Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Ravensong by TJ Klune

17 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.

amarreth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

hex_meghead's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

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

joonjxne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

traceyanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

yuelianglong's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Murder and Child death

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I wanted to hate this book because I didn’t like Gordo in the first book, but I fell in love with the book just like I did the first one. I feel like every time I questioned something that happened in the book, it was addressed at some point, which made me like it even more. I didn’t cry as much as I did with the first book, and I feel like the author was a little afraid to kill a main character, but I still loved this story. I also was shocked by every twist, even though afterward I should have seen them coming. I think they were just bigger than I expected them to be. I can’t wait to read Heartsong next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Sexual content

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think Gordo and Mark are my favorite pairing in the Green Creek series. Truly, a love story for the ages. They fall in love as youngsters, grow apart through circumstance, and come together again as bitter, reluctant old men. I love how the story is told from Gordo’s point of view. I love the spooky, ethereal use of the Raven, flapping it’s wings whenever his magic starts to gain control. And Mark. Mark, Mark, Mark, is so loveable, so hunky, and you can really feel how emotional, how deep his love for Gordo has been, how much sorrow he carries for choosing his pack over his mate. It’s my second time reading this book, and I was WRECKED when Mark came back for Gordo, only to get his heart broken, and be given back his wolf. Ow! 

But the story, the sorrow of their past, and the trauma they’ve been through, and the race-against-the-clock element of Mark getting infected by the mysterious Omega disease. It’s just so well done. I didn’t know how to feel, even though I was rooting for them to find a way to save him. 

As always, I love these wolves with all my heart, but Gordo is one hell of a witch, and this story shines so bright from his narrative. An excellent story, even the second time around. I loved every minute of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Abandonment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, and Gore