Shacking Up (Shacking Up, #1)

by Helena Hunting

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4.5 stars!

Okay, so it’s been a while since I’ve been inspired enough to write a review that consisted of more than a few sentences. Shacking Up totally broke the seal for me! There are a gazillion releases this week (yes, that is a technical term) and I promise you, you need to buy this book. I enjoyed every single bit of it- so much that I didn’t want it to end! I wanted more Bane and Ruby immediately, it was that good.

I’m a bit wary of the rom-com subgenre because they tend to bend over into too over the top and too crass. When that happens, it overshadows the characters and the development of the relationship instead of accenting it.

The bar for this subgenre is set very high for me by authors like Daisy Prescott and the writing team of Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy. I LOVE literally laughing out loud one moment and swooning the next. Shacking Up hit every single one of my buttons as far what I enjoy in a well-written rom-com! Ruby is such a lovable character and Bane is 110% book boyfriend material. He is such a great guy, he’s alpha in his own way without being a jerk and his love for his non-traditional animals is hard to resist. Bane has so many chances to be a jerk, with the way women throw themselves at him and he is just not that guy. I’ll admit that there was one lack of communication plot point that I was not a fan of, but while it rankled me, it really did not take away from my overall enjoyment of the book. Remember the part where I mentioned Bane was alpha without being a jerk? Well, that alpha shows itself in the bedroom and whoo wheeee, it’s so stinkin’ hot, I was sweating. For real.

Back to the part about not wanting it to end…I loved the ending and I hope we see more of Ruby and Bane in subsequent books in this series. Which apparently, I have to wait until approximately November to get Ruby’s BFF’s book, so, y’all pray for me… I may not make it that long.

Shacking Up was rom-com sexy perfection, and I didn’t want it to end!! It’s a perfect summer by the pool read, just make sure that you have a cold beverage on hand or a bucket of ice, you get the picture. 😉

Author Q and A: http://bit.ly/Hunting_ShackingUp