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fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was given to me as an ARC. This review is NOT spoiler free.
The summary of this book would be... teenage Heidi's home is broken into by both robbers and a werewolf. One robber perishes, while the other and Heidi find themselves on a conjoined journey of hiding while slowly turning into monsters.
This book started out relatively well. There was clear conflict, a party to be had, wolves to run from... And then Rhea was introduced, and the whole story just fell apart.
Everything was very linear, but as soon as Rhea entered the picture, Heidi seemed to don a new and improved savior complex, which, to be fair, I should've seen coming as the author made a point to show off how being white, young, and rich gives Heidi a get-out-jail-free card.
It's just... The author made me like Rhea, then did a complete 180 and yelled at me, "No! SHE'S the bad guy! She's killing all these rich people at this chairty event! Heidi's mom is there!" To which I reply, "am I supposed to care?"
The author did NOTHING to show slips of Rhea's demanor. It was sort of a Hans from Frozen situation in the sense that we see this person as kind and not remotely flawed, and then they want people dead. It didn't make sense. We know the werewolves are sort of manic, so why would I question the 'quirks' of Rhea? She has her moments sure, but for every one she had, Heidi had ten.
Then you have the whole Luca>Heidi>Cam situation that made me want to pull my hair out, but I digress...
Last thing I need to get off my chest, but there were several text/grammar errors that instantly broke immersion for me. One instance was when a character had just stopped speaking, and the next sentence was in first-person POV. Not that big of a deal, but something that should be fixed.
(There was also a huge point of making sure the reader knows no one is supposed to have dogs as they're carriers for the wolf-virus, but then a lady is casually walking her Frenchie in a crowded area??? Idk man, it was strange.)
All in all, the story was there, it just wasn't executed in a meaningful way. I found myself rooting for the 'villain' at the end, because by that point, I only saw Heidi as another annoying character.
Erik was fine though. Would love a sequel where he kills the main two.
The summary of this book would be... teenage Heidi's home is broken into by both robbers and a werewolf. One robber perishes, while the other and Heidi find themselves on a conjoined journey of hiding while slowly turning into monsters.
This book started out relatively well. There was clear conflict, a party to be had, wolves to run from... And then Rhea was introduced, and the whole story just fell apart.
Everything was very linear, but as soon as Rhea entered the picture, Heidi seemed to don a new and improved savior complex, which, to be fair, I should've seen coming as the author made a point to show off how being white, young, and rich gives Heidi a get-out-jail-free card.
It's just... The author made me like Rhea, then did a complete 180 and yelled at me, "No! SHE'S the bad guy! She's killing all these rich people at this chairty event! Heidi's mom is there!" To which I reply, "am I supposed to care?"
The author did NOTHING to show slips of Rhea's demanor. It was sort of a Hans from Frozen situation in the sense that we see this person as kind and not remotely flawed, and then they want people dead. It didn't make sense. We know the werewolves are sort of manic, so why would I question the 'quirks' of Rhea? She has her moments sure, but for every one she had, Heidi had ten.
Then you have the whole Luca>Heidi>Cam situation that made me want to pull my hair out, but I digress...
Last thing I need to get off my chest, but there were several text/grammar errors that instantly broke immersion for me. One instance was when a character had just stopped speaking, and the next sentence was in first-person POV. Not that big of a deal, but something that should be fixed.
(There was also a huge point of making sure the reader knows no one is supposed to have dogs as they're carriers for the wolf-virus, but then a lady is casually walking her Frenchie in a crowded area??? Idk man, it was strange.)
All in all, the story was there, it just wasn't executed in a meaningful way. I found myself rooting for the 'villain' at the end, because by that point, I only saw Heidi as another annoying character.
Erik was fine though. Would love a sequel where he kills the main two.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship
Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol