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hex_meghead's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
jerrysaywhaaa's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
As much as I love this series, this book I think is my least favorite of all four books. I think it left me with more questions than it did answers. Obviously I loved Carter and Gavin’s story and their relationship, which is the main focus of the book. However, I there are a few things that bothered me:
-Gordo’s tattoo thing is not described well enough and I still don’t understand what happened.
-How the beast came to be wasn’t answered and I still don’t really get how they defeated him.
-Are there ghosts in this world? Because when Ox glowed it seemed like it.
-Chris and Tanner’s situation seemed a little much and I think there was a better way to convey their friendship.
-Bambi was underutilized.
-Dominique and Will were underdeveloped.
-The authors fear of killing people often cheapened certain moments.
-Some speculation about Thomas and Elizabeth’s sexualities I felt were unnecessary (not everything had to be gay).
Overall though I did enjoy this book and would recommend it to others. I also would love for TJ Klune to write a 5th book set in the future about Joshua or to rewrite these 4 books from Joe, Mark, Kelly, and Gavin’s POV. (Also a book about a young Elizabeth or one about Jessie and Dominique wouldn’t be terrible ideas either.)
-Gordo’s tattoo thing is not described well enough and I still don’t understand what happened.
-How the beast came to be wasn’t answered and I still don’t really get how they defeated him.
-Are there ghosts in this world? Because when Ox glowed it seemed like it.
-Chris and Tanner’s situation seemed a little much and I think there was a better way to convey their friendship.
-Bambi was underutilized.
-Dominique and Will were underdeveloped.
-The authors fear of killing people often cheapened certain moments.
-Some speculation about Thomas and Elizabeth’s sexualities I felt were unnecessary (not everything had to be gay).
Overall though I did enjoy this book and would recommend it to others. I also would love for TJ Klune to write a 5th book set in the future about Joshua or to rewrite these 4 books from Joe, Mark, Kelly, and Gavin’s POV. (Also a book about a young Elizabeth or one about Jessie and Dominique wouldn’t be terrible ideas either.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
noinikaido's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse and Animal death
kharlan3's review against another edition
(m/m, werewolves). My feelings on this book are really mixed. I love Carter almost as much as I love Gavin, and the romance works for me (the pacing is unusual, feeling very platonic and confused and then suddenly changing, but I don't mind that ). The second quarter scenes of Gavin and Carter in the cabin , and the third quarter scenes of their homecoming make me smile a lot. I like continuing to get to know the pack, and I like the way the pack's stories continue, especially Rico, Chris and Tanner, and Jessie. I saw other reviews of folks who don't like the first quarter, especially the time jumps, but those parts work for me as well. I like the brotherly bonding (on both sides). The stuff with the book that Joe and Kelly give to Carter is great, and Carter's growing physical awareness of Gavin also worked well for me.
There are a few things I like less though.
1) maybe it's because I read/listened to the whole series (~1800 pages) in less than a week, less than 3 months since the first time I read them all (also in one week), but there are some turns of phrase that started to feel really repetitive: "breathed [them] in", "growled lowly/low in [their] throat", "only had eyes for [them]", "shifting/grinding of muscle and bone", "an aria of blue", describing smiles as "blinding" or "secret", describing pain as "glassy", and the repetition of the "wolves, ravens, hearts, brothers" motif. If I had the ebooks, I'd look up how many times these turns of phrase happen, but it feels like a LOT.
2) The consistent references to people or land or power that "belongs to us" or "what's ours" or people don't "get to" do or say things feels icky.
3) I want more Gavin! I want more of his history, more of his perspective, more of his dialog.
4) Stop trying to make Thomas Bennett happen! I like him as a mate who Elizabeth misses terribly, but he was around, in a present way, too much for me in this one. The Thomas Bennett loved Richard Collins as more than friends thing also didn't work for me
5) The running "how will you know what to do with a dick" thing felt consistently really gender essentialist and icky to me. Also, does Carter not know about Google?
There are a few things I like less though.
1) maybe it's because I read/listened to the whole series (~1800 pages) in less than a week, less than 3 months since the first time I read them all (also in one week), but there are some turns of phrase that started to feel really repetitive: "breathed [them] in", "growled lowly/low in [their] throat", "only had eyes for [them]", "shifting/grinding of muscle and bone", "an aria of blue", describing smiles as "blinding" or "secret", describing pain as "glassy", and the repetition of the "wolves, ravens, hearts, brothers" motif. If I had the ebooks, I'd look up how many times these turns of phrase happen, but it feels like a LOT.
2) The consistent references to people or land or power that "belongs to us" or "what's ours" or people don't "get to" do or say things feels icky.
3) I want more Gavin! I want more of his history, more of his perspective, more of his dialog.
4) Stop trying to make Thomas Bennett happen! I like him as a mate who Elizabeth misses terribly, but he was around, in a present way, too much for me in this one.
5) The running "how will you know what to do with a dick" thing felt consistently really gender essentialist and icky to me. Also, does Carter not know about Google?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, and Pregnancy
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