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waveycowpar 's review for:
Wolfsong
by TJ Klune
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Review contains spoilers.
I’m struggling with this one and how to rate it.
Klune is a wonderful storyteller. His writing is great, he really brings you into the story, the characters are most well developed, his world building is beautiful.
But this is a werewolf story and it includes that weird werewolf imprinting nonsense. But this time it’s a 10 year old boy who imprints on a 16 year old boy. The 16 year old, Ox, our main character, doesn’t see Joe as anything sexual or romantic until 7 years later, when they are now 17 and 23 and nothing really happens between them until they are 20 and 26. But it’s still weird. He was 10.
Then there’s wolf possessive-ness and ownership on top of it like saying Ox can’t leave and is “mine” etc. He is given choices. But it also doesn’t feel like he really has one. Like he’s under some werewolf version of an encanto spell vampires can do.
There is a scene where Joe has been away for some time and has now returned and he and Ox are discussing if their romantic relationship should continue. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with a romance in it where we are supposed to be cheering for their love, but I couldn’t. This is the first time I’ve read something like this and been like “no, break it off and walk away”. Of course he didn’t and he couldn’t and I don’t know how that sits with me. It feels icky and I don’t really like it.
I’m struggling with this one and how to rate it.
Klune is a wonderful storyteller. His writing is great, he really brings you into the story, the characters are most well developed, his world building is beautiful.
Then there’s wolf possessive-ness and ownership on top of it like saying Ox can’t leave and is “mine” etc. He is given choices. But it also doesn’t feel like he really has one. Like he’s under some werewolf version of an encanto spell vampires can do.
There is a scene where Joe has been away for some time and has now returned and he and Ox are discussing if their romantic relationship should continue. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with a romance in it where we are supposed to be cheering for their love, but I couldn’t. This is the first time I’ve read something like this and been like “no, break it off and walk away”. Of course he didn’t and he couldn’t and I don’t know how that sits with me. It feels icky and I don’t really like it.