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levilore_'s review against another edition
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!
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual violence, and Classism
allonsythornraxx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.0
02/08/2022
4 ⭐
"You smell like candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome."
I am blown away right now. It's 10:30 at night and I just binge-read the rest of this book in like, 3 hours because I absolutely could not put it down. I love T J Klune's writing and I adore every single member of the pack and I honestly did not see any of this coming. I mean, I knew I already liked the writing but, I just love Joe and Ox's relationship so darn much and I loved how they played off of the other characters so much. Do not be surprised if you see me reading the rest of the series asap! I really think Ox Matheson might be one of my favourite book characters of all time.
Also, I just wanted to make a note here about the age gap. All I'd seen or heard about this romance was that it was an age gap (5-6 years, if I'm remembering correctly) and that Ox meets Joe when he's 16 and Joe is literally a 10-year-old kid. But, Ox never so much as thinks about him in any other way than a platonic best friend way until Joe turns 17 and then it's suddenly like bam, I think I like like him, but he doesn't act on that until Joe turns 18, and then really nothing happens for a long time after that. So, you can rest assured that there is 100% no grooming in this book. I just wanted to quickly mention that because it was a concern I had going into this book and oh boy, am I relieved now!
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4 ⭐
"You smell like candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome."
I am blown away right now. It's 10:30 at night and I just binge-read the rest of this book in like, 3 hours because I absolutely could not put it down. I love T J Klune's writing and I adore every single member of the pack and I honestly did not see any of this coming. I mean, I knew I already liked the writing but, I just love Joe and Ox's relationship so darn much and I loved how they played off of the other characters so much. Do not be surprised if you see me reading the rest of the series asap! I really think Ox Matheson might be one of my favourite book characters of all time.
Also, I just wanted to make a note here about the age gap. All I'd seen or heard about this romance was that it was an age gap (5-6 years, if I'm remembering correctly) and that Ox meets Joe when he's 16 and Joe is literally a 10-year-old kid. But, Ox never so much as thinks about him in any other way than a platonic best friend way until Joe turns 17 and then it's suddenly like bam, I think I like like him, but he doesn't act on that until Joe turns 18, and then really nothing happens for a long time after that. So, you can rest assured that there is 100% no grooming in this book. I just wanted to quickly mention that because it was a concern I had going into this book and oh boy, am I relieved now!
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child death and Rape