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Wolfsong by TJ Klune

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_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was very nearly a new favorite of mine. This was all the nostalgic teen wolf feelings.

I felt instantly protective and connected to Ox, and in love with how TJ Klune wrote him and his journey from an abused and bullied boy to a confident man with a pack he'd do anything for. He's a precious character that I will love always.

Why am I rating this lower? Mostly, because of the repetitions, the pacing which was a mess past the 300 page mark and the writing which started so well but I think deteriorated toward the end of act 2. It felt like a lot of that section was padded and just went on for too long, for me. I do love the ending, but it was still a lot of conversations being repeated and parts that definitely could have been cut and nothing about the story or character development would have changed. Also, the choice to make the age gap six years and have one of them be eleven when they meet is something I will never like or understand. He could have been a year older or maybe two, why six??

(Side note: I am picky about sex scenes because if it's too detailed I can't take it seriously and I usually just laugh. The one really explicit scene in this book was WAY too detailed and IMO went on too long. It was like fifteen pages ffs)

Overall, I am excited for the rest of the series, despite my issues with the length and bloat of book 1.

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marieeh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

This book was hard for me to rate. On the one hand, I loved the writing, the meandering chapters taking me through the story. I liked that this was a long, slow paced story spanning many years. I really loved the examples of non-toxic masculinity - men who loved each other openly, hugging, crying, sharing their emotions. It was refreshing. I also really liked the descriptors. "Candy canes and pinecones". I can smell that, but I also feel like I understand the emotions those scents evoke. That phrase made me feel something every time it was mentioned.

However, I got really icked out by the

age gap romance. I tried to get past it since all the characters just sort of explain it away as a mates thing and "when you know, you know", but I had a really hard time and never really did. I just don't see why Joe couldn't have been aged up even to like 14. Everything else could have happened exactly the same. And I could accept a 3 year difference a little more easily. I honestly think I could have even accepted it if they both met as adults (21 and 28) but since they met when Joe was 10 and Ox almost 18?? I couldn't. I was also kind of blindsided by the very explicit and lengthy sex scene. I am not big on those to begin with, and it came late in the book and kind of without warning - there had been really nothing sexual like that and then boom. And the fact that the epilogue was a sex scene too? I loved the way the final chapter ended, it was beautiful, but then throwing that in (I know it was an important "mating") just kind of cheapened it to me.

All that said, it was a good, sad story. I wasn't expecting how emotional of a read it would be. I really liked the characters, though I wish some had been fleshed out more (maybe in the other books in series?) and like I said before, I loved the writing. It was very poetic in places. I'm not jumping to read the rest of the series right now, but I will definitely check out more by this author.

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levilore_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I loved the werewolf lore in this book and how the author showed the bonds between the wolves via writing style. Ox was a great main character and genuinely liked all the side characters as well.

The exploration of found family and belonging was really beautiful especially because the book took place over more than a decade.

Sometimes things were repeated and retold multiple times which got kind of tedious towards the end, but overall a great start to a series. I'm excited to read the rest!

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whatslreading's review against another edition

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4.25

loved everything about this book except for the age gap/beginning ages

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justacowboy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.5

I knew this book was going to be five stars within the first 50 pages.
I loved everything about it, from the bonds between characters, to Green Creek itself. We follow the characters lives from teens to adulthood, so some moments are slower than others. However, it was never enough to make me want to stop reading! I loved this book so much, it quickly became one of my TOP favorites!

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