"*3.5 stars*

I love the Howl at the Moon series by one of my favorite authors, Eli Easton, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on How to Run with the Wolves. In the end, I really enjoyed it, even though I didn't love this story quite as much as my fellow reviewers.

This series just makes me smile. If you like the infectious love of a dog, then you will connect with this series. How to Run with the Wolves is as adorable as the rest of them, even if it didn't grab me as much as my favorites in the series (How to Walk like a Man and How to Wish Upon a Star).

I enjoyed how Zeus was different from many of the quickened we've met. He's more introverted, more of a loner, and I liked that about him. I also liked the concept of Timo and his extremely isolated pack, and found those aspects of the story to be really interesting. I was pretty interested in Timo's pack health issues, from a medical standpoint, so that was cool for me.

Where I struggled was with the romance. I kept checking how far along in the book I was, waiting for the romance to really begin. For me, it took a really long time to get any feelings out of Zeus and Timo (especially Timo), and I thought it felt a bit rushed by the end. I actually was more interested in the dynamics and details of Timo's pack than the romance itself. There was a lot going on, plot-wise, and I think it detracted from the romance.

I still enjoyed this story all the way through, but, if I'm being honest with myself, I left the story wanting more. I really loved visiting with my favorite couples from previous books and reading about the happy, loving quickened, so just being "there" made my day. Even if this particular story doesn't do it for you, you will be so happy to be back in the Howl at the Moon world that you'll still feel that squishy-glee inside.

*Copy provided in exchange for an honest review*

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