Ravensong is the second book in T J Klune’s ‘Green Creek’ series. It picks up immediately after the events of the first book, Wolfsong, and considerable sections of the plot are spent exploring events that happened off-page within that book.
This instalment follows Gordo Livingstone, a witch sworn to protect the werewolf pack secretly living in Green Creek. The story is long with lots of time jumps; we learn about Gordo’s childhood and his teenage romance with Mark Bennet, the brother of the Alpha. In the present storyline, the Bennet pack is threatened by a werewolf-hunting clan, and a virus-like magical curse that infects wolves and turns them savage.
Compared to the first book, where we followed the loveable Ox, Gordo’s perspective is darker. His narration is filled with bitterness as we explore his complicated relationship with the Bennets, and the trauma of being painfully bound to the pack through magical tattoos.
Also similarly to Wolfsong, the queer love and romance is excellently written. Be prepared, the sex scenes are very full-on (this is definitely not a YA novel), but Gordo and Mark’s tense relationship was one of my favourite parts. Other highlights were the magical elements, especially Klune’s approach to writing the hive mind. His style of prose is constantly broken up by fragmented, anthropomorphised thoughts.
Elements of Ravensong feel Twilight-esque, so fans of Stephanie Meyer and Team Jacob will love this book. Otherwise, if you’re into LGBTIQA+ romance and T J Klune as a writer, this is a great series to explore.
Reviewed by Rachel Denham-White
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
T J Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, 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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