A review by evermoreau
Heartsong by TJ Klune

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i’m beginning to think wolfsong was a one hit wonder in terms of the author’s ability to introduce the reader to a found family so welcoming they’d feel a part of it themselves by the end. every other book in this series so far has failed to deliver on that authentic heartwarming feeling & the characters who were known & real in at the beginning of the story have by now turned into cardboard cutouts of themselves, with everyone serving as nothing more than the backdrop of the current couple. the stakes have also fallen off drastically — ever since the harrowing deaths of joe’s dad and ox’s mom, nobody has been killed or even harmed in a way that wasn’t magically reversed later, with very few exceptions, even though every book ends with a major battle of sorts. as for the leading duo, i found kelly to be the least developed of the bennett gays so far. i wish there’d been more shown about his and robbie’s bond pre-memory loss but post-getting together, because skipping their entire relationship after 2 books of build up just to watch them try to regain something we never truly witnessed for 450 pages was an odd choice. i still have the same issues with female characters as i did in ravensong — no real relationships or characteristics beyond appearing once every 50 pages to act like a Girlboss and high five about how stupid the men around them are, very distinctly 2010s. all in all enjoyable but i will never think about them again