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I’m numb
I’m devastated
I’m so very happy
TJ Klune you evil genius that hurt so bad. But it was also one of the best books I’ve read all year.
~5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m devastated
I’m so very happy
TJ Klune you evil genius that hurt so bad. But it was also one of the best books I’ve read all year.
~5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
releria mais mil vezes. dessa segunda vez deu pra perceber mais claramente alguns defeitos que o livro tem, mas, de qualquer forma, pra mim ele é perfeito
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn’t enjoy this book nearly as much as I wanted to. The writing is solid and the plot doesn’t have any glaring holes, but ultimately I just wasn’t invested enough to finish it properly. (I ended up just skipping to the end to find out what happened). I also think it could have used another editing pass, as sometimes the callbacks to previous scenes get a bit heavy-handed. I may still try the second book in the series since I find Mark and Gordo’s dynamic much more compelling than Joe and Ox’s dynamic, but we’ll see.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
«eso es la vida, ox, elecciones. las elecciones que hacemos dan forma a lo que nos convertimos.»
La canción del lobo de T.J. Klune, para mí, viene con más peso personal de lo normal. me lo prestó una persona a los pocos días que hicimos clic y se lo regresé el último día que le vi. no pude evitar leer el libro con esa persona en mente. hay mucho más ahí but ANYWAYS.
desde las primeras páginas sabía que me iba a gustar. found family trope. lobos. gay love. made for me. pero no quería que me gustara taaanto. pues quedé porque me terminé enamorando del libro, de la historia, del lugar, de los personajes. me lo acabé bien rapidísimo, sobretodo pensando en mi interminable burnout.
además de tener buenos personajes y que se relacionan de una manera preciosa –ox y su manada have my heart– el conflicto está MUY interesante. entiendes ambas partes y realmente te pones a pensar ¿qué podría hacer uno en su lugar? sigo sin tener una respuesta concreta y dudo tenerla aunque creo que siempre me inclinaré más al lado de ox.
en fin, estoy lista para que me destruyan los demás libros.
★★★★★
La canción del lobo de T.J. Klune, para mí, viene con más peso personal de lo normal. me lo prestó una persona a los pocos días que hicimos clic y se lo regresé el último día que le vi. no pude evitar leer el libro con esa persona en mente. hay mucho más ahí but ANYWAYS.
desde las primeras páginas sabía que me iba a gustar. found family trope. lobos. gay love. made for me. pero no quería que me gustara taaanto. pues quedé porque me terminé enamorando del libro, de la historia, del lugar, de los personajes. me lo acabé bien rapidísimo, sobretodo pensando en mi interminable burnout.
además de tener buenos personajes y que se relacionan de una manera preciosa –ox y su manada have my heart– el conflicto está MUY interesante. entiendes ambas partes y realmente te pones a pensar ¿qué podría hacer uno en su lugar? sigo sin tener una respuesta concreta y dudo tenerla aunque creo que siempre me inclinaré más al lado de ox.
en fin, estoy lista para que me destruyan los demás libros.
★★★★★
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
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:
No
Traumatic childhood, found family, gay werewolves – exactly as advertised, but with a huge helping of heart to top it off! In some ways this story is exactly what you expect. Once the world and stakes are set up it is not that hard to predict where it will go. Yet, even with that being the case, it is an incredibly rewarding journey. Starting with character, Klune has done a wonderful job at creating a complicated, sometimes frustrating, genuine character in Ox. The remaining characters are colorful and interesting, and they feel like they have complex inner lives, but we only experience them from Ox’s perspective so to some extent they fill certain archetypical roles in the story, but again it doesn’t bother me. Ox is such a robust character that there is a level of credulity and authenticity to all the other characters as a result, and you’re left with the experience that there are depths to all the ancillary characters even if it isn’t explicit in the readers’ perspective. The world building helps in this, creating an environment that encourages intimacy. I don’t know how believable Green Creek is as a place; there are hints of small town, rural vibes but we spend more time on the Bennet property than in the town, and that is a bit of a lost opportunity but works for this story. Hopefully the world will expand in future novels, because the world that is built is imbued with a pathos that drips from the page, descriptive and embracing, and the mythos that is created (which does extend far beyond the Bennet property lines) is exciting and fresh. This is not a total reinvention of werewolf mythology, but it certainly is being inventive and progressive with how it shapes its own story, which I really enjoy.
The plotting feels smart, written in a comfortable tone that constantly forewarns of danger before it comes. This helps create tension and make you feel like there are constant stakes, both emotional and physical, for the characters. None of the events or their sequencing are surprising, as I already mentioned, but they are effective. The story constantly is moving, jumping across years as it needs to and slowing down when it needs to, always feeling like it is serving the narrative in a holistic way, one that balances storytelling and character development. I have to say, I am mixed on the writing. Or, rather, I am cautiously appreciative, maybe? First off it is very emotional and descriptive, which I enjoy, and never feels saccharine or excessively floral. It is very staccato feeling, with very short sentences, including the way Ox hears and experiences conversations with others, especially at times of heightened emotion. This works well for this particular story; it is a wonderful example of the writing style adding to the interiority of the character. However, it is also why I have some reservations about the writing, and that is simply because in some places it gets a little repetitive, and feels a little heavy-handed, and while I enjoyed it in this story I don’t think the same style will work (at least, not for me) in the later books. I want for the writing to evolve with the characters, basically. There is also a lot of repetition (this is tradition, we are pack, etc.,) and this also helps us understand how Ox experiences the world, it again demonstrates writing serving character, and I appreciated it for that but have similar reservations. It felt a little stretched thin, by the end, and I really hope it isn’t the de factor style for all the books. However, here, while it is a stylized way of writing, the fact that it brings us so deeply into the main character’s perspective and experience is a net positive for me.
This book really is fun, and heartfelt, and it sets up a world I am excited to spend more time in. There is a decent amount of trope and character predictability, but that doesn’t take away from my care for this family. Ideas of trauma, self-acceptance, found family, responsibility, sacrifice, accountability, and more are all explored. Nothing is especially deep or complicated, but it doesn’t feel like it is just lip service, either. There are two 18+ scenes in the back half of the book, but save for those this very much feels like a YA novel. It is exploring important aspects of identity and family in ways that feel appropriate for a teenage audience but are still enjoyable for an older audience as well. For all the small things I might have tripped on in the story it definitely sunk its claws in me and has made me really look forward to continuing the series.