Heartsong - T.J. Klune

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Title: Heartsong (Green Creek #3)
Author: T.J. Klune
Genre: Paranormal
Rating: 4/5
# pages: Audiobook ~18hrs
Date read: January 2020

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.


I finished this more than a few days ago, but it has taken me awhile to sit down and write the review. I loved everything about it... except the ending. Not so much the fact that it was an open ending - that's fine if it's done right, which was definitely the case here - but more that the openness turned it into a sad ending. I fully expect everything to be resolved in the next book (which I think T.J. Klune said would be the last?), but for the time being, I can't love the book as much as I had hoped to.

Apart from that, I really enjoyed it, and listened to it at any chance I got (as evidenced by the fact that I got through 18 hours in less than 10 days!). I definitely liked it more than book 2, and absolutely love Robbie. I find it incredibly fascinating that T.J. Klune can write books as DIFFERENT as e.g. the Green Creek series and the Verania series. There's not just a huge difference in plot, but in style as well.