Review: Ravensong by T.J. Klune
SYNOPSIS:
Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.
It should have been enough.
And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack… and won.
Now, a year later, Gordo has found himself once again the witch of the Bennett pack. Green Creek has settled after the death of Richard Collins, and Gordo constantly struggles to ignore Mark and the song that howls between them.
But time is running out. Something is coming. And this time, it’s crawling from within.
Some bonds, no matter how strong, were made to be broken.
REVIEW:
This series is changing me, I can’t even remember the last time I have been so entranced by a book series. Ravensong didn’t suffer from the traditional second book slump, in fact, the story was just as beautiful as Wolfsong.
This the second-chance romance of my dreams. But the story is about so much more. Gordo and Mark have decades of history together. Their love as interwoven and damaged as the Bennett pack over the years. The story is a mixture of learning their past histories while simultaneously floating into the present day tensions and drama. But at the end of the day, it’s about how deep family bonds run and just how something as simple as trust could save them all.
Gordo was such a richly complex, dynamic character. He was an enigma; *sshole on the front, man with a heart of gold on the inside. The man was willing to sacrifice anything, including himself. Even after years of hatred and bitterness, there is a tenderness and vulnerability that he holds close. He is fragile and strong and over the course of the story I think that he really came into himself and his magic.
Mark was as selfless as I anticipated and while Gordo seems to be fighting their bond, Mark is the steadfast. Mark’s feelings never wavered and he never shied away from the hard conversations. Seeing these two hash out decades of hurt and betrayal had my chest aching and tears in my eyes. Okay and tears streaming down my face, this book is emotions-telling at its finest. Their is just something so honest and pure about the emotions each of these characters feel and just when I think it might be too much, Chris, Rico, or Tanner open their big mouths and say something stupid to lighten the mood.
Seriously, I couldn’t get enough of the secondary characters. Carter and Kelly have adopted Gordo, as much as he tries to deny it. They have a strong bond and to see both of these men embrace Gordo had me feeling all the feels. Even little Robbie had a hero-complex going for Gordo and it’s the cutest friendship ever. But if Thomas Bennett could stop making appearances too that’d be great, because I am emotionally gutted every time!
The story line is an action-packed tangle of high-stakes and dangerous games. The Bennett pack is constantly changing and thriving in the face of hardships. There is betrayal, so much betrayal and things are forever changed. The dynamic of the pack shifts once again and judging by the ending chapter, it’s only the beginning of dangers for the Bennett pack.
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