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I would have liked for Mark and Gordo to get a bit more time to revel in each other, but there was so much going on they didn't have time to just be. May our songs always be heard. I loved Ravensong almost as much as I loved Wolfsong. The world is richly drawn with complex layers of beauty and evil. I'm looking forward to book 3 and will be waiting with baited breath. View all 6 comments. After reading, and before finding the time to write a real review: I'm so happy, okay?
SO happy I gave Ravensong a chance. It was, really, the book I didn't know I needed, but oh hell, how I did. About this time last year I read Wolfsong and it triggered a strong reaction in me, which is not unheard of, but, you know, isn't what I'd call usual either. The more I read, the hardest it is to really piss me off , to break my heart in a million pieces. So I shouldn't want t After reading, and before finding the time to write a real review: So I shouldn't want to try Ravensong. I mean, isn't that what people on here just love asking, why do you read if you know you won't like, bitch?
I get these comments on a regular basis, in every fucking genre, because people are, apparently, seers. The thing is, I do not know. I've already said several times that I loved T. Klune 's writing very much, especially in his darkest works. Wolfsong made it impossible for me to love it because in my opinion, the romance was abusive. I'm still ready to give this series another chance, so cross your fingers for me and see you soon hopefully, not broken.
Once, there was a wolf. He had sat with his back against a tree. His bare feet were in the grass. The boy leaned forward and kissed the wolf. And knew then that nothing would ever be the same. And what a weird thing to appreciate about an author - I knew the slaughter was coming, but I happily paid for him to break my heart. I literally pre-ordered pain. All joking aside though Magic.
This book is magic. The series is magic. TJ Klune is magic. And however he came up with this story is magic, too. And the atypical way it's told, the a-linear, disjointed way it all unfolds that's somehow reminiscent of Gordo's life, that connects past to present, that shows how history has repeated itself, that forces the reader to pay such close attention to the prose -- just BRILLIANT.
But guys, it's too much. The feelings this story pulled are too much. All that's happened is too much. I stated in my review of Wolfsong that I knew from chapter 1 that was going to be a 5 star read. That it was going to be the best thing I've read in a while. Same goes for Ravensong. TJ has outdone himself with this. It was a twisted thing, the roots buried deep in my chest, tangled and thick. I wanted him gone. I never wanted to see him again. I wanted to keep my hands on him, to feel the animal underneath.
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I wanted to kill him. I wanted to fuck him.
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I wanted him to tear me apart. He gripped my wrist, thumb brushing against my pulse point. Tell me who the fuck it was. Fucking light me up. It bounced around my skull until all I could do was hear him saying my name again and again and again. He was consuming me, and I wanted him to.
You can run from me, Gordo. But I will always find you. I let you go once. If any of you guys need me, I'll be down here on the floor, dying and slowly fading away to a land where all my favorite characters are well and content and Heartsong is already out and I don't have to wait an entire year to read it. We find our way back to each other. No matter how long it takes, we find our way back again. May 16, Line rated it it was amazing Shelves: I think this one was better than the first in the series.
The second-chance plotline was on point, it was nerve wracking and it was FUN! I'm so happy that we had more humour in this one, compared to Wolfsong , since this was quite dark and long, and I needed those breaks from the heartache and the seriousness. I totally understand why Mr. View all 20 comments. May 17, Colleen M marked it as to-read Shelves: If I was a gif person, there would be an excited minion gif here, but I am not. Aug 24, Fabi rated it really liked it. I kept putting it down and coming back to it.
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I did finally finish but my thoughts and feelings about it are a big jumbled mess. There were things I didn't like about it. There were things I loved about it. It made me laugh, it made me cry. It made me happy, sad and angry. Unfortunately, it also made me bored in a few places. So, maybe I'll come back and write a coherent review if things gel in my mind. For now, just after finishing it, it felt l 3. For now, just after finishing it, it felt like a 3. Aug 05, Claude rated it it was amazing Shelves: Once there was a book.
And as I laid in my couch I started it, feeling like it will be amazing because the first part was perfect. The beginning was hard because it explained so much. The hardest parts of the first book. The pain, the hurt, the anger and above all, this LOVE. Once there was this witch.
Broken so young that he never knew how to fix it. But many people loved him. Once there was this another man. He had a brother destined to be an Alpha. Was forced to give up the love of his life. A hard life for one man. He sacrificed himself for what he thought right. Once there was a pack. Guided by 2 very young men. I fell in love with them on the first sight and this love is getting stronger with every page. What can you do with many children? A very sad uncle? Many many friends who felt like family?
Not defined by blood but by love, faith and strength. And there was those incredibly humans in the middle of it all. A rock to lean on. Hope they will stay with us till the end of this adventure. Once there was this amazing author. I'm not even sure you can imagine how much it transports me. I am so taken in the adventure that I really have trouble closing the book.
And that means everything because it happens once every few books. I think this is gonna be my favorite book of the year. I just want to re-read it again and again. View all 14 comments.
I think I love this book even more than Wolfsong So much was taken from Gordo and at so young an age. Getting to finally see him heal and be with Mark was just awesome. I could once again gush about TJ's incredible writing, but I would just be repeating myself. The author is beyond talented and although reading his books is an emotional roller coaster it is one I will be glad to ride again and again! Aug 08, Ula'ndi Hart rated it it was amazing Shelves: A Wolf, sad,rejected,loyal, brave A history than runs deep. A Pack, a Territory, a Town to protect. Lots and lots of walls to break down.
Enemies and plot twists. Choices to be made. Heartache Happyness Laughter and blue Let me stop at that. This is so much more than I can put on Overall book rating: It won't be the same any other way. This story brings everything to the table. TJ throws the kitchen sink as well.
It twists and turns and makes you want to look away even when you can see the train crash coming. You can't look away though, so don't even try. I'm still thinking about it all to be honest. I guess I'll just have to wait for the audio to make sure everything sank in. But the journey is EPIC. A question to the Great TJ Klune though Just something I wonder about.
View all 18 comments. Aug 03, Chris rated it it was amazing Shelves: All the stars in the sky This is a heart book, emotions at its finest. Love, loyalty, pain and pack. Beautifully written, so much so that I was consumed, left my life for the day, closed the doors and followed the pack to Green Creek. Absolutely no spoilers here as people deserve to find their own way through this story. TJ, a brilliant, masterpiece There are some spoilers for Wolfsong here. Ravensong is not a standalone. Ravensong is the second story in the Green Creek series and told in a nonlinear narrative, from the single POV of Gordo Livingstone, the witch of the Bennett wolf pack.
Like Ox, from Wolfsong , who was told by his father that he was gonna get shit his whole life , Gordo's father imparted to him a lesson as well. Pain is a lesson. It teaches you the ways of the NOTE: I made the monumental mistake of going back and re-reading all the reviews and now I have nothing to say that doesn't feel like it came right out of someone else's review. Such a book hangover I have right now, OMG. Though Ravensong is every bit as amazing and emotionally wrenching as Wolfsong , it is very much it's own story. You do get to see what the time away from the pack was like for the ones that were gone but the journey for Gordo and Mark was so much diff Well.
You do get to see what the time away from the pack was like for the ones that were gone but the journey for Gordo and Mark was so much different. This book was a pure adrenaline rush, from start to finish. I have read many books in my life, but it's hard to think of very many other authors whose words inspire such raw, furious emotional reactions in the reader as TJ does in his stories.
I don't think I've ever felt quite so bloodthirsty as I do when reading this series. On the flip side, for all the intensity, there were so many things to laugh at, as Team Human for our pack always comes through with much needed lightness in all the dark. As there is a look at further plotting by the Bennett enemies at the end, I go right back in waiting mode for Heartsong.
Though I really loathe waiting, some things are definitely worth waiting for! View all 25 comments. We all have our favorite authors. TJ Klune is officially one of those authors for me. I dare say he is brilliant! I love his writing style. I love how he tells a story. Nothing is overly dramatic yet his stories are always filled with so much. You meet them in Wolfsong which is book 1 in this series. It is a MUST that you read these books in order. In that book you get a feel for a past that they shared.
Now time has passed and in Ravensong you find out what happened between them and why. The Bennett Pack is extraordinary.
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When they find themselves yet again in a battle against forces that threaten to take away their territory and hurt those that they love most they strike back. Gordo finds himself at the front of this fight. Not only is he faced to do everything he can to protect them he also has to face his past with Mark. He would be tested like never before. He would be forced to make a choice.
I absolutely loved Wolfsong. It was a story like no other. But I have to say Ravensong blew me away but I struggle to tell you exactly what it is that makes me feel this way. Watching them try to heal and move on was painful at times. Ox was magical as ever. Joe was that quiet leader that you would never want to underestimate. Carter and Kelly made me laugh. There was Robbie too. And at the helm of the Pack you have Elizabeth. How fierce she was. Then you have Team Human. This is the brilliance of TJ. He created these characters; Rico, Tanner, Chris and Jessie that made for a perfect balance.
I am very much looking forward to Heartsong. And I do my best to be patient because I know it will be well worth it. It's not often that a sequel turns out to be better than the first awesome story, but for me Ravensong absolutely was. Gordo came off as a bit of a dick to me in Wolfsong, but his attitude is explained very well in this story and I ended up feeling outraged at his abandonment with him.
His badass, ornery attitude totally made sense once I fully understood his background and all that he had been through. It was also fun experiencing Gordo's powers strengthening and vicariously feeling his Raven Tattoo coming to life when he used his magic. This story was awesome. I loved how it filled in all the background stories of all the characters main and secondary in Ravensong. We got to know everybody so much more intimately. And I adored Mark. Mark and Gordo had so much baggage between them, as well as an enormous amount of turbulence all around their pack, that they just couldn't focus solely on each other.
It was a long slow burn before Gordo allowed himself to fully trust Mark again, so they could become the mates they were meant to be. I also loved revisiting glimpses of Thomas again toward the ending. This story sucked me in from the very first page and kept me glued until the very ending, despite all my RL interruptions.
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There was so much action and drama packed in amongst the angst, I could not be happier. I'm itching to see some of the baddies in this story finally getting their comeuppance. I'm just bummed I have to wait so long for the next one to come out. Jul 29, Alisa rated it really liked it Shelves: I was really excited about this book because Gordo was one of my favorite characters from book one and I'm a huge fan of second chance romances.
This had the same unique storytelling style of book one but it was a bit darker. Gordo and Mark are very different people than Ox and Joe and there's no sweetness, no innocence left in either of them. This book is told entirely from Gordo's pov. The story overlaps with the events of the end of Wolfsong.
We see the guys leaving and we learn what happened I was really excited about this book because Gordo was one of my favorite characters from book one and I'm a huge fan of second chance romances. We see the guys leaving and we learn what happened while they were gone. It jumps around from these events to events from Gordo's childhood. We learn how he became the pack witch, now he learned his magic and we see the horrible things that shaped his childhood.
We also see how he and Mark became friends and then fell in love. The constant time jumps at the beginning should have been a mess and for any other author they probably would have been. I was never confused and it all felt cohesive. The story then proceeds to current day and the events that happen in this book. There is a lot of story.
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It's pretty fast paced and action filled. I think the overall plot line takes up the majority of the story. The thing that kept this from being a 5 star for me was that the romance is not as much a part of the story as I would have liked. Really though, this book is about Gordo's development. It's about him finally finding a measure of peace in his life. Gordo has been hurt repeatedly by both his family and the pack and my heart broke for him in more than one place.
The road for him and Mark is hard. Harder than it needs to be in places because Gordo can't get out of his own way. I never felt that he should just get it over it though. I think I would have held on to my anger as long as he did if I'd been through so much. Their story is not so much a romance as a love story but by the end they find their way back to each other. I don't want to say much about the overall plot because there is little that can be said without spoilers.
Things develop with the Omegas and with the overall politics of the werewolf world. A lot of people are not happy with the power that Joe and Ox have with their rag tag pack. The gang's all here and they were some of the best scenes. The overall feel of this book was dark and sad and I needed the laugh out loud moments that Chris, Tanner and Rico provided. We see a lot of everyone from book one. Even Thomas was a big part through Gordo's memories.
This one ends much like the first book did. The main events come to a resolution and the group are happy for the moment. They know though that they have another hurdle coming. The set up for the next book is fantastic. Like seriously, it can't come soon enough. This book can not be read as a standalone. I'm not generally a re-reader but I almost wish I had re-read Wolfsong. Or at least the last few chapters. It would have helped with the beginning of this book. It's not mandatory though.
After the first few pages you realize what's going on time wise well, if you've read my review you will know before you start and you'll be all good Anyways Not quite as magical as book one was for me but still very enjoyable. Klune Buddy Read Aug. Ravensong discussion and therapy! Videos About This Book. He never heard back from the video game company, much to his chagrin. Now, over two decades later, the cast of characters in his head have only gotten louder, wondering why he has to go to work as a claims examiner for an insurance company during the day when he could just stay home and write.
Other books in the series. Green Creek 3 books. Trivia About Ravensong Green No trivia or quizzes yet. Things you might not be ready to hear. But I will mean every word of them. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Situated in the Northwest of Vancouver Island, Maracle evokes a land where the Raven sings and communicates with Cedar, where the cedar responds with gently swinging its branches and sometimes weeps.
It was a fertile land between the ocean and the river, providing for the people with all they needed. Yet, memories of disturbing past events cast long shadows over the people and the natural environment. Myths and stories from ancient times come alive again and again, such as that of the double-headed sea serpent that caused havoc with the minds of the people or the foreigners who arrived with ships A young girl, deeply lost in thought sitting under the cedar, carries vivid images of those tragic events that contributed to more catastrophes later, traumas that the community has not yet recovered from.
Set in the mid nineteen fifties, the novel is built around an extended multi-generational Coast-Salish family and their community. Their village may seem self-contained and even remote from the bustling urban life, yet "white town" is just across the river and a bridge connects the two communities. Stacey, the young girl's older sister, is the only one among her siblings and cousins who attends school in the town. At seventeen she has dreams of continuing her studies at university to become a teacher in her village.
She is exposed to a world that doesn't make much sense to her. For example, during an outbreak of the Hong Kong flu, her village cannot get access to vital medicines and no doctor comes to visit them. The barriers, both physical and mental are huge. Suspicion reigns on both sides of the river. The bridge is mostly a one-way street.
Nonetheless Stacey has the potential to become something of a "go-between". What will it take to change? Lee Maracle's way of telling her story absorbed me totally. Her writing changes from the wonderfully poetic evocation of the natural world to a language that is precise, direct and at times provocative when depicting the daily life of the people and their community.
Ravensong is filled with well-developed characters, they come alive in their interactions whether in sorrow or in laughter, in love or in pain. Clearly drawing on her own experiences, Maracle does not hide her sense of humour. In fact, the author herself kept her fondness for her protagonists over the decades and continued their stories in her most recent novel, Celia's Song. I read the two novels back to back, and while the combined reading enhanced and deepened my understanding, the two novels stand on their own very well.
I agree with the other reviewer who rebuts the idea that Celia's narrative is not fullly developed. I think that Lee Maracle did this deliberately.
While I don't know Maracle's exact intentions, and can't say whether Celia represents assimilation, I'm pretty sure for a fact that Celia's disappearing narrative is meant to illustrate marginalization - perhaps marginalization of women especially the women in white town , and most probably marginalization of the Salish community. Similarly, the fragmented nature of the narrative throughout this book represents a feminist challenge to the logo-centric and linear dominance of other forms of literature.
It is also a book that gives a little bit of Salish history, and perhaps First Nations history in general. In other words, "Ravensong" especially through the use of the flu both literal and metaphorical shows how the natives throughout Canada have been treated by whites. This book also begins to re-appropriate identity through the main character, Stacey. Stacey at first yearns for the material wealth of the whites in white town. She also doesn't value her own culture. But as the book progresses, Stacey begins a transformation.
She begns to decolonize her mind, and finally reaches appreciation for where she has come from. I am writing in reaction to the other two reviews that claim that Celia's potential as a character is never fully realized. I strongly believe that Maracle chose to portray Celia in this way to comment on how spirituality is lost in the midst of assimilation. Celia imparts visions from the past and appear in the beginning to have a prophetic potential. However, she seems to gradually fade away throughout the novel. Her gradual dismissal should hint to the reader of the gradual dismissal of Natives in history.
Since the book deals with the process of losing one's innocence through maturation, it makes sense for a spiritually intuitive young girl like Celia to be neglected in the end. See all 3 reviews. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations.