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Wolfsong by TJ Klune

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obstinateheadstrongcurl's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

1.5

Wow this book was uncomfortable. I shouldn’t be surprised given the author’s other works, but I guess it’s good to be aware he’s creepy on multiple levels. Why did this start when they were children? Why is there such an age gap between the couple? Why was this book so long? Why was repetition used so frequently?

The most disturbing thing about this book is the ages of Ox and Joe. They’re six years apart, and Joe is ten when they meet and he realises Ox is his mate. What the fuck. Why? There is literally no reason why they couldn’t have been closer in age. Also no reason why they couldn’t have met in high school and then very quickly moved forward in time (also would have solved the problem of this being excessively long).

Richard Collins torturing and abusing Joe seemed like an unnecessary and gratuitous plot line. It seemed like the only reason that happened was to show why Ox and Joe were mates: Joe didn’t talk until he met Ox, and years later he’s scared Collins will hurt Ox so he leaves him behind. In both of these instances, we get other reasons for Joe’s actions so it seems over the top (and poorly handled) to also attribute them to horrific abuse.

I know people love the found family aspect of this book, but this also creeped me out. All of the relationships seemed borderline sexual and once again, a large portion of this found family are minors for a significant chunk of the book. Also, I get that it’s not exactly a surprise that the Bennetts are werewolves, but they are so doggy. Is that really attractive? I’m aware I’m not really a dog person, but I think Klune might be a bit too into his pets.

The one thing I did enjoy about this reading experience was the audiobook narrator seemed to dislike this book as much as I did and did some things that really emphasised the annoying parts of this book. I appreciated what I’m interpreting as his sneaky resistance.

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elyoung1023's review against another edition

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adventurous sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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lisakey's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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cdwaugh28's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I enjoyed the writing style and overall story but it would have been nice if Joe was a couple years older in the beginning. Him being a 10-year old is a harder pill to swallow later on.

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eidal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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zonnestraal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

I loved it. The story. The characters. The writing style. I loved everything about this book. The first half gave me the feeling of sitting next to a creek in the grass with a light summer breaze going through me. Then my heart broke. It was lovely.

I read some of the other reviews. Complaining about the age gap. Seriously? It's only 6 years. Sure they met when Joe was ten, but it's not like they got together then. It's not like Ox had those kind of thoughts about Joe then. That was only years later. So stop complaining. 6 years is totally normal. A lot of couples have that age gap, or more. The transition was handled well, I think.

The pace was just right. I loved it.

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