I enjoyed this in a tongue-and-cheek kind of way. It's not the type of story to be taken seriously. As a campy spoof of an erotic romance, it works. If you read it with any expectation of seriousness, it's downright awful. But...were penguin. WERE PENGUIN. Who...um...waddles in his animal form. And not just were penguin, but a m/m were penguin story. 
Of the 3 I've read in this series, this is the best one.
DNF. Just couldn't get into it.
Even in shorter formats, Tessa Dare's characterization and prose impresses.
Cute little story with some very funny exchanges.
Underwhelming with bland authorial voices and mostly absent romance. The best of the 3 is the Ilona Andrews story.
For the first 2/3, this is a fun, classic Stephanie Laurens read. The last third drags on with a pace that resembles a slow trek through knee deep mud.
I normally enjoy KH, but this was a struggle to finish and lacked the charm of other books.
Felt like we didn't really meet the hero until halfway through. Improbable plot points, too. Still enjoyed, but TD has written better.
Not as bad as Ten Things, but still nowhere near the JQ I loved. I guess I'm done hoping for a Julia Quinn book to move me as much as The Viscount Who Loved Me. This one had bland characters, inconsistent characterization, and long boring sections that had me skimming repeatedly.
I'm a big Shannon Stacey fan, but this book just didn't work for me. Meh setting and characters, no real tension.
The author's voice just didn't work for me. And the pacing was uneven. I liked the premise, but characters fell flat. I finished it, but wouldn't have had it been a longer book.
