Dog Days

By: TA Moore

Narrated by: Derrick McClain

The world ends not with a bang, but with a downpour. Tornadoes spin through the heart of London, New York cooks in a heat wave that melts tarmac, and Russia freezes under an ever-thickening layer of permafrost. People rally at first - organizing aid drops and evacuating populations - but the weather is only getting worse.

In Durham, mild-mannered academic Danny Fennick has battened down to sit out the storm. He grew up in the Scottish Highlands, so he’s seen harsh winters before. Besides, he has an advantage. He’s a werewolf. Or, to be precise, a were-dog. Less impressive, but still useful.

Except the other werewolves don’t believe this is any ordinary winter, and they’re coming down over the Wall to mark their new territory. Including Danny’s ex, Jack - the Crown Prince Pup of the Numitor’s pack - and the prince's brother, who wants to kill him.

A wolf winter isn’t white. It’s red as blood.

©2016 TA Moore (P)2018 Dreamspinner Press

Great start to a new series

I really enjoyed the book & liked both Danny & Jack. I couldn't stand Jenny & thought she had way too much page time. Obviously something is happening in the world but most people don't seem to notice or really care. With the way the weather patterns are, you would think there would have been more a "its the end of the world" mentality. But it's more, oh yea it's snowing in September. The story did end on a cliffhanger & I have to run off to read the next book as I need to know what happens.

Post apocolypse with shapeshifters

I usually love shapeshifters, Post apocalyptic stories and author TA Moore.
I struggled with this one. I never felt I understood any of the world building at all, the frozen setting never clearly described, the characters roles unclear and confusing. Danny is a dog shifter, Jack is a wolf shifter and there are monsters? werewolves? rogue shapeshifters on the loose in the midst of a new ice age? I am still not sure. I never felt I got to know Danny or Jack. This book certainly never felt like a romance, not even a hint of one.
And the character of Jenny felt redundant. Was this supposed to be romance?
Descriptions were vivid, but the storyline was vague.
Derrick McClains narration was amazing. A real bright spot in this audio. I feel that if I had been reading this book, it might have been a DNF, but I listened to all because of Mr McClains wonderful voice and lovely accents.

Interesting

Dog Days is a different kind of shifter story. It is creative but not exactly what you might expect.
There is very little romance or love in it and the characters are not endearing to the reader. Nevertheless, it is a story that holds the reader’s attention as all kinds of weather phenomenon pass through the plot. Centered on old tales and ancient history, it is quite properly read in the audiobook version by a narrator who has a Scottish accent. Sometimes his accent is so think it can be a little bit hard to understand, so I was glad I had both the pdf and the audio versions to follow along with at the same time.
There is a difference between werewolves and weredogs, as is brought up in the story. I really didn’t understand if there was or was not an attraction between Jack and Danny, but it didn’t seem to matter much. Also the weather didn’t really make a large difference to the story. The plot is a little bit slow and the ending was unexpected and not particularly satisfying. The book is well written and well researched, though. I recommend it for those who love historical fiction.

This is a gem!

First off, let me just say there is a mild cliff hanger ending. And I hate cliff hangers. But this one didn’t leave me feeling angry.
I loved Danny, and though I had some reservations about Jack, I feel I will like him better as the series goes on. As for their relationship, there’s a happy for now, but I didn’t feel it was all settled by any means. I didn’t see much written by TA Moore so I have no idea what the plans are for this as a series. It does have some differences from other shifter books that make it interesting. I’d like to also get to know the characters more in-depth. I’ll be watching for the next one. This better not be all!
I’ve loved Derrick McClain’s narration for quite awhile, but this is something different than what I’m used to. I think this is the first time I’ve heard him do anything other than American accents and he did a great job. Even in the background dialogue, he kept the Scottish accent going. It was very easy to distinguish all the different voices and you could hear the emotions being expressed. Personally, I’d probably listen to Derrick reading an encyclopedia and still be enthralled.

Interesting

Well, this was a very easy read. The narration was wonderful. You don’t find out much about the MCs past but definitely a nice listen.