Ravensong by TJ Klune

Source: NetGalley – thank you to Tor for the advanced copy!
TL;DR: I was scared TJ Klune couldn’t pull it off after destroying me with Wolfsong but here we are. Gordo is the most grumpy, precious witch in the world. I loved it.

Plot: This one is covers both the time that Gordo and the others were away from the pack and the fallout from the ending of book one. Time skips included it still felt solid and well paced for me.
Characters: I adore Gordo. That being said this really helped to build Carter and Kelly for me as I know their books are next in the series.
Setting: Green Creek continues to be vibrant and wonderful, and I can’t wait to see more if it.
Magic: We got a lot more of Gordo and his magic and I loved seeing his ties to the earth. Simple but effective in execution

Thoughts:

Wolfsong wrecked me earlier this year. I had no idea what I was getting in for with that story and I honestly was both dreading and highly anticipating Ravensong. I put it off and put it off, but wanted to read it so bad. I knew it would make me emotional and high strung but the payoff would be worth it. But I was scared of it. I was totally right, and it was worth it.

Ravensong follows Gordo and Mark. Gordo is the Bennett Pack’s Witch and Mark is one of the Beta wolves in the pack. They have a long history, one filled with love and heartbreak and betrayal. We see why Gordo is so delightfully grumpy, why he struggles with the wolves, and how his family have shaped him. We see him acknowledge and forgive, and break out of the cage that was made for him by those people and those betrayals. AND I LOVED SO MUCH OF IT.

I don’t think I can calmly talk about how much this book hurt me and then helped heal me. But the dynamic between Gordo and his amazing friends and pack is just a beautiful representation to me of what found family can be and do for someone. The romance is good, don’t get me wrong, but the found family in this? That’s the beating heart of it for me and really truly recommend this if you read Wolfsong and enjoyed it. Keep going and read about my grumpy King. It’ll make you happy (and sad but then happy again, I promise).