This book reminded me why I love Simon and Declan. It was so good to hear more of their story!
They got their happy ending, but the way thing were left I have a feeling we're gonna see at least one more book in this series *fingers crossed*

Micah was extremely frustrating, which is precisely why I'm gonna go and read his story (The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson). ( )

Dnf. Lost interest in this series. Maybe I'll pick it up later, but for now I'm dnfing it. ( )

I bought this on the day it was released, which I never do. And it's a DSP book, which is usually a Not In A Million Years press for me. But it's Kennedy! And Simon and Declan. So the usual rules do not apply.

This book won't really work for someone who hasn't read Tigers and Devils, although you can probably read it without having read Tigerland (there are references, etc. but you get the gist). If you haven't read Tigers and Devils, go read it and then come back and read this. Because Tigers and Devils is one of the best m/m books out there, and one of my favorite romances ever.

This book sees Simon and Declan continuing in their relationship, well settled in and seemingly past a lot of the bumps that characterized their early time together. And while there are external issues that affect how they get along, they don't threaten to drive them apart for good. I really appreciated that, because there was a lot of it in Tigerland, and a healthy relationship should be able to weather the kinds of ups and downs Simon and Declan face here. They're normal and you can't really avoid them, so you have to learn to cope with them. And our guys do. They argue, they have a falling out or two, but it is presented as part of what they have to deal with, not Drama! All! The! Time! Thank you, Sean Kennedy.

The usual suspects are back: Roger and Fran, of course, and Nessa's replacement, Cody. Declan is now running a program for LGBT teen athletes to help them negotiate their athletic development *and* their identity issues. Cody's new relationship (with the horrible Jasper Brunswick, of all people) and Declan's proteges provide most of the plot and the main storylines. Simon does his snarky, solipsistic stuff, and there is a lot of banter among the old friends (this series is very dialogue-heavy), but in the second half the teenager storyline takes over and provides a good frame for resolving the various loose ends. Micah is an appealing character and the parallels between him and Simon are well done. They're made a bit too obvious toward the end, but I can live with that. The antagonism between Simon and Jasper evolves in a believable way as well. It's like real life: you can't pick your family and you can't pick your friends' partners, so you figure out ways to live with them or isolate yourself. Simon eventually takes the generous road. Declan is still almost too good to be true, but he's such a sweetie, who am I to complain about that?

It's a pleasure to read a gay romance where the main characters have been together happily for years. And the ending is lovely. It's very sentimental and sweet, but they've earned it. And the way Kennedy manages to give them the opportunity for a publicly affirmed, permanent relationship despite Australia's lack of same-sex marriage recognition worked for me. The room may have become dusty, or I suddenly developed allergies, as I was reading the last couple of epilogues. ( )

To know that Simon and Declan were back again, for another episode, I was happy and excited, at first. I fell in love with this couple in the first book and have always considered Tigers and Devils to be one of my most favorite gay novels. However, I was bored with Declan's lack of action in Tigerland (Book 2). In fact, their adorable-ness had rubbed off when Book 1 ended. I was not really that excited about them in Tigerland. I was hoping that Sean Kennedy would move on to new characters, new story and new anything else.

There are many adorable lines in Tigers on the Run. Unlike Book 1, there are no big issues in this book. Just typical gay dramas with cute lines and irritating, recycled thoughts by Simon. There was no huge scene at the end of the book to justify this novel. It was more like a novel to update us on what was happening to Simon and Declan.

In fact, the ending search for Micah kind of reminding me of irritating Shopaholics series Part 1, where there was a road trip to look for the missing character.

Somehow, the ending tells you what is expected to come. I am not sure if I want to welcome them again. ( )