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voxrusso's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Torture, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
squid4life's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Blood
20sidedbi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
traceyanderson's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Bennett pack! MY HEART. My heart is being squeezed with feelings. Gordo… Gordo, Gordo, Gordo. The story of Gordo and Mark was so heartbreakingly beautiful. This book is all angst. But it has a happy ending! (An exciting, action packed, edge-of-my-seat, upsetting, and still somehow so-totally-satisfying ending.)
It’s official. I’m a dedicated TJ Klune fan. I’ll read anything this author puts out. It’s simply incredible how many different varieties of emotion this author can wring out of me!
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Oh Gordo, how I feel for him. I wanted to tear a few people to shreds just for him. Namely his father and Thomas Bennett. The trauma those people cost him, not on. Especially Thomas Bennett. I don't care how many excuses people keep coming up with for that man throughout this whole series, you do not leave a 15 year old boy that was just orphaned alone. Yes I might have been feeling rather stabby throughout this entire book. It shows why he so desperately wanted to keep Ox away from them in Wolfsong and I can't blame him for that.
As much as I feel that Mark and Gordo have a lot of chemistry and work, there are also parts where I felt that maybe Mark needed to get his head out of his ass. You can't expect to leave a 15 year old boy behind and have him wait for you when you never show yourself. Like get of your high horse. Though stalker mark was funny. True stalking it was not because that is not cool but the awkwardness surrounding those two was funny.
This was a strong follow up that filled in a lot of the gaps that I had from the first book. It just lacked the same emotional punch (even if I got angry so many times for Gordo).
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder
Moderate: Ableism
Loss of limbcluckieduck's review against another edition
- 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
I found Ravensong followed closer to a plot-based narrative, but still retained the poetic elements of what made Wolfsong unique. Because it is definitely a unique narrative style that I don’t know is for everyone. The use of repetition, jumping between past & present, dialogue among pack bonds, and alternative sentence structure all contribute to such an impactful story of belonging, family, love, heartbreak, and always <i>packpackpack</i>
Ravensong opens the door to Gordo’s backstory. We know there’s some traumatic history based on his actions in Wolfsong, and we get the full, horribly heartbreaking scope of things surrounding his relationship with Mark, and the pack as a whole. I loved the focus on an older couple and we get some great scenes of comic relief from the “Team Human” shop guys.
In short - absolutely fantastic.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
lizacorn's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
kharlan3's review against another edition
Things I like about Ravensong:
Things I like less: the word "lowly" as in "growled lowly". IDK why I hate it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, and War