My first experience with a book by TJ Klune was Under the Whispering door, which I adored. Then I read House on the Cerulean Sea after it was recommended to me, and it became my favourite read of 2021. So when he has a new book out, I can’t help but jump on the band wagon. Thanks to Netgalley for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wolf Song is the first book in the Green Creek Series and is about Ox, a 16 year old who has always been told by his father he will amount to nothing and that he is stupid. He is told it so much that he believes it. Then the Bennett pack moves in next door, and they hold a deep secret. They are shapeshifters. Ox is launched into a whole other world he never imagined possible and discovers perhaps he is more than his father told him.
Ok, so TJ Klune has done it again. This is a beautifully told, emotional, cosy read with adventure, love, family, secrets, and so much more. It is a story of self-discovery and of self belief. It is also the perfect example of found family.
Klune always has this way of imbuing his worlds with so much emotion, which comes out and leaks into your heart and soul. Wolf Song is one of those books that will stick with you for a while, and I’m very excited for book 2.
It is a big book, and it is slightly slower paced at times, but this story embraces you in a big warming hug and doesn’t let you go. Just like The House in the Cerulean Sea, we meet some great characters you can’t help but fall in love with.
But the main character, Ox, is everything a main character should be. He is complex. He is brave, but more importantly, he is real and raw. He has flaws, and he is far from perfect, but this makes him all the more interesting. Having spent his whole life being told he is dumb and won’t amount to anything, all it takes is one young boy, Joe, to help him see that he should never believe everything his father told him. Thus, we see Ox embark on a journey of self-discovery, which will make you feel every emotion.
The supporting character and said young boy, Joe, is also a wonderful addition to the story. We first meet this young boy when he runs up to Ox, all innocent and happy. He comes across as bubbly, fun, light-hearted, and a ray of sunshine, but there is much more to Joe than meets the eye, and as we get to know him we learn just what he has had to overcome at such a young age.
You don’t get to decide what you’re worth because you obviously don’t know. You don’t get to decide that anymore because you have no idea that you’re worth everything
This book made me cry several times, but I loved every minute of this book. If you are a fan of TJ Klune’s other books and you like supernatural stories, I would highly recommend this book. It may not be a book of non-stop action, but what it is, is a beautiful, well told story of adventure, a coming of age tale, and as always a wonderfully cosy LGBT read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – a superb coming of age/ supernatural/ journey of self-discovery all wrapped up in a stunning, cosy read.
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I too loved this book, Ox is gorgeous. TJ Klune was recommended to me, thanks for a great review.
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I am so glad you loved the book I can’t wait to read the others in the series, TJ Klune is one of my favourite authors and in fact I just recently bought in the lives of puppets which I can’t wait to read.
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