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Ravensong by TJ Klune

22 reviews

britt93414's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Torture, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

embersbookventures's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

This book captured my, just like Wolfsong did.  Every spare moment I had was picking it up and not wanting to put it down. 

Reading from Gordo’s point of view was just so raw and real - I came love his character all the more, despite the hilarious curmudgeon front he puts up.

It was emotional watching him go from protecting himself from everything…having lost it all before, and being so afraid to lose it again…so angry he ever lost it in the first place…that he couldn’t allow himself to be happy. 
To finally letting the joy in…holding the sadness, the relief, the joy.
The blue and the green.

I love the way TJ Klune uses colors to describe emotional states.  It’s so vivid. 
I am diving right into Heartsong, and then will be impatiently waiting for the re-release of Brothersong in July. 

The world is a hard place right now - it always has been, but I think maybe those of us paying attention feel that now more than ever. 
Reading a book with characters who have experienced so much darkness, loss, trauma, and violence that overcome by the bonds of love, friendship, and family is exactly the kind of story I need right now. 
To remember that we are strong together, and that love is always stronger than hate. 

This series is a gift - I have a feeling I will return many a time to Green Creek.  Thank you for the family I’ve found within these pages, TJ Klune.
💚Packpackpack💚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Abandonment

I am a very sensitive person, who doesn’t enjoy pushing the boundaries of what I’m comfortable with. This book had some heavy, dark themes. I was able to move through it all…definitely with some tears, but I will say TJ Klune is excellent at mixing the heavy with the humor, so it never feels solely one way. Most of the really disturbing stuff, like mentions of child death, abandonment, death of parent, and murder are flashbacks. There are some

hunters and bad witches

killed by the protagonists. I would say it’s medianly graphic. The injuries and violence and grief are consistent themes, but they are not gratuitously graphic. One thing that did heavily trigger me, as a trans person with religious trauma reading this, was the deeply religious beliefs and justifications for murder that the hunters used. It reminded me of a lot of excuses and justifications for harm that I’ve heard over my lifetime and it was upsetting. I had to set the book down and ground myself before continuing. So around the middle of the book, so be prepared for that if you have religious trauma like I do.

voxrusso's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Torture

sir_melons's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death

zonnestraal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I didn't like it as much as the first book. The first book had moments that made me feel so relaxed, so warm and giggly. This book didn't really have those moments. It was more tense, more sad. It was good. The plot was welthought out. But I just didn't feel the same bond with the characters. To much war. Gordo and Mark are fine. I was curiuous about their past. Now I know. A bit stupid. Heartbreaking. The big villain of this book was... boring? I snoozed at her speeches. Real trouble getting through it. Didn't see the contribution to the plot. I am going to read the third book. Hoping this one will be more lighthearted. I want to feel fuzzy again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content

bucklace27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Grief

forevermorepages's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

This was good, but no where near as good as Wolfsong. I struggled with the plot of this one. It read very Twilight supervillians to me, which while fun, didn't really engage me like I had hoped. There was perhaps too much going on and I cared much more about the romance, which took a side show to the plot unlike in the first book.

I found the recap at the beginning a bit too long-winded. While I enjoyed seeing Gordo grow up, I had a hard time telling what was in the very-past or the timeline of Wolfsong and what was in the present day. I also found Gordo's narration a bit juvenile for someone who was supposed to be older than the rest of the characters (aside from Mark). Since Klune has a very specific authorial voice (which I usually adore!), Gordo's voice read a lot like Ox's in Wolfsong which made this a little harder to believe being told by an older adult.

I still enjoyed this one but I did find the miscommunication tiring and Gordo's constant anger at Mark irritating. I felt like I better understood Mark's motivations than his actual mate which was frustrating at times.

So, while I'll continue this series for sure, I found this one a bit disappointing, certainly did not live up to Wolfsong's hype for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

redd13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

This was better developed and more beautiful than the first book, Wolfsong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, War, Animal death, Gore, Torture, Grief, Child abuse, Car accident, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence