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A review by joyceheinen
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
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
3.0
I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but when I picked up T.J. Klune’s “The House in the Cerulean Sea” two years ago, I fell in love with his writing and it ended up being my favorite book I read that year. I loved his characters, the found family trope, everything really. Because it’s set in a realistic world, but has fantasy elements, it was a lighter type of fantasy book.
“Wolfsong” is the first book in the Green Creek series. Also a fantasy book set in our world, this time with people who can turn into wolves. It’s an LGBTQ book, “The House in the Cerulean Sea” also had this theme, but in “Wolfsong” is much more present. And because the romance is so overpowering, I didn’t quite like it that much. Aside from the romance, it’s a really good book, I very much enjoyed it. With romance in fantasy books, I often feel like it gets cringy. Which I felt here too.
I often feels like a YA novel, but it is clearly an adult novel. Because there are some really graphic love scenes in “Wolfsong”. And I’m not a very big fan of that. I prefer fade-to-black love scenes more, I really don’t need all the details.
One thing T.J. Klune did, was create great characters. I really loved reading about Ox and his new found family, the Bennetts. And his love for Joe was beautiful, but as stated before, the romance is a bit cringy at times. It sometimes felt a bit like the “Twilight” books, but with more wolves instead and likeable characters. I’m not really doing “Wolfsong” any justice here, because it is much better. But the romance gave me “Twilight” vibes.
The Green Creek series has three more books. And even though I did not love this book as much as I hoped I would, I’m still interested in the rest of the series eventually.
“Wolfsong” is the first book in the Green Creek series. Also a fantasy book set in our world, this time with people who can turn into wolves. It’s an LGBTQ book, “The House in the Cerulean Sea” also had this theme, but in “Wolfsong” is much more present. And because the romance is so overpowering, I didn’t quite like it that much. Aside from the romance, it’s a really good book, I very much enjoyed it. With romance in fantasy books, I often feel like it gets cringy. Which I felt here too.
I often feels like a YA novel, but it is clearly an adult novel. Because there are some really graphic love scenes in “Wolfsong”. And I’m not a very big fan of that. I prefer fade-to-black love scenes more, I really don’t need all the details.
One thing T.J. Klune did, was create great characters. I really loved reading about Ox and his new found family, the Bennetts. And his love for Joe was beautiful, but as stated before, the romance is a bit cringy at times. It sometimes felt a bit like the “Twilight” books, but with more wolves instead and likeable characters. I’m not really doing “Wolfsong” any justice here, because it is much better. But the romance gave me “Twilight” vibes.
The Green Creek series has three more books. And even though I did not love this book as much as I hoped I would, I’m still interested in the rest of the series eventually.