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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Pedophilia, Xenophobia
adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
No
age gap threw me off but the writing was fantastic
adventurous
emotional
emotional
funny
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
I cried so much. I also laughed a lot. This book was an emotional rollercoaster for me. The writing style was very unique, but I really loved it.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
*Listened to the audiobook*
So. I am very conflicted with this book. Objectively, I did not really like this book. However, I did finish it and will be reading the rest of the series.
ALSO? Joe growls a LOT as a kid and while that is a normal werewolf book thing, I thought it was WILD. What 12 year-old growls? And a 12 year old alpha? Goofy af. My friends and I made it an inside joke because of goofy of a concept that is.
I loved the side characters, though. Thomas, Elizabeth? Tanner, Chris, Riko???? GORDO???? CARTER AND KELLY???? ROBBIE MY BELOVED???? I am obsessed with Carter. They were all so well-developed and interesting. And had normal human emotions. I loved it so much??? They were so good. Gordo especially. Love a dad figure who is actually a homie. He is so real. I adore him. No flaws there. And he is an ADULT.
A major weird thing for me, especially with the audiobook, was the repetition. The amount of times "he said" would be repeated was INSANE. I know tags are important on occasion and can be emphasized for added meaning, but that was a LOT. I saw a review that the writing style was pretentious, and I 100% agree. SO much repetition, not just with "he said," but also the soap bubble story and the dad giving him shit. I know they are important for the character and their meaning does change over the span of the book, but it felt like the author wrote several segments and really didn't want you to forget the important stuff. I did read it over a month or two, but that was excessive even for me. So much of the same word and story repetition (which, by the way, you are supposed to keep to the 3 rule or else the reader gets frustrated). I died a little bit every passage where it happened. But oh well. Such is the style.
Overall, I kinda liked the book? I loved the side characters, LOVED that there was a build-up for Robert for his death to be super quick (he did not deserve fanfare tbh I loved it). I did not love the writing style, but I did not always hate it. Mostly, I remembered that I never really liked werewolf books because of alphas and stuff (hate omegaverse), but it was fine. I will be reading the other books, but I need more Gordo content.
So. I am very conflicted with this book. Objectively, I did not really like this book. However, I did finish it and will be reading the rest of the series.
Spoiler
Starting strong with how I hated that Joe was 12 or smt when they met. Gross. And he basically wolf-proposed to Ox at 12. I know that they only get together when he is 17 (and Ox is 21 or smt, which is still a bit weird...) but I also hated that the romance aspect started that young. And I know Joe initiated and Ox didn't reciprocate until much later, but idk. Klune could have done a lot of different things, but hint at the romance that young, and have everyone say that they could predict it that young, was really weird. And like, still. 17 and 21 is still sus (doesn't matter that they don't have sex. Sex is not a defining characteristic of a relationship).ALSO? Joe growls a LOT as a kid and while that is a normal werewolf book thing, I thought it was WILD. What 12 year-old growls? And a 12 year old alpha? Goofy af. My friends and I made it an inside joke because of goofy of a concept that is.
I loved the side characters, though. Thomas, Elizabeth? Tanner, Chris, Riko???? GORDO???? CARTER AND KELLY???? ROBBIE MY BELOVED???? I am obsessed with Carter. They were all so well-developed and interesting. And had normal human emotions. I loved it so much??? They were so good. Gordo especially. Love a dad figure who is actually a homie. He is so real. I adore him. No flaws there. And he is an ADULT.
A major weird thing for me, especially with the audiobook, was the repetition. The amount of times "he said" would be repeated was INSANE. I know tags are important on occasion and can be emphasized for added meaning, but that was a LOT. I saw a review that the writing style was pretentious, and I 100% agree. SO much repetition, not just with "he said," but also the soap bubble story and the dad giving him shit. I know they are important for the character and their meaning does change over the span of the book, but it felt like the author wrote several segments and really didn't want you to forget the important stuff. I did read it over a month or two, but that was excessive even for me. So much of the same word and story repetition (which, by the way, you are supposed to keep to the 3 rule or else the reader gets frustrated). I died a little bit every passage where it happened. But oh well. Such is the style.
Overall, I kinda liked the book? I loved the side characters, LOVED that there was a build-up for Robert for his death to be super quick (he did not deserve fanfare tbh I loved it). I did not love the writing style, but I did not always hate it. Mostly, I remembered that I never really liked werewolf books because of alphas and stuff (hate omegaverse), but it was fine. I will be reading the other books, but I need more Gordo content.
10/10
Este libro lo leí por navidades, en una época en la que no estaba especialmente bien, y creo qu esa es una de las razones por la que tanto disfrute este libro.
La historia va sobre Ox, un chico humano el cual ha vivido criticas y dolor en su vida, que conoce a Joe, un integrante de una familia de enfrente de su casa. Al principio se nos presenta como una familia común con sus costumbres únicas (como todas), pero a lo largo de la historia nos damos cuenta de su secreto, son hombres lobo y protegen el pueblo de Green Creek, en el cual viven.
Sin duda mis personajes favoritos desde el comienzo de la historia son Ox y Joe, los cuales se conocen desde el día que Ox visita a la familia, y desde entonces crean un lazo mas fuerte que cualquier metal precioso, que evoluciona a lo largo de toda la historia. Puede parecer que es una historia de amor, pero es mas que eso, por que ademas de la historia de amor que trascurre en esta historia, hay acontecimientos que te marcan desde el comienzo.
Tengo que agradecer también el estilo de escritura del autor, el cual mezcla la prosa y la escritura ligera, para darnos una novela (que aunque asuste el tamaño) ligera, bonita y con un algo que te engancha y te causa todo tipo de emociones.
Tengo también que mencionar que la visibilidad que se le da al colectivo LGBT en esta historia es perfecto, sin ningún cliché a mi parecer, y que sigue su propio curso, ademas que el genero de Urban Fantasy, el cual esta muy presente, esta muy bien llevado ademas de la acción.
Y a diferencia por ejemplo de otros autores, no abusa del erotismo dentro de la historia, y lo que se nos presenta es Creme de la Creme.
Este es sin duda uno de mis libros favoritos de entre todo los que he leído y sin duda uno de los que mas me ha marcado. A ver si subo reseña del segundo de esta saga de 4 libros y estrenan ya en Español los dos últimos libros de la saga. Estoy deseandolo.
Este libro lo leí por navidades, en una época en la que no estaba especialmente bien, y creo qu esa es una de las razones por la que tanto disfrute este libro.
La historia va sobre Ox, un chico humano el cual ha vivido criticas y dolor en su vida, que conoce a Joe, un integrante de una familia de enfrente de su casa. Al principio se nos presenta como una familia común con sus costumbres únicas (como todas), pero a lo largo de la historia nos damos cuenta de su secreto, son hombres lobo y protegen el pueblo de Green Creek, en el cual viven.
Sin duda mis personajes favoritos desde el comienzo de la historia son Ox y Joe, los cuales se conocen desde el día que Ox visita a la familia, y desde entonces crean un lazo mas fuerte que cualquier metal precioso, que evoluciona a lo largo de toda la historia. Puede parecer que es una historia de amor, pero es mas que eso, por que ademas de la historia de amor que trascurre en esta historia, hay acontecimientos que te marcan desde el comienzo.
Tengo que agradecer también el estilo de escritura del autor, el cual mezcla la prosa y la escritura ligera, para darnos una novela (que aunque asuste el tamaño) ligera, bonita y con un algo que te engancha y te causa todo tipo de emociones.
Tengo también que mencionar que la visibilidad que se le da al colectivo LGBT en esta historia es perfecto, sin ningún cliché a mi parecer, y que sigue su propio curso, ademas que el genero de Urban Fantasy, el cual esta muy presente, esta muy bien llevado ademas de la acción.
Y a diferencia por ejemplo de otros autores, no abusa del erotismo dentro de la historia, y lo que se nos presenta es Creme de la Creme.
Este es sin duda uno de mis libros favoritos de entre todo los que he leído y sin duda uno de los que mas me ha marcado. A ver si subo reseña del segundo de esta saga de 4 libros y estrenan ya en Español los dos últimos libros de la saga. Estoy deseandolo.
medium-paced