Reviews

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a super fun and quick read with an interesting mystery, although I did hit a while when I understood Zodiac, perhaps a bit too much. While this kind of violence isn't the answer, I do perhaps believe in burning it all down...

thefantasticalworldofsara's review against another edition

4.0

I've heard nothing but good things about KJ Charles books' so I'm happy I finally got to pick one up!

I really liked the combination of mystery, romance and intrigue in this, none of it felt too ridiculous or over the top which is a hard line to walk. The main characters were both fun and I'm happy there's more books with them

notfoundyet's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

chenma's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

da_bos's review against another edition

3.0

Didn't really have high expectations but this was surprisingly enjoyable.

rosereads_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

moothemonster's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

this was sweet and easy to follow but it didnt WOW me -- especially the scenes with

kim's betrayal(s)

kinda didnt hit emotionally for me which was a little disappointing. love to see multiple discussions of consent and conversations about characters' preferences in sex scenes tho, and i do want to read the rest of the series

gabyu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

hobbitfreddie's review against another edition

4.0

I quite enjoyed the main A plot until it started to drag a bit (even though the book was pretty short). The romance b plot which started I'd say shortly after the A plot started to drag was a bit frustrating, but the frustration sets it up for a more satisfying resoution I hope in the next book or two. I kinda just wanted to get to the next book after page 220. It kinda stumbles at the end for me, but the last chapter makes up with it and is satisfying for me and actually one of the hilights of the book for me.

The characters are amazing though, will defiently keep it at 4 stars for the cast. Will is a king honestly. I like how the author made him a tad bit "unlikable" I guess, while still making him endearing. There's alot of blank slates I feel for these kinda soldier characters, which Will is not.
The rest of the cast is cool, but Will's my favorite.


But it is a WW1 era MLM piece and as a gay man who loves period pieces of course I'm gonna eat this up. I don't think the LGBTQ parts are the best period piece LGBT romance I've seen, because at times it felt kinda like pandering to a straight market. Still I ate the romance up because I like the feral WW1 veteran and his gentlemanly gay lover.

jocelynsbookshelf's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5