I’ve said it at least 100 times now and I’m sure I’ll say it at least another thousand times yet: I LOVE THE PRICKLY ISLAND ZOO. I’ve been so eager for Dove’s story because she’s been my favorite sibling throughout the first 3 books (which is impressive since I really like all of the siblings). I was not disappointed. 

This story had a little less of the tension on whether Dove and Deacon would get together because you could totally tell they were mutually pining for each other from the start and Dove was just in denial. So for me, it was really a matter of when and what was going to cause a 3rd act breakup. That said, it wasn’t a bad thing at all. I actually loved their dynamic and the fact that Deacon was smitten from before they even reunited in this book. You also got fun interactions with the rest of the Lachlans again, and I loved their dynamic with Deacon. I also think we were given a hint at which sibling is next and I’m pretty excited for it. 

The only downside I can even come up with for Crocodile Tears is that it was more centered on the Hollywood/spotlight aspect of their lives so the zoo was more of almost an incidental setting….and that’s just me being a nit-picky animal nerd😆