Possum Hollow Book 3: Running Feral by Erin Russell

 

Possum Hollow Book 3

Tobias's life has seemed like a series of terrible decisions followed by even worse consequences. He thought the move to Possum Hollow would be the right thing to do. Get his problems away from his mom and sisters, while taking care of his sick grandmother. If he was putting himself more in danger, that was his own fault. It was still for the best. 

Instead, he's met a lot of surprising people and suddenly hope seems like something he could have again. After a lifetime of being trapped by the brutality of organized crime, is it really possible for him to get out?

Maybe if he could fall in love with the right person, for once, everything else could start turning around.

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My Review: 3.5/5 Stars

Tobias’s life at the moment is anything but good. His desperation to earn money to help take care of his sick grandmother leads him to being trapped by the local organized crime in the area. And it would be one thing to run criminal jobs for them but it’s another when the person who brought him in abuses him in every way you can think of. And as much as he wishes he can escape, he knows he can’t. But the latest time it happens, he finds himself running to the one person who somehow makes him feel safe. Gunnar has watched from afar the abuse Tobias has suffered. But he knows, and is reminded constantly, that Tobias has to make the move and show he wants to leave. Gunnar can’t pull him out no matter how badly he wants to. And when Tobias shows up at his door looking like death, he knows he can’t let him go back. Tobias came to him for a reason and Gunnar will do whatever he can to help keep him safe. Tobias goes through a lot in this book and before. But we see him start to fight back bit by bit. It’s not perfect, he is a victim struggling to find a place to be safe and be free. But he finally has someone in his corner who wants to help him and fight for him too. And while Gunnar at first tries to fight the connection between them to protect Tobias, Tobias reminds him that he can make his own choices and Gunnar is the one he wants. Not my favorite of this series but it is still nice to see Tobias get his happy ending after everything he has been through.