A review by ccpprrjj
Wolfsong by TJ Klune

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

The prose in this book was gorgeous, which wasn't what I was expecting.  Based on the premise of the book, I expected typical YA prose.  That was not what I got.  The writing was lyrical and engaging.  I also really liked the world-building.  How Klune built up the culture of the werewolves was really interesting and I hadn't seen much like it before.  I also thought that the characters were really well done and that they had unique origins and perspectives.  And Ox.  He is such a sweetheart and it was so cool to see him grow throughout the story and see the things that he had accomplished.  There were some aspects of this book that I enjoyed less.  For example, Ox's love interest, Joe, was six years younger than him.  They didn't really do anything until Joe was an adult, but it still made me a bit uncomfortable.  I just didn't understand why that was necessary.  I'm not a fan, in general, of Alpha, Beta, Omega stuff.  I probably could have done with less of it in the book, but the stuff that was there wasn't horrible.  I will be reading the next books in the series, mostly because I'm interested in where the other characters go.