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beetree's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
3.5
Enjoyed it a bit more than the first one! What I disliked is that the characters are all written very similarly in terms of their voices (ie Ox and Geordiโs inner monologues and their reactions to situations are very similar). It feels like TJ has developed a lot as a writer since then.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking
brewdy_reader's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ โข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ โฃ
๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ โข ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ โฃ
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆโฃ
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
If you saw my review of Wolfsong, you know the book blew my mind in a transformational way. Therefore I knew a follow up would be tough. I will say that while Ravensong was not quite as unique as the first, it's a strong sequel nonetheless.
Ravensong is Gordo and Mark's story, and you do need to read them sequentially for it to make sense unlike some other romance series. I appreciated that they are older characters, though there is still quite a bit of miscommunication given their respective ages (39 & 42). The puns and humor had me cackling! I also appreciate that this book had more witches, spells, and context for the symbiotic relationship between witches and shapeshifters left largely untouched in book 1.
My complaint with this one is that the first third of this rather lengthy saga is essentially a rehash of book 1, told from Gordo's perspective rather than Ox's. And while both characters are lovable, I loved Ox more. That felt repetitive. In its defense, it was a good refresher since it'd been a few months between reading the two books. I also could have done with slightly less profanity.
One of my favorite things about this series is that the endings set some things up for the next book, but they are artfully done so that you leave each book with a sense of closure. Like the prior, you'll find Klune's tried-and-true tropes of found family, choice, male vulnerability as a strength rather than a weakness, and normalized LGBT relationships. And I always end up getting emo.
TW: I recommend reviewing triggers prior to reading.
๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ โข ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ โฃ
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆโฃ
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
If you saw my review of Wolfsong, you know the book blew my mind in a transformational way. Therefore I knew a follow up would be tough. I will say that while Ravensong was not quite as unique as the first, it's a strong sequel nonetheless.
Ravensong is Gordo and Mark's story, and you do need to read them sequentially for it to make sense unlike some other romance series. I appreciated that they are older characters, though there is still quite a bit of miscommunication given their respective ages (39 & 42). The puns and humor had me cackling! I also appreciate that this book had more witches, spells, and context for the symbiotic relationship between witches and shapeshifters left largely untouched in book 1.
My complaint with this one is that the first third of this rather lengthy saga is essentially a rehash of book 1, told from Gordo's perspective rather than Ox's. And while both characters are lovable, I loved Ox more. That felt repetitive. In its defense, it was a good refresher since it'd been a few months between reading the two books. I also could have done with slightly less profanity.
One of my favorite things about this series is that the endings set some things up for the next book, but they are artfully done so that you leave each book with a sense of closure. Like the prior, you'll find Klune's tried-and-true tropes of found family, choice, male vulnerability as a strength rather than a weakness, and normalized LGBT relationships. And I always end up getting emo.
TW: I recommend reviewing triggers prior to reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Child abuse
ridesthesun's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.75
I LOVE THEM A LOT I CAN'T HANDLE ANYTHING ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Gordo is just ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ grumpiest bean he deserves so many hugs. I miss Ox's pov and I always will but this next step in the story was a really brilliant journey. The omega stuff is such a fascinating twist and OF COURSE OX IS THE ALPHA TO THE OMEGAS HIS HEART IS THE BIGGEST AND BEST๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Gordo is just ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ grumpiest bean he deserves so many hugs. I miss Ox's pov and I always will but this next step in the story was a really brilliant journey. The omega stuff is such a fascinating twist and OF COURSE OX IS THE ALPHA TO THE OMEGAS HIS HEART IS THE BIGGEST AND BEST๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
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