Wolfsong

"If I could give this book 10 stars I would. I laughed and cried through out this story. Beautifully written."

"I don’t care that this reads like Twilight fan fiction, I loved it. Gay werewolves + found family- say less I’m there. I’m choosing to ignore any problematic age differences 👩‍🦯 🚩 "

"Dnf 50%<br/><br/>My 2nd book from T. J. Klune. I immediately started to like this story I mean obviously Klune is known for wholesome plots with family oriented characters. Ox and the pack were affectionate and you could physically feel the bond between them all. The writing style was very straightforward and simple as if every word had a meaningful weight to it.<br/><br/>The downside, I just don't think this book was for me. There was a lot of repetition in the words Ox said to himself. Even more was the recurring 'He said' at the end of each characters dialog. Maybe a small thing but it could have been easily broken up with other words and implications. The audiobook made it worse of course because while reading you tend to skip over such trivial things. <br/><br/>Not sure why but I got a Twilight vibe from this. The wholehearted honesty and innocence but coupled with a strong sexual desire that threw me off quite a bit. It seemed predictable as well. I didn't have to force myself to read but I just got to a point were I didn't care and thought that I probably knew the ending already anyway."

"I LOVE OX AND JOE SO MUCH OMG"

"This book was everything I never knew I needed! "

"(I bumped it down from a three-star to a two-star for reasons I'll get to later) <br/><br/>2.4 stars. <br/><br/>This was going to be a five-star for, like, the first one hundred pages, but the angst just ruined it for me. <br/><br/>I got this book on my Ipad on a whim. I was in the mood for something gay. T.J Klune is a very beloved author for his book, <i> The House in the Cerulean Sea </i> but, to me, his book <i> The Extraordinaries </i> is one of my favorites and is what made me look at this and go: Yeah, I'll read this. <br/><br/>Now, my original rating of this was a three-star, but, thinking about it, I kind of wish that I didn't read it. <br/><br/>I was absolutely in love with the main character Ox. He was my baby and I wanted to protect him. I loved his relationship with his mom and the people he worked with and his mom, and that was about it. <br/><br/>The Bennet family (I think that's their name) was interesting, but the whole werewolf thing got really annoying after a while. Like, okay, Joe's the alpha, and Ox is a <spoiler> human alpha? </spoiler> can we move on? Maybe it's because of my abo phase with fanfiction that wore me out on this trope, but I was just not interested in learning anything. <br/><br/>I also didn't like Joe. Like. I'm still ****** mad at him. This is on my 'made me cry' shelf, but not in the 'boo-hoo, this tugging at my heart-strings' way, but in the 'I'm so mad this character isn't real because I want to beat his ass I'm so angry' way. I literally said to myself when Joe cut contact 'this bitch better have a good excuse', but he didn't. <br/><br/>The romance is a bit sketchy, with romance happening when Joe is 17 and Ox is like 6 years older, but I'm willing to excuse it because they are mates are whatever and they had to be together or something. And they also had years away from each other to develop outside of a relationship that began to form when they were quite young. <br/><br/>This book is very addicting, though, and I found myself not wanting to put it down which is another plus. <br/><br/>Overall, it was a disappointment, especially after starting so strong. This review is ****, but I am very tired and wanted to just get it out of the way."

"<a href="http://laughinglistener.com/"><br/>The Laughing Listener</a><br/><b>June 2018</b><br/><b>Format:</b> Kindle Ebook<br/><br/><b>Rating:</b> A MILLION BILLION STARS<br/><br/>Well readers. I’m here. I made it. This book tried to break my spirit with it’s adorableness and heartbreak, but I survived. Somehow. My heart exploded a couple times and I had to use Scotch tape to piece it back together again, but I pulled through. Although quite frankly, I’m a little concerned about the state of my emotional health.<br/><br/><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/08/0f/bb080f207fa693c6a8db9831ea3df373.gif" width="" height="" alt="Ugly Cry"><br/><br/>I had never heard of this novel before and knew nothing about it until my wonderful, glittery, happy blogging friend Malanie recommended it to me. To be honest, I saw that it was about werewolves and didn’t pay attention to much else. Because apparently werewolves are becoming a weakness of mine?? And if Malanie loved it, I knew I would too. Cut to me days later completely WRECKED BY THIS BOOK. I know I’m probably scaring everyone away, BUT GUYS. IT’S SO GOOD. I just???? Oh my god. Where do I even start?<br/><br/>Okay, first of all, Ox. He was my absolute favorite and such a pure, amazing character. He’s a simple, shy guy who doesn’t say a lot, but there’s so much more going on underneath the surface and I LOVED that. It was such a relatable quality to me. And his character arc over the course of the novel is so beautiful. We get to see this quiet, insecure kid grow into a wonderfully strong leader and Klune did a FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC job emphasizing this growth in his writing style. In the beginning when Ox is at his lowest, the sentences are short and clipped. There’s nothing too flowery about them and they cut right to the chase, much like Ox himself. But over the course of the book as Ox gains more family and friends and learns to love, the writing gets longer and more detailed. It’s such a subtle, small detail that makes an enormous impact. And when he finally realizes his feelings for Joe it’s just… Ugh. Heartachingly good.<br/><br/><b><i>”Sometimes, when your heart gets so full, it takes away your voice and all you can do is hold on for dear life.”</i></b><br/><br/>And Joe! My small ray of sunshine and love. Well, when he’s not being a revenge-ridden wolf consumed with rage. With good reason too (MY POOR BABY JOE *Sobs again*). But ahhh he’s so adorable!! Watching him befriend Ox and bring him into the Bennett family was so fun to see. And their relationship grows into something so real and raw, it made me heart hurt in the best kind of way. <br/><br/><b><i>”I don’t even know! I don’t even know! You gotta smell him and tell me why it’s all candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome.”</i></b><br/><br/>Plus, the secondary characters are amazing too! The entire Bennett family is too precious for this world, the paternal relationship between Gordo and Ox is adorable, and Ox’s mother has a quiet kind of strength. I absolutely loved that this wasn’t just a book about romance, it was a book about <i>family</i> and the definitions of family. And THANK GOD for Rico and Chris because my spirit would have been completely shattered without their excellent comedic relief. <br/><br/><b><i>”It smells like feelings in here.”</i></b><br/><br/>Okay, I’m almost done gushing. I swear. But I just have to say that the writing in this book IS BEAUTIFUL. I couldn’t get enough and I think I saved like, fifteen quotes from this thing. For some odd reason it gave me a vague [a:Maggie Stiefvater|1330292|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1460918410p2/1330292.jpg] vibe and reminded me a little of <i>[b:Shiver|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409283154s/6068551.jpg|6244926]</i> or <i>[b:The Raven Boys|17675462|The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477103737s/17675462.jpg|18970934]</i>. Not because they're anything alike (I mean, I hated <i>Shiver</i>), but it had the same gritty, dark magic kind of mood to it. Also, that ending was maniacal-evil-genius level type of stuff and I’m pretty sure my heart stopped beating for moment. This book made me cry guys! Multiple times!! I’M A MESS. <br/><br/><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/rDl1hAg81PRjq/giphy.gif" width="" height="" alt="I’m a mess right now."><br/><br/><b>FINAL WORD</b><br/><br/>This is the longest review ever and I don’t even care because <i>Wolfsong</i> is worth every word. I have been SLAYED by this book, but I love it so damn much. READ IT!!!"

"#werewolves #lgbtq #foundfamily #werewolfromance #steamy #angst #slowburn #favoritebooks #fivestars "

"Amazing beyond belief, made me cry "

"Pretty good! Was really into the first 1/2 and still enjoyed but was less engaged once they left green creek. The writing style is engaging but sometimes a little juvenile for my taste, but it’s nothing that ruins the experience. I’m honestly not interested in reading the other installments in this series, but at no fault of the first."