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Even at , bacilli per millilitre, it has been estimated that a cow would need to drink three millilitres of badger urine to obtain an infective dose. Thus the size of a badger is irrelevant and many other scapegoats wait in the wings — deer, dogs, cats, pigs, sheep and alpacas all also carry bovine TB. What is not irrelevant is the mode of transmission or locus of infection: Cows tend to get the former. Extra-pulmonary TB occasionally affects badgers and is caused by bite wounds affecting the neck.
It is much less infectious than pulmonary TB. The economic rationale for culling badgers is bound up with the question: Just 36, individuals own half of rural land in England and Wales. And Defra and the NFU are bosom buddies: Modern farming is a business and there is little space for sentiment in business. The NFU is inordinately powerful, yet most farmers are pretty ignorant about life beyond the farm gate. Most have no conception of epidemiology or biological processes yet, as a force, they are loud and intimidatory, even behind the collars and ties of the NFU.
The bloody killing continues because of politics. The badger cull is an intellectual heirloom. So much has been invested in a catastrophic fallacy borne of political expediency that there is no way for the government now to save face: Continuing to cull badgers to demonstrate their commitment to tackling bovine TB, ministers cannot — dare not — admit that original fatal error.
As Albert Einstein remarked: Cows continue to die of bovine TB and innocent badgers continued to be killed because politicians are the ultimate short-term animal. Order by newest oldest recommendations. Show 25 25 50 All. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. Chapter received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. View all 12 comments. Just got the first chapter, but I am completely and totally hooked. Berg, the marvelous grizzly, is body guard to Cooper, the pianist prodigy character that we previously adored.
This is my honest and voluntary review. Hot and Badgered is set for publication Just got the first chapter, but I am completely and totally hooked. Hot and Badgered is set for publication March 27, The Honey Badgers Book 1 Paperback: March 27, ISBN Jul 21, Ivy Deluca rated it it was amazing Shelves: And yes, eventual 4. And yes, eventually, romance happens. The Good It has Laurenston's trademark humor and action with the accompanying violence Honey badgers are the name of the shifter game for this series, which is a pretty close offshoot of Ms.
Laurenston's Pride series and I am loving every minute of it. Charlie, Max and Stevie have a close, and at times violent, relationship but you never doubt their love for each other. Their banter was hilarious and my kindle should glow in the dark from the amount of highlighting I did. Establishing three very different women and their complicated relationships with those around them truly took up most of the book, and the romance got the fuzzy end of the lollipop, so to speak.
Everything in Between For longtime readers of Ms. I think it can work as a onramp for new readers to join in the fun. For more reviews, visit Apr 01, Kiki rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I will not take responsibility for your continued poor decision making.
View all 9 comments. The first in this brand new series by Shelly Laurenston is just as fun and crazy as her other books. Running from people trying to kill her, you can already get the feeling that this book is going to be a wild ride. With larger-than-life characters and hilarious jokes, these characters will definitely make you laugh and steal your heart at the same The first in this brand new series by Shelly Laurenston is just as fun and crazy as her other books.
With larger-than-life characters and hilarious jokes, these characters will definitely make you laugh and steal your heart at the same time. I always enjoy reading the ridiculous antics that Laurenston puts her characters through. View all 4 comments. Apr 03, Ira rated it really liked it Shelves: There you go, my review probably bias but from few authors who specialise in writing funny shifter storylines out there, she is on top of the list for me! Hot and Badgered is no different, more brutal, hysterically funny and the relationships between the sisters are awesome. Here our crazy heroine is pairing with sweet and wonderful hero.
What more can I ask? Btw, this book is rather pricey! Aug 17, Marta Cox rated it really liked it Shelves: I finally got my grabby hands on the full length version of this book! Having previously read the first chapter tease that the publisher released I was extremely keen to know just what was planned next for the honey badgers in this book.
We meet three sisters who are all so very different and yet believe me when it comes to protecting their little family they will do absolutely anything. I've long been a fan of the authors dragon shifter books and think this story had all the same elements goin I finally got my grabby hands on the full length version of this book! I've long been a fan of the authors dragon shifter books and think this story had all the same elements going on. Siblings at war with each other, often with hilarious results and yet a story that winds along pulling the reader in until it's impossible to predict just what will happen.
No spoilers here but when it comes to families you just have to believe that in this world there are conniving relatives who lie, cheat, steal and generally just backstab their way through life uncaring or maybe even oblivious to consequences. I looked up honey badgers and the results showed that this animal has the ability to adapt to its surroundings making it least likely to become endangered. Plus it's listed as carnivorous with few predators due to its ferocious defensive abilities. Now bottle all that up in an angry, often unreasonable and yet strangely rational person and you have Charlie.
She's very defensive of her sisters but also sees them exactly as they are. So when the youngest is targeted for kidnapping Charlie isn't lying down. Oh wait maybe that's not exactly correct because when we meet her she's about to fall almost into the arms of a grizzly! Yes there's romance but no mate trope involved thankfully just a slow burn as the author concentrates on giving her readers a mad, detailed trip into the crazy world her shifters live in.
In many ways Charlie and her sisters are outcasts but with the cute, noninvasive Berg around slowly but surely their lives change. So many characters get involved in this story with plenty of old favourites showing up. I loved it and the madcap caper just pulled me in and now I'm tempted to read it again! These characters are extreme, they are truly larger than life but I've a feeling we haven't seen the last of them and I for one can't wait for more. This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair View all 3 comments.
Jul 20, Emily rated it it was amazing Shelves: She has had to be, thanks to her cursed father. Her sisters can take care of themselves but together three of them are a force to be reckoned with and unstoppable. When she lands on a balcony after being attacked she gets assistance from Berg Dunn a grizzly shifter, it is short, bloody, and sweet but Berg can't get Charlie out of his mind. Back home Berg finds himself in front of Charlie again. Realizing her family needs help he steps in because he knows he wants a date with Charlie. How do you date a woman who believes she is cursed?
Simple stay by her side and get under her skin without her realizing it.
I have been waiting for this book for awhile and cleared my calendar so I could just savor all the goodness that this book brought. One of the best so far and you get little cameos from some of your favorite characters from other books. Loved Berg, he is relaxed and lets Charlie do her thing. The sisters are a hoot. Several surprises and I cannot wait for more more more. Berg Dunn is Cooper's bodyguard when a woman enters their hotel room and with her is a trouble of another nature. If you have read the author's other books you remember Cooper. I cannot wait to read this in full.
The first chapter hooked me and although I spent a ton of time clicking for next chapter, it didn't happen. I can't wait to get to know honey badger Charlie Taylor-MacKilligan. This is going to be fantastic. Apr 02, Fatimama rated it it was ok. I prolly had high expectations from SL and they were not met in this book. Mar 28, Treena rated it it was amazing Shelves: I had a laugh-out-loud, super fun time reading this book. It was a crazy storyline in the best way possible.
I couldn't stop reading because of what was happening and the pace is fast! Btw, this is not an insta-lust, fated-mate book so if you want a book heavy on romance and sexy times, I'd suggest you look somewhere else. In fact, I would say that the romance between Berg and Charlie is more of the backstory of this book.
It's so subtle which, in itself, is wonderful and refreshing! At it's I had a laugh-out-loud, super fun time reading this book.
At it's heart, this book is about the relationship between the 3 sisters: Charlie, Max, and Stevie; and I absolutely loved that. I can't wait to read more about this crazy family! View all 7 comments. Honey Badger Bad Asses!!! Or should I say this reads more like honey badgers on crack!!! This reminds me of what I don't like about Shelly Laurenston's books.
There were too many characters, crazy shenanigans, and a love story that was not the primary plot. Oh and the plot was sooooo convoluted that I kept forgetting what was the purpose of the book. The book starts out great with three young female honey badger shifters manipulating the wolf shifters.
I was immediately intrigued!! Then it devolved Honey Badger Bad Asses!!! Then it devolved into "crazy". Lots of action and fighting, but I felt confused by what was going on and where the story was going. I decided to stick with it because her Call of Crows series was just as ridiculous, but fun like a whirl dervish ride. The number of characters introduced in this book was overwhelming. There were bears, honey badgers,wolves, lions, wolverines and mutts mixed breads.
Not to mention all the names, nick names, and unimportant characters!! I do not plan to read any more books in this series. It was just too much to qualify as relaxing. Apr 21, Katie Reus rated it it was amazing Shelves: Really funny read listen! I enjoyed the narrator a lot.
This one was looooowww on the romance, but the story was funny and entertaining. View all 5 comments. Apr 06, Ami rated it really liked it Shelves: Please note that this is my first Laurenston ever, so I am not familiar with her voice or how she writes. Because that's what this book is. I cannot even try to explain what the plot is. It's basically three half honey-badger sisters: Charlie, Max, and Stevie, who get into heaps of trouble because of their fucked-up dad. But don't feel sorry for the MacK Please note that this is my first Laurenston ever, so I am not familiar with her voice or how she writes.
But don't feel sorry for the MacKilligan sisters. They know how to take care of themselves, while kicking other people's sorry ass in the process. I LOVED the bond between these sisters -- and how the characters around them, particularly Berg Dunn, a bear shifter who ends up as Charlie's love interest -- get dragged along for the ride without being able to do anything about it. I also need to point that despite the blurb that seems to describe romantic entanglement between Berg and Charlie, the story itself focuses more on the sisters.
The romance is taking the back seat for sure. Another note that this book seems to have strong tie-in with Laurenston's The Pride series. A bunch of characters come in and out of the pages, like they are already well-aware of the others. I only found out they were part of the Pride universe after I went to Laurenston's website.
Having said that, I don't find it a big issue. I can keep up with them just fine, even if I don't know much of their backstory. Jun 21, Mou marked it as dnf Shelves: From the first page I was reading just how everyone is chasing the three half breeder sisters to kill them or what so ever but they are strong, so strong that no one can kill these three sisters and everytime they got away. Then there are lots of side characters that sometimes I lost track, who is who and what they do or doing.
And with lots of multiple POV this book left me totally confused. He asked her out just one time and got rejected. So much for a Romance. I have no complain about the main characters tho! For the Future Reader: She was a kick-ass typed heroine. And I adore her. I have no complains about her. I liked him and his siblings. No OW, OM drama. Author didn't mention anything about their celibacy but judging by the book I think they were both celibate for sometime. Mar 26, Douglas Meeks rated it really liked it.
Well the new series based on the Honey Badgers is here and it was like reading a cross between Dragonkin and Pride series since you will see several characters from that series in this book. As you would expect there is a ton of insanity and mayhem, I loved every page of it. The sisters are possibly the baddest things on the planet when together and not far from it going solo.
The plot is too convoluted to even try to explain but there is almost non-stop action and humor on every page and so you Well the new series based on the Honey Badgers is here and it was like reading a cross between Dragonkin and Pride series since you will see several characters from that series in this book. The plot is too convoluted to even try to explain but there is almost non-stop action and humor on every page and so you don't forget it is actually a series there are a few dangling threads that will be continued in the next book.
I could keep writing but to be honest if you have read either of the 2 series I mentioned above you already know what to expect and throw in a bit of sexy but slow romance and you have a winning if chaotic combination. The women may be different mixes of honey badger hybrids, one is full honey badger, and each has their own brand of crazy but they all love each other I absolutely love all three of them and their interactions with each other. Stevie and Max steal the scene many times with their fights and back and forth insults. This book is about Charlie and Berg.
Berg is a grizzly shifter, he first meets Charlie when she is being attacked, he helps her out and then she takes off, it was a brief moment but he cannot get her out of his mind. By happenstance Berg and Charlie meet again and Berg realizes Charlie and her sisters could use his help, which also gives him a chance to woo Charlie.
What ensues once Berg offers his help is pure comedic genius and fun albeit a tad violent at times. The romance is light and it takes a while for Charlie and Beck to finally do the deed but it was done at the right pace for the storyline. There are a ton of secondary characters in this book, including some favorites from other series by Ms.
Laurenston, and I absolutely cannot wait for the next book in the Honey Badgers series! Apr 04, Carol marked it as tbr-already-own Shelves: Want to read badly. Will wait for sale hopefully. Mar 03, Beth rated it it was amazing Shelves: Berg Dunn is a great at his job, in the personal protection agency his family runs, a family of grizzly shifters. While protecting a world renowned child prodigy, pianist, and shifter a naked woman lands on their hotel balcony.
That is nothing new with woman throwing themselves at his charge but what is new is she is a shifter and being chased by a bunch of human assassins.
Honey badgers are a class unto themselves, fearless and ready to take on the world so when assassins kick in her door, Charl Berg Dunn is a great at his job, in the personal protection agency his family runs, a family of grizzly shifters. Honey badgers are a class unto themselves, fearless and ready to take on the world so when assassins kick in her door, Charlie does what she needs to do to survive. Even if it means falling out a window in a hotel. Little did she know she was going to end up with a fan of her own…a giant sized grizzly. There are not many authors that can make me go from laughing hysterically to white knuckle reading all within a few minutes.
Belly laughing, intense, romantic comedy that just puts a smile on your face. The Honey Badgers Sequence in Series: Paranormal Romance Fantasy Shifter Amazon: I had a review. It might have just been a series of gifs but they were the perfect way to review this book and now they're gone.
And there is no way my lazy ass is gonna try and write it all over again. Safe to say, I can't believe a book like this exists let alone a human had some hand in writing it. Also, I am never calling my self a crazy ass bitch cause there is no way I can ever meet the standards these MacKilligan sisters have set.
In terms of plot my head is still trying to find the right s I had a review. In terms of plot my head is still trying to find the right side up. As someone who isn't compulsively following all of Shelly's shifter books and definitely not keeping track of all the characters, this book was a cluster fuck but as the sisters so aptly put it, entertaining.
Angela Cassidy, has noted that the literary figure of the "good badger" has become dominant since the early 20th century, but that more recently the figure of the "bad badger" now a verminous character usually defined by stench and disease has made a slight resurgence. And I didn't read Bite Me at all because it starred Livy and i wasn't a huge fan of hers either. There is also a romance going on, and there will be smut, but if you are looking for a lot of smut, you will be disappointed. I liked him and his siblings. The sisters are a hoot. What ensues once Berg offers his help is pure comedic genius and fun albeit a tad violent at times. And that's all that really matters at the end of the day, right?
And that's all that really matters at the end of the day, right? If I were to start quoting all the bat shit crazy parts that had my stomach in stitches well, let's just say you wouldn't have to spend money on the book you could just read my review instead. I am not exaggerating. This is the kinda book you do a buddy read with. Not where you're sitting in your own places and talking over Goodreads or text whatever. More like a group book date where you're all in the same room.
Life has kicked my butt this week - work and family and stress. And in the midst of a messy house and 12 hour days I found a book that made me love everything about it. There's a lot of world-building here. And enough characters that it should be obnoxious and confusing. Laurenston made it work. In a nutshell, Charlie and her insane sisters are plagued by their father's bad decisions. The romance is not the main focus of this book. Charlie's relationship with her sisters, tons of action, lot of humor, and a huge community of shifters made up most of the story.
Charlie and Berg were understated perfection, and I adored that.
For that alone this book earned my love and respect. Add to that it made me laugh out loud and that I struggled to pry myself away from it? Pretty much book perfection. Now I'm off to gobble up all the Shelly Laurenston I can find. And to not-so-patiently wait for the next book in this series. Apr 06, Tina rated it really liked it Shelves: I almost didn't get this. I was not thrilled at all with Wolf With Benefits because I did not like the heroine Toni or her family. And I didn't read Bite Me at all because it starred Livy and i wasn't a huge fan of hers either.
But this is a start of a new series yes it is really just a continuation of the Pride series but I figured there was a new plot arc happening. And I was right. I centers on the three MckIlligan sisters who al have different mothers but share a father, an amoral loser wh I almost didn't get this. I centers on the three MckIlligan sisters who al have different mothers but share a father, an amoral loser who is just the worst.