I've learned some things about the author and while I have enjoyed TJ Klune books in the past, I will be skipping the Green Creek series for specific issues that I've become aware of, including a substantial and unnecessary age gap between the main characters and some misogynistic perspectives. While I don't think genocide and indigenous schools played a part in this particular feel-good queer series, I can't forget that the author has used such topics as content for profit in a way that does not accurately portray them as horrific and evil. Thank you for the opportunity to review.

I was a bit confused at the start of this because I didn't realize the whole book would follow Gordo, and I thought we would go back to following Ox at some point. The confusion was completely my fault, but it did lower my excitment for this book. This book is heartbreaking but somehow wholesome at the same time, which is something T.J. Klune does so well. I think the thing that lowered my rating so much is the fact that I had read too many books in between the first book and this one so it took me a while to become familiar with the characters again. The book kind of just throws you into what's happening and doesn't do much to remind the readers of where things left off in the previous book so it took me a while to get back into it. The "big bad" of this book was super interesting and I would be interested in reading more about them but I do think this book was a good set up for the future books. Not saying that it suffers from "middle book syndrome" because the action in this book was exciting, but it does have other things going on outside of the main plot (which would be spoilers to talk about). Overall, I love T.J. Klune's writing and I love the world and characters he crafts. It was cool to read the story from another character's perspective and I hope the rest of the series follows that.

While I've loved many of TJ Klune's stories, this wasn't the book for me. I had a hard time relating to the character of Gordo Livingstone. He was supremely unhappy, but other than his willingness to sacrifice, I found myself cross with his unwillingness to change his life for the better. The lack of character agency was a reoccurring theme. Although I finished the book, I won't read any more in this series.

The plot for this book was nerve wracking and kept me wanting to read more and more. I loved the writing style as i have with all of TH Klunes books. I loved all the humor used in this book! The world was beautifuly developed and the imagery was really what helped this story along

Honestly, I don't think I'm sophisticated enough to read this book. It didnt hook me like I thought it would, but it's the first I've read from this author, so maybe that's just me. Others will likely love it. It's was a solid story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group, Tor Books for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

I love this author. He has such a unique writing style and puts out some banger books (in the words of my teenage daughter). This is the 2nd book in this series and I was so glad to see Gordo get that second chance at love.

“The Bennett family has a They’re not just a family, they’re a pack . Ravensong is Gordo Livingstone’s story.”

The amount of love I had for WolfSong, made it nigh impossible for RavenSong to live up to my expectations. It performed well, considering.

Found Family is a favourite trope of mine, as well as Shifter Fantasy, and Magical Realism, so this book was in my sweet spot.

I loved the characters in all their aching-backstory glory. It’s shocking that Gordo even had the capacity to be as loving and vulnerable to Ox, considering his history.

I loved the setting of Green Creek. It’s somewhere I’d like to live….if it weren’t for all the terror and murder, I mean.

I wish there had been WAY MORE one-on-one conversations between Gordo and Mark, however. I don’t love non-communication as a plot device. FOR THE LOVE, SIT DOWN AND TALK.

While I didn’t get my heart stomped on quite as much as in WolfSong, it was still solid, and I cannot wait for the next two installments.

Thanks to NetGalley and Tor Publishing for this heart-wrecking ARC.

I was not a fan of Wolfsong, so I put off reading this one, and while I enjoyed this book a LOT more, it was still hard for me to really get into it.
When I was reading the book I enjoyed it, but when I put it down I did not feel that pull to pick it back up.

This book follows Gordo, the Bennett witch and his love Mark Bennett. Gordo holds a grudge after the Bennetts leave town, and more importantly leaves Gordo behind. Moving away and telling Gordo he could not come, Gordo was left all alone with no family and no pack.
But an old threat has come back and Gordo must work with the Bennetts to save those he loves.

I think my issue with this series is Ox, I don't like him, every time I think of him I picture a smoldering mystery boy from a Saturday Night Live Skit. Just over dramatic, and cheesy. That throws the whole story off for me, because I'm assuming I'm supposed to take him seriously.
And the Ox/Joe relationship still doesn't sit well with me, gives off Jacob / Renesme vibes.

I am interested in finding out what happens in this series, but with two more books, spanning 1,056 pages, I don't think I can do it.

Everyone always talks about TJ Klune and I understand the hype! New fan to TJ Klune and definitely will be reading future books of theirs.

Following the previous title in this series my opinions stays quite similar but I have to say, this series is REALLY entertaining! Young-ish fantasy reader will definitely love this

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

This is book 2 in the Green Creek series .

This book is heartbreaking at times but I was so hooked into the story that I just couldn’t put it down .

I do recommend

Thank you to Tor Books and Macmillan Audio for my review copies! My rating is 3.5 stars, rounded up on review sites to 4 stars.

I absolutely adored Wolfsong, and devoured it in 24 hours. I did go into Ravensong a little more skeptical - I knew that it was a second chance romance and that there was some really hurt feelings between the couple. Our lead, Gordo, has tried to distance himself from the wolfpack we met in book 1. As a reader, I am motivated by the close relationships in a book - so chip on a shoulder / I don’t belong / I don’t want to belong vibe was really not for me.

Pacing wise, the book felt really slow. The first 50% of the book mostly covers Gordo’s perspective of some of the events in Wolfsong, mixed with his past. At around 50%, the big conflict was finally introduced. But then the last 10-20% of the book was AMAZING, and the cliffhanger made me want to pick up book 3 immediately. Or at least soon.

Ravensong did have a lot of the elements that I loved in Wolfsong: men having to confront toxic masculinity, and an amazing found family. Gordo’s story is one of healing so there isn’t as much cozy found family time as in Wolfsong. And although this book is classified as a romance…we barely see the couple together. Like, on the page together. Not even together-together. So the romantic tension was off for me as well as the fantasy plotline.

I’ll keep reading…and I hear Brothersong is one of the best books in the series!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for gifting me a digital ARC of the second book in the Green Creek series by TJ Klune - 4 stars!

This is the story of Gordo whom we first met in Wolfsong, as witch of the Bennett pack. Gordo struggles with his relationship with Mark, and with the pack in general after being left behind.

I loved Gordo in Wolfsong, and how he stood up for Ox when he was so sorely needed. This book explores Gordo's past while continuing the story and struggles of the Bennett wolf pack. No one immerses you in a fantasy world quite like TJ Klune and I'm here for whatever he writes.

I love the Green Creek Pack but for some reason I didn't get as invested in these two characters. I loved the development of the story arc and seeing favorite characters again but this one didn't hit as hard as the first book in the series for me. It's very well written and has that same great balance between steamy scenes, believable characters, realistic struggles and a setting that feels like coming home. There's lots to like about this book and it's a solid addition to the series but the first book holds my heart still.

Ravensong by TJ Klune

Ok, that’s it, I’m giving up on this series.

I was curious about this series before I started it. I really enjoyed the Extraordinaries trilogy by TJ Klune (although his strong pro- and anti- police stands in different volumes gave me whiplash), but I didn’t really vibe with Under the Whispering Door. I enjoyed the sentiments of House on a Cerulean Sea but felt the world building was weak in a way that took me out of the book. But I still liked the author enough that I was full of anticipation when NetGalley and Tor gave me an eARC of Wolfsong and Ravensong, reprints of the first and second books of Klune’s Green Creek series in exchange for honest reviews.

Going in to that first book, I thought it was going to be more urban fantasy than paranormal romance. I was wrong. It was totally a paranormal romance, which was interesting because I don’t usually read in that subgenre. The first book was enjoyable but a slog - as I said I’m my review of that volume, there was like a novella’s worth of story here and the book was like 500+ pages. I also didn’t like the age gap between the romantic leads.

Sadly, this sequel was more of the same in the worst ways. There felt like there was barely a short story’s worth of plot in Ravensong and it was so long and boring to get to it. The characters are not interesting enough to spend time with and, once again, the main romantic relationship of this book also starts with an age gap with one of the parties below the age of consent. It’s icky. I was bored and even the cliffhanger epilogue wasn’t enough to get me to pick up volume 3.

I’m not curious enough to try the next one - I’m tapping out here.

There are few writers like TJ Kline and I'm so glad I discovered him accidentally with the House in the Cerulean Sea. I've been lucky enough to read several of his books since, and honestly from first to last page I'm always grateful. These books are a balm and I hope other readers fid the beauty in the pages, enjoy the characters and the story. Definitely get invested in this series. You will not regret it.

TJ Klune is an amazing story teller. Book two of this wonderful series makes us want more.
I love the character development and the creativity of this series.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This series is certainly made up of books! I like them, but at what cost.
Ravensong! I don't usually like spin-off-ish books about side characters, but I did like Gordo and Mark SO much more than Joe and Ox. There was still a small age gap made worse by the temporary illegality (hey TJ what's up with that), but aside from that I didn't dislike a lot. My main issue with this series is just that it's literally Twilight but the vamps are werewolves and the werewolves are witches. Like I'm sorry this is just Twilight. I do like it more than Twilight, though, so points there. If I had to critique one thing I would genuinely change, it would be the fantasy level. I feel like these books would genuinely be better with less external conflict and more focus on urban fantasy romance. Overall, though, I didn't mind this book and it was a solid 3/5. I did request Heartsong immediately after, so that's a plus.

TJ Klune never disappoints. His writing is phenomenal and effortless. This was book 2 of the series and just makes me want to read more and more of it.