And I’m totally saying this with a positive perspective, it’s not easy to write a character like this one without falling into ridiculousness, but Stormy Glenn managed it without any stumble (maybe that is due to her experience with this character type). Poppy is a cuteness overloaded character who is completely unaware of the danger he is for other men… not cause “he” is dangerous, but cause he can provoke an overdose of prettiness to the chosen companion. Sometime you need serious, sometime you need playful… Poppy’s Pleasure is a pretty little story. NOTE: This book was provided by Siren Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. If you like unusual shifters, action/adventure and a lot of revelations that show an even bigger conspiracy than became obvious in book one, and if you enjoy a mentally strong but physically weaker male being protected by a strong alpha male, then you will probably like this book as much as I did. They fell for each other in very different ways than the first couple, but they are clearly meant to be together. Like Noah and Gage, Poppy and Dean entertained me, making me follow their amazing discoveries and adventures through sheer force of personality and quirkiness. I loved the scenes in the second half of the book when Dean has finally understood how important Poppy is to him-and vice versa. Poppy has been a pet ever since he can remember, and once Dean gets his head out of his behind, he can actually really help Poppy. He is fundamentally uncomfortable with the whole Master/pet situation, but realizes that he has to wean Poppy off that idea slowly. He is also quite clever at figuring out what others may want, and he uses those skills to protect Dean and his friends.ĭean is a tough assassin (just like Gage used to be) and it takes him a long time to 'get' Poppy. As he learns about things like refrigerators and has his first hot shower, his intelligence begins to show, and he develops the kind of self-confidence that allows him to stand up for himself and show how courageous he really is. He sees Dean as his new Master since he thinks he is only good enough to be a pet.

Abused for years, he has no idea what is going on in the outside world. Poppy is a great guy, and wonderful despite what he has been through.

The mix of tension and humor is well-balanced, but this book leans more toward the suspense as more dark machinations are discovered. Both Noah and his mate Gage are back, but this book focuses on Dean (Gage's friend) and a man he rescues when looking for traces of another team member. As much fun as the first book, this sequel continues the story of the unusual cat shifters who recently discovered their true king, Noah.

Poppy's Pleasure by Stormy Glenn