Wolfsong (Green Creek #1) by T.J. Klune

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The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack.

Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story.

Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then his father left.

Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harboring a secret that would change him forever. The Bennetts are shapeshifters. They can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty, and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he’s known, but he finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy.

Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he’s a man – charming, handsome, but haunted – and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.

The beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.

I’ve loved some of Klune’s books, but some not so much. This is one of the not so much ones. Maybe because the whole idea of loving someone without actually knowing them is usually a basis for things going bad. And I don’t get the idea that Ox and Joe really know each other. Mostly, they just seem hot for each other. And there’s nothing wrong with that, but I would have liked to see the relationship grow over time. For them to come to like each other.

About halfway through the book, one of the other characters describes their relationship like this:

Oh my god, Ox, your life is like those shitty sparkly vampire movies. That I’ve never seen and don’t like at all, shut up.

Maybe not the most elegant way of describing them, but certainly succinct. I don’t know if Klune was poking fun at himself, or trying to be able to say “oh, no, it’s not at all like that.” But it is. And the sturm und drang never lets up, which makes it hard to like either Ox or Joe.

At this point I’m not sure if I’ll be reading the next book in the series. Part of me wants to, but a big part of me doesn’t.






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