This book, as many TJ Klune's are was beautiful. Ox was such an interesting and wonderful character to follow throughout. This is not the same as his other books, so do not go in expecting that. But it was lovely in itself and I really enjoyed it.

This was as intriguing as always. Klune is upliftingly generous in his works and i cannot wait to read the rest of the series. Again, another indulgent story that keeps us going.
I was immediately hooked. A fast paced, effortlessly quick read where the pages just turned themselves and I was engaged throughout.

I've always thought the paranormal fantasy genre was just Not For Me. T. J. Klune single-handedly changed this by giving me a beautiful found family of gay werewolves. Wolfsong by TJ Klune was a great, queer paranormal romance with solid character arcs and profound moments.

When Ox's father leaves, he gives him an important lesson: he is not worth anything and people will give him shit for it. A couple of years later, on a dirt road, Ox meets a ten-year-old boy who will change his life forever. Ox becomes fast friends with the boy, Joe, and spends time with his family, which has moved in next door. He soon discovers the Bennetts have a secret: they are a pack of werewolves. Ox becomes close to them quickly and basically gets adopted into the pack. But the Bennetts' world is more dangerous than he thinks, and soon, Ox might lose everything he has fought for.

First, let's discuss the elephant in the room: the age gap. From the reviews I've seen, it has numerous people upset. Ox and Joe meet when Joe is 10 years old and they become friends after that. Ox, at this point, is sixteen. For the longest time, Ox perceives Joe as a little brother, while Joe clearly has a crush on Ox. When Joe is seventeen is the first time Ox feels any sort of attraction for him, but they pretty much just go on one date and kiss one time before they separate. Personally, I did not think Ox was taking advantage of Joe, and the relationship did not seem predatory at all to me. Relationships can be messy. Dynamics change and evolve with time, which we saw here. Was it weird that Joe decided Ox was his soulmate at ten years old? Sure. But then, so were most of the Bennet's actions. They were werewolves, after all.

The possessiveness and physicality the Bennetts displayed didn't bother me as much as it seems to have other readers. Neither did the mates and alpha tropes. I believe those elements just come with the paranormal romance genre and thus they didn't stick out to me negatively. By including these tropes in a gay relationship, he even subverted them and made them less controversial.

With that being said, the romance in Wolfsong was not the focal point for me. The themes of family, friendship and loyalty were much more apparent to me while reading. They were easily the best part of the book. The found family trope is one of my favorites and this book was shock full of it. Ox's relationships with Gordo, the guys from the garage, and the Bennetts were genuinely heartwarming, especially considering Ox's issues with his father.

Ox's character arc was well done. While he may not be book smart and doesn't seem that complex at first, he is emotionally intelligent and grows up to become a great man. We saw Ox grow up in this book. In that sense, Wolfsong almost read like a coming-of-age. He goes from being an insecure, sad young boy to a confident leader. Wolfsong was my first book by Klune and I'm pleasantly surprised. Although I had to get used to the writing style, Klune's prose supported Ox's character voice well. Moreover, I liked how Klune explored toxic masculinity throughout Ox's arc. Klune also excels at demonstrating characterization through dialogue. Dialogue, which, might I say, was pretty damn funny.

The tone in the second half of the book gets a lot darker, which I liked. We also got a clear-cut villain which a larger scope to the story. However, the worldbuilding was clearly lacking. There was never a real explanation of how magic worked in this world, and the information we got about werewolves was far and few in between. I hope this improves in the sequels.

Some comparisons - and I'm sorry to say this - with Twilight popped into my mind while reading. From the sleepy, small town setting, the mysterious new family arriving, and the dark forests, to the paranormal romance, I couldn't help but think 'Twilight'. Probably because that's the only experience I have in the genre. Klune wasn't above making fun of himself and even referenced the Twilight movies, so I don't feel that bad for comparing the two.

On to the negatives. The book could have easily been 100 pages shorter. The first half, especially, contained a lot of filler chapters, which could have been cut. Some scenes seemed unnecessary to me, while others could have been shortened significantly. Thus, around the halfway point, I started to lose interest a bit. Moreover, the relationship between Ox and Joe once they are adults could have used more development. After the conflict, they basically have one angry conversation and everything's fixed. I couldn't see any real connection or chemistry between them after the separation. As for the general plot, I would have liked there to be a better showdown at the end. Still, I enjoyed reading Wolfsong and will pick up the sequels. 3.5/5 stars.

After having read and adored some of Klune’s most recent works, I had a feeling I was also going to love this one and I was right. This book was raw, intense and emotional and I ate it up. I got attached to the characters pretty much immediately and found myself so invested in their story that I just couldn’t let go. It is so heartbreakingly beautiful and full of so much love! I can’t recommend it enough. I laughed, cried, swooned and gasped, and I’m pretty sure my heart stopped beating a few times too, but it was all so worth it and I’m so glad I got to know these amazing characters that I can’t wait to go back to Green Creek and see what else life has in store for them in the rest of the series. 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Thank you to Pan MacMillan for approving my request for this title via NetGalley!

Short version:
✅ Characters (except Joe, who I didn't like from 17 years old onwards)
✅ “Found family” trope
✅ Plot + setting
✅ Action (really excellent descriptions!)
✅ The queer rep + spicy and well-done sex scenes (I obviously don’t have experienced sex between two men, since I am a woman, but I trust T. J. Klune)
🆗 Romance
🆗 Writing style (it was not my cup of tea, but there are certainly readers for it)
❌ Possessiveness, toxic relationship

Longer version:
Written in first person, Wolfsong (Green Creek #1) follows Ox, from 12 to 23 years old, and tells his story. A story about a boy who was abandoned by his father and thought he was going to take shit his whole life until he meets the Bennet family.

I enjoyed the writing style at first, but then it became melodramatic and overly repetitive, like a broken record, dragging the plot more than it should have. Still, I have to congratulate the author on the way he can transport the reader to Green Creek so well. The visual descriptions are very real, from the environment to the action and sex scenes. I also really liked the ‘synesthesia’ thing between the pack: I loved how they could describe their feelings in colours. And, save for some exceptions, the interactions were both heartwarming and fun.

My favourite character was probably Ox. I think he’s really well fleshed out, and since he’s the narrator, it is easier to connect with him. I also loved his relationship with Gordo and the boys, and Carter and Kelly, all amazing characters. As for Thomas and Mark, I don’t think they get enough screen time. And, unfortunately, the women are only there to be emotional soundboards and to soothe the men when they feel angsty and need advice (I only really saw Jessie when she joined the pack and turned out to be badass).

Regarding romance, which is a big part of the story, I don’t mind the age gap, but I didn’t like how their relationship developed. Joe is ten years old when he meets 16-year-old Ox, and‌ gives him his stone wolf, which has a very special meaning. Given the circumstances in which Joe meets Ox and the absolutely traumatic experience he’s been through so far, I feel like there’s a substantial unbalanced power dynamic, which is not fair for Joe. And then, it’s not fair for Ox either, because the Bennet family knows what he means to Joe from the beginning and never tells him, even though their friendship is obviously toxic (too much dependence and obsessiveness). It also struck me as strange how Ox, who has always seen Joe as a little brother, wakes up one day and is sexually attracted to him. When this happens, Joe is still a minor. And while they don't get sexually involved until much later, there’s at least one kiss before Joe turns 18. And then, it gets worse, because Joe is no longer a minor, but he’s very possessive and primal, which I absolutely disliked. The sex scenes between them are very descriptive, which was fine by me; I think they are very well done. But it grated at me that the reader is force-fed this relationship as being loving when it's anything but.

So, I enjoyed the book, but, in hindsight, I didn’t like it, and I won’t read more of the series.

The title of this review should be ‘I’m not crying, you are’ because it’s probably the best summary of my feelings, experience and general emotional response when reading this (or any TJ Klune book)

I first found TJ’s books about 18 months ago when I first stumbled across The House in the Cerulean Sea and fell in love with TJ’s writing, it was love at first read, but I didn’t realise it was until I read Under the Whispering Door that I realised I wasn’t just smitten !

To bring it back to Wolfsong, I was aware of The Green Creek Series (Wolfsong is book one) but hadn’t gotten around to reading it when Tor bought the series and were releasing it. (Cue me running off to Waterstones to preorder their gorgeous edition) So I was so happy when I got an ARC from Black Crow PR to read before I get my hands on the precious !

From the very first pages of Wolfsong I knew my love affair with TJ’s books is definitely a lifelong thing, I love it when within the first chapter you know you’re going to love a book, you’re going to be emotional and you’re going to want to savour it, but will not be able to put this down. (the only reason I didn’t devour in one sitting was because of the pesky day job that enables me to buy my precious’s)

Ox, just Ox, my love, my sweetheart, I want to wrap him up and give him a big cuddle most of the time I’m reading. TJ writes these characters that I’m so attached to that I just wish they existed in real life so I could be friends with them. Then we have Joe, who when we first meet him is 10 years old and if you think I want to squish Ox in love, I would just wrap Joe in cotton wool and look after him like one of my fur babies at this point, adorable, heartbreaking past, so obsessed with Ox and when Ox meets Jess, my heart broke for him (no spoilers here so it’s the last I’ll say on that, but just that initial Joe confusion melted me and he’s 10 so wouldn’t understand and then the tether scene - I think TJ is trying to kill me with emotion)

TJ Klune’s writing manages to make me feel emotions in a way I don’t think many other writers do, I’m struggling to name another who makes me feel like these books. I’m not critical of the other authors, each has their own unique styles and talents and I love everyone of my favourite goto authors for any different reasons, but TJ manages to take my emotions, my heart, put them through the wringer and at the end I’m grateful for it and like a child screaming again, again - overgrown Veruca Salt here Daddy (TJ) I want…… (more books!)

I love the fact that in this, although the romance is obviously focused on Ox and Joe, that the pack is so central and so much of a focus too, it’s not just the Ox and Joe show, every character and family member is an integral part of the story/family/pack. I loved so many other characters Gordo, Matt, Carter, Chris, Kelly, Tanner , Rico you get the point ! TJ writes such fantastic characters its so hard to pinpoint your favourite ( kind of like your kids you can’t choose a favourite, this is me with books anf characters - I love you all so much)

So, I think I best summarise because I’ll be gushing about my love for TJ and his books and this book in particular forever if I don’t rein myself in. This is an enthralling book, one with writing that is truly beautiful, it’s heartbreaking but it also mends your heart and puts it back better than it was to start. Features found family, second chances, powerful bonds, love and obviously werewolves.

I’d like to thank netgalley, Black Crow PR, Tor Books/Tor UK and TJ Klune for honouring me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review (and not making me wait even longer to continue my obsession)

Oh and I’m not crying, you are !

First things first, I wasn't expecting this book to end up meaning to me as much as it did. I've just finished it and I'm just lying here writing this review and being unable to think of anything other than lovelovelove.
I have seen this book recommended and talked about countless times but I never felt any pull towards it because it was so clearly about werewolves and isn't that just very Twilight-y? Even though I had my own Twilight phase during my teen years, I didn't think I would willingly read any book about werewolves. I just wasn't interested you know?
But then as I said, I kept seeing it recommended and talked about so fondly by so many people whose opinions I trust and so I ended up giving in when I saw it was on Netgalley for the new editions. And I'm just gonna say I'm glad I gave in okay? Because I am.
I really don't know how to give a summary of it without spoiling something so please look up the synopsis if you're interested in the following things:
- well-written fantasy
- tonnes of yearning
- amazing queer rep <3 (MC is bi and other queer side characters are there)
- mates and bonds. Look you're gonna have to trust me on this okay? I know it sounds tacky and weird but if there ever was a book that will not make you regret ever hearing the word "mate", it's this one.
- did I mention the yearning?
- family dynamics in form of packs.
- love, loss, grief, anger, just about every emotion you can think of.
- pain and yearning just seep off the pages, you'll be crying at a lot of points, keep tissues with you. <3

The writing style, obviously enough from the above points, was of course great. It made me feel things and cry and just, and I love it when I find books with such writing styles okay? It made me feel every emotion and everything Ox goes through so deeply and I just loved it so much <3333

The characters? Chef's kiss, each one of them. I do feel like it was just Joe and Ox after half of the book but hey, it was their time so, no complaints <3 I saw that the next book is about Gordo so I'm obviously very eager to get to it soon and I would also not mind Carter and Kelly getting their own books, thank you very much. And oh, Robbie as well <3

Every relationship in this book was so amazing, the friendship, the bonds, the platonic ones, the romantic ones, ahhhh each one of them just <3333333333 I especially loved Ox and Joe, SO MUCH! Ah, the yearning made my heart hurt but in a good way :')

Okay, that's pretty much it, now go read it <3333333 Please check TWs!!!

5 gazillion sob-filled stars for this amazing, emotion-pummelling, soul-wrenching, life-affirming story of love, loss and belonging. Grab a box of tissues, a glass of something fortifying and your favourite comfort food then sit down and indulge in a book of unparalleled brilliance.


This is a long book which should have taken me at least 4 or 5 days to read.
I read it in 2.
I ignored my family.
I ignored the housework.
I ignored sleep.
I ignored everything.
I ignored it and read and read until I'd finished the story.


Narrated entirely from Ox's rather unique perspective this book was everything I didn't know I wanted and needed. I cried after the first few pages, I cried after a chapter or two, and I cried on and off the whole way through this book. Particularly at the mention of soap bubbles - *sniffle*. There are only a handful of books that have made me cry as much as this one and all are on my list of favourite reads ever. Without a shadow of a doubt, this one will be added to that list.


Wonderful, inspiring, captivating, this heart-breaking and heart-achingly beautiful tale, filled with love in all its many forms repeatedly broke and then put me back together. Unputdownable doesn't even begin to describe how this book made me feel. Once I started it I just had to keep reading, had to know what happened next, had to know if Ox and Joe would get their much deserved HEA.


I fell hook, line and sinker in love with Ox. So much so that I refuse to believe he isn't a real person, living in a house on the edge of Green Creek, Oregon. From the moment we met him, as a scared 12-year-old boy abandoned by a selfish, uncaring father, he took up residence in my heart. Ridiculed and bullied for being simple, Ox might not be book smart but he had a way of looking at the world, at situations, that most of us can only aspire to.

Don't get me wrong, the story wasn't all angst-filled doom and gloom. There are some truly joyous moments in this book. There were warm and loving family - found or otherwise - scenes and some amazingly <s>rude</s> funny banter between the characters. There were also some that mixed the two particularly the scene of Joe, in a bow tie, asking Ox's mum if it was OK to court Ox. - *swoon*

Wolfsong was unlike anything I have read before, as far from the mainstream of shifter romances as I think it's possible to get. With its strong focus on the relationships that Ox develops with all the (eventual) members of his pack the paranormal elements, whilst important, felt like a very natural part of the story. I feel sure this story could be enjoyed by those who would never normally read a PNR or shifter book. I recommend this book full stop. It's one of those stories you want everyone to have read and loved as much as you did.

I had no idea that gay werewolf romance was a genre I needed in my life, but here we are. I will say, that this is definitely not a/b/o, it is just werewolves, and the normal sort of pack structure that may or may not be super accurate, but that works very well for this book (and series).

I really loved this book, and the entire series. Each book in the series looks at a different couple within the pack, and this one focuses on the main couple, Ox and Joe. It feels like a bit of a bildungsroman, as we initially meet Joe when he's only 10 years old, and by the end he's an adult. I haven't read any other werewolf books, but what I did like with this one is that it's more about the family. Obviously they are a pack, but it's also a metaphor for family, both biological and found, which I really love. Klune is great at writing found family and with this book it's no different.

This is not an easy book to read. It has the same emotional gravitas that Klune's other books have (especially Under the Whispering Door), but in a completely different type of story. And while maybe this would be considered romance, there is SO much else happening, that the romance takes a bit of a back seat. But it is still there and it is just perfect.

Lastly, I must say, that I am absolutely in love with the rerelease cover art. It is gorgeous, I have pre-ordered it from Waterstones so that it can sit on my shelf and look pretty. =)

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Found family is one of my favourite tropes. The slow burn was very slow, but as someone whose favourite romance is Kulti, I enjoyed it; I thought it added more depth to characters where we could really explore who they are.

It gives very much YA vibes which Wolfsong would as a YA book, but it at times felt like Twilight YA; maybe that's just because for a brief period in the early 2010s, Werewolf fiction on Wattpad was all I read but Wolfsong at times felt like an amalgamation of every Werewolf fiction trope and not in a good way. I'm not sure if that's why I had such a hard time getting into it - because it was hard; I read chapter one, and it took like a week to read chapter too, which was weird because normally I'm a fan on the cliche supernatural romance tropes.

I'm not too sure what to give Wolfsong, so I'm giving it a three. I like age gap romances but when it starts when people are children do I find it odd... kinda will I get over it for this book I hope so. I'm going to try and re-read this before the year is over in the hopes of settling on an opinion.

There are a few trigger warnings which I normally wouldn't highlight as someone who reads dark romance, but it wasn't something I expected going into Wolfsong, so it was definitely a surprise when reading. There's violence and abuse.

Thanks to Netgalley, Pan Macmillan, and Tor as I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Book #188 of 2022.

Ox first meets Joe when the latter is 10 years old and his family move into the house next door on an isolated track in Green Creek. They develop a strong and unusual bond, which spreads to the rest of the family and is solidified when Ox discovers their biggest secret ...

This is not Klune's best book - there is an overarching atmosphere of melancholy to it even when good things are happening. However, it is filled with his signature warmth and masterful narration and well worth a read! My only gripe is that it could have been a fair bit shorter - there are some places that felt very slow.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

You know when you're reading a book and you just can't stop crying? Well, this is it. I ran out of tears with this one. I don't even know how I got this attached to all the characters so quickly.

I will say, though, that I liked the first half of the book much more than I liked the second. Once the whole Richard Collins plot started, it lost a little magic for me. But the beginning. The beginning, people. It was candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome and so so wholesome all I want to do is go back and read it again.

Wow! Not sure what I expected but this is a long way from the wholesome feel of House On The Cerulean Sea. A lot more visceral and gritty, the pace is punchier and the language a lot more explicit.
That said - I loved it. Probably the best werewolf book I’ve read, and I loved the fact that Ox is human. This is a love story, and a story of found family. This is about fighting to keep loved ones safe and about what family means.
A definite recommend!

”People could be cruel. They could be beautiful, but they could be cruel too. It’s like something so lovely can’t just be lovely. It also has to be harsh and corroding. It’s a complexity I didn’t understand.”

My first TJ Klune book… and it didn’t pull its punches. I already knew from word-of-mouth that Klune writes excellent LGBT books and I’m so happy that I finally got to experience one!

Now, if you told me before starting the book that I would become irreversibly attached to a family of sexually fluid werewolves and witches where the main two characters are in a M/M romance… well, I’d have 100% believed you, to be honest. The found family trope in this book was nothing less than perfection and for me, was the shining quality of this book.

So, why haven’t I rated it higher?
I actually really struggled to rate this. There was so much to love about this book but but what I didn’t love were elements that really got under my skin.

I was uncomfortable of the romance, there was a six year age gap—which isn’t bad in the grand scale of things—but Ox and Joe’s romance started when Joe was 10 and Ox was 16. And yes, I know nothing romantic happened during that period of childhood but it was incredibly heavily implied. And then as the romance develops (when Joe is 17, Ox is 23), I needed the dialogue to mature more so I could move on from my internal image of Joe as a child. I mean, that’s still a pretty young age to get with your soulmate who has watched you grow up since you were ten years old. I needed something that really advanced them as a couple so I wasn’t thinking of 10-year-old-Joe. Thankfully, the plot does help in that regard.

Also, it was pretty repetitive. The first few times felt good, felt like emotions were being processed and thought processes were being worked out, but after numerous amounts of the same sentences, it did get tiring. I found my eyes sorta skipping over those parts.

However, I didn’t want to end this review on a bad note, because this book has a lot to give. And us readers only need to take. I really enjoyed Klune’s writing, it actually reminded me of Stephen Chbosky’s writing as it has that carefree way of being on the page yet is consistently poignant.

Also, I was utterly absorbed reading this book. My child went to bed almost 45 minutes after his bedtime because the minutes slipped by me like sand in an hourglass. This story took me places… I laughed, I cried, but ultimately, I became part of the Bennett pack.

I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

I have finally read this book after letting it sit on my tbr list for many years and I can’t believe I wasted so much time without this book in my life.

This story had a weirdly addictive quality and the writing style made it hard for me to be able to stop reading. Even taking breaks was difficult because I struggled to find moments where to stop, because it simply flowed.
This book took its characters through grief, heartbreak, happiness, love and anger, and yet there was a true comfort in reading about their lives, about seeing the colors.

It’s true, the love story felt cringy at times, the age gap was troubling at first, even though it was handled well. But what I loved with all my heart was the fact that these characters made me laugh so darn much. The bickering, the banter between the pack members was simply absolute perfection. Fun group dynamics are my favorite thing to read about and Wolfsong did not disappoint. I can’t begin to tell you how much I loved Carter and Kelly and Rico and Chris and Tanner and the way they interact.

I usually don’t like book series where we don’t follow the same couple in the sequels, but for all of them, I’ll make an exception and read all the other books.

On the day his father left, Ox was told one thing, that people were never going to understand him, and because of it, they would treat him badly.

This one lesson has remained with him. No matter what he does, what he achieves, the lesson his father gave him before he left forever, is enough that it colours his every thought.

Ox is different, he is large, and a little slow when speaking, but he’s bright, determined, and he cares so much that he will always put others before himself.

When he’s 16, Ox meets the boy who will change his life forever, though at the time it’s not quite clear how 10-year-old Joe Bennett, a tiny whirlwind who doesn’t stop talking, will go about doing it.

And thus begins the story of Ox and Joe, two friends who will grow to mean even more to each other as the years pass. Of course, what isn’t clear, to begin with, is that Joe and his family, Carter, Mark, Joseph, Elizabeth and Kelly are werewolves.

The discovery of the family secret is yet another step closer to Ox finding his true path, his destiny.

The story is a long and winding one, spanning many years, much heartbreak and a good number of tears. For Ox and Joe are destined, and as much as you can fight destiny, when it comes knocking on the door it’s impossible to ignore.

I enjoyed reading the slow burn of the relationship between Ox and Joe - a slow development that, given Joe’s age when they meet for the first time. I have to admit that initially, I found elements of this particular plot uncomfortable, especially when Ox was so much older when they met for the first time. However, when both characters were much older the gap was no longer one that felt wrong.

I kept on dipping in and out of the book, not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because it was such a heavily emotional read that it was somewhat draining at times.

Ox is a complicated character, with many conflicting and painful thoughts, his memories of his father, the terrifying and bloodthirsty loss of his mother, and then being abandoned by the man-boy who claims to love him but has to leave to get revenge…

I don’t want to spoil the ending, or the big plot twist, but I will say, reading how Ox discovered his strength despite everything he was going through made me angry with the people who abandoned him, made me want him to get the happy ending he deserved.

I went into this expecting something incredibly similar in writing style to The House in the Cerulean Sea (which I keep on recommending to everyone) and though Wolfsong has many of the same qualities, I would say that I won’t recommend this to the same people, because where the love story in that was gentle and pretty 12a friendly, this book is anything but. I am just glad I read it when I was at home, alone so the blushes weren’t seen by anyone else, because oh boy…this got hot, steamy and downright explicit!

What I was looking for: I heard good things about TJ Klune’s books so I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Also LGBTQ+ werewolves.

Conclusion: Unfortunately, the book was not for me. And I was put off right from the start, when Ox’s father tells him (and the young child believes his father), that he is just that stupid and not good for anything. I cannot stand this and I felt it was never truly challenged or addressed how messed up that is. Then the age difference of the main couple was too big for me, especially as they started out with a big brother/little brother dynamic. The writing was too slow and repetitive for me and I had trouble following the story when, during dialogues, the characters never clearly say what they mean but only hint at meanings and feelings. I often did not understand what was meant so I missed a whole lot and it was not emotional but boring to me.
Thank you Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for this eARC.

Wolfsong by TJ Klune is the first book in the Green Creek Series. It’s a paranormal romance and it’s the story of Ox and Joe.
 
Ox is from Green Creek and this small town is his home. A lot of people think he is weird and even his own father said something along those lines, and that was just so sad because Ox is amazing. He is such a strong character who learns that he is worth everything while also being there for his friends and family.
 
Joe comes from a paranormal family and his family connection is so powerful and I loved all members of his pack and can’t wait to read the other books in this series. Joe experienced something very traumatic in the past and Ox plays a big role in his healing. He will be the new alpha and grows into this role throughout the book.
 
The plot of this book is so enthralling, and you follow the characters throughout the course of several years and this makes it even better to feel their connection and see them grow as persons. The romance was also very cute and wholesome, and I just love Ox and Joe together.
 
Overall, this book is my new favorite werewolf romance and I also want to be part of Ox and Joe‘s pack. 5 stars.
 
(ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review.)

An interesting book - the first half moves along fairly slowly building the Found Family of Ox . Joe, first his friend later his lover, is a young boy at the start of the book and Ox a teenager and the story follows them as they grow up and into themselves. Joe knows what he's destined to grow into, but that doesn't mean the path is easy for him. Ox though is brought into a whole different world with his relationship with Joe.

Ox is an interesting character. He's not passive, I think I'd describe him as accepting, both of himself and of where he finds himself, although he's able to make a stand if he has to. He's a character with a huge quiet strength and I found myself despising his father and others who put him down so casually. It's the story of his found family and the trials that family are pulled into.

I loved the first half of this book, I wasn't quite as keen on the second half when the conflict started. I'm on the fence between 3 and 4 stars, but I'm going for 3 - I enjoyed reading this book and will look for others by the author, but I won't re-read it.

Wolfsong is a book about family and love and belonging and identity and friendship and life and living.

It broke my heart several times, I literally cried so hard my chest actually started hurting and I got dizzy. It's the worst book ever because of the heartache it put me through and I love it more than anything. Ox and Joe are the worst and I would give my life for them, they are never ever allowed to get hurt ever again in any way. I will never experience that kind of love and it's sent me into a spiral. Possibly in a good way. Possibly not.

Coherency? I don't know her. This book broke me. I can't even put into words how deep it hit me.

Ox is everything, I love him so much. I love them all but Ox? He's so incredible. I'm so proud of him and so happy for him and I'm hurting for him but most of all, I love him.

Wolfsong has broken me and healed me and I still feel raw and hurt and emotional and in love and just all the feelings. Truly, this book was an emotional rollercoaster and I'm in awe of how TJ Klune managed to make me FEEL so incredibly deeply. The way he does characters and relations, be it family or found family or other kinds of love, both in this and The Extraordinaries is amazing and I can't get enough of it.

I'm so grateful for having read this book but I also know I need some time to recover before I continue the series.

I don't know whether to send TJ Klune flowers or sue him for emotional distress and loss of sanity. Probably both.