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A review by teresab78
Withered + Sere by TJ Klune
5.0
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance®****
TJ Klune promised this series would be a romance but that we would have to work for it: it would be dark and a slow burn; he wasn’t lying. Withered + Sere is bleak and sad and yet there are rays of sunlight that peek through. It is beautiful in its desolation and wholly mesmerizing. It is brilliant.
Woven through the dark is light. Bad Dog is one of those bright spots. Oh how I love Bad Dog! His sincere dogginess saved me from falling into a complete depression as everyone else is f**ked in this post-apocalyptic world. Insanity runs rampant but you can’t help but feel for Cavalo. Death abounds, there are mutated creatures and cannibals. The book transports you to this world and reveals truths in layers.
There is no romance in this first installment of the series. It is getting to know the world and the players in that scene. The only sex is mostly off page M/F, as Cavalo is bi-sexual. This does not detract from the story at all. In fact, it may help bring new readership as this is a far different type of story than Mr. Klune has written before.
This book is not for everyone. It does not leave you feeling hopeful or happy. There is very little happiness to this story. However, it is a striking book that will make you feel other things, and there is TJ’s promise. I, for one, cannot wait until August and the release of Crisped + Sere.
TJ Klune promised this series would be a romance but that we would have to work for it: it would be dark and a slow burn; he wasn’t lying. Withered + Sere is bleak and sad and yet there are rays of sunlight that peek through. It is beautiful in its desolation and wholly mesmerizing. It is brilliant.
Woven through the dark is light. Bad Dog is one of those bright spots. Oh how I love Bad Dog! His sincere dogginess saved me from falling into a complete depression as everyone else is f**ked in this post-apocalyptic world. Insanity runs rampant but you can’t help but feel for Cavalo. Death abounds, there are mutated creatures and cannibals. The book transports you to this world and reveals truths in layers.
There is no romance in this first installment of the series. It is getting to know the world and the players in that scene. The only sex is mostly off page M/F, as Cavalo is bi-sexual. This does not detract from the story at all. In fact, it may help bring new readership as this is a far different type of story than Mr. Klune has written before.
This book is not for everyone. It does not leave you feeling hopeful or happy. There is very little happiness to this story. However, it is a striking book that will make you feel other things, and there is TJ’s promise. I, for one, cannot wait until August and the release of Crisped + Sere.