Brothersong
Green Creek Series, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Kirt Graves
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Written by:
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TJ Klune
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In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett learned the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it - he - was gone.
Desperate for answers, Carter takes to the road, leaving family and the safety of his pack behind, all in the name of a man he only knows as a feral wolf. But therein lies the danger: wolves are pack animals, and the longer Carter is on his own, the more his mind slips toward the endless void of Omega insanity.
But he pushes on, following the trail left by Gavin.
Gavin, the son of Robert Livingstone. The half-brother of Gordo Livingstone.
What Carter finds will change the course of the wolves forever. Because Gavin's history with the Bennett pack goes back further than anyone knows, a secret kept hidden by Carter's father, Thomas Bennett.
And with this knowledge comes a price: The sins of the fathers now rest upon the shoulders of their sons.
Contains mature themes.
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- Justin Sim
- 2022-08-28
Amazing
Kirt Graves is AMAZING, i was planning on only reading the first book on a drive via audio but it wasnt the same without his narration
One of the BEST series ive read in a long time
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- Brandi
- 2022-08-06
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Another really long book that starts off really sad. I understand the theme by now, and in that regard, at least, Brothersong is no different from the last two books in the Green Creek series.
Brothersong, the fourth book in the Greek Series, more or less picks up right where Heartsong left off. This is the first main novel from Bennett's point of view, and while I’ll always be sad that Klune didn’t go full balls-to-the-wall and write an entire novel from a feral wolf’s point of view, I do get why it had to be Carter. And honestly, this book had me seeing Carter in a whole new light!
Spending a significant portion of this book in Carter’s head as he’s alone and on the road, searching for his mate and talking to a ghost of his brother, meant that Brothersong was pretty slow to start. Almost too slow. Literally even slower than Heartsong. So slow, in fact, that I ended up speeding up my audiobook because it truly felt like it was taking too long for us to get anywhere.
The road trip that Carter is on is similar to Ravensong, only lonelier and sadder. Seriously, this shit is depressing. And I didn’t even find it depressing and intriguing, I just found it… sad. Carter is all alone, slowly going feral, and spends his days talking to a ghostly vision of his brother who berates him for leaving. Like, what’s up with that?
The introspection was slow and tiresome, in my opinion. I can see why the book started off this way, but I definitely didn’t enjoy it all that much.
But while the beginning felt like nothing was ever going to happen, it was only because it was nothing but Carter’s man-angst! The second that Gavin was back on page, I was falling more and more into this story. And even if my enjoyment of this novel wasn’t immediate, it more than made up for it as it kept going and became my second favourite in the series.
I quickly fell head over heels in LOVE with Gavin. There was something about this battered and bruised man that burrowed into my heart far deeper than I ever would have expected. This poor man had been through SO MUCH, and all he wanted was to belong. One of my favourite parts of this book was when the two of them were together in the cabin, and Carter couldn’t get Gavin to say anything more than Stupid Carter — which is the most iconic thing ever and I may or may not get it tattooed onto my best!!! — because there was something so… intimate about the way they were almost being forced together.
With the way Carter FOUND him, the way that Gavin was keeping him SAFE, I just. Gah! GAH! I wanted to explode!!!
The more I got to know Gavin, the more I fell in love with this book. I had never been overly interested in Carter. He was a solid side character, hilarious in Wolfsong, hardened in Ravensong, and trying his best in Heartsong, but I wasn’t expecting Brothersong to make me love him so much. But there is something about his steady strength that had me absolutely falling in love with him.
That, and how much he cared about Gavin. It was so clear to see. The way he loved this impossible wolf, who smelt like the old forest at home, who didn’t seem to want anything to do with him but whose heart tripped every time he told Carter he didn’t want him… god. Carter cared about Gavin SO much and it truly was everything in this novel.
And, actually, I loved the way he cared about everyone else too! Tilted Brothersong, this book goes out of its way to focus on familial relationships. A central part of Carter’s character is his urge to be the best big brother he can be, and it’s central to who he is. Being a big brother, being the eldest brother, is part of what makes Carter the man I fell so in love with in this book.
He loves his family, and he would do anything for them.
Speaking about familial bonds, another thing that I LOVED in this novel was Chris and Tanner being platonic mates. These two bachelors are clearly the best of friends, and they so obviously love each other like family. When I heard that they had mated each other, I honestly thought that it made perfect sense for the two of them. As they said themselves, they don’t trust anyone more than each other, and I loved that Klune showed us a platonic mate pair.
Once Carter is back with the pack, we get to see so many amazing bonds. Daddy Rico anyone? Like HELLO, not one was he an awesome wolf, but he was shaping up to be an awesome DAD and I absolutely loved that about him so much. He and Bambi are literally The Best heterosexual couple out there, and I would honestly take a side story from Bambi’s perspective about how she fell in love with this kind-hearted and ridiculous hick of a man and joined a werewolf pack.
Seriously, she was the best.
Baby Joshua wasn’t the only new member of the Bennett pack when Carter got back, as we also saw a lot more of Dominique. I LOVED her relationship with Jesse (and I loved the moment of bonding between Jesse and Carter too). It was just so lovely to see the pack filling out with so many amazing, wonderful characters.
Every single Sunday Dinner with everyone together was just so good, especially that first one where they eat with their hands. My freaking heart couldn’t handle it!!
There was one thing that I didn’t like about this book, and it’s something I haven’t liked since Ravensong. That is Thomas Bennet. I swear to god, every single thing that I learned about Thomas Bennet felt like cursed information I was learning against my will. I didn’t WANT to know anything more about him but I kept getting fed this god awful information that made me despise him. I hated whenever he came up, because I knew there was going to be some absolute BULLSHIT that I was going to hate knowing.
This is my hot take: if Thomas Bennet had been a stay-at-home dad and husband, he would have been an amazing character. Instead, he was an Alpha, and while he was an amazing dad and husband, he was a TERRIBLE Alpha who supposedly trusted too easily but kept secrets as easy as he breathed. Isolating or not, he didn’t tell anyone in his family ANYTHING, and every single time we found out something else, I was re-lit with a burning fury towards this idiot of a character.
NO ONE should have given this man an iota of power. Instead, Elizabeth, or even MARK, should have been the Alpha, and Thomas should have been hanging out at home and being the best dad he could be because THAT was what he excelled at. Like, I have so many terrible conflicting feelings about Thomas because he sucked, so much, as an Alpha, but was such a good father to his kids and loved Elizabeth so much that it’s like?? HOW???
Anyway that’s my Thomas Bennet rant. Back to things I loved. Like Green Creek.
Because HOLY FUCKING SHIT. The absolute BEST part of this book was the way Green Creek had come together for its wolves. Every single time a regular ole’ citizen of the town did or said something badass, I lost my mind. The town and townsfolk truly felt like an extension of the pack, of the absolutely beautiful found family that Klune has created over the course of these books.
I SHIVERED when the humans started howling, when Will led them against the wolves, when they came together to keep THEIR town safe. It rocked me to my core, and the fictional town of Green Creek will forever hold such a special place in my heart. To the point where I’m really thinking of getting a Welcome to Green Creek tattoo, on top of all the other Green Creek tattoos I want.
And when Will died, I was straight up sobbing. He was one of my favourite humans ever, and he was absolutely fucking hilarious throughout this entire series. I was so sad to see him killed.
Actually, I cried a lot in this book. I heaved great, ugly tears during the very final showdown with Robert, especially after Ox had gotten impaled. I cried for a LONG time after that part. Brothersong just really hit me in ways that I wasn’t expecting. After the let-down of Heartsong, I was hesitant for this novel, and the slow start almost had me giving up.
However, I’m so glad I didn’t. I never would have known how much I could come to love Carter if I hadn’t, or, even worse, Gavin. Because as Gavin goes through this story, he absolutely blossoms into one of the most wonderful characters I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. While he’s such a simple man, there’s a hidden depth to Gavin and the things he sees in people, a depth that I fell in love with. He’s sarcastic and snippy and kind of an asshole, and I loved him so very much.
… I also need someone to get this man a dress right now??? He HATES pants like why did not one person think to put him into a skirt??? Gavin who wears pink, pretty things, walking around in skirts and dresses that all test Carter’s blood pressure is THE future and no one will take this head canon away from me.
In all seriousness, Brothersong was a fantastic novel. Despite the slower start, I felt good giving this one a five-star rating. It wrapped up the series wonderfully, closing off any loose ends in a way that made it clear this big battle was in the making throughout the entire series. With a wonderful ending that brought the ENTIRE pack together in such a heart-wrenching way, with a very special moment between Carter and Gavin, Brothersong was the perfect end to Green Creek, an amazing last hurrah, and is a novel that is going to stick with me for a long time to come.
A five-star read, for sure. But more than that, almost. Because Green Creek, this series, it’s… it’s going to stick with me for a very long time to come. If you haven’t read this series, I urge you to do so, to take a look at the warnings and, if it’s something you would like, please give it a chance.
After all…
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- Rebekah Mitchell
- 2021-05-16
Vintage Klune
Sad, and wonderful and happy and exciting. Worth every second of listening! I’m picky about readers, but loved this one.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2023-07-02
amazing ending
I absolutely loved this series, so many emotions. It is an absolute ride! This book ties everything together a leaves you feeling like pack yourself. Enjoy!
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- Anna T
- 2022-05-29
amazing
wow, just wow, how you can break my heart and stitch it back together in just a few short sentences. I am floored at the awesomeness of your writting. dearest Mr. Klune please, please keep writting.
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- Elizabeth
- 2021-01-09
my heart
I cried so many times. first of all, how dare you T J Klune, this book hurt my soul aah. it's so good, such a wonderful conclusion to the series
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