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The Dratsie Dilemma

The San Andreas Shifters

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The Dratsie Dilemma

By: G. L. Carriger
Narrated by: Darcy Stark
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A heartwarming urban fantasy from New York Times best selling author Gail Carriger about redemption, destiny, and the enduring strength of found family (and caffeine). Narrated by Darcy Stark (AKA Shea Taylor).

Once upon a time, Trick went up against the sea and lost. Badly. Or so he thought.

What the sea decides to keep, it keeps forever.

Trick is a dratsie shifter, a river otter. He is charming, loads of fun, and just a little bit slippery. He’s running from a past he can’t forget, and he’s landed unexpectedly in the chaotic comforting embrace of a small town cafe and the world’s queerest pack of werewolves.

Unfortunately, it turns out the past has also refused to forget Trick. It washes up on his doorstep and gets instantly tangled up in marine biology conferences, twelve mermaids thrift shopping, and specialty cappuccinos. That past is grumpy, sexy, and wearing a very sparkly tail. (Don’t you dare call him a fish.)

Trick was just starting to feel like it was all going to be okay. But sometimes the sea decides to spit up a merman who has been looking for Trick for over a decade. And Trick will have to decide whether he starts running all over again or faces up to heartbreak and the childhood best friend who betrayed him.

"Carriger manages to keep things fresh and progressive in not only the contemporary urban landscape but in the diversity, humor and warmth she uses to complement some of the weightier elements..." ~ The Novel Approach (The Sumage Solution)

The San Andreas Shifter books stand alone and do not need to be listened to in any order, but if you’re a stickler, this book comes after The Enforcer Enigma.

Delicate Sensibilities?

This paranormal romance contains M/M sexy times, horrible puns regarding oceanography, and clumsy mermaids in high heels. Not for the faint of heart (or mouth or tongue).

©2024 Gail Carriger (P)2025 Gail Carriger
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Enjoyable story that is well written with likeable characters and good world building. The narration is very good as well.

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Love, pack and mer people

Very interesting ‘pack’ with clearly defined characters. Hope there will be more in the series.

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Frustratingly waffly and drawn out

I really enjoyed the other books in this series, but I have no idea what happened here. What was the author thinking? There was so much unnecessary exposition. Hours of internal monologues about the minutae of feelings. I was so bored and ended up putting the speed up to 2x for some chapters. The core of the story was good, but the execution -using past then present chapters dragged things out too much. I really wish this author hadn't been so self indulgent. I wish that hours of waffling had been edited out and the story tightened. Shame.
As for the narration. It was mostly good, my only bugbear was the questionable, inconsistent accent for Trick, which ranged from Yorkshire to Ireland. The female voices were excellent.

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