Ravensong

This book may have taken me a bit to work through but that truly is no reflection on the content of the book and more so reflects the time I have had to dedicate to reading as of late. In fact, there were parts of this book that I liked even more than the first in the series which is one of my favorite reads of the year. I just absolutely adore the world that TJ Klune has created in the Green Creek series and I truly never want it to end. I would read 10+ more books in this series focusing on different characters and their love stories. Living in the head of Gordo Livingstone for this one was particularly fun for me as I can certainly relate to who he is and how he presents himself as a very guarded and lonely man with a jaded demeanor. I loved the narrative device of switching off every other chapter with telling stories from the past and the present until the meet in the middle and then continue the story. It was a fantastic way to learn the background and origin story of Gordo and the other characters while still being able to further the story that was established in the first novel. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series, but truly I never want this to end.

3.5 stars!!!

I was a bit confused at the start of this because I didn't realize the whole book would follow Gordo, and I thought we would go back to following Ox at some point. The confusion was completely my fault, but it did lower my excitment for this book. This book is heartbreaking but somehow wholesome at the same time, which is something T.J. Klune does so well. I think the thing that lowered my rating so much is the fact that I had read too many books in between the first book and this one so it took me a while to become familiar with the characters again. The book kind of just throws you into what's happening and doesn't do much to remind the readers of where things left off in the previous book so it took me a while to get back into it. The “big bad” of this book was super interesting and I would be interested in reading more about them but I do think this book was a good set up for the future books. Not saying that it suffers from “middle book syndrome” because the action in this book was exciting, but it does have other things going on outside of the main plot (which would be spoilers to talk about). Overall, I love T.J. Klune's writing and I love the world and characters he crafts. It was cool to read the story from another character's perspective and I hope the rest of the series follows that.






Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.