Ox’s dad wasn’t the best dad before he abandoned Ox and his mom, but Ox has adults who care about him despite the cruelty of kids at school. After the Bennett family arrives at the empty house on Ox’s street, he also becomes part of their family. They might be werewolves, but they care deeply about Ox. He vows to protect his newfound family from the threats and dangers which surround them. But when tragedy strikes and Ox is abandoned again, he must become a leader himself.
All of T.J. Klune’s novels are about love, acceptance, and found family. Ox is such a sweet character and the reader can’t help but cheer him on.
For the most part, Wolfsong was a lot of fun to read. But it was a long book and the middle dragged. And every single feeling in Ox’s head was examined in minute detail—his internal musings and observations went on far too long and, sometimes, repetitively. It slogged. It was sappy. But I had developed such compassion for Ox that I kept reading.
It’s an unusual book. It reads (and the cover looks) a lot like a young adult novel but then it has a couple very detailed sex scenes. It states that it is for adult readers. But it felt juvenile most of the time. And I see that it’s a 4-book series. I don’t see myself reading any more of this series but am glad I read this novel written back in 2016, well before Klune’s hit The House in the Cerulean Sea.
The narrator, Kirt Graves, was terrific! He exhibited lots of different voices and fantastic voice acting. All the key characters had their own voices which I could easily identify. If he’d spoken just a bit quicker, I’d give him my highest grade. Perhaps it was his reading that made it feel like it was geared for a younger audience. But, he gets a very high A for his compassionate performance.
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