A review by tarmunvykers
I Was a Teenage Weredeer by Michael Suttkus, C.T. Phipps

5.0

his book threw me for a loop, in that I found it in a grimdark forum, which set my expectations in one direction, but the title suggested some sort of parody ("I Was a Teenage Werewolf"). In fact, it's a YA novel that shows what the Twilight series might have been if only it had been better written and more imaginative. Indeed, I can easily see this as a television series and hope someone in the industry takes a good look at it in that capacity. It's certainly more interesting than the hackneyed "Grimm."

As for the story, without giving away too many spoilers, it's about a town full of shapeshifters and other monsters that must solve a murder mystery and resolve their various power struggles/personality conflicts. Part of the fun is derived from meeting all of these monsters and seeing how they interact, which trumps which, etc. But the story is also chock full of sly winks and Easter eggs that will cause an occasional LOL.

I teach what I believe is the book's target audience for a living, and I can't wait to see how they respond to it.