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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Main character might as well have gotten "I have daddy issues" tattooed on her forehead, the way the writing depicted her parental trauma. Just no nuance whatsoever.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
When the Wolf Comes Home has been receiving widespread praise since it’s released in April, and now that I’ve finished it, I can say with confidence that it’s 100% deserved.
Thirty-one-year-old Jess Bailey waits tables at a rundown LA diner, chasing auditions and open mics, hoping for her big break in acting or improv.
But her life takes a traumatic turn one night when she returns from a night shift to find a terrified five-year-old boy hiding in the bushes outside her apartment complex. As she brings him inside and tries to figure out what to do, a commotion outside draws her to the window, where two of her neighbours are in a heated confrontation with a naked man.
Moments later, they’re attacked by a massive, wolf-like creature with eyes disturbingly similar to the man’s. Jess doesn’t believe in werewolves – that’s just movie nonsense. It has to be a wild animal.
But whatever it is, it’s hunting the boy.
Forced to flee into the night with him in tow, Jess becomes an unlikely guardian. The boy insists it’s his daddy who’s after them, and wherever they go, the creature seems to follow. And as the bodies start to pile up, Jess realises she’s trapped in a deadly, bizarre, surreal nightmare.
This was my first read by Nat Cassidy and When the Wolf Comes Home was supernatural, monster, and psychological horror at its storytelling best. It was fun yet unnerving – gripping, tense, gruesome, thought-provoking, action-packed, and emotional. It utilised classic horror tropes straight out of the 1980’s – echoing the atmosphere of early Stephen King and Dean Koontz – while crafting a more layered, intellectually challenging, and modern narrative. Even though the novel was gory and bloody, the author wrote it in a way that was scary and cinematic tapping into dread and dark humour, which made it entertaining rather than repellent. It was a fast-paced read with short chapters that packed a punch.
The ending left me reeling – theorising and analysing every plot point in a new light. I can’t wait to dive into Nat Cassidy’s backlist.
Thirty-one-year-old Jess Bailey waits tables at a rundown LA diner, chasing auditions and open mics, hoping for her big break in acting or improv.
But her life takes a traumatic turn one night when she returns from a night shift to find a terrified five-year-old boy hiding in the bushes outside her apartment complex. As she brings him inside and tries to figure out what to do, a commotion outside draws her to the window, where two of her neighbours are in a heated confrontation with a naked man.
Moments later, they’re attacked by a massive, wolf-like creature with eyes disturbingly similar to the man’s. Jess doesn’t believe in werewolves – that’s just movie nonsense. It has to be a wild animal.
But whatever it is, it’s hunting the boy.
Forced to flee into the night with him in tow, Jess becomes an unlikely guardian. The boy insists it’s his daddy who’s after them, and wherever they go, the creature seems to follow. And as the bodies start to pile up, Jess realises she’s trapped in a deadly, bizarre, surreal nightmare.
This was my first read by Nat Cassidy and When the Wolf Comes Home was supernatural, monster, and psychological horror at its storytelling best. It was fun yet unnerving – gripping, tense, gruesome, thought-provoking, action-packed, and emotional. It utilised classic horror tropes straight out of the 1980’s – echoing the atmosphere of early Stephen King and Dean Koontz – while crafting a more layered, intellectually challenging, and modern narrative. Even though the novel was gory and bloody, the author wrote it in a way that was scary and cinematic tapping into dread and dark humour, which made it entertaining rather than repellent. It was a fast-paced read with short chapters that packed a punch.
The ending left me reeling – theorising and analysing every plot point in a new light. I can’t wait to dive into Nat Cassidy’s backlist.