Wolfsong: A Green Creek Novel (Green Creek, 1) by TJ Klune
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Wolfsong: A Green Creek Novel (Green Creek, 1)

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Wolfsong is the beginning of the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.

The paperback edition features beautiful orange sprayed edges, holographic cover and a bonus short story.

“Wolfsong is so well written that I'm in awe of TJ Klune's talent.” ―Charlaine Harris

The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story.

Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then his father left.

Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harboring a secret that would change him forever. The Bennetts are shapeshifters. They can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty, and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he’s known, but he finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy.

Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he’s a man – charming, handsome, but haunted – and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.

The Green Creek Series is for adult readers.

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1250890330

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528 pages

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Publication date

June 03, 2024

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5.35 x 1.35 x 8.15 inches

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Editorial Reviews

"Fans will be delighted." ―Publishers Weekly

"An exciting start to the [Green Creek] series." ―Library Journal

"One of my new all-time favourite books!" ―Giana Darling

"It's a flawless book and shows that you can take the fantastic and make it so very human. I thought the supernatural would be what grabbed me but instead it's Ox's humanity and humility and loyalty. I hope there will be more. Wildly recommended." ―Mary Calmes

"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

"The best part of this book is the pack mentality and how strong of a bond everyone had with each other. Beautiful and I highly recommend!" ―K Webster

"Beautiful, poetic, unbelievably compelling. ALL the stars." ―Juliette Cross, author of the Stay a Spell series

  • For The House in the Cerulean Sea
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  • An Indie Next Pick!
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"I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect." ―V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“This book is very close to perfect.” ―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway

“An utterly absorbing story of tolerance, found family, and defeating bureaucracy.” ―Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless

“A modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It's a beautiful book.” ―Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"It will renew your faith in humanity.” ―Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of the Shannara series

“It’s a witty, wholesome fantasy that’s likely to cause heart-swelling.” ―The Washington Post

"Readers will revel in Klune’s wit and ingenuity." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

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“Under the Whispering Door is a kind book. It broke my heart with its unflinching understanding that grief never goes away. And then it healed me in the next breath.” ―Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth

“There is so much to enjoy in Under the Whispering Door, but what I cherish the most is its compassion for the little things―a touch, a glance, a precious piece of dialogue―healing me, telling me that for all the strangenesses I hold, I am valued, valid―and maybe even worthy of love.” ―Ryka Aoki author of Light from Uncommon Stars

“Klune's latest is a sweet tale of grief and second chances, and a ghost story about not giving up on even the most lost of souls.” ―Booklist

“Tenderness, wit, and skillful worldbuilding elevate this delightful tale. Fans of queer fantasy won’t want to miss this.” ―Publishers Weekly

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MOTES OF DUST / COLD AND METAL

I was twelve when my daddy put a suitcase by the door.

“What’s that for?” I asked from the kitchen.

He sighed, low and rough. Took him a moment to turn around. “When did you get home?”

“A while ago.” My skin itched. Didn’t feel right.

He glanced at an old clock on the wall. The plastic covering its face was cracked. “Later than I thought. Look, Ox…” He shook his head. He seemed flustered. Confused. My dad was many things. A drunk. Quick to anger with words and fists. A sweet devil with a laugh that rumbled like that old Harley-Davidson WLA we’d rebuilt the summer before. But he was never flustered. He was never confused. Not like he was now.

I itched something awful.

“I know you’re not the smartest boy,” he said. He glanced back at his suitcase.

And it was true. I was not cursed with an overabundance of brains. My mom said I was just fine. My daddy thought I was slow. My mom said it wasn’t a race. He was deep in his whiskey at that point and started yelling and breaking things. He didn’t hit her. Not that night, anyway. Mom cried a lot, but he didn’t hit her. I made sure of it. When he finally started snoring in his old chair, I snuck back to my room and hid under my covers.

“Yes, sir,” I said to him.

He looked back at me, and I’ll swear until the day I die that I saw some kind of love in his eyes. “Dumb as an ox,” he said. It didn’t sound mean coming from him. It just was.

I shrugged. Wasn’t the first time he’d said that to me, even though Mom asked him to stop. It was okay. He was my dad. He knew better than anyone.

“You’re gonna get shit,” he said. “For most of your life.”

“I’m bigger than most,” I said like it meant something. And I was. People were scared of me, though I didn’t want them to be. I was big. Like my daddy. He was a big man with a sloping gut, thanks to the booze.

“People won’t understand you,” he said.

“Oh.”

“They won’t get you.”

“I don’t need them to.” I wanted them to very much, but I could see why they wouldn’t.

“I have to go.”

“Where?”

“Away. Look—”

“Does Mom know?”

He laughed, but it didn’t sound like he found anything funny. “Sure. Maybe. She knew what was going to happen. Probably has for a while.”

I stepped toward him. “When are you coming back?”

“Ox. People are going to be mean. You just ignore them. Keep your head down.”

“People aren’t mean. Not always.” I didn’t know that many people. Didn’t really have any friends. But the people I did know weren’t mean. Not always. They just didn’t know what to do with me. Most of them. But that was okay. I didn’t know what to do with me either.

And then he said, “You’re not going to see me for a while. Maybe a long while.”

“What about the shop?” I asked him. He worked down at Gordo’s. He smelled like grease and oil and metal when he came home. Fingers blackened. He had shirts with his name embroidered on them. Curtis stitched in reds and whites and blues. I always thought that was the most amazing thing. A mark of a great man, to have your name etched onto your shirt. He let me go with him sometimes. He showed me how to change the oil when I was three. How to change a tire when I was four. How to rebuild an engine for a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Coupe when I was nine. Those days I would come home smelling of grease and oil and metal and I would dream late at night of having a shirt with my name embroidered on it. Oxnard, it would say. Or maybe just Ox.

“Gordo doesn’t care” is what my dad said.

Which felt like a lie. Gordo cared a lot. He was gruff, but he told me once that when I was old enough, I could come talk to him about a job. “Guys like us have to stick together,” he said. I didn’t know what he meant by that, but the fact that he thought of me as anything was good enough for me.

“Oh” is all I could say to my dad.

“I don’t regret you,” he said. “But I regret everything else.”

I didn’t understand. “Is this about…?” I didn’t know what this was about.

“I regret being here,” he said. “I can’t take it.”

“Well that’s okay,” I said. “We can fix that.” We could just go somewhere else.

“There’s no fixing, Ox.”

“Did you charge your phone?” I asked him because he never remembered. “Don’t forget to charge your phone so I can call you. I got new math that I don’t understand. Mr. Howse said I could ask you for help.” Even though I knew my dad wouldn’t get the math problems any more than I would. Pre-algebra, it was called. That scared me, because it was already hard when it was a pre. What would happen when it was just algebra without the pre involved?

I knew that face he made then. It was his angry face. He was pissed off. “Don’t you fucking get it?” he snapped.

I tried not to flinch. “No,” I said. Because I didn’t.

“Ox,” my daddy said. “There’s going to be no math. No phone calls. Don’t make me regret you too.”

“Oh,” I said.

“You have to be a man now. That’s why I’m trying to teach you this stuff. Shit’s gonna get slung on you. You brush it off and keep going.” His fists were clenched at his sides. I didn’t know why.

“I can be a man,” I assured him, because maybe that would make him feel better.

“I know,” he said.

I smiled at him, but he looked away.

“I have to go,” he eventually said.

“When are you coming back?” I asked him.

He staggered a step toward the door. Took a breath that rattled around his chest. Picked up his suitcase. Walked out. I heard his old truck start up outside. It stuttered a bit when it picked up. Sounded like he needed a new timing belt. I’d have to remind him later.

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.

“Ox?” she asked. “What’s going on?” She looked very tired.

“Hey, Mom,” I said.

“Why are you crying?”

“I’m not.” And I wasn’t, because I was a man now.

She touched my face. Her hands smelled like salt and french fries and coffee. Her thumbs brushed against my wet cheeks. “What happened?”

I looked down at her, because she’d always been small and at some point in the last year or so I’d grown right past her. I wished I could remember the day it happened. It seemed monumental. “I’ll take care of you,” I promised her. “You don’t ever need to worry.”

Her eyes softened. I could see the lines around her eyes. The tired set of her jaw. “You always do. But that’s—” She stopped. Took a breath. “He left?” she asked, and she sounded so small.

“I think so.” I twirled her hair against my finger. Dark, like my own. Like my daddy’s. We were all so dark.

“What did he say?” she asked.

“I’m a man now,” I told her. That’s all she needed to hear.

She laughed until she cracked right down the middle.

He didn’t take the money when he left. Not all of it. Not that there was much there to begin with.

He didn’t take any pictures either. Just some clothes. His razor. His truck. Some of his tools.

If I hadn’t known any better, I would have thought he never was at all.

I called his phone four days later. It was the middle of the night.

It rang a couple of times before a message picked up saying the phone was no longer in service.

I had to apologize to Mom the next morning. I’d held the handset so hard that it had cracked. She said it was okay, and we didn’t talk about it ever again.

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.

He said, “Keep them clean. And God help you if I find them laying outside. They’ll rust and I’ll tan your hide. That ain’t what this shit is for. You got that?”

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.

I stood in their (her) room one morning a couple of weeks after he left. Mom was at the diner again, picking up another shift. Her ankles would be hurting by the time she got home.

Sunlight fell through a window on the far wall. Little bits of dust caught the light.

It smelled like him in the room. Like her. Like both of them. A thing together. It would be a long time before it stopped. But it would. Eventually.

I slid open the closet door. One side was mostly empty. Things were left, though. Little pieces of a life no longer lived.

Like his work shirts. Four of them, hanging in the back. Gordo’s in cursive.

Curtis, they all said. Curtis, Curtis, Curtis.

I touched each one of them with the tips of my fingers.

I took the last one down from the hanger. Slid it over my shoulders. It was heavy and smelled like man and sweat and work. I said, “Okay, Ox. You can do this.”

So I started to button up the work shirt. My fingers stumbled, too big and blunt. Clumsy and foolish, I was. All hands and arms and legs, graceless and dull. I was too big for myself.

The last button finally went through and I closed my eyes. I took a breath. I remembered how Mom had looked this morning. The purple lines under her eyes. The slump of her shoulders. She’d said, “Be good today, Ox. Try to stay out of trouble,” as if trouble was the only thing I knew. As if I was in it constantly.

I opened my eyes. Looked in the mirror that hung on the closet door.

The shirt was too large. Or I was too small. I don’t know which. I looked like a kid playing dress-up. Like I was pretending.

I scowled at my reflection. Lowered my voice and said, “I’m a man.”

I didn’t believe me.

“I’m a man.”

I winced.

“I’m a man.”

Eventually, I took off my father’s work shirt and hung it back up in the closet. I shut the doors behind me, the dust motes still floating in the fading sun.

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About the authors

TJ Klune

TJ Klune

TJ KLUNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, and the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.

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4.6 out of 5

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Susan Bauer

Susan Bauer

5

Holy Cow, that was amazing

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020

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So I was really on the fence about getting this book. I'm not a huge shifter book, but I have loved every Klune book I've read/listened to. I checked the audio and it's by a narrator that I'm not very fond of. I feel he is monotone. I think this book is far better than the audio because of that.

Yes, there is a LOT of repetitive words. Many sets of 3, and a LOT of I said, He said etc. In audio form it gets on my nerves, it did even in ALSH. But here in written format, and for the type of book this is, I felt it fit. It was like an echo, of the instinct or the subconscious. So it actually made me feel more into the book, this particular time, although in audio format with out the exact right inflection, it would absolutely kill the book.

Another issue many complain about is the length of time between meeting, joining the pack and the years they are apart. Every bit of those years are absolutely needed to be discussed and in depth. What happens to Ox during that time is really the actual heart of the story. I didn't feel this section dragged at all, and was actually my favorite part. Putting himself and others back together again, putting the Pack first.

The final few chapters, after he is back is so heartbreaking and the hurt and pain is so beautifully expressed here, but the absolute and total love of the pack for Ox is by far the most beautiful thing.

This was a very unique shifter story, at least from the ones I've read. Ox is so special and he can't see it. I think most of us are like that, special and we can't see what we mean to others.

The other issue that a few have discussed is the age gap, it's SIX YEARS, that is nothing. Now, to be extremely and firmly clear, Ox does not even think or look at him as anything but the very best and closest friend he could ever have. He absolutely knows they have a special bond, more than he has with the other members. But it does not even occur to him until he is an adult. So, there is absolutely nothing inappropriate here. There isn't even a large age gap here. My husband is 19 yrs older than me. I wasn't even born yet when he graduated from HS, so 6 years isn't anything. When Ox was a teenager and young man and Joe is a kid, it's a close relationship, but absolutely ZERO attraction.

I adored seeing the boys grow up, Ox become a part of the pack and discover he has someone who adores him exactly as he is. It was heartbreaking when the terrible things happened to take Joe away, and it was amazing to witness how Ox stands up and becomes what the town needs. The ending was beautiful and perfect.

I felt every single page was needed here. Every interaction was needed, it made it hit home. Tj doesn't go into massive discriptions of the area, the looks beyond brief discriptions, he uses the feeling of what the place gives the character to set the scene and let's the reader/listener fill in the rest. I love that, it makes it hit your heart not your eyes.

Some have said it is basically fanfiction of the Vampire/wolf book. Nope, not even the tiniest little bit. Yes, there are the mine, you are mine. But it's not an ownership thing, over and over and over they talk about how each character is given the choice. The choice to stay or go, and when the characters make those choices, they aren't allowed to say it isn't their fault at what happened. The Mine Mine Mine is not possession but connection. That if the other person were to cheat or leave or die that the others soul would be shattered. To me, that isn't any different than when you get married or have a child. They are yours and you are theirs. So NOT like those other books that several people have mentioned.

The instinct and tethers were a wonderful part of this book, I have read others that were similar but somehow TJ just puts more heart into it, more importantance.

All I can say is I hope you give this a chance, I hope that you give it a chance even if shifter books aren't your favorite, because this is about far more than that. As Bobby Singer always says, Family don't end in blood, and this book here could not have expressed that sentiment any more clearly or with more heart.

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Erin McGuire

Erin McGuire

5

Beautifully Written Shifter Story

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024

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This shifter romance is unlike any other I have read. In fact, calling it a shifter romance automatically throws this story into the same lot as every other shifter romance, but that is doing Wolfsong a great disservice.

The prose is beautiful, almost like poetry in many parts of the books. The writing style is very different as well and I loved it. I can honestly say that haven't read a shifter romance that had me teary-eyed so many times. I even straight-up cried at one point and had to put my Kindle down until I got over it. It was the writing itself that had me hooked from the first page.

The shifter world in Wolfsong, while similar in some aspects to other shifter stories, had a few differences that I really enjoyed, like the Omegas. And the characters were fleshed out really well and I found myself caring about all of them, not just Ox and Joe. They added wonderful comedic relief that was very much needed in this pretty heavy story.

All in all, I think this book was worth every penny. I read a lot of stories on KU and those are generally very short and often lacking in any real plot development so finding a great, full-length story like this was like finding buried treasure.

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Tommie

Tommie

5

Mesmerizing

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024

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Wolfsong - T J Klune A Green Creek Novel Book 1

My Review: My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice: 🌶🌶 Pages: 511 Genre: Paranormal Romance Tropes: Fated Mates, Age Gap, Found Family, M/M

Quotes:

“It was candy canes and pinecones. It was epic and awesome. And it was home.”

“All I wanted to do was come home, because without you, I don't have a home. You can plan for life, but life always has plans of its own.”

I absolutely adored this book! This book is about family, bonds that are unbreakable, love, loss and tragedy, where hearts make sacrifices. But reiterates love conquers all. I generally do not read M/M, but this was so beautifully written that I fell in love with Ox and Joe. This book is wonderfully well written. I most definitely will be reading the rest of the series. This book moved me like no other has in quite some time.

Ox - A 16 year old boy when this book starts out. Verbally and emotionally abused by his father who left when he was young He has troubles putting his thoughts into sentences and is large for his age. His mother is his whole world.

Joe - A 11 year old boy who just moved back into the Bennett house up the road from Ox’s. He and his family are shape shifters - wolves. He was kidnapped and tortured for weeks at age 10. Once rescued he never spoke a word until he met Ox. The day after he met Ox he gave him his polished stone wolf that is given to each wolf shifter when they are born.

This begins the journey of Ox and Joe and the Bennett’s. It is a journey that is beautiful, heartbreaking, redeeming, tragic and panic inducing. Prepare for all the feels in the wonderfully written book!

I very highly recommend this book. I’m giving it 10 stars out of 5 because it is truly a book worth reading.

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❓This book touched my heartstrings. Name a book that brought out the same emotions in you.

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bookworm8619blog

bookworm8619blog

5

5 only-because-I-can't-give-more stars :)

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018

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I have no idea how to start this review... because this book... this story... these characters... sighs I am seriously sitting before my laptop, with fingers hovering over the letters and... I can't find words good enough to describe my absolute love for this novel... you don't know how many times I started writing something... then delete it... and start again... only to delete it again... because no matter how hard I try, there's just no way for me to really describe all the feelings this book gave me... the complex and emotional journey it truly is for a reader to experience... I thought it would be easier to write if a few days have passed since I finished it, but nope... not even close... just thinking about this story makes me... feel everything... again... so I will do my best to try and express myself and we're just gonna hope for the best... :)

This is a long story... spanning over more than ten years... it's so complex and so many things happen over that amount of time that I don't want to spoil you, so instead I will give you just a few basic informations... the main character of this book is Ox... the book is written from his perspective, starting when he's only twelve... people say he's... slow and stupid... big and dumb... but that's not the case at all... yes, he's different, but also kind and hard working... he's precious and I wanted to hug him all the time... he lives in a small town, Green Creek, and around his sixteenth birthday the Bennett family moves in next door... :) and then everything changes... that's all I really want to say to you about the plot... I feel like the less details you actualy know, the better your reading experience will be... so instead let me just jump into all the reasons why I loved this book...

First of all, I have to say that I am a huge fan of shifter stories... they are my absolute favourite group of paranormal creatures to read about... and don't tell me that saying this is a spoiler about this book... because it's obvious from reading the synopsis :) because I love those stories, it's hard for me to find really good ones, since my expectations are always higher... but this... this book was like no other shifter story I read before... I loved how complex it was... how long it took to form all sort of relationships in it... the more I read this book, the more I got to know all of these people... Ox, the Bennett family, Gordo... the more I fell in love with them... with each additional chapter we got to see how complex and diverse those people are... we got to experience how the events that happened changed them... with each page I fell more and more in love with characters I did not expect to care so much about... I don't want to say any names, because some of them were definitely a surprise... but to see how much the pack has grown and changed over the course of this whole book... how the bonds of friendship and love formed and grew stronger... sighs to witness all the ups and downs... the happy moments and the heartbreaking ones... to feel everything sooo deeply because of the absolutely stunning writing style... I still can't get over how deeply I was affected by this book... I listened to the audiobook... which by the way I highly recommend because the narrator was amazing... it was almost 19 hours long and I listened to it within a week... with a full time job and other commitments, that was quite an accomplishment for me... I was unable to read anything else while I was listening to this story... nothing else interested me... this book had my total and undivided attention... I laughed, I cried, I sighed, I gasped in surprise and cried out in outrage... if you are looking for an emotional and beautiful story with complex characters that will give you all the feels, then definitely pick this gem up as soon as possible... and then try to be prepared for anything... because this book will surprise you and blew your mind... to this day when I think about it, I have troubles gathering my thoughts... so I hope that even though this is not my longest review, I managed to convince you to give this amazing story a try... and while you will be reading it, just remember that Gordo's book is next... coming this july, just around my birthday... the best present ever :) I'm hoping for many more books after that one as well... because this world and these characters that T. J. Klune created have so much potential and possibilities... I can't wait to see what he will write for us next... even though I'm thinking he will break my heart all over again, the happy ending is all worth it... :)

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Gregg BD

Gregg BD

5

Absolutely Mind Blowing!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024

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What an incredible rollercoaster ride! This story has humor that made me laugh out loud (and receiving looks from bystanders), highs that made me beam in happiness, and depths that brought tears.

Reading a story this in-depth, this detailed, and this intense is so rare. Ox and Joe lead an incredible cast of characters, and some of the most evil villains who’ve ever created havoc in a novel.

The heart of the story is definitely Ox; so sweet, so open, so courageous, so open, and a bit damaged. Joe’s confidence and enthusiasm for Ox is also endearing to read. They have such a struggle ahead of them! All the secondary characters also contribute greatly to the story. None of them feel unnecessary to the telling of the story.

I also appreciated how Ox struggled with forgiving Joe for his absence. So many times when the two main characters have a disagreement, it seems to be settled in a single chapter. Not here. This author shows us how Ox really struggles to let go of his anger, and I just found the whole process to be very realistic.

And the writing style the author chose was very unusual, in my opinion, but felt so right as the way Ox would communicate with us.

My only complaint, and it’s a slight one, is the point-of-view. Maybe I’ve just gotten used to hearing each main character’s POV, but I really would have loved to have heard Joe’s POV. For example, after Joe first met Ox, I would have really loved to hear Joe’s POV after Ox left the Bennett’s house. We do sort of hear about it later through Joe’s family later in the story. Or, I would have loved to see Joe’s POV after he figured out Ox was having “those” thoughts about him. Again, this is just a minor criticism and again, probably just because it veers off from what I usually read.

All in all, I can’t recommend this story enough. I’m also a huge fan of human/shifter fated mates, and this story ticked that box for me as well. I am absolutely off and running to read Book 2, and I will reread this story again and again.

To TJ Klune, thanks so much for sharing your talent and giving me a great universe to step into.

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