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Ravensong by TJ Klune

12 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

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

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

akirokis's review

emotional hopeful 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: Blood, Car accident, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

dennisbnlc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief

sabinehunter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

harmonique's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Religious bigotry

cluckieduck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

T.J is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors - the stories he weaves…there’s just something special that I can’t articulate with what I think is proper praise. They’re just beautiful. And Ravensong is no different. 

I found Ravensong followed closer to a plot-based narrative, but still retained the poetic elements of what made Wolfsong unique. Because it is definitely a unique narrative style that I don’t know is for everyone. The use of repetition, jumping between past & present, dialogue among pack bonds, and alternative sentence structure all contribute to such an impactful story of belonging, family, love, heartbreak, and always <i>packpackpack</i>

Ravensong opens the door to Gordo’s backstory. We know there’s some traumatic history based on his actions in Wolfsong, and we get the full, horribly heartbreaking scope of things surrounding his relationship with Mark, and the pack as a whole. I loved the focus on an older couple and we get some great scenes of comic relief from the “Team Human” shop guys. 

In short - absolutely fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual content