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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
Complicated
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I didn't think I could love this book anymore but reading it again made it happen. I listened to it this time and the narrator was excellent and added to Ox's character and voice. It might almost be better performed because of the way he communicates. If I could give this a million stars I would. It's one of my absolute favorite books ever.
12/28/2020 reread:
Still loved this. Ox especially is just a *chef's kiss* perfect character. The plot and pacing left a little more to be desired this time, and sometimes the repeated phrases and symbolism got a little heavy handed. Still a big gay wolf love story that I cherish dearly. (Dropped from 5 stars to 4 stars.)
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This is my first T.J. Klune novel, and I'm *so* glad I picked it up. It became an instant favorite before I even finished it even though I'm normally not a huge fan of first person narrators.
Ox and Joe are *everything* that I never knew I needed. As a matter of fact, every character in this book is so wonderful and lovable and soft but with enough edge to make you really feel punched in the gut when they turn angry or hurt.
This book is also surprisingly funny. There were sections where I lost my shit laughing like a maniac. Safe to say I also teared up more than a few times. All around, Wolfsong is a masterpiece of character and emotion. This is also one of the most compelling found family stories I've ever come across. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
I'm ridiculously glad I discovered T.J. Klune. I can't wait to read the rest of this series and check out his other work.
Still loved this. Ox especially is just a *chef's kiss* perfect character. The plot and pacing left a little more to be desired this time, and sometimes the repeated phrases and symbolism got a little heavy handed. Still a big gay wolf love story that I cherish dearly. (Dropped from 5 stars to 4 stars.)
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This is my first T.J. Klune novel, and I'm *so* glad I picked it up. It became an instant favorite before I even finished it even though I'm normally not a huge fan of first person narrators.
Ox and Joe are *everything* that I never knew I needed. As a matter of fact, every character in this book is so wonderful and lovable and soft but with enough edge to make you really feel punched in the gut when they turn angry or hurt.
This book is also surprisingly funny. There were sections where I lost my shit laughing like a maniac. Safe to say I also teared up more than a few times. All around, Wolfsong is a masterpiece of character and emotion. This is also one of the most compelling found family stories I've ever come across. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
I'm ridiculously glad I discovered T.J. Klune. I can't wait to read the rest of this series and check out his other work.
adventurous
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
The fact that obvious grooming occurred and no one was critical of it…so much ick.
Absolutely not.
I was promised a book that is like being wrapped in a gay blanket. Instead, I read an uncomfortable tale about grooming filled to the brim with violence. It was ViolentSadMurderGroomingWeirdNoRomanceOnlyLustingForaSeventeenyearoldboy.
It contained jokes about Twilight, but it was done in such a way that I literally could not figure out whether the author thinks Twilight is stupid, or whether this is a badly writted Renesmee x Jacob fanfiction because of the attempted "reverse" grooming where it is the younger person that pursues the older one. The jokes felt very reminiscent of the phenomenon, that, when girls make fun of Twilight, it's fun, but when boys do it, it seems icky because everything women or girls like is criticized.
For me the reverse grooming felt uncomfortable. There was no grand love story, only traumatized people pursuing other traumatized people.
Writing wise, there comes a time when repetition is no longer artistic, and is strictly annoying. Also, what was that whole 'boys don't cry' thing about? Last time I checked, it is the 21st century. If we can have a bisexual human alpha of a pack of shapeshifters, then we can have boys and men who cry. In fact, any character development would've been nice, because in fact, there was none.
1,5 stars - the half a star extra for the found family aspect, which is the only redeeming aspect of this disaster of a novel. The idea of colors as feelings/emotions was very nice. Also, contrary to most people who have also given this book 1-2 stars, I really didn't mind the "PackSonLove" bits.
I was promised a book that is like being wrapped in a gay blanket. Instead, I read an uncomfortable tale about grooming filled to the brim with violence. It was ViolentSadMurderGroomingWeirdNoRomanceOnlyLustingForaSeventeenyearoldboy.
It contained jokes about Twilight, but it was done in such a way that I literally could not figure out whether the author thinks Twilight is stupid, or whether this is a badly writted Renesmee x Jacob fanfiction because of the attempted "reverse" grooming where it is the younger person that pursues the older one. The jokes felt very reminiscent of the phenomenon, that, when girls make fun of Twilight, it's fun, but when boys do it, it seems icky because everything women or girls like is criticized.
For me the reverse grooming felt uncomfortable. There was no grand love story, only traumatized people pursuing other traumatized people.
Writing wise, there comes a time when repetition is no longer artistic, and is strictly annoying. Also, what was that whole 'boys don't cry' thing about? Last time I checked, it is the 21st century. If we can have a bisexual human alpha of a pack of shapeshifters, then we can have boys and men who cry. In fact, any character development would've been nice, because in fact, there was none.
1,5 stars - the half a star extra for the found family aspect, which is the only redeeming aspect of this disaster of a novel. The idea of colors as feelings/emotions was very nice. Also, contrary to most people who have also given this book 1-2 stars, I really didn't mind the "PackSonLove" bits.
I have just loved this series.
I'd had Wolfsong on my Kindle for years, but never got around to reading it until now... and once I started, I didn't want to stop.
Wolfsong is written in an interesting style, and it honestly did take me some time to get into the pattern of it. However, I found Ox's story unputdownable [the summary does NOT do it justice] and constantly wanted to find out what was going to happen next. The world is brilliantly crafted, with intense highs and lows, and a wonderful cast of characters who you just can't help but love (or hate). Absolutely recommend for those who like supernatural fantasy (it does have some graphic violence and sex scenes, however, so be prepared).
I'd had Wolfsong on my Kindle for years, but never got around to reading it until now... and once I started, I didn't want to stop.
Wolfsong is written in an interesting style, and it honestly did take me some time to get into the pattern of it. However, I found Ox's story unputdownable [the summary does NOT do it justice] and constantly wanted to find out what was going to happen next. The world is brilliantly crafted, with intense highs and lows, and a wonderful cast of characters who you just can't help but love (or hate). Absolutely recommend for those who like supernatural fantasy (it does have some graphic violence and sex scenes, however, so be prepared).
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I really wanted to like Wolfsong, especially since I’ve loved every other book by TJ Klune, but honestly this one just wasn’t for me. I listened to the audiobook and sometimes it really bothers me when a book is written with that tag-heavy dialogue style, where almost every line has “he said” or “she said.” It just felt really repetitive and kind of annoying.
The story started off strong, but somewhere along the way it lost the plot. By the end I didn’t even really want to finish it. I ended up skimming through to see how it ended while listening to the audiobook, which isn’t usually me. There was also a lot of grey area with the age gap. Nothing sexual happened before both characters were 18, but the whole mating mechanic thing made parts of it pretty uncomfortable.
The writing itself was beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but the book felt way longer than it needed to be. There was a lot of repetitive filler, like how many times did we need to be reminded that Ox’s daddy said he’d get shit all his life, or the constant He said “I’m the Alpha, Pack, Pack, Pack, Mine.” There were also internal monologues that went on for what felt like entire chapters.
Overall, I was disappointed. I really wanted to enjoy this series, but the way this book was written just wasn’t for me. I don’t think I’ll be picking up the next one.
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I ate this one up, and I loved Ox’s character/voice, but I do think it could have been a tad shorter. For me, it dragged a little through the middle.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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