ships out of five.
(4 = I enjoyed it thoroughly.)
adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love these books. Adventure but fun and light hearted and who didn't love a good Dino shifter,?
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trip_nebula's review

4.0

Well its official i guess i love dinosaurs now, didn't expect that to ever happen bit this series has converted me! I enjoyed this book even more then the first, it had twice the dinosaurs and one hell of an adventure.

"Hot damn. The man made me need to apologize to jesus. Until he opened his mouth."

I fell in love with Baha in the first book, so getting to see his story was so much fun, his a favourite character for me of all time now. His grumpy and serious, but sweet underneath with tons of loyalty. Getting to see more of his dinosaur and explore that side of him was fascinating, his thoughts and feelings - that longing and connection to the past.

"You are the most beautiful thing I've seen in sixty-five million years. "

Jackson is adorable and entertaining from the start, he took a bit to grown on me but that was me being with Baha and not so sure about trusting him. Yet his stunning and his dinosaur is incredible! Learning about his past and seeing his growth was great.

The chemistry between these two is rather slow burn, rough and passionate - their interactions as dinosaurs were stunning and i adore how they compliment each other.

"Then you would be a naked dumbass."
"Speaks to your taste in men, darlin'."
"I never said i had good taste in men," "You're proof of that."
"You love it."


Like two sides of a coin in many ways and they bring out the best in each other, together they see a new way and its beautiful. I loved all of their fights, the ocean and the sky - push and pull between them. It was soft and rough all at once, that instinct to protect each other and all of the feels. I loved these two so much!

Of course it was fun to see other members of Relic too, i still adore Dalton and Simon of course. Royal and Yu were great here, Montana their leader is fascinating to me and glad to see more of him too.

Theres a number of sidecast that added to the story as well so i have to mention Colin, who made me laugh constantly in all of his foolish actions and yet he was adorable. I loved how it went for him in the end!

Overall an amazing, enjoyable read with plenty of action and emotions. With that sweet happy ending for the guys

This was overall a funny story and I enjoyed it.
Rating does however go down a notch because of the descriptions of someone else using escorts/buying sex without any of the main characters really seeming to have any issues with it.

Slight spoiler how the characters react to the situation but no other spoilers:
Baha got upset with the whole thing but I couldn't really tell why. Was it because he hadn't known what was going to happen and he was shocked? That he felt betrayed because he hadn't been told about it? Was it the s/m outfit of the escort? Or just that particular outfit?
I know it's not an issue for some people but I find the whole topic really problematic and I couldn't help but wonder about the person on the other end. I wanted the mcs to react and save that person but this was not that kind of story apparently.
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gxuosi's review

4.0

oh these emotionally constipated idiots <3 the manic ketamine speed cocktail energy i loved in relic 1 isn’t in relic 2, but by god grumpy/sunshine adversaries to begrudging teammates to lovers slays so hard

So much fun

Dinosaurs shifters need to be written about more, I am loving this series. This second book is such a fun read with Baha meeting his match in the form of the sexy cowboy who is Jackson, stuck on a cruise with people he can't stand Baha finds something that has been missing along time. A series worth reading.
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This brought me so much joy 

This is so chaotic in the best way! Grumpy and angry Baja, who also happens to be a loyal partner.

Cruise ship shenanigans, more priceless artifacts and fossils, some popcorn action scenes, fake fiances and the cutest shifter date. Love.

The vibes are excellent in this series.