Doggie Style - Book Review

By Piper Rayne

Synopsis

Rumors never bothered me. If people want to guess at my sexuality because I design dog clothes for a living—let them. I know the truth.

I’m a red-blooded heterosexual male and just because I don’t have my tongue hanging out of my mouth around every female like my dog Cooper, doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the female form.

Now with Teegan Lowery in my life I’m suddenly panting right next to Cooper, hoping for a taste.

I hired her for her stellar PR skills, but she’s slowly weaseling her way into a spot I’ve kept a NO VACANCY sign on for years. Everything about Teegan screams unavailable. The last thing I need is another dramatic, high maintenance woman in my life. Believe me, been there and done that.

But the sexual tension between us is like a game of tug-of-war and neither of us wants to lose.

I love dogs.
She hates them.
Turns out, we both love doggie style.

Review

After reading THE MANNY, I was really looking forward to reading Leo’s story. Unfortunately, DOGGIE STYLE did not win me over.

For the most part, I liked Leo and Teegan, though I did find them to be contradictory. Leo says he doesn’t care if people think he’s gay, but he became furious at Teegan when he realized she didn’t know he was straight. Which was really his own fault, because he allowed people to play the guessing game for years. Teegan has the strength and courage to quit her job—because of the misogynistic environment—and start her own business, yet she never stands up to her mother, whose disturbing behavior has affected how Teegan lives her life. As a couple, I didn’t feel much chemistry between Leo and Teegan at all.

I felt that DOGGIE STYLE wasn’t as strong a story as THE MANNY was. Nor was the humor there. The grand gesture scene at the end confused me, because I’m pretty sure skydiving was not mentioned once throughout the entire story, yet Teegan knows it’s the perfect way to apologize to Leo because he apparently likes skydiving. I didn’t like Leo’s friend and business partner, Oscar, who would deliberately put Leo in awkward situations to promote himself and to keep the “Leo is gay” buzz alive. People from Leo and Teegan’s past appear in a couple of scenes, and I felt they were only added to create unnecessary drama. There’s also a pretty obvious timeline issue after the gay bar scene that I’m surprised didn’t get picked up by the editor or beta readers.

I know I’m nitpicking right now, but after enjoying THE MANNY so much and rushing out to buy DOGGIE STYLE, I just can’t hide my disappointment.

DOGGIE STYLE is told in dual POVs, comes with a HEA for Leo and Teegan, and while it’s part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone.