His newer stuff is wonderful but…. He’s definitely improved as a writer over time. This is a slow book with a sort of stream of consciousness style that just didn’t work for me. I tried reading Wolfsong too since this is marked as a book two but it didn’t work for me either. I’ll try anything new he writes but I don’t need to go back and read any more of his older books. I’m grateful to have got to to read the ARC of the reprint but meh. I can recommend his newer books but not this one.

I just finished RavenSong By TJ Klune @tjklunebooks and here is my review.

The Bennetts have secrets they keep. The fact they aren’t just a family but they are also a pack.
Ravensong is Gordo Livingstone's story.

Gordo was their witch, a Bennett witch. The one they tethered too but then they left him and didn’t look back. He was just a boy and all alone… left by the love of his life. He vowed never to let the wolves come back to his town again.

After the events of Wolfsong, Gordo finds himself once again their witch, ignoring the ache he feels now his love has returned. Something dangerous is coming and now the pack is split…. No one knows what that means for the town of Green Creek.

I didn’t think it was possible but I liked this book better than the first. Gordo is that grumpy lovable character that you know has a heart of gold under that frosty exterior. You can really see why he was so protective of Ox and why he was so angry at the Bennetts. The whole concept of the witches being needed in a pack and how they enhance the magic was fascinating. I loved all the descriptive night scenes and the beautiful way the characters all meld together as the kind of protective family anyone would dream of.

The timeline weaves from current day and Gordo’s past which really gave Gordo more depth and made him my favorite character in the series. If witches could lead, he would be the leader to me. I am so glad there are two more books and I will get my hands on them as soon as I can.

TJ Klune has fast become one of my favorite authors and this series is in my top 10 series ever!

4.5 stars. Thank you @netgalley and @torbooks for my gifted copy

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There are no words for how much I love this series! I might have loved Ravensong just a teeny bit less than Wolfsong, but it's still wonderful -- full of intense emotions, intricate plotting, danger to the pack, and even humor. This series is amazing.

Thank you NetGalley and Mr. Klune for the opportunity to review Ravensong.
I have to admit that when I requested this book, I did not realize that this is a second book in a series. I was debating on passing on this title since I prefer to read books in order. Also, I am not a big fan of stories about werewolves (I was never team Jacob.) I have read several of Mr.Klune's books and have really enjoyed them so I thought I would give it a shot. Mr. Klune is a great storyteller and I was immediately drawn into the story. I was a bit confused at first,but I believe that is because I read the book out of order The confusion didn't last long and I was fully immersed in the story. The only negative observation was that I felt that the story was too long and it could have been shortened. Never the less I would highly recommend this book. A great read for readers of fantasy.

Ravensong lives up to its predecessor, Wolfsong. Normally, second books lack the same (or at least similar) magic that the first one lights in the reader.
Klune morphs that magic directly into the words of all his novels, and this one is no exception. At first, I was hesitant about Gordo getting his own book. Sure, he had a story I was curious about, but I didn’t know if he held the same main character energy that Ox and Joe did. Boy was I wrong. I dove through Klune’s words looking for the bonds that Mark and Gordo had. I cannot wait to keep reading through this series.

Ravensong had me singing along with the wolves. This was a gripping, magical, tense, and action packed book that left me wanting more wolves, more witches and more pack!

I loved, loved, loved Wolfsong the first book in the Green Creek series and was so excited to get my hands on this book. It did not disappoint. In this book Gordo and Mark's story is laid bare. But it is also about the pack, their relationships, their bonds, their teethers, and battles they must fight.

I loved getting more of Gordo and Mark. Gordo is such a great character who stepped up when Ox needed him as a child. Saying that Gordo has had a complicated life is putting it mildly. He has suffered loss, pain, abandonment, and heartache. It was refreshing to see him grow and change as he grew and matured. It was also sweet to see him get a second chance at romance. Mark has always been a likeable and charming character. I enjoyed reading his backstory and could feel his sense of loss and longing jumping off the pages. I loved that he got a second chance at romance.

Oh, how I love T.J. Klune's writing, his original storylines, his character's and the worlds he builds. This book begins at the events of Wolfsong and I highly recommend reading that book first (it's amazing). I felt so many emotions while reading this book as I adore all the characters in the pack. Klune has excelled at creating characters that I care about.


I can't wait to read the next book in this fabulous series!

Gripping, tense, full of heart, and magic!

A solid read with a little more politics than the previous book, but still with the great found family trope! I also found this book to be too long, but not nearly to the extent of the first book. TJ Klune really shines when writing found family and if that is one of your favorite tropes, I think you will highly enjoy this book and the entire series as that is easily the best part and best written aspect of this book series. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

Read if you like:
📚 Books with perfect Pacing
🐺 If you’ve read Wolfsong
🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq rep
♥️ Intense Love
🏡 Family

This book is such an I tense and emotional experience and I hope everyone can experience the masterpiece that this one is as a follow up to Wolfsong…

The way the relationships, found family, birth family, and so many aspects are all pulled together to create a deeply emotional read is so well done!

Thank you a million times over to the publisher for my ARC in i for my review!

I am a huge fan of TJ Klune. That being said, while I really enjoyed 'Wolfsong' there were some aspects I didn't enjoy. The characters/pack were NOT those aspects. THEY MADE THE STORY.

Thus, book two hit even harder! I loved Gordo in book one, so was really excited for his story.
FOUND FAMILY FOR THE WIN <3

Make SURE to read book one first. It wont hit nearly as hard if you have not.

The few detractors I found in "Wolfsong," the first of Klune's Green Creek series, are blessedly gone in this second installment: the beautifully-drawn and compelling characters are the focus, and the plot drives forward at the kind of breakneck pace that the situation demands. It is a relentless march towards the climactic war, and Klune hits every emotional point along the way: there is humor, there is heartbreak, there is romance, there is violence, and I found myself unable to look away. (While reading at work, I may or may not have literally growled at someone who interrupted me, full disclosure.) There are a few love scenes, but unlike the ones in "Wolfsong," they don't feel gratuitous - they function as integral plot advancements, deliberate choices on the parts of the characters to forestall what seems like an inevitable conclusion. With a cliffhanger ending that left me howling (pun intended) for more, I'm so ready for more adventures with the Bennett pack, even though this has, until now, never really been a genre I've considered a must-read. But Klune's way with words when it comes to blending magic with glaringly real life has made a fan of me.

"There were days before, long days, where the very thought of this wolf standing before me filled me with rage. I would have given anything to never hear the Bennett name again. To leave the world of wolves behind and try to forget that they had done the same to me. But now I was only filled with anguish. With remorse. I had wasted time. So much time."

Oh my heart. I started this immediately after finishing Wolfsong and I didn’t think another character could pull at my heart like Ox. But Klune does it again. Gordo’s story continues where Wolfsong left off with many flashbacks to Gordo’s childhood and relationship with Mark. This story is all about second chances and regret and of course love and family.

And of course I need to read Heartsong, the next book, right away.

Ravensong by TJ Klune will be re-released August 1, 2023.
Pages: 512
Genre: sci fi / fantasy / PNR

Thanks to the Tor and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions and thoughts in this review are my own.

Tropes and themes: fated mates, found family, loss, grief, werewolf/witch MMCs, slow burn

Rounded up from 2.75 stars. I thought I would like Ravensong more than Wolfsong, and I’m sad to say I don’t think that’s true. It again featured the fated mates and found family (packpackpack) tropes. Klune writes found family well. While the age gap here is only three years, it made me uncomfortable like in Wolfsong. I get it, fated mates and all, but when one character is still a minor, I don’t care that they’re fated.

Aside from that, the book was too long. It rehashed Gordo and Mark’s history too many times, and for characters in their forties, the fact that these two couldn’t try to work through their pain and communicate in a more mature way was surprising.

I appreciated how Klune explained why Gordo was so distraught over the pack leaving Green Creek, and how he showed just how Gordo came to have his tattoos. I also liked the twists and political intrigue of this book, and learning more about Gordo’s magic. The last 25-30% of the book were the best part. I just wish that part had come sooner.

It also was nice again to see Elizabeth (the queen and still my favorite character). The humans, and newcomer Bambi, were also shining stars of the book.

I don’t think this series is for me, but a lot of people really seem to like it, so consider checking it out if you liked Wolfsong and more political intrigue.

This one was not for me at all. I didn't enjoy the first in this series either. I've liked T.J. Klunes stuff before but I'm not a fan of his backlist revamp at all.

4.5 stars rounded up!

As a pre-note here, I think this book shouldn't be read as a stand-alone. You should read Wolfsong first. I did a fresh read right before and I'm so glad I did otherwise I don't think I would have remember a lot of crucial things necessary to get the full picture of this story.

Speaking of the story, wow oh wow what a story it is! This is about families (blood, found, and made), not mattering where they came from but how they come together and what ties them. We feel pack, pack, pack through the whole thing.

I felt like I was on the edge of a cliff the entire time needing to know what happened next.

Something about our MCs having been separated for years really added to this story and it gave it that element of feeling that sits in your chest and hurts while you're reading the book. There were scenes that absolutely shredded me in the moment and I wanted to scream at the MCs to stop.

“Here, in the dark, hearing him laugh reminded me of the way things once had been. And the way things could be…”

The half star down for me is only because of my personal frustration with how much I wanted to scream at the characters here, but that makes a good story right? So many it really should be five, but I definitely shouted into my empty bedroom once or twice. All in good spirit though, eventually.

One of my absolute favorite things about this book is the way TJ Klune writes so lyrically and how the writing style is unique in a way that makes even such a long book flow and streamline along in such a seamless way.

I can't wait to read the next one and see what happens next! I highly, highly, recommend.

With the new hardcover editions coming out, I received a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This series. HOW have I never read this series until now? I’m so thankful to Tor for publishing these titles with new covers and to NetGalley for the ARC, because I don’t know that I ever would have picked them up otherwise. And I would have been missing out. The love I have for the characters in these books is real. Ravensong is Gordo’s story, and I’m so glad I read it.

Green Creek is being threatened yet again in a continuation of the battles fought in the first book. Gordo has spent much of his adult life rejecting the pack mentality and trying to put his history as the pack’s witch behind him, but he finds himself entangled with the Bennett clan once again. As the book progresses, you do see him really struggle to choose what kind of role, if any, he wants to play. He has so many conflicting emotions and traumatizing experiences that stand in the way of his happiness.

I do think this book could have been edited to be just a bit shorter. I felt like some of the memories got a bit too repetitive, and I feel like I know so many scenes by heart after reading them over and over throughout the book. While they were watershed moments in Gordo’s life, I think their significance could have been conveyed more powerfully than just continually referring to those events. Several times I just wanted to skip pages and get to the action, but forcing myself to read slowly did give me an appreciation for all that Gordo has been through - and how freaking amazing his friends are. Rico, I love you!

Gordo was one of my favorite characters in the first book, but getting to hear his story told from his POV just made me love him so much more. He’s a self-proclaimed redneck asshole, but underneath he’s just a softie. His banter with the “garage guys” is top-notch, and the tension with Mark had me getting all the feelings! It was also really interesting to read about what Gordo’s magic is like and how it differs from the wolves. Klune really has developed such an incredible world through these stories, and I can’t wait to dive back in!

🔥ARC Review🔥
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ravensong is the second book in the Green Creek series by TJ Klune. It is set from the perspective of Gordo, the witch to the Bennett family of werewolves. Gordo has a tumultuous relationship with the Bennetts, who abandoned him when they moved away without him as a child. This includes his love interest and would-be mate, Mark, who broke Gordo's heart with his departure.
As Mark and Gordo face new dangers and uncertainties, they break through feelings of resentment and attempt to rekindle their relationship. The slow-burn romance between Mark and Gordo was a highlight of the book, but I wish it wouldn't have taken until the 11th hour for it to come together.
Overall, Ravensong is a great sequel and a great read. I am totally invested in this series and cannot wait to see what happens next. ❤️

Here are some of the things I loved about the book:
💫 The non-stop action and danger
💫The supporting characters (I love them all!)
💫 The grumpy MMC
💫 The banter and comedic relief
💫 The chosen family theme
💫 The pacing

Here are some things that could have been improved:
💫 The beginning of the book is set in the same time frame as Wolfsong and told the same story from Gordo's perspective. This left me feeling a bit bored at times.
💫 I wanted more romance.

Overall, I highly recommend Ravensong to fans of paranormal romance 🐺, fantasy, and slow-burn romance 💝 .

This would be my 2nd TJ Klune read and I am convinced now with 100% certainty that I will absolutely love any product of his creative writing.

A pack of Werewolves hidden in plain sight in the community. Packs with respectable Alfas, Betas and their Witch. (Loved the concept of the Witch and how magic is passed down). Tethers are formed with others creating a safety person, thing or place to keep humanity alive specially during shifts.
The wolves are presented mostly sexually fluid and I personally LOVED this, making the dialogue very honest within the characters when it came down to banters.

The one thing that I found hard to understand is at the beginning there were time jumps that I kept getting lost in. And then later in the book almost at the beginning, something similar happens where there are references to scenes and it's unclear when the present transitions to this memory and when it ends.

All in all this is a full 5 star read for me. Beautiful character development and impressive storyline.

Another excellent story in the Green Creek series, which I am now obsessed with. This picks up shortly after the first book, and follows Gordo and Mark, from the narrative viewpoint of Gordo. I found this book to be a little more repetitive, as I thought that Gordo and Mark had very similar conversations throughout the entire thing. I also wished we could've seen more of them after getting together, but I'll just check out the next book to see more! I'm very curious on how the new plot developments surrounding the Omegas will shake out.

Doing the right thing in every given situation is never easy and rarely possible. Abel tried, Thomas tried, Joe tried, Ox tried, and Gordo tried, but that's just not how the world works, no matter what "mystical moon magic" you're aware of. It's just life. It's brutal, painful, and bound to make you regret every step you ever took, but you'll never want to go back and live it again. Sometimes things happen for a reason, and sometimes they don't, but hopefully, they work out in your favor. That's what Mark hoped for and what Gordo secretly wished for, to be with the one they loved again, to have a pack again, and to find some peace.

There were so many beautiful lines in this book that just rubbed my brain the right way. Overall, I was excited to jump back into Green Creek. I truly love the setting, the writing, the characters, and almost everything. Although this didn't hit me like Wolfsong, it was still enjoyable as hell. Gordo and Mark, like all of the characters, have a place in my brain.

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wolfsong was a strong start to this series, but things just continue to build with Ravensong. I was completely interested in the relationship between Gordo and Mark and I couldn't stop reading this to figure out what happened in their past and what was going to happen in their present. We also get to know about what the Bennett pack has been up to and TJ Klune delivers hit after hit with this one. While I had the ebook, I also listened to the book and the narrator for this series is fantastic.

I remember my one big take away for this was: YOU LEAVE ROBBIE ALONE YOU MONSTERS and honestly... gunna stand by that. Let me hold all my precious Green Creek babies and protect them because this series is just starting to pick up its angsty steam.