It's the first book I've read by this Author and to say I was impressed is an understatement....the writing is simply stunning. His selflessness. His loneliness. His longing. His ability to love. And forgive. And love again. His innocence. His strength. His resilience. His sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. His straightforwardness. His raw honesty. His hesitant self-worth. His large presence. Large as life. His heart on his sleeve but also his guts, his balls. And his brains. Life is going to give him shit, but he will always be standing. I’m so incredibly mad at myself that I let this book sit on my tbr pile for almost two years. How could I do this to myself? I let this masterpiece of a series just sit there untouched. But whatever, I read it now and I’m so happy I did that, because I know this series will be my new obsession. I’m a vampire type of girly, but after reading this book I’m contemplating my tastes. That’s how much I liked it.

i can't do justice to this story or the way it was written, honestly. this book spans a nearly 10 year period and is told exclusively through Ox's point of view. his relationships both familial and romantic are so full of heart and so damn real that you often forget you're reading a shifter/paranormal book. there's violence and drama too but this book shines so bright in its depiction of relationships.I love their family, Bennetts will always have a part of my heart. Joe, Gordo, Chris, Tanner, Rico too, but they are basically Bennetts now. I can't wait to read the rest of the series to experience more moments like that with them. TJ Klune wrote an outstanding, emotional and extraordinary story when he wrote Wolfsong. I can’t think of one thing I didn’t love about it. The narration was fantastic if you like audio. I highly recommend this one! 5 stars! however, this story is primarily a romance, and the entire relationship that developed between ox and joe made me wildly uncomfy. that age gap was a *choice* (basically, joe mated with ox when he was 10 and ox was 16. when joe was 17 and ox was 22 things started to get romantic and i??? don’t feel super right about that??) to be fair i’ve never loved romances where there is any substantial imbalance of power (age, status, occupation, etc.) but the fact that ox and joe met so young, essentially grew up together as family, and tHEN got together just really rubbed me the wrong way. not to mention, once their relationship had begun, joe was intensely possessive and primal (big sjm vibes) again, proprietary romances haven’t been a thing i enjoy for a loooong time, so this could just be a me thing, but i heard some things on this audiobook that...kinda made me wanna unzip my skin and crawl right out of it (rowan whitethorn WHOMST (i’m joking (mostly))) this was reminiscent of that long forgotten innocence, that hope, and yet had that element of realism that made it so beautifully nostalgic. the feeling of family, of belongingness? it practically RADIATED from this book. and it enveloped me in this feeling of protection i never wanted to get away from. and idk why, but the simple matter of fact type of writing hit me right in the feels. 🥺💘 What’s this, really? A shifters book? A love story? A tale of family and union? A coming-of-age book? A soul mates’ destiny? A fantasy novel? The light against the dark?

Ox Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left. And then he was all standing there and he didn’t see me at first because I’m getting so good at hunting. I was all like rawr and grr but then I smelled it again and it was him and it was all kaboom! I don’t even know! I don’t even know! You gotta smell him and then tell me why it’s all candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome.”Ox is a sweet, shy, and sad character. Not in the sense that he is sad, but in the sense that it made me sad to read how he felt worthless and stupid, and how he thought he did not deserve anything good in his life because he was simply Ox, a nobody. He goes through so much and he changes A LOT. His character growth is truly impressive, and masterfully done, he has to make tough choices, becomes responsible for others’ safety, and he becomes a fierce leader through it all.

I don't want to talk too much about the story line though because, being that I went in kind of blind myself and loved it, I would encourage others to do so as well. I was six when my daddy bought me my own set of tools. Not kids’ stuff. No bright colors and plastic. All cold and metal and real.

Customer reviews

i always fell DEEPLY in love with the way this was written. we're inside Ox's head the entire time and we actually see his character development through the writing. he goes from quiet and unsure to complicated and well spoken. the writing is ADDICTING. beautiful in its simplicity and so unputdownable. It will renew your faith in humanity.” — Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of the Shannara series

I think so.” I twirled her hair against my finger. Dark, like my own. Like my daddy’s. We were all so dark. The prose reads like a simple, placid little pond and then you jump in and realize it's MILES DEEP. So to conclude this terrible non-review, FIVE BAJILLION STARS." — Emma Scott I touched them reverently because they were a gift. “Okay,” I said, unable to find the words to say just how full my heart felt. Basically, all of T.J. Klune's fans will love this book. It was fabulous and well-written, just like we've all come to expect from T.J., with the added bonus of some sexy-times and some light brushes of humor. I think shifter book fans, and those who have never tried one, will eat this one up, and I know that this series had some AWESOME things in store for us. They way they all interact and play off each other is alternately heart wrenching, endearing, and hilarious.You’re different, Ox. I don’t think even I know how different. It will be truly a sight to behold. And I, for one, can’t wait to see it.” Definir el estilo de Klune es complicado. Es poético, directo al grano y precioso, pero en ningún momento se hace pesado. El libro puede intimidar por su longitud de 700 páginas, pero lo leerás como si fuera de doscientas. Además de una narración descriptiva y de acción bastante específica y desarrollada, hay muchísimos diálogos de muchísimos personajes, lo cual agilizan y balanzan perfectamente el libro, haciendo que su lectura sea completamente disfrutable, entretenida y te engancha desde el primer momento. Mom got home late that night, after working a double in the diner. She found me in the kitchen, standing in the same spot I’d been in when my daddy had walked out the door. Things were different now. My rating is like this, mainly due to the age difference, because I can't imagine having the opportunity to write such a good series and mess it up with something like that. It’s just my opinion though. If not that, I would probably rate higher, five star rating higher.