Review: Heartsong by TJ Klune

Heartsong

TJ Klune

(Green Creek #3)

Publication Date: October 22, 2019

Paperback, 464 pages, Dreamspinner Press

Genres: Adult, Paranormal

Goodreads

All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It’s enough—until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine.

Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes—the Alpha of all—and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home.

But when a mission from Michelle sends Robbie into the field, he finds himself questioning where he belongs and everything he’s been told. Whispers of traitorous wolves and wild magic abound—but who are the traitors and who the betrayed?

More than anything, Robbie hungers for answers, because one of those alleged traitors is Kelly Bennett—the wolf who may be his mate.

The truth has a way of coming out. And when it does, everything will shatter.

My Review

I zoomed through Gordo and Mark’s book to get to Robbie and Kelly’s, since I was looking forward to their romance more than the previous one. Strangely, I was disappointed a little at first because I wasn’t expecting what happened. I don’t know if any of the series’ readers could’ve expected what happened.

Heartsong starts at an odd place. I honestly thought something was wrong with my Kindle file and that the correct copy hadn’t been downloaded. It was such a weird starting point for the book, and it took me a couple of chapters to really wrap my head around what was going on in Robbie’s mind. I was also a little surprised Robbie was our narrator, since Kelly is the original member of the Bennett pack. Don’t get me wrong, I love Robbie, I was just surprised. Robbie is such a cinnamon roll, though, and so is Kelly. TWO cinnamon roll characters in one relationship. My mind is blown!

There’s plenty of action and pack feels in this installment. Plus, the romance is between a gay werewolf and an asexual one. I personally have never read any urban fantasy book with that kind of representation. Also, the talk from the pack about this being the “gayest wolfpack” is so cute. They’re all so adorable, despite a majority of the pack being made up of a bunch of tough blue-collar-worker dudes. Oh, and there are plenty of fun Carter scenes. He’s my favorite, so any time he’s talked about in the books, I smile.

Okay, so I binge-read all three books in this series over a three-day period. Now, I can get my life back while I wait for the final book to release in October. It’s about Carter. My favorite gay werewolf. Have I mentioned that yet? I want Brothersong so badly… *cries*

*Note: I purchased a copy of this book myself. This in no way affected my opinion/review.