Review: Moon Run by Joely Skye

This story is the third in the Wolf Town series. I've been enjoying this series a great deal and this was another solid addition to the series.

The hero of this book is Iain who is the former lover of Rory, one of the heroes of the previous two books.  In the earlier books Iain hasn't been a tremendously sympathetic character. He's been shown as rather needy and unwilling to accept that Rory has moved on with his current lover Scott.  Rory found his clinginess too much to cope with and was happy to leave Iain behind and move on.  Rather than being a sequel, this book has an almost identical timeline to the previous book in the series, with some overlapping events but take from Iain and Teo's point of view.  This worked well overall and filled in some of the gaps and reasonings from book 2.  This meant that the events of the previous book, and in particular the showdown with Garrett at the end of the book is given a different perspective and I liked that we get to see why Iain acted as he did.  It also meant that there wasn't very much in terms of surprises in the story which detracted a little from the dramatic tension.

What was most interesting about this story was seeing Iain as a main character. In the previous two books he is scorned by Rory as a manipulator and a liar, but here we are given reasons for his past behaviour: the hurts he's experienced and the rejection which manifests itself in overly clingy actions.  In many ways Iain despises himself and his weakness, and much of the actions of this book are his attempts to make sure he's not rejected in the future.  I liked Iain, even if he was misguided and a little foolish at times.

Iain's relationship with Teo is the main focus of the story. Teo is the beta wolf who has his own hang-ups, mainly the worry that he's being used by others for his position in the pack.  As a result he tends towards coldness, something which is certainly true at the beginning of the story.  One of the highlights of the book is seeing Teo soften and change in this attitude and to allow himself to take a chance on Iain.

Although the story does have some action scenes - especially those where we see the situation with Garrett from Iain's perspective - the story is mostly about the two men finding their way through a relationship.  The scenes where they come together in comfort and sexually were very well done.  Teo completes something in Iain and as such there's a tenderness in  their interactions. I liked the scenes where the men give into the wolf part of themselves, especially when Iain takes comfort in Teo's strength.

If I have any complaints about the book it's that the story is rather short, plus many of the fears that Iain and Teo have are so obviously unfounded that I puzzled a little over why they should feel that way.  These were only minor niggles though.

Overall, this was an admirable addition to the Wolf Town series and gets a grade of 'Very good'.  I enjoyed reading it a great deal and hope for further books in this series.

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