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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a step up in every way from Man, Fuck This House (still a very fun book). Interesting take on a werewolf mythology, good characters, and a cool secondary monster. Narrators were great!
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone for an audiobook review copy.
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone for an audiobook review copy.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was super gorey and the characters were pretty flat. Interesting concept, but lackluster execution that relied on shock and blood to try and make a point. Fast paced, but not my cup of tea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Sexual harassment
I loved the review by Scott Sigler, super loved the concept/plot, and was excited to read this. Loved the first dozen pages, and managed to get another 100 pages into this before I had to DNF. Unlike Scott Sigler I did not feel like there was deep characterization here. I felt very much the opposite; I never felt like I connected with any of the characters at all. They were all idiots who couldn't even focus for a few hours to get to their safe zone in a life-or-death situation because they had to keep stopping multiple times to eat, bicker, whine, use the bathroom, pick fights with strangers, etc. I disliked them, didn't want to spend time with them, and wasn't cheering them on. I also had real suspension-of-disbelief trouble with the concept of Lycanthropy being a recessive gene and somehow everyone who gets it manages to get to adulthood without society catching on. Particularly with this group of chuckleheads. The writing was fine though, in the sense it was readable and carried me along. I really wanted to continue the book because the plot and writing were good, but I just really didn't want to spend any more time with Joey, Delia, Baby Doll, or Linnae. Resourceful, cunning, tough, adaptable, smart or very sympathetic these characters were not. They were cringey, whiny, twenty something anti-heroes who frankly deserved to be eaten by tougher monsters and after 100 pages with them couldn't imagine any scenario where they came out on top against what they were going up against. I really liked Esther from the prologue though. She was tough, smart, resourceful and admirable. If the whole book had just continued directly from the prologue this could have been a heck of a ride.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
What a great debut novel. I really enjoyed this fast paced read. All of the characters were well thought out and their interactions had a naturalness to them that I find a lot of books struggle with.
The Plot: very interesting. A little bit of supernatural and folklore. The rules of the werewolves in the story and Mama Bear were a bit ambiguous but I think that’s the point. We don’t know what we don’t know. It didn’t follow the typical werewolf/full moon lore. Instead, the wolves turn a few nights in a row. A bit like a menstrual cycle. I’ve always had a fascination with ghost towns so that also hooked me in as well.
The characters: they definitely had a found family dynamic. They lived and hated each other for things you would think of a typical family. The girls fought like siblings. The old man was defo the grumpy grandpa. It just worked with this book.
Overall, I think it’s a great debut novel. The writing style is more thought out than quite a few books I’ve read regardless of debut so I have hope for this author to create some more stories of this caliber or greater.
The Plot: very interesting. A little bit of supernatural and folklore. The rules of the werewolves in the story and Mama Bear were a bit ambiguous but I think that’s the point. We don’t know what we don’t know. It didn’t follow the typical werewolf/full moon lore. Instead, the wolves turn a few nights in a row. A bit like a menstrual cycle. I’ve always had a fascination with ghost towns so that also hooked me in as well.
The characters: they definitely had a found family dynamic. They lived and hated each other for things you would think of a typical family. The girls fought like siblings. The old man was defo the grumpy grandpa. It just worked with this book.
Overall, I think it’s a great debut novel. The writing style is more thought out than quite a few books I’ve read regardless of debut so I have hope for this author to create some more stories of this caliber or greater.
wonderfully different werewolf novel that focuses on the need for pack and family. The main character, Delia, has somehow become the alpha she-wolf of her pack. Six lost souls have found each other and are trying to carve out a way to survive, spurned by their families, hiding their secrets, struggling to control their violent needs as they turn into beasts every month.
But when a shocking mistake is made one night, they are forced to flee their safe haven and seek out an abandoned mining town far from their nearest neighbors. They soon learn they are not the top predator in the desert.
Asman creates compelling characters, builds sensibly on the werewolf mythology and takes the reader on a harrowing, bloody and frantic ride. I read this book quickly and could not wait for my next opportunity to read it, going back and forth between my hard copy and the audiobook.
The narrators were on point. Erin deWard captures the characters frustration and despair so well that I was gasping.
Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
But when a shocking mistake is made one night, they are forced to flee their safe haven and seek out an abandoned mining town far from their nearest neighbors. They soon learn they are not the top predator in the desert.
Asman creates compelling characters, builds sensibly on the werewolf mythology and takes the reader on a harrowing, bloody and frantic ride. I read this book quickly and could not wait for my next opportunity to read it, going back and forth between my hard copy and the audiobook.
The narrators were on point. Erin deWard captures the characters frustration and despair so well that I was gasping.
Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It is a very refreshing spin on the werewolf folklore.
It has a lot of original ideas and I loved the execution. The interludes and multiple point of views give a good rhythm to the story and make the characters more interesting.
The horror and suspense are great, and mix very well with the more unexpected tale of self acceptance and found family.
I listened to the audiobook version and I really liked the narration.
I had a great time and would definitely recommend this book to any horror fan.
It has a lot of original ideas and I loved the execution. The interludes and multiple point of views give a good rhythm to the story and make the characters more interesting.
The horror and suspense are great, and mix very well with the more unexpected tale of self acceptance and found family.
I listened to the audiobook version and I really liked the narration.
I had a great time and would definitely recommend this book to any horror fan.