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sofieishere's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"I wanted to say, I may have started picturing your underage son naked, but I didn't know if that was something someone could say to an Alpha werewolf." ....What? ðŸ˜
The book started of strong, sketching the relationship between Ox and his parents. Especially the relationship with ox's father was very emtional to read. So I expected that the book would continue to be this great. But then came the age gap...
The mc (Ox) has a love interest (Joe) who is 6 years younger than him. That wouldn't be much of a problem if they were both over the age of 18. But they first meet when Ox is 16 and Joe is 10. Joe gives Ox his wolf, basically claiming him. Later in the story there's a flashback to this moment where Joe says something along the lines of "even then you were mine and I was yours" Ox later freaks out when he realises that Joe likes him. They get together when Joe is 17 and Ox is 23.
My main problem with their relationship is that the age gap is completly unnecesary. Joe has an older brother (Carter) who is around the same age as Ox. At first I thought that Carter and Ox would and up together simply because they were the same age and that Joe's obvious crush was just a joke for the plot and would just stay one-sided. But then the book kept developing and hinting at their (potential) relationship. It made me deeply uncomfortable. I'm currently 16 years old and it makes me sick to even think of being in a relationship with a 10 year old. Have you seen what a 10 year old looks like?? Even if they only get together when they're older, it's still mad weird. Like the only use for the age gap is for random jokes. So I have no idea why TJ Klune decided to write them like this. That has to have been a concious decision, right?
But besides the age gap the writing is also just very cringe worthy and eye rolling at times.
There is so much repetition. There were moment were I thought "Wait haven't I read this exact scene before?"
Near the end of the story I just didn't care anymore. I didn't really care about the characters, I didn't care about the plot, I didn't care about the relationships. I honestly just wanted them all to die so this book could finally end, because it was dragginggg on.
Anyway Ox is a hypocrite, I would rather have Ox and Robbie end up together and this review might not be very coherent and a bit hate-filled. But I still found the book quite entertaining. It definitly wasn't great, but it was wasn't all bad.
( Also I've never read a book where the epilogue was just a sex scene lmao)
The mc (Ox) has a love interest (Joe) who is 6 years younger than him. That wouldn't be much of a problem if they were both over the age of 18. But they first meet when Ox is 16 and Joe is 10. Joe gives Ox his wolf, basically claiming him. Later in the story there's a flashback to this moment where Joe says something along the lines of "even then you were mine and I was yours" Ox later freaks out when he realises that Joe likes him. They get together when Joe is 17 and Ox is 23.
My main problem with their relationship is that the age gap is completly unnecesary. Joe has an older brother (Carter) who is around the same age as Ox. At first I thought that Carter and Ox would and up together simply because they were the same age and that Joe's obvious crush was just a joke for the plot and would just stay one-sided. But then the book kept developing and hinting at their (potential) relationship. It made me deeply uncomfortable. I'm currently 16 years old and it makes me sick to even think of being in a relationship with a 10 year old. Have you seen what a 10 year old looks like?? Even if they only get together when they're older, it's still mad weird. Like the only use for the age gap is for random jokes. So I have no idea why TJ Klune decided to write them like this. That has to have been a concious decision, right?
But besides the age gap the writing is also just very cringe worthy and eye rolling at times.
There is so much repetition. There were moment were I thought "Wait haven't I read this exact scene before?"
Near the end of the story I just didn't care anymore. I didn't really care about the characters, I didn't care about the plot, I didn't care about the relationships. I honestly just wanted them all to die so this book could finally end, because it was dragginggg on.
Anyway Ox is a hypocrite, I would rather have Ox and Robbie end up together and this review might not be very coherent and a bit hate-filled. But I still found the book quite entertaining. It definitly wasn't great, but it was wasn't all bad.
( Also I've never read a book where the epilogue was just a sex scene lmao)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Alcohol
bookwitch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.5
THIS WAS SO LONG. Ox as a narrator was really difficult to get used to, especially for that many pages. It may be a personal thing, but the age gap romance aspect felt a tad too uncomfy for me. While Ox was a decent character, I think I was overall just interested in others, which could have led to this being just an okay romance. Not to say it was inappropriate, it was done in the correct way, I just did not particularly like the characters at the center, nor did I like seeing them from such a young young age at the beginning.
Somehow though, despite my little issues, TJ Klune manages to grip me in a way that few others have. His writing is magical in itself, and has easily made him an auto-buy author for me.
While I am more interested in the main characters of other books in this series, the length keeps me at bay, at least for now.
Somehow though, despite my little issues, TJ Klune manages to grip me in a way that few others have. His writing is magical in itself, and has easily made him an auto-buy author for me.
While I am more interested in the main characters of other books in this series, the length keeps me at bay, at least for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Rape
fritopie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Wish the author had aged up the characters instead of them meeting at 10 and 16. The story would have still worked.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Rape
jadeyfish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Enjoyed the writing and the focuses on family! I loved the found family and the relationships felt extremely genuine. Could not put it down, and I read this thing in one day!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Rape
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
If there's one thing that TJ Klune absolutely excels at it's writing found family. That theme can be found running through every single one of his books, especially this series. I listened to this it time around and the audiobook narrator does such a fantastic job with this story. Something about Klune's writing in this just makes it so difficult to put down. So glad the next one is on Hoopla so I can keep going with my re-read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Rape
caseylovett's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Rape
whatslreading's review
4.25
loved everything about this book except for the age gap/beginning ages
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping
madscientistcat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Torture
Minor: Rape
camdenalexander's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Fated mate werewolf story, but it gets creepy as fuck when 20-something year old Ox develops a sexual attraction for 17 year old Joe. Nothing sexual/romantic happens until after Joe is 20/21 but still weird that Klune made them have a 5-6 year age gap and that feelings started happening when the younger was still a minor.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
Minor: Rape
justacowboy's review against another edition
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!
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Rape, and Torture