Tigers on the Run

Tigers & Devils

By: Sean Kennedy

Narrated by: Dave Gillies

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's Summary

Sequel to Tigerland

Young Australian Micah Johnson is the first AFL player to be out at the beginning of his career. Retired professional football player Declan Tyler mentors Micah, but he finds it difficult, as Micah is prone to making poor life choices that land him in trouble. Nothing Dec can't handle. He's been there, done that, more times than he'd like to admit. Being Simon Murray's partner all these years has Dec quite experienced in long-suffering and mishaps.

As usual, Simon thinks everything is going along just fine until his assistant, Coby, tells him a secret involving an old nemesis. Simon and Dec's problems mash together, and to solve them, they must undertake a 1000-kilometer round trip in which issues will have to be sorted out, apologies are finally given, and a runaway kid is retrieved and returned to his worried parents.

©2015 Sean Kennedy (P)2016 Dreamspinner Press

Wonderful romance

Tigers on the Run is the third novel in the saga about Simon and Declan. I wouldn’t recommend listening to or reading these books out of order as each book builds on the previous ones. By now Simon and Declan have been together for eight years, we’ve seen them through some ups and downs and how their relationship has matured and grown. As have the relationships of their friends.

Another nemesis from the past comes out of the woodworks in the most unexpected ways – at least for Simon. It causes upheaval and strain on more than one friendship, and causes more than a little drama. Personally much of the ensuing drama felt childish. I’m not saying there isn’t cause for the hurt feelings and animosity, but the way it was handled didn’t really reflect grown men. Then again, grown-ups don’t always act as grown-ups.

Another part of the story is Declan’s out-reach program, mentoring LGBTQ teens and trying to keep them out of trouble. One of the teenagers, a young and promising football player causes more trouble than the rest. Micha’s easy to unlike at first, but there’s so much hurt underneath the surface that you just wanted to help him out. Well, when you didn’t want to strangle him, he did have an uncanny knack for pushing buttons. I wouldn’t mind seeing him too happy and settled – not necessarily in a relationship, he is a teen after all, but settled in his life and who he is.

Dave Gillies once again did a great job narrating this story. I love his accent, it does so much to the sense of place of the story. I also love that he narrates with such enthusiasm, he really lives in the story and draws the listener in. He even goes that extra mile and sings a few lines instead of reading the lyrics. Small things like that enhances the experience and if nothing else, it will make you smile.

Sadly this is the last audiobook in the series and I can only hope the last book will make its way there soon – and that Gillies will narrate.

A copy of this book was generously provided by the publsher in exchange for an honest review for Love Bytes.

brilliant third book

Any additional comments?

Just love these two. No matter how many years past, I just can’t get enough. Dec and Simon, are just wonderful together. So funny, so sweet, so perfect.

Dec is dealing with a trouble student, Simon is dealing with a situation at work so between them both we are lead on a merry tale of friendships, foe-ships, and a twist at the end that has me scrambling for the next audio…



I think what I love the most about these tales, is like spending the days with each character, like your a fly on the wall.

The drama that Simon always seems to bring with him was fun and refreshing, sometimes you need this type of high drama. The love Simon and Dec have for each other just comes off the pages or in this case out of the narrators voice.

The compassion Dec has for this ‘kids’ helping them, guiding them. Such a great tale.

Once again the narrator does a wonderful job capturing all the voices, the situations of the story.

Love this series

Do not read them out of order they build upon each other and you'll miss out on the history of this couple. I love series like this where we just keep getting more and more of the same couple and follow along their lives and troubles having Gillies narrate makes the story even that much better.

More tiger

I love this books if you like books with a lot of snark please books are for you. I would recommend Sean Kennedy to anyone who likes romance and comedy mixed together

Wonderful book

What did you like most about Tigers on the Run?

I love the characters, Simon and Dec, the humour and the feeling of a 'real' relationship and their friends. Rich language, sexy, brilliant.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Simon, how could you not like someone so spiky and vulnerable at the same time. He's just so sarcastic it's very easy to relate to him.

Which character – as performed by Dave Gillies – was your favourite?

Simon again, but I have got used to the narrator now, I wasn't sure I liked him for these stories but he's grown on me.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I can't think of anything which would be witty enough

Any additional comments?

I love Sean Kennedy's stories, I love the fantastic humour, the sexiness of the books without being graphic, the way in which the characters express their feelings, I am a total fan girl and any more Simon and Declan would be an automatic buy for me.

Love the story

Having read the whole of this series I was invested in the characters already, I really enjoy Sean Kennedy's writing; the dialogue is believable, full of humour and its what makes these books for me.
Some of the wittiness was lost with the narration which at times is quite stilted or delivered in a way that I just didn't feel fitted the situation or broke the momentum in quick, funny exchanges between multiple characters. The voice he uses for women is almost comical, making them all sound about 80 years old it's jarring on younger characters like Fran and Emma. Overall though it's still a good listen and if you enjoy the series as I do it's worth a shot.