Ostrich and the 'Roo
Furry United Coalition • Book 6
by Eve Langlais
Why You'll Love This
She drops an egg every time she's startled, he keeps putting her in cages — and somehow this is a love story.
- Great if you want: shifter romance with absurdist humor and genuine heart
- The experience: fast, breezy, and gleefully ridiculous — a quick afternoon read
- The writing: Langlais leans hard into the chaos — wit carries the plot
- Skip if: you want depth or emotional complexity over silly fun
About This Book
What happens when a crypto containment specialist is sent to wrangle a giant ostrich terrorizing Australian suburbia — and finds her with her head buried in a bush, fast asleep? Eve Langlais takes her Furry United Coalition series down under for a story that balances genuine heart with ridiculous, gleeful chaos. Mari is freshly escaped from a mad scientist's lab, struggling with blackouts and a deeply inconvenient egg-laying reflex, while Jax is the kind of man who keeps putting her in cages and somehow thinks that's charming. The push-pull between them carries real warmth beneath all the absurdity, and the stakes — what was done to Mari, and what she might be becoming — give the comedy genuine weight.
At 172 pages, this is Langlais doing what she does best: delivering a fast, punchy read that never wastes a scene. Her dialogue snaps, her pacing is ruthless, and she has a genuine gift for making shifter premises feel fresh rather than formulaic. The humor lands because the characters earn it — Jax and Mari feel like actual people, not just setups for jokes. Readers who enjoy paranormal romance with a sharp comic edge will find this slim volume punches well above its page count.
