Christy's Reviews > Wolfsong

5 stars!



So I have a friend who recommended this book to me. I put it on my TBR and said I’d read it soon. Then a few weeks later, she said ‘Hey! Have you read this yet?’ Since I was getting badgered (LOL) I looked it up to see if it was on audible. It was, so I knew it was meant to be. I started listening right away. Wolfsong is a story of family, friendship, loyalty and love. It’s my first read by TJ Klune, but I plan to read many more. Especially if there are spin-offs from this book. I know a few characters that need their own story ;)

“It’s always the ones who are the quietest who often have the greatest things to say.”

Ox’s father left him and his mother when he was 12. Ox was always a little on the quiet side. He never really fit in. He started working at a local mechanic’s shop shortly after and found a group there that got him. But it wasn’t until the Bennett’s came into town that he truly felt that sense of family and belonging. On his sixteenth birthday, his life is forever changed when Joe Bennett comes into it. Joe’s family is a little different, but that’s okay with Ox. I love how everyone in this story embraces differences.

There are some fantastic characters in this story. Not just the main ones, so many of the secondary ones had a place in my heart. Everyone has a purpose to the story. As much as I loved them all, none were as special to me as Ox. I completely adored him. I loved his relationships. His relationship with his mom, with Gordo, all his guys at the shop, and everyone in the Bennett family. His relationship with Joe is by far the most important. I love how it started out as friendship, then grew into so much more. Joe saw Ox as the man he really was. He wasn’t the quiet, awkward boy. He was everything. Sigh.

“You don’t get to decide what you’re worth because you obviously don’t know. You don’t get to decide that anymore because you have no fucking idea that you’re worth everything.”

This was a long book, but it didn’t feel long. It was one of those audios that made me want to put down whatever book I was reading so I could focus on listening to it. There were lots of moments I smiled, some moments of laughter, tears, and even frustration. You will get frustrated a time or two, but it’s okay. It’s all okay at the end. The angst was so worth it.

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!

“I just want to be wherever you are.”