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Otter Chaos
Lon Ewing snowboarded in and turned economist Corey Levigne’s life upside down, introducing him to a world he didn’t know existed. Corey’s still adjusting to a boyfriend who shifts into an otter and raids the koi pond—and now Lon says Corey’s department chair is a werewolf?
Wolves at the university, wolves in the bank—across Lon’s desk sits Professor Melvin Vadas and his hench-wolves, demanding a construction loan for the pack’s new lodge in the mountains. There’s just one little problem: the proposed building site is home to a breeding population of rare fish.
What do wolves care for stupid human rules, an otter who’d barely make a good snack, or one pesky human determined to protect the environment? Once they’re snout to snout with Corey and Lon, there’s more than silverscale dace on the Endangered Species List.
Includes Tail Slide, the short story that launched Otter Chaos.
Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting Corey adds a whole new level of fun to snowboarding.
It’s easy to slip away for time alone in the woods without raising suspicion, but how’s Lon to entertain himself when bad snow and a worse spill force them off the mountain too early?
Never give an otter a box of Cheerios.
Wolves at the university, wolves in the bank—across Lon’s desk sits Professor Melvin Vadas and his hench-wolves, demanding a construction loan for the pack’s new lodge in the mountains. There’s just one little problem: the proposed building site is home to a breeding population of rare fish.
What do wolves care for stupid human rules, an otter who’d barely make a good snack, or one pesky human determined to protect the environment? Once they’re snout to snout with Corey and Lon, there’s more than silverscale dace on the Endangered Species List.
Includes Tail Slide, the short story that launched Otter Chaos.
Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting Corey adds a whole new level of fun to snowboarding.
It’s easy to slip away for time alone in the woods without raising suspicion, but how’s Lon to entertain himself when bad snow and a worse spill force them off the mountain too early?
Never give an otter a box of Cheerios.
276 pages, Paperback
First published October 9, 2015
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P.D. Singer
59 books172 followersP.D. Singer lived in Colorado with her slightly bemused husband, one young adult, and seventy-nine pounds of pets. She was a big believer in research, first-hand if possible, so the reader can be quite certain PD skied down a mountain face-first, had been stepped on by rodeo horses, acquired a potato burn or two, and rethought a novel that included sky-diving.
When not writing, playing her fiddle, or walking the sheddiest member of the family, she could be found with a book in hand.
When not writing, playing her fiddle, or walking the sheddiest member of the family, she could be found with a book in hand.
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October 4, 2015
This is a sweet and different M/M shifter romance.
Lon and Corey are newly coupled--just moved in together--and are working out all the kinks. As is normal for a new couple they need to figure out who's gonna do the household chores, and how they're going to manage car use and date night activities--but these "usual" issues are complicated by one simple fact: Lon is an otter shifter.
Every week he needs to spend some time in his otter form, 1-5 hours generally scratches that itch, while longer than 12 hours of otter fun has Lon lost in a haze between both worlds where the water is his best friend and all he wants to do is play. See, when he's an otter, Lon's really an otter--lost in his otterness. He hunts and behaves like and otter--even if it means eating the decorative koi he and Corey put into the pond out back, or shredding all the toilet paper rolls in the house.
In his human form, Lon's a loan officer for a Boulder bank, and he's not happy when a trio of werewolves appear at his desk for a loan to fund building the Full Moon Conservancy on forestry land. Lon knows that the property is part of the protected habitat of the silverscale dace, an endangered indigenous fish, and that's part of why he declines to approve the loan--approval can only come after the environmental impact studies.
Some problems? Werewolves don't like to be told no. Also, the alpha of the pack, Melvin, is Corey's department chair at U-Colorado. He recognizes Lon's scent on Corey, and that's a whole new dimension of TMI. Lon fears that the werewolves will eradicate the dace from their property, or kill Corey, or himself, and takes some bold strokes to prevent that--little does he know the werewolves have a dastardly plan to get rid of the dace "naturally" with the help of a few hungry otters...
What I really enjoyed about this story is the in-depth characterization of Lon, and Corey. They both have to deal with the otterness of Lon, and Corey's doing his darnedest without knowing truly how to help Lon. Because Lon's pretty protective about the ins and outs of shifting. In some ways it seems that Lon doesn't actually KNOW the answers to the questions Corey poses, because he's a whole different being as an otter and this is not translatable. Like, there aren't words much when he's an otter. And, if he's an otter for several hours Lon loses his ability to speak when he pulls his fur back.
As Lon deals with the werewolves, Corey tries his best, though it's not good enough. Lingering effects of shifting threaten to pull Lon into otterness forever, and it's all Corey can do to keep him on this side of the pelt. It was a great psychological story, and I loved the development of the relationship between them. Poor Lon, who loves the tasty koi! Poor Corey, who doesn't know how to deal with a truly wild mate!
They are a great pair. The pace of the story, and the switching POV both hit the mark for me. I liked the sexytimes, and the emotional context for this couple felt right. They are still getting acquainted--they've only dated a couple of months, and the growing pains of coupledom had authenticity.
Lon and Corey are newly coupled--just moved in together--and are working out all the kinks. As is normal for a new couple they need to figure out who's gonna do the household chores, and how they're going to manage car use and date night activities--but these "usual" issues are complicated by one simple fact: Lon is an otter shifter.
Every week he needs to spend some time in his otter form, 1-5 hours generally scratches that itch, while longer than 12 hours of otter fun has Lon lost in a haze between both worlds where the water is his best friend and all he wants to do is play. See, when he's an otter, Lon's really an otter--lost in his otterness. He hunts and behaves like and otter--even if it means eating the decorative koi he and Corey put into the pond out back, or shredding all the toilet paper rolls in the house.
In his human form, Lon's a loan officer for a Boulder bank, and he's not happy when a trio of werewolves appear at his desk for a loan to fund building the Full Moon Conservancy on forestry land. Lon knows that the property is part of the protected habitat of the silverscale dace, an endangered indigenous fish, and that's part of why he declines to approve the loan--approval can only come after the environmental impact studies.
Some problems? Werewolves don't like to be told no. Also, the alpha of the pack, Melvin, is Corey's department chair at U-Colorado. He recognizes Lon's scent on Corey, and that's a whole new dimension of TMI. Lon fears that the werewolves will eradicate the dace from their property, or kill Corey, or himself, and takes some bold strokes to prevent that--little does he know the werewolves have a dastardly plan to get rid of the dace "naturally" with the help of a few hungry otters...
What I really enjoyed about this story is the in-depth characterization of Lon, and Corey. They both have to deal with the otterness of Lon, and Corey's doing his darnedest without knowing truly how to help Lon. Because Lon's pretty protective about the ins and outs of shifting. In some ways it seems that Lon doesn't actually KNOW the answers to the questions Corey poses, because he's a whole different being as an otter and this is not translatable. Like, there aren't words much when he's an otter. And, if he's an otter for several hours Lon loses his ability to speak when he pulls his fur back.
As Lon deals with the werewolves, Corey tries his best, though it's not good enough. Lingering effects of shifting threaten to pull Lon into otterness forever, and it's all Corey can do to keep him on this side of the pelt. It was a great psychological story, and I loved the development of the relationship between them. Poor Lon, who loves the tasty koi! Poor Corey, who doesn't know how to deal with a truly wild mate!
They are a great pair. The pace of the story, and the switching POV both hit the mark for me. I liked the sexytimes, and the emotional context for this couple felt right. They are still getting acquainted--they've only dated a couple of months, and the growing pains of coupledom had authenticity.
August 8, 2020
Gallic Cheesy Elf, you are the best!! Thank you sooo much, sweet Elf :)
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2.5 stars
+ The cover is adorable!
+ Lon being an otter was cute most of the time.
+ The short story Tail Slide at the beginning of the book is the prelude to the main story and describes how Lon and Corey got to know each other. It was sweet and drama-free.
+ Corey! He was sweet and understanding and tried everything to make Lon happy.
- The main story was kinda weird. I can't put my finger on it but I was about to DNF several times. It had its good moments but most of the time I was scratching my head.
- Both guys spent too much time in their heads. Of course, Lon can't speak when in otter-form but that didn't make it any better. I get that he can't grasp human language so well while being in otter-form but after a while reading the thoughts of a 3-year-old got on my nerves. (Sorry, I didn't mean to insult any children!)
- Lon in human form! Most of the time he was ungrateful and whiny and I was asking myself more than once why Corey is putting up with this sh!t. How can he get mad at Corey because Corey doesn't know everything there is about being and otter-shifter when Lon refuses to answer his questions or tell him anything about being a shifter?? I got so mad at times when Lon was being unreasonable.
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2.5 stars
+ The cover is adorable!
+ Lon being an otter was cute most of the time.
+ The short story Tail Slide at the beginning of the book is the prelude to the main story and describes how Lon and Corey got to know each other. It was sweet and drama-free.
+ Corey! He was sweet and understanding and tried everything to make Lon happy.
- The main story was kinda weird. I can't put my finger on it but I was about to DNF several times. It had its good moments but most of the time I was scratching my head.
- Both guys spent too much time in their heads. Of course, Lon can't speak when in otter-form but that didn't make it any better. I get that he can't grasp human language so well while being in otter-form but after a while reading the thoughts of a 3-year-old got on my nerves. (Sorry, I didn't mean to insult any children!)
- Lon in human form! Most of the time he was ungrateful and whiny and I was asking myself more than once why Corey is putting up with this sh!t. How can he get mad at Corey because Corey doesn't know everything there is about being and otter-shifter when Lon refuses to answer his questions or tell him anything about being a shifter?? I got so mad at times when Lon was being unreasonable.
January 24, 2018
4.0 Stars
That really was quite adorable and like nothing I've ever read before. Given all the shifter books out there you'd think there would be more where the call of nature, of remaining in animal form, is almost too much to resist. And then trying to learn humaning again? Funny but heart-breaking for the actual human who had to keep faith his lover would find his way back to sentience.
Thankfully, it all worked out in the end.
(Also, I'm so glad that the abundance of ski-slang that peppered the initial story didn't really carry over to the longer one...helped, I'm sure, by the onset of spring and a lack of "pow-pow.")
That really was quite adorable and like nothing I've ever read before. Given all the shifter books out there you'd think there would be more where the call of nature, of remaining in animal form, is almost too much to resist. And then trying to learn humaning again? Funny but heart-breaking for the actual human who had to keep faith his lover would find his way back to sentience.
Thankfully, it all worked out in the end.
(Also, I'm so glad that the abundance of ski-slang that peppered the initial story didn't really carry over to the longer one...helped, I'm sure, by the onset of spring and a lack of "pow-pow.")
December 25, 2015
★★★★☆½ ~ 4.5 Stars
Ever since I saw Ring of Bright Water http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064893/ when I was 9 or 10, I've loved otters. When I saw this for pre-sale, I jumped even though I hadn't read this otthour (see what I did there?) before.
Begins when Lon and Corey meet snowboarding and and they're getting along swimmingly until the day when Lon wants to take a bath and Corey finds an otter in the tub and no Lon. I liked the way this shifter story was told, differing POVs, even when Lon is an otter, he thinks and acts like an otter. And he has to be careful not to be an otter for too long or the water calls to him and it's difficult to remember why he has to shift to human.
But, oh yeah, he likes to do human things with Corey that he can't do as an otter. Even when he's human though, the otter is never far from the surface, his hands will switch when he sees fish he likes.
There's some bad werewolves that are in the process of building a larger center that will displace protected fish and Lon and Corey get in the middle of it and it causes repercussions with Lon's otterness.
Super entertaining and enjoyable and I recommend. Not your usual shifter story if you're tired of the same old story.
Ever since I saw Ring of Bright Water http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064893/ when I was 9 or 10, I've loved otters. When I saw this for pre-sale, I jumped even though I hadn't read this otthour (see what I did there?) before.
Begins when Lon and Corey meet snowboarding and and they're getting along swimmingly until the day when Lon wants to take a bath and Corey finds an otter in the tub and no Lon. I liked the way this shifter story was told, differing POVs, even when Lon is an otter, he thinks and acts like an otter. And he has to be careful not to be an otter for too long or the water calls to him and it's difficult to remember why he has to shift to human.
But, oh yeah, he likes to do human things with Corey that he can't do as an otter. Even when he's human though, the otter is never far from the surface, his hands will switch when he sees fish he likes.
There's some bad werewolves that are in the process of building a larger center that will displace protected fish and Lon and Corey get in the middle of it and it causes repercussions with Lon's otterness.
Super entertaining and enjoyable and I recommend. Not your usual shifter story if you're tired of the same old story.
August 5, 2024
This had a lot of potential and I was looking forward to it after enjoying the prequel Tail Slide, but it was shockingly boring despite the suspenseful premise. It felt like the author didn't put a lot of thought past the 'Lon-is-a-cute-otter-shifter' thing because the suspense plotline didn't make complete sense and it was dragged out to the point where I skimmed through multiple chapters in the second half.
My favorite aspects were Lon's otter shifting and Lon and Corey's established relationship. Like in Tail Slide, the otter version of Lon isn't just adorable but the author pairs his shifting with Lon's mentality and viewpoint changing to that of a small animal. The guy basically has the mentality of a 3 year old but one improved by his heightened otter senses and his innate knowledge of the natural world. Like other reviewers have said, we don't know what animals really think or how they view the world but this seemed right.
I usually adore the way the author writes established relationships and this book was no exception. The MCs got together in Tail Slide and this book starts a few months later. They're in love, they're living together and most authors would manufacture OTT ridiculous conflict to keep things interesting, but PD Singer knows the type of interesting conflict that naturally arises between long term couples and uses that to keep the romance fresh. For example - . Coming up with conflicts like this kept Corey and Lon's romance interesting and it's why I adore this author's approach to established relationship romances.
Unfortunately, the rest of the story dragged and the suspense plotline wasn't nearly as interesting as it could have been. This was my first issue with this plotline because Lon and Corey both acted OTT frequently, which isn't normal for this author. When Lon tells Corey about the loan thing and he worries about Corey having to interact with the wolf shifter at work, I was shocked when the author used dialog tags like 'sobbed' and 'wailed' to describe Lon's behavior. As for Corey, he screamed at people twice in the story, which is a pet peeve of mine. In general, yell is a much better descriptor than scream because scream is very OTT and the majority of people tend to not scream even during arguments.
My second problem was the execution of the lodge problem. Lon and Corey are both heavily involved in the preservation of Colorado's endangered species (Corey in a professional capacity and Lon because he's an otter shifter) and the location of the lodge would threaten the habitat of a tiny, critically endangered fish that inhabit a nearby creek. This is the main conflict. Unfortunately, the execution is really boring due to nearly every scene being stretched out with tons of unnecessary conversation and tons of repetition and the whole thing isn't as interesting as it should have been.
Some examples:
+ Corey and Lon go to count the fish numbers in the creek and not only do they do this twice but it's described in excessive detail both times. Corey walks on the shore, Lon is swimming in the creek and he'll surface and clap his hands to indicate the number of fish he'd found. Every instance of Lon surfacing is described, even when he doesn't clap (ie no fish to be found) and every step Corey takes on the shore is described.
+ When Lon is . Nothing overly interesting happens in these chapters and every detail is described to pad out the word count.
+ There's so little happening that Lon and the wolf shifters do the same actions over and over again to fill the pages.
+ Corey
+ The process of Corey .
The repetition and dragging out of scenes wasn't limited to the suspense plotline. There was a really cool intense plotline earlier in the story where Lon and Corey visit the local aquarium to see what the endangered fish look like in real life.
There's also a very lengthy, boring plotline at the end that's a result of Lon having been in otter form for way too long during .
I also started disliking Lon's child-like behavior when he's in otter form. It was really cute and that works if the story is meant to be cute, but this story wasn't meant to be a cutesy romance. It includes . Having Lon using words like 'yipes' and having him refer to the wolves as bad wolfies and the like created a weird tone imbalance. In addition, Lon's ability to accurately describe the world around him while in otter form is so limited that I often didn't understand what he was doing. I often had to re-read sections multiple times to get what he was doing and why because he didn't use any normal vocabulary when describing objects.
In addition, using Lon's dislike of telling Corey details about his shifting as an excuse to create conflict made no sense and was lazy. Multiple times, Corey and Lon are put into dangerous situations or hurtful situations due to Lon's never-explained strong dislike of telling Corey more about his shifting. For example - . The lack of info sharing was obviously done to create such scenes but this is a lazy, amateur way to create conflict and PD Singer can do a lot better, which was why I found it so disappointing.
Lastly, the entire suspense plotline felt half baked. It all felt half baked, like the author had the idea about the wolf shifters representing evil corporations and the otter shifter being the defender of nature but the execution left a lot to be desired.
Overall, this could have been much better than it was if the suspense plotline had been better thought out and if the entire book had been cut down to be half the length.
My favorite aspects were Lon's otter shifting and Lon and Corey's established relationship. Like in Tail Slide, the otter version of Lon isn't just adorable but the author pairs his shifting with Lon's mentality and viewpoint changing to that of a small animal. The guy basically has the mentality of a 3 year old but one improved by his heightened otter senses and his innate knowledge of the natural world. Like other reviewers have said, we don't know what animals really think or how they view the world but this seemed right.
I usually adore the way the author writes established relationships and this book was no exception. The MCs got together in Tail Slide and this book starts a few months later. They're in love, they're living together and most authors would manufacture OTT ridiculous conflict to keep things interesting, but PD Singer knows the type of interesting conflict that naturally arises between long term couples and uses that to keep the romance fresh. For example - . Coming up with conflicts like this kept Corey and Lon's romance interesting and it's why I adore this author's approach to established relationship romances.
Unfortunately, the rest of the story dragged and the suspense plotline wasn't nearly as interesting as it could have been. This was my first issue with this plotline because Lon and Corey both acted OTT frequently, which isn't normal for this author. When Lon tells Corey about the loan thing and he worries about Corey having to interact with the wolf shifter at work, I was shocked when the author used dialog tags like 'sobbed' and 'wailed' to describe Lon's behavior. As for Corey, he screamed at people twice in the story, which is a pet peeve of mine. In general, yell is a much better descriptor than scream because scream is very OTT and the majority of people tend to not scream even during arguments.
My second problem was the execution of the lodge problem. Lon and Corey are both heavily involved in the preservation of Colorado's endangered species (Corey in a professional capacity and Lon because he's an otter shifter) and the location of the lodge would threaten the habitat of a tiny, critically endangered fish that inhabit a nearby creek. This is the main conflict. Unfortunately, the execution is really boring due to nearly every scene being stretched out with tons of unnecessary conversation and tons of repetition and the whole thing isn't as interesting as it should have been.
Some examples:
+ Corey and Lon go to count the fish numbers in the creek and not only do they do this twice but it's described in excessive detail both times. Corey walks on the shore, Lon is swimming in the creek and he'll surface and clap his hands to indicate the number of fish he'd found. Every instance of Lon surfacing is described, even when he doesn't clap (ie no fish to be found) and every step Corey takes on the shore is described.
+ When Lon is . Nothing overly interesting happens in these chapters and every detail is described to pad out the word count.
+ There's so little happening that Lon and the wolf shifters do the same actions over and over again to fill the pages.
+ Corey
+ The process of Corey .
The repetition and dragging out of scenes wasn't limited to the suspense plotline. There was a really cool intense plotline earlier in the story where Lon and Corey visit the local aquarium to see what the endangered fish look like in real life.
There's also a very lengthy, boring plotline at the end that's a result of Lon having been in otter form for way too long during .
I also started disliking Lon's child-like behavior when he's in otter form. It was really cute and that works if the story is meant to be cute, but this story wasn't meant to be a cutesy romance. It includes . Having Lon using words like 'yipes' and having him refer to the wolves as bad wolfies and the like created a weird tone imbalance. In addition, Lon's ability to accurately describe the world around him while in otter form is so limited that I often didn't understand what he was doing. I often had to re-read sections multiple times to get what he was doing and why because he didn't use any normal vocabulary when describing objects.
In addition, using Lon's dislike of telling Corey details about his shifting as an excuse to create conflict made no sense and was lazy. Multiple times, Corey and Lon are put into dangerous situations or hurtful situations due to Lon's never-explained strong dislike of telling Corey more about his shifting. For example - . The lack of info sharing was obviously done to create such scenes but this is a lazy, amateur way to create conflict and PD Singer can do a lot better, which was why I found it so disappointing.
Lastly, the entire suspense plotline felt half baked. It all felt half baked, like the author had the idea about the wolf shifters representing evil corporations and the otter shifter being the defender of nature but the execution left a lot to be desired.
Overall, this could have been much better than it was if the suspense plotline had been better thought out and if the entire book had been cut down to be half the length.
July 22, 2016
4.5 stars
I put this book on my "Story more interesting than romance" shelf, but in this case it's a compliment. The romance isn't bad, it's just not some tumultuous affair. The guys meet, like each other, start dating, then move in together and face the rest of the plot - no misunderstandings, only communication and support.
Yes, the romance isn't bad, but the rest of the story is just that good. Lon is an otter shifter, and his and other otters' antics here were cute beyond words. It was like being showered with kittens! I often reach my limit for cuteness fairly quickly, but here I couldn't help but read on in helpless adoration.
Then there's the fact that Corey, Lon's boyfriend, teaches economics at a university. So naturally, he thinks of various economical aspects of them living together that made my inner supply manager flail and give thumbs-up. After so many books where characters throw away money like they have an endless supply of it, Otter Chaos was like a balm for my soul.
And then, of course, there's that whole business with werewolves that guys get entangled with. If you're tired of alpha assholes, this can be very satisfying for you.
Strongly recommended, unless you happen to be completely averse to fluff.
I put this book on my "Story more interesting than romance" shelf, but in this case it's a compliment. The romance isn't bad, it's just not some tumultuous affair. The guys meet, like each other, start dating, then move in together and face the rest of the plot - no misunderstandings, only communication and support.
Yes, the romance isn't bad, but the rest of the story is just that good. Lon is an otter shifter, and his and other otters' antics here were cute beyond words. It was like being showered with kittens! I often reach my limit for cuteness fairly quickly, but here I couldn't help but read on in helpless adoration.
Then there's the fact that Corey, Lon's boyfriend, teaches economics at a university. So naturally, he thinks of various economical aspects of them living together that made my inner supply manager flail and give thumbs-up. After so many books where characters throw away money like they have an endless supply of it, Otter Chaos was like a balm for my soul.
And then, of course, there's that whole business with werewolves that guys get entangled with. If you're tired of alpha assholes, this can be very satisfying for you.
Strongly recommended, unless you happen to be completely averse to fluff.
December 4, 2018
I was expecting a meet-cute shifter story, but this was much more. Yes, we get the meet-cute in the first bit, Tail Slide, where two snowboarders meet and hit it off. But the rest of the story has three different conflicts which all intertwine and work together (or against each other) to build the relationship. I was happily surprised by this -- it could have lagged, but the pace was quick and exciting throughout, even when two of the conflicts were (mostly) resolved.
March 31, 2016
4.5
Otter shifters...Cuteness overload! Otters are awwwww... in and of themselves, but an otter with a smidgen of human smarts - let alone a human with a healthy dose of ottery insouciance - is nothing short of Adorable. Capital A.
A large part of this book was dedicated to questions that remain largely unanswered in other shifter books, namely the practicalities and rules of going from four-foot to two-foot and vice versa. Not in a textbook way, mind you; it was more like the whole plot wove around the concept of an otter who happens to wear a suit and tie and to work in a bank (of all places) sometimes. In fact, I think that particular concept was what set this book apart from other shifter storys - Lon is more of a human shifter than an otter shifter, or in other words, he's an otter who shifts into a human, not the other way round. A slight but decisive difference.
Lon and his otter-ness (love that word!) took so much room that even Corey felt like a mere stooge for him at times. Which was my only niggle with this book, but then again, Lon is a fascinating creature in both his forms - I'm totally with Corey here, so... well.
The writing style was a bit hard to get into at first - crisp and concise to the point of terseness - but once I got accustomed to it, the writing took me really deep into the character's minds without and unnecessary navelgazing. And some of the descriptions were almost poetic in their onomatopoeic simpleness.
Unusual but beautiful - I've never felt that much understanding with a wild animal. Not to mention that some of Lon's shenanigans were roll-on-the-floor funny. It's been a while since I earned a "shhh" for laughing too hard.
A really entertaining shifter story with an imaginative twist and several absolutely hilarious moments. Warmly recommended.
Otter shifters...Cuteness overload! Otters are awwwww... in and of themselves, but an otter with a smidgen of human smarts - let alone a human with a healthy dose of ottery insouciance - is nothing short of Adorable. Capital A.
A large part of this book was dedicated to questions that remain largely unanswered in other shifter books, namely the practicalities and rules of going from four-foot to two-foot and vice versa. Not in a textbook way, mind you; it was more like the whole plot wove around the concept of an otter who happens to wear a suit and tie and to work in a bank (of all places) sometimes. In fact, I think that particular concept was what set this book apart from other shifter storys - Lon is more of a human shifter than an otter shifter, or in other words, he's an otter who shifts into a human, not the other way round. A slight but decisive difference.
Lon and his otter-ness (love that word!) took so much room that even Corey felt like a mere stooge for him at times. Which was my only niggle with this book, but then again, Lon is a fascinating creature in both his forms - I'm totally with Corey here, so... well.
The writing style was a bit hard to get into at first - crisp and concise to the point of terseness - but once I got accustomed to it, the writing took me really deep into the character's minds without and unnecessary navelgazing. And some of the descriptions were almost poetic in their onomatopoeic simpleness.
Unusual but beautiful - I've never felt that much understanding with a wild animal. Not to mention that some of Lon's shenanigans were roll-on-the-floor funny. It's been a while since I earned a "shhh" for laughing too hard.
A really entertaining shifter story with an imaginative twist and several absolutely hilarious moments. Warmly recommended.
December 1, 2016
Holy shit, it's like the author went out of his/her way to write complete and utter nonsense!! Also, the language here ... my G-d how headache inducing!! It takes real talent to destroy a totally adorable idea and in this, the author is truly talented. I mean, how is that even possible? How?!!? I feel like this story deserves another chance in the hands of a different author, and am confident any other rendition would have been far more successful. This was a complete waste of money (and I wish I knew that sooner) :-/!!
MINUS stars!!!!
*****
Visited my Kindle library and I'm finally cracking this one open ... :-)!! Here we go!
MINUS stars!!!!
*****
October 5, 2015
Do you ever find yourself thinking, "Oh, another shifter story.. yawn."? Well, grab your ereader and hold on! P.D. Singer has given this wonderful tale a fresh, original twist with characters who are definitely not what you would expect. Treat yourself and settle in for a fantastic story.
October 10, 2015
Very good otter shifter story. Lots of comedy, some drama, a few renegade wolves and fishes, lots and lots of fishes...
Want to read
December 4, 2016A most wonderful elf, Gallic cheesy elf to be precise, gifted me this book. Thank you so much!!!!
November 24, 2015
This book is in two parts. It starts with a short story about our MCs meeting and getting together. Then there is a longer second part where they're already living together, but they have to deal with a threatening pack of werewolves and some practicalities of shifter-human cohabitation. I liked both MCs and their distinct personalities.
Lon was a lot of fun, and his otter self was clearly adorable, but he was sooo high maintenance! He gets annoyed by questions, so poor Corey has to keep guessing about otter shifter facts that Lon could easily have supplied. I would never have the patience to live with someone so high-maintenance, so I liked Corey a lot for loving Lon enough to put up with the frequent snits on top of the ottery weirdness.
Overall enjoyable, pulled me into the story, and a nice light read.
Lon was a lot of fun, and his otter self was clearly adorable, but he was sooo high maintenance! He gets annoyed by questions, so poor Corey has to keep guessing about otter shifter facts that Lon could easily have supplied. I would never have the patience to live with someone so high-maintenance, so I liked Corey a lot for loving Lon enough to put up with the frequent snits on top of the ottery weirdness.
Overall enjoyable, pulled me into the story, and a nice light read.
October 30, 2015
Totally cute and fun story
October 11, 2015
While did end up finishing it but only by skimming and skipping.
October 16, 2015
Originally published at Reading Reality
What would you do if you found out your boyfriend was an otter?
Not all the time. But what if you discovered that your new love had to “put on his fur” for at least an hour every week and quite literally turn into an otter? How freaked would you be?
Now, let’s make life even more confusing. Say that you are a relatively freshly-minted Ph.D. on the tenure track at your college. And your new otter-boyfriend lets you know that your department chair, the man who will decide whether or not you get tenure and remain gainfully employed, is a werewolf?
It should be time for a complete freak out. But Corey takes things mostly in stride, unless Lon comes back in the house with raw koi on his formerly otter-breath. And even that is mostly because the koi he just ate is from the koi pond in their backyard, that they spent hours digging out. And koi seem to cost $1 per inch.
It looks like catching your own sushi is more expensive than anyone thought!
The short story Tail Slide, included with Otter Chaos, tells the story of Corey and Lon’s first meeting and the beginning of their relationship. Including the moment when things almost go completely off the rails, when Lon puts his fur on in the shower, and Corey discovers that the otter-version of his lover thinks that Cheerios are the BEST TOY EVER!
Tail Slide is adorably cute (so is Lon) and it does a good job of setting up the much more serious situation in Otter Chaos.
It’s not just that Corey’s department chair is a werewolf, but also that he is the leader of a pack of werewolves that plans to build a werewolf sanctuary out in the middle of an endangered species habitat. Werewolves are apex predators, and they are all-too-used to getting what they want just because they want it. Those werewolves expect to get a loan from the bank to build their sanctuary, but Lon is their loan officer, and he stands in their way.
For the sake of his two-footed job, Lon needs all the paperwork filled out properly, including the environmental impact statement and some idea of where on earth they will be getting the money to pay back the loan. That Lon didn’t just roll over and play dead shows the werewolves, as if they couldn’t already smell, that Lon is a shifter who knows just what they are.
Corey is researching economic effects of endangered species preservation, and he knows that there is a not-very-cute-or-photogenic species of endangered fish living on the proposed preserve. So he and Lon both stand in the way of werewolf progress. Or at least werewolf recreation.
When they try to investigate on their own, Corey and Lon find themselves caught in the middle of a werewolf dominance struggle, and it looks like everyone is going to lose.
Melvin, Corey’s boss, may lose his life. Lon is forced to remain in otter-form for too long, and he may lose his humanity. And Corey could lose the love of his life.
Escape Rating A-: Tail Slide is just plain fun, but Otter Chaos takes a dip into very serious. There are a lot of mixed agendas here. Corey wants to keep Lon and his job. It shouldn’t be difficult.
Except…werewolves.
For someone whose view of the universe has taken a giant cosmic shift, Corey is surprisingly laid back about the whole thing, at least until Lon gets himself trapped in an aquarium for a day and has a very, very hard time switching all the way back from “fur on” to “fur off”. It’s pretty obvious that this episode is a foreshadowing of something terrible that will happen later.
The werewolves, even in their human form, are deliberately scary. They expect people to roll over without knowing what they are – they just kind of ooze predator. And it mostly works, but only if you are not conscious of what’s going on. And once you know, you can’t pretend the reaction, because it’s just too instinctive.
Corey is afraid of Melvin, and rightfully so. Melvin is threatening his job and his lover, and isn’t being at all subtle about it. Corey stands up to Melvin because not showing fear is the only way to survive. Their interactions carry just the right amount of fear and menace, without it seeming completely foolish that Corey refuses to bow.
I found Corey and Lon to be cute as a couple, but the way that Lon’s otterish behavior carries into his human life on a daily basis would make him a challenge in the long term. Otters seem to have relatively poor impulse control, and that affects Lon as a human in ways that sometimes make him seem irresponsible. But when he loses his human side altogether, it is horribly frightening.
If you have a friend who isn’t sure about male/male romances, Otter Chaos is probably a great story to introduce them to the genre, especially if they like a touch of paranormal in their romances. This could have been a male/female, or female/female, romance with very little change. The issue in the relationship between Corey and Lon, or between Corey and Lon and the rest of the world, after all, isn’t that they are gay. It’s that Corey turns into a small furry animal at least once a week! That has a huge potential to freak anyone, and everyone, out.
I’m not sure that most of us would handle things half as well as Corey does. Especially when Lon’s mother tells him that she wants grandotters.
What would you do if you found out your boyfriend was an otter?
Not all the time. But what if you discovered that your new love had to “put on his fur” for at least an hour every week and quite literally turn into an otter? How freaked would you be?
Now, let’s make life even more confusing. Say that you are a relatively freshly-minted Ph.D. on the tenure track at your college. And your new otter-boyfriend lets you know that your department chair, the man who will decide whether or not you get tenure and remain gainfully employed, is a werewolf?
It should be time for a complete freak out. But Corey takes things mostly in stride, unless Lon comes back in the house with raw koi on his formerly otter-breath. And even that is mostly because the koi he just ate is from the koi pond in their backyard, that they spent hours digging out. And koi seem to cost $1 per inch.
It looks like catching your own sushi is more expensive than anyone thought!
The short story Tail Slide, included with Otter Chaos, tells the story of Corey and Lon’s first meeting and the beginning of their relationship. Including the moment when things almost go completely off the rails, when Lon puts his fur on in the shower, and Corey discovers that the otter-version of his lover thinks that Cheerios are the BEST TOY EVER!
Tail Slide is adorably cute (so is Lon) and it does a good job of setting up the much more serious situation in Otter Chaos.
It’s not just that Corey’s department chair is a werewolf, but also that he is the leader of a pack of werewolves that plans to build a werewolf sanctuary out in the middle of an endangered species habitat. Werewolves are apex predators, and they are all-too-used to getting what they want just because they want it. Those werewolves expect to get a loan from the bank to build their sanctuary, but Lon is their loan officer, and he stands in their way.
For the sake of his two-footed job, Lon needs all the paperwork filled out properly, including the environmental impact statement and some idea of where on earth they will be getting the money to pay back the loan. That Lon didn’t just roll over and play dead shows the werewolves, as if they couldn’t already smell, that Lon is a shifter who knows just what they are.
Corey is researching economic effects of endangered species preservation, and he knows that there is a not-very-cute-or-photogenic species of endangered fish living on the proposed preserve. So he and Lon both stand in the way of werewolf progress. Or at least werewolf recreation.
When they try to investigate on their own, Corey and Lon find themselves caught in the middle of a werewolf dominance struggle, and it looks like everyone is going to lose.
Melvin, Corey’s boss, may lose his life. Lon is forced to remain in otter-form for too long, and he may lose his humanity. And Corey could lose the love of his life.
Escape Rating A-: Tail Slide is just plain fun, but Otter Chaos takes a dip into very serious. There are a lot of mixed agendas here. Corey wants to keep Lon and his job. It shouldn’t be difficult.
Except…werewolves.
For someone whose view of the universe has taken a giant cosmic shift, Corey is surprisingly laid back about the whole thing, at least until Lon gets himself trapped in an aquarium for a day and has a very, very hard time switching all the way back from “fur on” to “fur off”. It’s pretty obvious that this episode is a foreshadowing of something terrible that will happen later.
The werewolves, even in their human form, are deliberately scary. They expect people to roll over without knowing what they are – they just kind of ooze predator. And it mostly works, but only if you are not conscious of what’s going on. And once you know, you can’t pretend the reaction, because it’s just too instinctive.
Corey is afraid of Melvin, and rightfully so. Melvin is threatening his job and his lover, and isn’t being at all subtle about it. Corey stands up to Melvin because not showing fear is the only way to survive. Their interactions carry just the right amount of fear and menace, without it seeming completely foolish that Corey refuses to bow.
I found Corey and Lon to be cute as a couple, but the way that Lon’s otterish behavior carries into his human life on a daily basis would make him a challenge in the long term. Otters seem to have relatively poor impulse control, and that affects Lon as a human in ways that sometimes make him seem irresponsible. But when he loses his human side altogether, it is horribly frightening.
If you have a friend who isn’t sure about male/male romances, Otter Chaos is probably a great story to introduce them to the genre, especially if they like a touch of paranormal in their romances. This could have been a male/female, or female/female, romance with very little change. The issue in the relationship between Corey and Lon, or between Corey and Lon and the rest of the world, after all, isn’t that they are gay. It’s that Corey turns into a small furry animal at least once a week! That has a huge potential to freak anyone, and everyone, out.
I’m not sure that most of us would handle things half as well as Corey does. Especially when Lon’s mother tells him that she wants grandotters.
October 15, 2015
Original Blog Post: eARC Review: Otter Chaos by P.D. Singer
Review by: multitaskingmomma
My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
There is a cuteness to this book that is just so cute, it boggles the mind. Look at that face! No, not Corey. The otter. That otter is Lon, a shape-shifter who loves to play. He loves his Corey the two foot and he loves the koi in their pond. Play. Play. Play.
Unlike most other shifter stories, this one endangers the human side when the shift is not monitored. In the case of Lon, whose shape is that of a bird-brained otter, he is in more danger. He loses his humanness in the drama that unfolds. A drama that is really a series of unfortunate events beginning with herons and his koi all the way to his encounter and logical fear of another shape-shifter, a wolf who has just too many sharp teeth.
Corey is the poor boyfriend who not only has to deal with a boyfriend who turns into an otter, he has to deal with cleaning up after the mess an otter makes. Not that bad kind, just the many toilet paper shreds as well as disappearing decorative koi. His is a long drawn out affair of sighs and misery until his Lon no longer seems the human he should be when he comes back.
This is a good story, my only gripe is, it could have been shorter. Plus, this needs a thorough edit for the sake of world building. I got lost. I didn't know if this was an alternate universe or the shifter world was revealed? As for the complexity of the fight between predator and prey, it was confusing as well. I got lost trying to decipher the wolf shifter society and who was who and which was which.
The good thing about this story is Corey and Lon's chemistry. There is no denying these two men love each other to death, through thick and skin, through sickness and in health, through posturing and sulking, through OCD and its direct opposite. They are an established couple who will fight but never leave each other. In short: they are human.
The best part of this story is Lon the Otter as opposed to Lon the Two-Foot. Lon the Otter is so very interesting and simple in his playfulness and aggressiveness. He is a protector despite his size. He loves play and water. And fish. He is Otter and he is awesome.
I dare recommend this, despite the buts. It is pure entertainment though it could drag a few times. It is not perfect, I did get an ARC so I forgive the typos and such. Overall, great entertainment. It's like watching the silliness of the otters at play and frustration rises. Quite riveting.
Note: eARC provided by Pride Promotions for an honest review.
Review by: multitaskingmomma
My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
There is a cuteness to this book that is just so cute, it boggles the mind. Look at that face! No, not Corey. The otter. That otter is Lon, a shape-shifter who loves to play. He loves his Corey the two foot and he loves the koi in their pond. Play. Play. Play.
Unlike most other shifter stories, this one endangers the human side when the shift is not monitored. In the case of Lon, whose shape is that of a bird-brained otter, he is in more danger. He loses his humanness in the drama that unfolds. A drama that is really a series of unfortunate events beginning with herons and his koi all the way to his encounter and logical fear of another shape-shifter, a wolf who has just too many sharp teeth.
Corey is the poor boyfriend who not only has to deal with a boyfriend who turns into an otter, he has to deal with cleaning up after the mess an otter makes. Not that bad kind, just the many toilet paper shreds as well as disappearing decorative koi. His is a long drawn out affair of sighs and misery until his Lon no longer seems the human he should be when he comes back.
This is a good story, my only gripe is, it could have been shorter. Plus, this needs a thorough edit for the sake of world building. I got lost. I didn't know if this was an alternate universe or the shifter world was revealed? As for the complexity of the fight between predator and prey, it was confusing as well. I got lost trying to decipher the wolf shifter society and who was who and which was which.
The good thing about this story is Corey and Lon's chemistry. There is no denying these two men love each other to death, through thick and skin, through sickness and in health, through posturing and sulking, through OCD and its direct opposite. They are an established couple who will fight but never leave each other. In short: they are human.
The best part of this story is Lon the Otter as opposed to Lon the Two-Foot. Lon the Otter is so very interesting and simple in his playfulness and aggressiveness. He is a protector despite his size. He loves play and water. And fish. He is Otter and he is awesome.
I dare recommend this, despite the buts. It is pure entertainment though it could drag a few times. It is not perfect, I did get an ARC so I forgive the typos and such. Overall, great entertainment. It's like watching the silliness of the otters at play and frustration rises. Quite riveting.
Note: eARC provided by Pride Promotions for an honest review.
October 31, 2015
P.D. Singer tickles our whiskers again with Otter Chaos. Part two of Tail Slide. In Tail Slide, Lon and Corey met in the snow covered Rockies, and were smitten from the beginning. Spending time together was always exciting no matter what the activity. The added element of surprise being Lon's ability to shape shift into an otter. He tries unsuccessfully to keep his secret from Corey as the relationship develops. An adorable episode in the bathtub, and one box of Cherios thoroughly destroyed, and the secret is out. Corey is far more understanding than Lon anticipated, and the guys decide to move in together. Which leads to Otter Chaos.
Lon has a need to wear fur, and play in the water. It calls to him, and he playfully responds. Corey respects this, and wants to provide a safe place for shape shifting. A koi pond is in order! The guys build it themselves, and stock it with so many fish! A trip to the Denver Aqarium is also in order, and is more than a challenge for Lon. It is almost a point of no return. The water is calling, and he can't resist. The other otters are splashing, juggling, and hur hur hurring! Before Corey can stop him, Lon puts on fur and joins the fun. As a crowd gathers and watches, it becomes to difficult to shift back into a two foot without being seen. Lon is trapped in his fur for ten hours while Corey watches, wondering if his boyfriend will ever come back. As the Aquarium closes, the guys take advantage of a lull in the crowd to escape. Lon has never worn fur for that long. It's a struggle to use words again. Even using utensils would be strenuous. The water calling is powerful.
With the promise of only shape shifting for one hour. Lon helps Corey with field work in the Whiskey Creek area, where the Full Moon Conservancy wants to build. He puts on his fur to help count Silverscale Dace, and befriends another otter named Lu. Lu has babies that are impossibly cute, and the distraction of life in the water with an otter family leaves Corey to do battle on land, alone against another kind of shape shifter. Wolves. The wolves are strong, and don't play fair. Some of them are all to familiar. Will Lon leave Lu and get back to the two foot world in time to save Corey? Will he remember how to shape shift? Can Corey find Lon before the wolves do, and bring his lover back as a man? You must read Otter Chaos for the answers, and keep a silver bullet nearby.
Lon has a need to wear fur, and play in the water. It calls to him, and he playfully responds. Corey respects this, and wants to provide a safe place for shape shifting. A koi pond is in order! The guys build it themselves, and stock it with so many fish! A trip to the Denver Aqarium is also in order, and is more than a challenge for Lon. It is almost a point of no return. The water is calling, and he can't resist. The other otters are splashing, juggling, and hur hur hurring! Before Corey can stop him, Lon puts on fur and joins the fun. As a crowd gathers and watches, it becomes to difficult to shift back into a two foot without being seen. Lon is trapped in his fur for ten hours while Corey watches, wondering if his boyfriend will ever come back. As the Aquarium closes, the guys take advantage of a lull in the crowd to escape. Lon has never worn fur for that long. It's a struggle to use words again. Even using utensils would be strenuous. The water calling is powerful.
With the promise of only shape shifting for one hour. Lon helps Corey with field work in the Whiskey Creek area, where the Full Moon Conservancy wants to build. He puts on his fur to help count Silverscale Dace, and befriends another otter named Lu. Lu has babies that are impossibly cute, and the distraction of life in the water with an otter family leaves Corey to do battle on land, alone against another kind of shape shifter. Wolves. The wolves are strong, and don't play fair. Some of them are all to familiar. Will Lon leave Lu and get back to the two foot world in time to save Corey? Will he remember how to shape shift? Can Corey find Lon before the wolves do, and bring his lover back as a man? You must read Otter Chaos for the answers, and keep a silver bullet nearby.
February 2, 2016
Reviewed by Lori
Book provided by the author for review
Originally posted at Romancing the Book
Out of all of the shifter stories I’ve read either for this blog, or in my personal life, I can honestly say I have never read one about an otter before. That’s right, I said otter. Not wolves, not cats, not bears, but an otter. That is definitely something that hasn’t been done before, or at least I’ve never seen it done before. This is also a M/M otter shifter book.
I found this book appealing because it had a fast pace. It was entertaining and I laughed at Lon’s outrageous escapades. I’m not ruining anything for the reader, just please trust me, and I hope you read this book.
I really liked both Lon and Corey for different reasons. I liked Lon because he has a happy personable personality as both a human and an otter. He knows himself very well, he knows his limitations within the human world, and he works hard at trying to fit in and not bring undue attention to himself. He’s not ashamed of who he is, he just doesn’t want anyone to find out his secret. He’s funny, and entertaining to read about and he just seems so cute. He wouldn’t want to be called cute, but I can’t help myself, he is.
I liked Corey because he takes all of the surprises of living and being with an otter with a lot of grace, tact, and decorum. He’s human, so he sees situations from a human point of view. Lon encourages Corey to look at situations from the point of view of an otter, or at least try to do this. Corey isn’t arrogant and narrow mined enough to not at least attempt to look at things from an otter point of view. He tries very hard to see things from Lon’s point of view. His attempts at understanding Lon are endearing, funny, and he’s just as cute as Lon. I know the two of them would be upset with me, but there you have it.
They both change for the better for themselves as well as for each other. Lon and Corey work hard to make a life with each other. They have to think about how to compromise in order to make each other happy and to be true to themselves.
I know otters aren’t as popular as wolf shifters, but if shifter books, if M/M shifter books appeal to the reader, then this book should be read and I hope enjoyed. I hope the reader gives this book a shot.
Book provided by the author for review
Originally posted at Romancing the Book
Out of all of the shifter stories I’ve read either for this blog, or in my personal life, I can honestly say I have never read one about an otter before. That’s right, I said otter. Not wolves, not cats, not bears, but an otter. That is definitely something that hasn’t been done before, or at least I’ve never seen it done before. This is also a M/M otter shifter book.
I found this book appealing because it had a fast pace. It was entertaining and I laughed at Lon’s outrageous escapades. I’m not ruining anything for the reader, just please trust me, and I hope you read this book.
I really liked both Lon and Corey for different reasons. I liked Lon because he has a happy personable personality as both a human and an otter. He knows himself very well, he knows his limitations within the human world, and he works hard at trying to fit in and not bring undue attention to himself. He’s not ashamed of who he is, he just doesn’t want anyone to find out his secret. He’s funny, and entertaining to read about and he just seems so cute. He wouldn’t want to be called cute, but I can’t help myself, he is.
I liked Corey because he takes all of the surprises of living and being with an otter with a lot of grace, tact, and decorum. He’s human, so he sees situations from a human point of view. Lon encourages Corey to look at situations from the point of view of an otter, or at least try to do this. Corey isn’t arrogant and narrow mined enough to not at least attempt to look at things from an otter point of view. He tries very hard to see things from Lon’s point of view. His attempts at understanding Lon are endearing, funny, and he’s just as cute as Lon. I know the two of them would be upset with me, but there you have it.
They both change for the better for themselves as well as for each other. Lon and Corey work hard to make a life with each other. They have to think about how to compromise in order to make each other happy and to be true to themselves.
I know otters aren’t as popular as wolf shifters, but if shifter books, if M/M shifter books appeal to the reader, then this book should be read and I hope enjoyed. I hope the reader gives this book a shot.
October 23, 2015
The first story: Tail Slide is the true “romance”. This is where Lon meets Corey and they fall in love. It’s amazing!
When Lon is “in his fur” he thinks just like an otter and it’s hysterical! He can somewhat reach his human side but he has a hard time of it. Unlike other shifter lore he MUST be in his fur for several hours a day or else he shifts spontaneously. He is truly half an animal and must honor that.
Corey is all human and has to adjust to this amazing development of finding an otter where his boyfriend once was.
The two have to find a way to adjust their expectations about what a partner means including “fishy kisses”!
The second story, the much longer one, starts with Corey and Lon already living together. The bulk of this story is the mystery outlined in the blurb. There is some relationship building between the two MCs and that’s a nice touch.
Instead of having the love story start with ILY, that’s almost ignored in favor of the day to day compromises the two must make for one another.
This is not to say this isn’t sweet, sentimental or romantic – just more pragmatic than most romances.
I love how detail oriented PD Singer is in her works. She’s done a lot of research and adds so many details to make this a very rich and dense story. I am super psyched because my little itty bitty home town is included in this story , Idaho Springs, so there’s that!
Anyhow – I really enjoyed this and hope to see more like it in the future.
When Lon is “in his fur” he thinks just like an otter and it’s hysterical! He can somewhat reach his human side but he has a hard time of it. Unlike other shifter lore he MUST be in his fur for several hours a day or else he shifts spontaneously. He is truly half an animal and must honor that.
Corey is all human and has to adjust to this amazing development of finding an otter where his boyfriend once was.
The two have to find a way to adjust their expectations about what a partner means including “fishy kisses”!
The second story, the much longer one, starts with Corey and Lon already living together. The bulk of this story is the mystery outlined in the blurb. There is some relationship building between the two MCs and that’s a nice touch.
Instead of having the love story start with ILY, that’s almost ignored in favor of the day to day compromises the two must make for one another.
This is not to say this isn’t sweet, sentimental or romantic – just more pragmatic than most romances.
I love how detail oriented PD Singer is in her works. She’s done a lot of research and adds so many details to make this a very rich and dense story. I am super psyched because my little itty bitty home town is included in this story , Idaho Springs, so there’s that!
Anyhow – I really enjoyed this and hope to see more like it in the future.
June 26, 2016
Some Good, Some Bad For me, his is one of those two-sided books. One Side: the book needs to be shortened and the writing & ideas needed to be streamlined. Some scenes were so overwritten I got confused who was doing what. The snowboarding scenes were written like we all know the sport, a sport that has its own lingo and style. In his human form, Lon himself was too odd at times to be cute. His behavior at times was so polar opposite from itself I got annoyed with him. I still don't really understand what the wolves wanted. Corey was as at times bumbling but at least he admitted he sucked as a tough guy. I couldn't stand knowing they had a 'secret' everyone figures out. Why was Lon so against questions? Couldn't his family have helped Corey? Heck yes! What was so important Lon wouldn't share information with Corey? The Other Side: When Lon was in otter form I adored him. His thoughts made me feel like the as I hope some animals might think about us and the world around them. Corey was a compassionate partner. I was intrigued how he learned, accepted,and understood how to live with and love a shifter.
October 28, 2015
This was a very sweet shifter book. I have to say I have never read a otter shifter book before and I loved it! You get Lon who is a otter shifter and loves playing in the snow. That is were he meets Corey who is a human who likes snowboarding.
These two together were so sweet! They also have their danger in this book when a pack of wolves decides to kidnap Lon and tries to hurt Corey.
So not only do you get your sweet with this book but you also get your danger that will have you on the edge of your seat.
I thought the way the author wrote these two characters and all the other characters you will meet in this book was perfect. Also the way the author wrote Lon as his shifter was awesome! To hear his inner monologue while he was a otter was so cute.
All together I really loved this book!
I would definitely recommend this book!
I received this book free in exchange for an honest review from Inked Rainbow Reads.
These two together were so sweet! They also have their danger in this book when a pack of wolves decides to kidnap Lon and tries to hurt Corey.
So not only do you get your sweet with this book but you also get your danger that will have you on the edge of your seat.
I thought the way the author wrote these two characters and all the other characters you will meet in this book was perfect. Also the way the author wrote Lon as his shifter was awesome! To hear his inner monologue while he was a otter was so cute.
All together I really loved this book!
I would definitely recommend this book!
I received this book free in exchange for an honest review from Inked Rainbow Reads.
October 28, 2015
OK, so this was kinda all sorts of adorable, and I really liked that this was a different type of shifter romance.
I just LOVED Lon when he was the otter playing with the fish, and in the bathtub, and destroying rolls of toilet paper. And I loved him hitting the rocks to count "many" and "lots" of fish. AHHH just so adorable! I also liked that when he was an otter, he was definitely an otter, and it wasn't just a "I'm an otter but I am still 100% me" way of thinking like so many of the shifter romances are. It made it different and refreshing. I liked the story, the romance, and I really enjoyed reading this one!
I just LOVED Lon when he was the otter playing with the fish, and in the bathtub, and destroying rolls of toilet paper. And I loved him hitting the rocks to count "many" and "lots" of fish. AHHH just so adorable! I also liked that when he was an otter, he was definitely an otter, and it wasn't just a "I'm an otter but I am still 100% me" way of thinking like so many of the shifter romances are. It made it different and refreshing. I liked the story, the romance, and I really enjoyed reading this one!
June 10, 2016
Something was not right with that story plot!!!!!!
Shapeshifter story plots are always pulling so they attack readers. So, I had no problem to get into that book.
But after ending it I can admit that I am not satisfied with whole concept. The romance between both main characters is nothing but words. Reader does not feel the love between them so romance is not believable. Even shapeshifters conflict is ridiculous.
All, in all it could be better.
Shapeshifter story plots are always pulling so they attack readers. So, I had no problem to get into that book.
But after ending it I can admit that I am not satisfied with whole concept. The romance between both main characters is nothing but words. Reader does not feel the love between them so romance is not believable. Even shapeshifters conflict is ridiculous.
All, in all it could be better.
February 27, 2016
4 stars for Tail Slide
2 Stars for Otter Chaos
Averaging out to 3 Stars for both.
This book starts out with a cute, short little story called Tail Slide, that I adored. I wish Otter Chaos could have had the same feel to it but it didn't and the story lost me. It felt flat, even the connection I felt between Lon and Corey in the short was lost in Otter Chaos. Unfortunately it was a struggle to finish this book.
2 Stars for Otter Chaos
Averaging out to 3 Stars for both.
This book starts out with a cute, short little story called Tail Slide, that I adored. I wish Otter Chaos could have had the same feel to it but it didn't and the story lost me. It felt flat, even the connection I felt between Lon and Corey in the short was lost in Otter Chaos. Unfortunately it was a struggle to finish this book.
June 25, 2018
How could I resist such a beautiful cover ?
Unfortunately, the enthusiasm stopped there for me and I only read the Tail Slide novella (it's how Corey and Lon met) and didn't read the other story that come after. I wasn't able to connect with the characters and quickly lost interest in the romance. Could be because they had sex almost right away but there was also something about the story that made me feel like some part were missing and I needed more information I guess.
Unfortunately, the enthusiasm stopped there for me and I only read the Tail Slide novella (it's how Corey and Lon met) and didn't read the other story that come after. I wasn't able to connect with the characters and quickly lost interest in the romance. Could be because they had sex almost right away but there was also something about the story that made me feel like some part were missing and I needed more information I guess.
October 26, 2015
4.5 stars
Definitely different from the average shifter book, this one ran the gamut from adorably cute and giggle-snort funny to kicking my butt and worrying me to melting my heart. Loved Lon (loved being in Otter Lon's head - best part of the book ), and pretty much spent a lot of time saying "Poor Corey". So glad I read this!
Definitely different from the average shifter book, this one ran the gamut from adorably cute and giggle-snort funny to kicking my butt and worrying me to melting my heart. Loved Lon (loved being in Otter Lon's head - best part of the book ), and pretty much spent a lot of time saying "Poor Corey". So glad I read this!
November 11, 2015
I've been meticulously goint through my TBR list, and I'm up to May. But then this book turned up, and it's called Otter Chaos. Why would I not read this book right now?
I have enjoyed the 1 other book I read by this author. This was fun too. I liked what he/she did with environmental compliance requirements. The m/m stuff was good too. The otters were fabulous!
I have enjoyed the 1 other book I read by this author. This was fun too. I liked what he/she did with environmental compliance requirements. The m/m stuff was good too. The otters were fabulous!
October 21, 2015
3.2 stars. A pleasant story, which had some absolutely adorable moments.
January 26, 2018
4 stars
Synopsis: Lon, an otter shifter, has moved in with his boyfriend, Corey. Lon still isn't entirely sure that Corey likes what Lon calls his "otter-ness"...or understands it. Corey doesn't understand that the koi pond that they built and stocked is a personal buffet for Lon, and that Lon also wants to protect the koi from other predators, such as birds.
Corey just wants to live with Lon and to protect the environment. He's not happy when Lon eats some of the koi that they just bought, and also seems to have a problem with Lon eating fish in general. He loves Lon, though, and feels a little cut off because Lon doesn't want a lot of questions about being an otter.
Lon doesn't like Corey's boss, either, because he is a werewolf. When Lon faces him across his desk at the bank as a loan officer, and has to deny the werewolf group their loan request because the area overlaps an endangered fish habitat. Lon is terrified that Corey is in danger because of their association, since wolves don't believe in following people rules.
What I liked: Lon as an otter was just adorable. I liked how things were simpler for him in that form, and how different it was for him when he got cut off from his animal side. I liked seeing Corey's struggle to try and reconcile the two sides of Lon, and to try and understand things from an animal point of view. There was so much love between Lon and Corey, with each of them trying to do what was best for each other and not considering themselves while doing it. I also liked that the otter shifter reality was different from the wolf shifter reality, since they are in fact completely different species.
What I didn't like: not much. I felt as though there wasn't enough good communication between Lon and Corey. They did talk, but it was almost as though they were hearing different languages at times.
Synopsis: Lon, an otter shifter, has moved in with his boyfriend, Corey. Lon still isn't entirely sure that Corey likes what Lon calls his "otter-ness"...or understands it. Corey doesn't understand that the koi pond that they built and stocked is a personal buffet for Lon, and that Lon also wants to protect the koi from other predators, such as birds.
Corey just wants to live with Lon and to protect the environment. He's not happy when Lon eats some of the koi that they just bought, and also seems to have a problem with Lon eating fish in general. He loves Lon, though, and feels a little cut off because Lon doesn't want a lot of questions about being an otter.
Lon doesn't like Corey's boss, either, because he is a werewolf. When Lon faces him across his desk at the bank as a loan officer, and has to deny the werewolf group their loan request because the area overlaps an endangered fish habitat. Lon is terrified that Corey is in danger because of their association, since wolves don't believe in following people rules.
What I liked: Lon as an otter was just adorable. I liked how things were simpler for him in that form, and how different it was for him when he got cut off from his animal side. I liked seeing Corey's struggle to try and reconcile the two sides of Lon, and to try and understand things from an animal point of view. There was so much love between Lon and Corey, with each of them trying to do what was best for each other and not considering themselves while doing it. I also liked that the otter shifter reality was different from the wolf shifter reality, since they are in fact completely different species.
What I didn't like: not much. I felt as though there wasn't enough good communication between Lon and Corey. They did talk, but it was almost as though they were hearing different languages at times.
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