Review: Good characters, good story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2013
So I was a bit confused going in to this story, the first Men of Silo book has wolf shifters in it, I was expecting more of them in this one and that's not what this book is about. No paranormal at all. Which is fine, I'm happy either way, just wasn't what I had expected.Ed appears in the first book as Chris's ex bofriend, who is kind of an ass. He's really not, he's just lonely and looking for love. In a small town with not many gay men.Then we have Duncan. I was confused with him as well! There is some hinting that he is a Dom at one point, but that doesn't play out much. He has some serious issues, missing part of an arm, PTSD, abandonment and commitment phobia. At times I liked him, at times I didn't. He tried so hard to not get close to Ed, but just kept going back. I wanted him to commit or leave Ed alone. It felt at times like he was using his issues as an excuse to hide.The Search and Rescue story line was good, I wished it had been used more. I liked Margo the dog, she's in it quite a bit, partly as a rescue dog, then as an accessory for Duncan. Another rescue, a job offer, something that used that side of Duncan more would have been nice.There is lots of will they/won't they, not sex which they do quick, but will they be a couple? Will they commit? Will Duncan let Ed in, literally and figuratively? I wanted him to fully commit to Ed by the end and have that moment of complete surrender and openness, but we don't really get that. The ending felt rushed, and abrupt, although it was a happy ending. That may not make sense, but it went from angst to living together really quickly.I liked the book, I really did, I liked the characters most of the time, I liked the story most of the time, I liked the ending mostly, I LOVED Margo, and I liked the glimpses of Chris and Jamie.I'm curious to see what the next one will be, contemporary? Paranormal?