1.15k reviews for:

Mongrels

Stephen Graham Jones

3.93 AVERAGE

sunn_bleach's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bought this on a whim in January during an online sale, having not previously heard of Jones but of course now his reputation is well-known as a horror author steeped in Native American mythology and diaspora. Mongrels follows a family of werewolves as itinerants throughout the USA, with the main character being a boy that isn't sure if he inherited the werewolf gene from his teenage mother.

This book has a lot of issues I see in contemporary horror and gore: yes, it's horrific, but I don't actually feel many stakes. The constant traveling is autobiographical from Jones' own comments, but I simply was left feeling cold as every character sneered at each other. Spec fic authors: please, please stop having your characters sneer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault

angelahambaobao's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad 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: No

amber_readsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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I liked the lore and it had a good ending. 

david1987's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jasisreading's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carltocs's review

3.75

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

starfanie's review

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

colormemolly's review against another edition

3.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

ehlane's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicolenhart's review

3.0

dark medium-paced