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adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
"And then he was all standing there and he didn’t see me at first because I’m getting so good at hunting. I was all like rawr and grr but then I smelled it again and it was him and it was all kaboom! I don’t even know! I don’t even know! You gotta smell him and then tell me why it’s all candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome." - Joe Bennett
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 stars
By far, the easiest #5starrating I have ever given.
This book was perfect from start to finish.
Narrated in a #firstpersonPOV the book focuses on the collision of the real world with the supernatural forces.
The #MMC #OxMatherson is a regular boy who's father's words leave him doubting himself all his life. Enter our second #MMC #JoeBennett who's past plagues him and leaves him with so much of trauma.
I loved how these two bonded. Their friendship turns into something much more powerful over the years all of which is so intricately described.
One can quite literally feel the growth of the characters and it's written in a way that you can relate to.
I fell in love with the storyline, the world building, the main characters, the side characters and the tropes ( #Agegap , #WerewolfXHuman , #LGBTQ+rep #foundfamily , #smalltownromance to name a few)
There is something so special when you know a character so deeply. Their trauma, emotions and feelings become all your own. What they go through, the changes in their life and their losses become all yours and it's just one of the many magical things about reading.
I laughed, cried, got angry and faced down a multitude of emotions in the 28 hours it took me to read this book but this too goes to the list of books I will forever recommend ❤️
And now excuse me while I go try to cure the #bookhangover
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 stars
By far, the easiest #5starrating I have ever given.
This book was perfect from start to finish.
Narrated in a #firstpersonPOV the book focuses on the collision of the real world with the supernatural forces.
The #MMC #OxMatherson is a regular boy who's father's words leave him doubting himself all his life. Enter our second #MMC #JoeBennett who's past plagues him and leaves him with so much of trauma.
I loved how these two bonded. Their friendship turns into something much more powerful over the years all of which is so intricately described.
One can quite literally feel the growth of the characters and it's written in a way that you can relate to.
I fell in love with the storyline, the world building, the main characters, the side characters and the tropes ( #Agegap , #WerewolfXHuman , #LGBTQ+rep #foundfamily , #smalltownromance to name a few)
There is something so special when you know a character so deeply. Their trauma, emotions and feelings become all your own. What they go through, the changes in their life and their losses become all yours and it's just one of the many magical things about reading.
I laughed, cried, got angry and faced down a multitude of emotions in the 28 hours it took me to read this book but this too goes to the list of books I will forever recommend ❤️
And now excuse me while I go try to cure the #bookhangover
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
I have some mixed feelings about this book. I couldn't get over the age gap in the beginning, the back of the book gives away WAY too much so don't read it if you hate spoilers. I thought the characters were well written but it was a little over dramatic and kinda gave Teen Wolf vibes. This is very different from the books TJ Kline is known for, but his writing style feels the same in a lot of ways.
The first half of this book had be in complete indecision. I've never been big on the whole Alpha, pack thing but I'd heard good things about this so I wanted to give it a try. I'm glad I did try it. The writing style is great and fresh but the thing with Joe's age just had me feeling quite icky about the whole thing. At about the midway point I realised that I just wasn't really that invested anymore:
Spoilers vvv
I really struggled with the death of Ox's mother and then Joe's father. Something about happening one after the other like that just really took me out of the story. Joe's decision to leave really pissed me off too so I had to stop reading at that point.
I wanted to see more of Gordo. I was genuinely more interested in his story than Ox's.
Overall I think this book just wasn't for me but I'm glad I gave it a try :)
Spoilers vvv
I wanted to see more of Gordo. I was genuinely more interested in his story than Ox's.
Overall I think this book just wasn't for me but I'm glad I gave it a try :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
I liked this writing style. You can feel the emotions through the page in a way I feel like I’ve only ever really gotten from audio books so it was fun to read it on a page. Big feelings of the characters usually leads to more repetition of words - almost like how I imagine dogs think..curious no? I could really feel the love and hurt, the excitement and fear, the happiness and gut wrenching sorrow through the pages.
I hope Ox lives forever - I love him. Watching him gain his confidence was so heartwarming. When he had that moment realizing that family can be chosen it was absolutely wholesome. Elizabeth is such a sweet mom and is genuine with everyone. Mark is mysterious and I want to know more every time he is brought up. Joe, Carter, Kelly, and Gordo I swear I wanted to hate but just couldn’t. Jury is still out on Robbie so stay tuned. The guys from the garage and Jessie are such a fun group to watch develop into what they are by the end and I can only imagine what I’d do in their shoes.
I wish I had the next book to read immediately after!
I hope Ox lives forever - I love him. Watching him gain his confidence was so heartwarming. When he had that moment realizing that family can be chosen it was absolutely wholesome. Elizabeth is such a sweet mom and is genuine with everyone. Mark is mysterious and I want to know more every time he is brought up. Joe, Carter, Kelly, and Gordo I swear I wanted to hate but just couldn’t. Jury is still out on Robbie so stay tuned. The guys from the garage and Jessie are such a fun group to watch develop into what they are by the end and I can only imagine what I’d do in their shoes.
I wish I had the next book to read immediately after!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
emotional
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
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
10000000000/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
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