A review by thegreatmanda
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

So much fun, and I'm definitely going to need to finish the trilogy because I'm not ready to be done with these ridiculous idiots. I love the way KJ Charles can write these delicate aristocrats who aren't shrinking violets, and then they fall for these rougher scrappier men who still have vulnerabilities and emotional needs. Will and Kim are endearing as friends and companions, and breathtaking in the bedroom together.

So... Phoebe is definitely a lesbian, and is the friend Kim was going to give the sapphic love letter to, right?

Favorite Quotes:

He'd been apprenticed to a joiner before the war, but that felt like decades ago: all he was good at now was killing people, which was discouraged.

"What I say is, one can be as moral as one likes but one should have the courtesy to do it in private, like any other bad habit."

He looked smart and well groomed and rich, and his eyes were as raw and lonely and full of wishes as Will felt.

"You're a bit of a mess, aren't you?"
"My friend, you have no idea."

"What do you want to talk about?"
"I don't know. The football results? Politics. The pictures. Why the blazes you're called Kim when your name is Arthur."
"My name, since you raise the topic, is Arthur Aloysius Kimberley de Brabazon Secretan. What would you do in my place?"
"Leave the country," Will said wholeheartedly. "You poor bastard, you never stood a chance."