Book 33, 2022

Some Bunny to Love by Lorelei M. Hart

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I began reading the ebook Some Bunny to Love last night, and I finished it early this afternoon. The story is by authors Lorelei M Hart and Aria Grace, and it's the first installment in their "River's Edge Shifters" series. Narrative is in first-person point of view, alternating between the main characters: Alpha rabbit shifter Jase and human omega August.

After August's grandmother passes, he relocates temporarily to her farm to tie up loose ends and settle the estate. His grams ran an animal rescue, and August is re-learning how to care for them. When a young neighbor boy brings him an injured rabbit, August is sure the bunny won't make it, but he tries his best to nurse it back to health, for Xander's sake.

Jase was traveling across country to a new job when he stops in a rural area to shift and stretch his legs. He didn't count on being attacked by a fox, nor did he imagine he'd encounter his mate when a boy took him to get help.

Once August restores Jase's health, he's astonished to find a naked man in place of the bunny he was growing attached to. He likes having Jase around, however, and the extra help on the farm is welcome. When outside forces conspire to separate them, it's going to take some helpful interference from another shifter to set things right.

On the surface, this was an adorable fluff fest, complete with some smokin' sexy times. It did contain some darker undercurrents, however, from Xander's abusive, drunken father to the puffed up town sheriff. I would have liked to see some more backstory for the characters, especially Jase, but characterizations were done well, including some of the animals on August's farm.

I would have enjoyed the story more, were it not for certain aspects that made me go, "Huh?"
( Spoilers )

Favorite lines:
♦ I realized fly-button jeans were invented by someone who never planned on getting laid.
♦ "You're in a pickle."
♦ "I'm so hungry I could eat the asshole out of a skunk."
That quote nearly killed me! I've had a cough for a few days, and I laughed so hard I was reduced to wheezing and hacking as I tried to recover.

Overall, the story was likable enough. I would have given it a solid four stars, but I'm knocking one off for ( Spoiler )

Three stars, it is.