Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

69 reviews

soobooksalot's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

sofiam19's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Can’t quite tell if it’s a full 5 stars yet as I need to think more about it. I wasn’t sure where this was going but wow what a gut punch. There are a couple scenes in here that just feels so dreadful and horrifying and traumatic and beautiful at the same time? So well done 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sh4kir4's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark

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My first Nat Cassidy book and unfortunately this was just okay for me, that’s not to say it’s bad i thought it was written pretty well i just didn’t resonate with the main character and around the halfway mark i found myself losing interest in the story, the pacing just didn’t work for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol

katiewrites's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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He warned me. Mr. Cassidy warned me about fairy tale endings in the Trigger Warnings at the beginning. I didn’t listen. 

Also, the Afterward almost made me cry. Please read it. It’s beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Grief, Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

megaden's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book surprised me in the best way. I was expecting a bloody werewolf romp with '80s horror vibes and sure, I got that. But When the Wolf Comes Home delivers so much more. It's action-packed and heart-pounding, with plenty of gore and genuine scares. But what really got me was the emotional core and the twists that completely reframe everything you think you know about the story. It turns into something far more existential and unsettling than expected. That ending? Intense. Go in blind for this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent

pattiecarlin's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Try to go into this as blind as possible and buckle up for the ride. Nothing is as it seems. Relationships are messy. The world is unpredictable. This is my second Nat Cassidy and I can't wait to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Death of parent

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder

saras_stax's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

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 This dark, twisty fairy tale was right up my alley! The turns in the plot were so good, I literally couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder

twistykris's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Medical content