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tobyto_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sam_rosia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kingcarstairs's review against another edition
3.0
No creí que Ravensong fuese a gustarme tanto. Pero lo hizo.
Además que confirmé que mis personajes favoritos son Gordo (obviously) y Rico (un alma preciosa, sin él nada sería igual).
La historia me encantó. Mi corazón fue destrozado más de mil veces y hasta me puse a llorar en algún momento.
Lo único que me llegó a desencajar un poco fue algo que he notado en la escritura de Tj Klune: tiende a repetir las mismas frases/palabras/ideas o la construcción general de las oraciones. No tiene nada de malo, simplemente ha sido una constante muy definida (y una que noto siempre en mis lecturas (si es que las hay) porque tiende a detener mi ritmo de lectura), que además, no sólo se limita a lo que sucede dentro de este libro, sino también a que estas mismas repeticiones aparecen en otras de sus obras. He tenido flashes de partes idénticas de dos libros suyos que leí justo antes de este.
Además que confirmé que mis personajes favoritos son Gordo (obviously) y Rico (un alma preciosa, sin él nada sería igual).
La historia me encantó. Mi corazón fue destrozado más de mil veces y hasta me puse a llorar en algún momento.
Lo único que me llegó a desencajar un poco fue algo que he notado en la escritura de Tj Klune: tiende a repetir las mismas frases/palabras/ideas o la construcción general de las oraciones. No tiene nada de malo, simplemente ha sido una constante muy definida (y una que noto siempre en mis lecturas (si es que las hay) porque tiende a detener mi ritmo de lectura), que además, no sólo se limita a lo que sucede dentro de este libro, sino también a que estas mismas repeticiones aparecen en otras de sus obras. He tenido flashes de partes idénticas de dos libros suyos que leí justo antes de este.
camilabdm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Objetivamente siento que este libro es mejor que el primero (la diferencia de edades no da tanto cringe, hay mucha menos misoginia internalizada de parte del autor, el trato hacia los omegas went uphill 📈, etc.), pero aún así no lo disfrute tanto como el anterior. Creo que fue más que nada por los protagonistas, aunque me gusta mucho Gordo, a Mark lo sentí un personaje muy plano (?), idk, no es malo en sí, solamente no llegué a conectar tanto con él como interés amoroso.
Igual me parece un libro muy fácil y disfrutable, con un plot que si bien no es excesivamente complicado, pero sin caer en lo simplista.
Igual me parece un libro muy fácil y disfrutable, con un plot que si bien no es excesivamente complicado, pero sin caer en lo simplista.
misssophiereads's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I had a pretty good time with the first half of the book, but at some point it just went downhill for me. I'm pretty sure some of my problems with the book are me-problems and might not bother others as much, but here goes:
<b>- the fated mates aspect</b>
To be fair, only slightly less creepy than in book one, with the "imprinting" werewolf love interest only three years older than the mc, but as mc is 11 at the time... still not great. BUT my main issue with it is that the love interest has ZERO PERSONALITY. Like. None. Whatsoever. He exists. That is it. I can't tell you a single thing about him, not what he does for a job, what his hobbies are, what he does all day when not standing around stoically or frolicking around as a wolf. So it is a bit difficult to root for these guys to get over their years long pining for each other when I don't even know what we are pining for.
<b>- weirdly invasive banter about people's sex lives</b>
There are so many scenes in this book featuring side characters dropping hints or also very explicitly talking about the main character or other side characters getting together with their love interests, sometimes in graphic detail (only to then also continue to say "Oh no, now that image is in my head, why did I say that"), in order to get them to make a move. It is uncomfortable. It feels weird. I know these people are all really close, but it just feels so awkward imagining ten or more people standing around (and werewolves in this world have incredibly sensitive hearing, so they just have to be in the same house to hear this) and openly talking about how two people WHO ARE ALSO PRESENT should just get over themselves and be together. Also, sometimes these people are related and they themselves comment on how weird it is to be talking about their uncle's sex life, but it also doesn't stop them from talking about it.
<b>- the magic</b>
It's just so vague. The mc is a witch, so I would have liked to learn more about the process of wielding magic, the limitations, the scope, anything. This made it really hard to be intrigued by some plot points involving magic, as it was impossible to speculate how certain problems might be overcome, as we the readers have no idea of what is possible.
<b>-the plot</b>
Not all bad, I enjoyed aspects of it. I liked the emphasis on healing from bad experiences and giving second chances to people, but I felt the execution lacking in some places. Some conflicts felt very contrived without strong enough motivation for the characters involved to make sense. Also, the amount of plot armor at the end was just astounding.
Also, I feel like this book is way too long for the honestly small amount of things that actually happen. I'm all for slow burns and building up tension, but nothing burned here (see point 1) and there wasn't enough substance to keep up the tension.
So, I kinda feel like I'm in the same spot as I was after reading book one (with the difference that Ox really pulled me through that book), with this feeling that the next sequel will be better due to the characters it will focus on. At least that main character and his love interest have some personality, despite just being side characters in the first two books. And yes, there is one plot element introduced in Ravensong that hasn't been resolved and I'm kinda curious to see how it will go down.
But I also don't want to keep writing salty reviews.
<b>- the fated mates aspect</b>
To be fair, only slightly less creepy than in book one, with the "imprinting" werewolf love interest only three years older than the mc, but as mc is 11 at the time... still not great. BUT my main issue with it is that the love interest has ZERO PERSONALITY. Like. None. Whatsoever. He exists. That is it. I can't tell you a single thing about him, not what he does for a job, what his hobbies are, what he does all day when not standing around stoically or frolicking around as a wolf. So it is a bit difficult to root for these guys to get over their years long pining for each other when I don't even know what we are pining for.
<b>- weirdly invasive banter about people's sex lives</b>
There are so many scenes in this book featuring side characters dropping hints or also very explicitly talking about the main character or other side characters getting together with their love interests, sometimes in graphic detail (only to then also continue to say "Oh no, now that image is in my head, why did I say that"), in order to get them to make a move. It is uncomfortable. It feels weird. I know these people are all really close, but it just feels so awkward imagining ten or more people standing around (and werewolves in this world have incredibly sensitive hearing, so they just have to be in the same house to hear this) and openly talking about how two people WHO ARE ALSO PRESENT should just get over themselves and be together. Also, sometimes these people are related and they themselves comment on how weird it is to be talking about their uncle's sex life, but it also doesn't stop them from talking about it.
<b>- the magic</b>
It's just so vague. The mc is a witch, so I would have liked to learn more about the process of wielding magic, the limitations, the scope, anything. This made it really hard to be intrigued by some plot points involving magic, as it was impossible to speculate how certain problems might be overcome, as we the readers have no idea of what is possible.
<b>-the plot</b>
Not all bad, I enjoyed aspects of it. I liked the emphasis on healing from bad experiences and giving second chances to people, but I felt the execution lacking in some places. Some conflicts felt very contrived without strong enough motivation for the characters involved to make sense. Also, the amount of plot armor at the end was just astounding.
Also, I feel like this book is way too long for the honestly small amount of things that actually happen. I'm all for slow burns and building up tension, but nothing burned here (see point 1) and there wasn't enough substance to keep up the tension.
So, I kinda feel like I'm in the same spot as I was after reading book one (with the difference that Ox really pulled me through that book), with this feeling that the next sequel will be better due to the characters it will focus on. At least that main character and his love interest have some personality, despite just being side characters in the first two books. And yes, there is one plot element introduced in Ravensong that hasn't been resolved and I'm kinda curious to see how it will go down.
But I also don't want to keep writing salty reviews.
jg1987's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars
[b:Ravensong|43161100|Ravensong (Green Creek, #2)|T.J. Klune|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544108304l/43161100._SX50_.jpg|56425855] is book 2 in the Green Creek series by [a:T.J. Klune|5073330|T.J. Klune|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1546275989p2/5073330.jpg]. It picks up 1 year after the end of book 1 and things have seemed to calm down a bit for the Bennett pack, but of course that does not last very long. Similar to the first book, the writing style is lyrical and beautiful. There is a lot of repetition and recall of events from the past that give the prose an almost poetic quality that is hard to come by and I very much enjoyed. There is a bit more ‘action’ in this installment when compared to the previous, which was more of an introduction to the atmosphere and world building. As the major characters and environment has already been more or less established, book 2 focuses more on the conflict between the Bennet pack and their various allies and adversaries. This does not mean that we completely move away from the emotionally focused narrative provided, in this instance, by Gordo. There is still plenty of the introspection and brooding that I had expected and hoped for, but it was peppered with some violence and gore, just to keep our pulses up.
I had a soft spot for Ox and Joe as they met as kids/teens and their relationship developed over a long period of time. Similarly with Gordo and Mark, they have known each other their entire lives, and while their experience differs greatly from Ox and Joe, that same feeling of shared history and experience creates an interesting dynamic to their relationship that you don’t often get to see, even with stories that have a slow burn. I don’t know if this is a feature of this author’s writing in general or just this series in particular, but I certainly hope this type of romantic tone will continue. The audiobook was certainly worth the 20+ hour commitment and narrator [a:Kirt Graves|15936299|Kirt Graves|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] does a phenomenal job. I will eagerly dive into Kelly and Robbie’s installment which is up next.
[b:Ravensong|43161100|Ravensong (Green Creek, #2)|T.J. Klune|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544108304l/43161100._SX50_.jpg|56425855] is book 2 in the Green Creek series by [a:T.J. Klune|5073330|T.J. Klune|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1546275989p2/5073330.jpg]. It picks up 1 year after the end of book 1 and things have seemed to calm down a bit for the Bennett pack, but of course that does not last very long. Similar to the first book, the writing style is lyrical and beautiful. There is a lot of repetition and recall of events from the past that give the prose an almost poetic quality that is hard to come by and I very much enjoyed. There is a bit more ‘action’ in this installment when compared to the previous, which was more of an introduction to the atmosphere and world building. As the major characters and environment has already been more or less established, book 2 focuses more on the conflict between the Bennet pack and their various allies and adversaries. This does not mean that we completely move away from the emotionally focused narrative provided, in this instance, by Gordo. There is still plenty of the introspection and brooding that I had expected and hoped for, but it was peppered with some violence and gore, just to keep our pulses up.
I had a soft spot for Ox and Joe as they met as kids/teens and their relationship developed over a long period of time. Similarly with Gordo and Mark, they have known each other their entire lives, and while their experience differs greatly from Ox and Joe, that same feeling of shared history and experience creates an interesting dynamic to their relationship that you don’t often get to see, even with stories that have a slow burn. I don’t know if this is a feature of this author’s writing in general or just this series in particular, but I certainly hope this type of romantic tone will continue. The audiobook was certainly worth the 20+ hour commitment and narrator [a:Kirt Graves|15936299|Kirt Graves|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] does a phenomenal job. I will eagerly dive into Kelly and Robbie’s installment which is up next.
silenceofthreenicks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nitha_ni's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
wayhayman14's review against another edition
5.0
This partly followed on from Wolfsong but also takes you back in the past. I actually found this one better than the first book and I really enjoyed that one too.
I loved the dual timeline and finding out so much more about the pack links. It was nice to see things from a different point of view compared to Wolfsong.
Love love love these characters and their bonds. It was just so good to be back in this world and I can’t wait to see what else comes the Bennetts way.
This is an auto buy author for me now as I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by TJ Clune.
Wonderful series
I loved the dual timeline and finding out so much more about the pack links. It was nice to see things from a different point of view compared to Wolfsong.
Love love love these characters and their bonds. It was just so good to be back in this world and I can’t wait to see what else comes the Bennetts way.
This is an auto buy author for me now as I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by TJ Clune.
Wonderful series