Too adorable for words is what came to mind when I tried to decide the best way to describe this story. I knew it was going to be good from the moment I saw “WaddleCon” appear in the blurb. That was all I needed to know to have cute penguins marching across my brain. And that is what this story is about - penguin shifters meeting at “the go-to event of the year when looking for your life partner”. On one hand you have Theodore who realizes, too late, that this is a con strictly for straight penguins, who hates all the speed dating, and who wants nothing more than the perfect date with his future husband. On the other hand you have a mysteriously abandoned egg and a livid husband out to do real damage to Theodore and Wesley, the cute bisexual man he has run into. Mix all of that together, and you have a romantic comedy of the best kind.

Theodore is looking for love, his future husband, and wants to start a family as soon as he has found his elusive forever mate. He thinks Wesley, whom he met thanks to a mistake, might be the one. But then events get out of control when the egg he found abandoned in the family bathroom turns out to belong to a cheater and Theodore is determined to keep it safe. He can’t imagine anyone wanting to harm an unhatched baby, and even though he is not a fighter, he will do anything to protect the little one – secretly beginning to bond with it already. What follows is both hilarious and heartwarming – and excellent practice for starting a family of their own.

If you like penguin shifters, if romantic comedy around two men with heart sounds interesting, and if you’re looking for a tale that will make you laugh, shake your head, and want to read more, then you will probably like this short story as much as I do. It’s one I will definitely read again – just for the fun of it!


NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )