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Oh Gordo... I loved this book. I preferred it to Wolfsong, mainly because I preferred the character arcs in this story in the Green Creek series. I had all the feels and I had goosebumps reading parts of this, I think Klune has written this story perfectly, its such a heart wrenching gutting read that just makes you crave the light at the end of the tunnel, but those in the cart have just accepted their lives for what it is... Not today! We get all the feels and I just felt that this was so grown up in comparison, which is not ironic at all given the age difference in the depicted characters - well written, lovingly read!

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Witches! Grumpy men! Werewolves with feelings they refuse to acknowledge! Ravensong has it all. The second installment in the Green Creek series was what hooked me entirely. It only gets better from here, folks.

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Such a good read! Block out your weekend so you don’t have to stop! It’s gripping, tense and magical. Just brilliant.

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After reading and loving wolfsong I couldn’t wait to get back into the world with Ravensong.

I adore TJ Klune’s writing, it’s just so immersive. These were actually written before his current books and re marketed and I think you can tell his writing has changed slightly.

But I love this series and I can’t wait for the next book!

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A beautiful, beautiful story. It is utterly enchanting, and written beautifully. The magic was spectacular, and the book overall had me gripped. It was emotional and so well written.

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Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers and of course the author for gifting me this advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

What an incredible book by an incredible author. I dont think I have ever read a book by this author that I have not liked.
This is the beautiful story of Gordo Livingstone, and is the second in the series (first book was Wolfsong), and really sucks your imagination back into the story again.

I cannot wait to read the 3rd book in the series.

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TJ Lune is a wonderful writer and this title is just as good one would expect. A fantastic sequel to Wolfsong.

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I really enjoyed this sequel to Wolfsong - I loved the character growth that we saw though I found the story a little slow to get going

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Ravensong was different to other werewolf stories I have read. You got a atring sense offamily and pack abd the complexities of their relationships. There was also politics of wolves thrown in.

I enjoyed the story and writing style but at times it felt abit too long, repetitive and drawn out. I would be interested in reading more books in the series and finding out how their stories end.

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eARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

A story that truly tugs at your heartstrings. I really appreciated how it began covering the events in Wolfsong from Gordo's perspective, filling in some of the missing pieces of the jigsaw. Summed up, Ravensong is powerful and raw, full of anger, love, yearning, pain and family. Can't wait to read the next books.

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

T.J. Klune is fast becoming one of my 'must-buy' authors. His writing is always so nuanced, and this book is no exception. Switching perspectives from Ox to Gordo, we get a whole different side to some of the narrative of Wolfsong, which at first feels a little repetitive but it really pays off. And boy can he write a good love story. Every character is fully realised and the narrative pulls you in. I can't wait to read the conclusion.

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I really enjoyed this book the writing was excellent. The only issues I had with it was the pacing I felt it was a very slow build as we go over events from the first book from another characters perspective. The characters were really well developed and I enjoyed reading from another perspective.

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What a delight to return to Green Creek and back into the lives of the Bennett pack. This second in the series gives the reader more insight into the history and life of Gordo Livingstone, both before and after he joins the pack as a witch to the Bennett family and his relationship with Mark. Picking up from the previous novel, this is not a standalone book. A book of friendship and lovers, loyalty and betrayal, but also of the bonds of family. I can’t wait to read the next in the series, many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC of this novel, in return for an honest review

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This is the second book in Green Creek series. It includes the found family trope - which was executed brilliant. I just absolutely adore T J Klunes writing style.

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My favourite thing about TJ Klune books is shaping up to be the humour, I think - his books are so funny, and Ravensong is no exception, I was giggling at so many scenes throughout this, and I loved how the humour balanced out the heaviness of the story. Of course the found family aspect of this book is immaculate just as it was in the first book, and I also loved getting to know more of the history of the pack and of the Livingstones.

There is a lot happening in the plot, almost to the point where there was too much going on - I did start to get a bit confused and lost around the middle of the book, just baffled by everything that was happening and the more involved magic system, but I think the ending brought everything together nicely, with of course a triple dose of angst.

Werewolves aren't typically a fantasy element that I would choose to read about, but I do like the way TJ Klune portrays the magic system of wolves (or "mystical moon magic", as it's referred to in this book), and I love the bonds between everyone.

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Following on from events in WolfSong, this gives Gordo's story. The novel has a slight overlap with the events in Wolf Song, then carries on from there.

It's nice to revisit the characters, but always difficult carrying on in another character's voice - I dont know that this was done effectcively, as a lot of the tone was similar to the delivery of Oxnard's POV. Always hard I guess when the same author is trying to write two POVs - I don't know that this was effectively achieved, and as I was really enjoying Oxnard as a character, I also didn't find Gordo quite as beguiling.

Also I know this is an unedited copy, but the pace was considerably slower and could probably have done with losing quite a lot of words without inpacting the story. Considerably slower than WolfSong.

It's a 4 book series though, so I'm interested enough to keep reading - there was definitely a stand out moment in here though when I went 'Yeahhhhh, That's what I'm talking about!'. Which made it all worth it actually. Just a bit slow and rambly. Upshot - needs an edit. But I also loved Oxnard's POV so much I'm not sure any of the others will compete....

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Firstly I’d like to thank Panmacmillan and NetGalley for the eARC 🥰😘

PACKPACKPACK ❤️❤️

This book just cemented that Green Creek is one of my favourite series and I’ve only read 2 of the 4. It’s an incredible read. The heartache and longing in this book is almost too much to bear but that’s something that TJ Klune does so well, we feel Gordo and Marks emotional so acutely. We feel not only theirs but the whole packs feelings as if we’re part of the Green Creek Pack (oh how I wish I was 🥹😭).

Ravensong feels more mature than Wolfsong which I think is mainly to do with Gordo and Marks ages ❤️❤️ And though I haven’t read Heartsong yet I have a feeling I know who it might be about…😏😍

There are so many reasons to love Ravensong - it’s a story about love between a found family, about loss, hurt and healing, finding people again and forgiveness, of wolves, magic and special humans and it’s a story about unconditional romantic love.

Oh and I just have to add that it’s super hot 😏❤️

I can’t express how much I adore this book, this series and TJ Klune. I cried when I read this book and you will too. Gordo and Mark will become part of you 10✨ because I can!!

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1) how dare you
2) GORDO AND MARK
3) this was such a wild ride from start to finish and those closing chapters of The Lighthouse, pack pack pack, did me in!! What incredible storytelling.

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Let me start by saying that I did like Wolfsong better, and I do see that there isn't that much of a plot to this, but I cannot give it anything less than 5 stars because these characters have my whole heart. I would give any book in this series 5 stars even if there were no stakes at all and they were all just hanging out with literally nothing to do other than be themselves.

The book starts by recounting the events of Wolfsong through Gordo's perspective, especially those 3 years he was away chasing ghosts with Joe, Carter and Kelly and how it was like for them when they got back. I loved the bond Gordo developed with the 3 brothers and how he unknowingly became pack.

Ravensong is obviously centered around Gordo and Mark's relationship and, while I enjoyed that and think Mark is a cinnamon roll with the purest of hearts, I did really like how we also got to see Gordo's relationship with everyone else in the pack and how much he loves and cares about everyone even though he tries to hide it by being an ass most of the time. I especially liked his relationship with Elizabeth, I think she is such a queen and so underrated as a character. Elizabeth is who I aspire to be in life.

And then there's Thomas. Talk about Gordo's relationship with Thomas and I'm already bawling my eyes out.

And then there's Carter. I love Carter to death. I love his relationship with Kelly. I just love his entire personality. I cannot wait to read from both their perspectives.

The only thing that didn't sit right with me in this book was that it seemed like Ox was this all-powerful alpha (which he is and we love him for it) but where was Joe? This whole book it didn't feel like Joe was his own person like the rest of the pack was, he was just there to be Ox's mate and that's it. I understand that, this being from Gordo's pov, it would center more on his relationships with Mark, Elizabeth, Ox and the humans, but Joe could have not showed up at all in this whole book and nothing would've changed.

That being said, I loved this and I was crying half the time because I love these characters so damn much.

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I only recently read Wolfsong so I was interested to see what would happen in the second book. If I’m being honest, it just wasn’t for me. I don’t know what it is about these books, but I can’t get into them properly at all. I’m sure there are plenty of fans if this series though, but sadly I’m not one of them.

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