A review by lurieta
Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson

3.0

As a lover of werewolf stories and nuanced horror, there was a lot that I liked about this book. While it was hard to read in several moments, the depiction of trauma and it's effects on the body after assault was a powerful metaphor that I think werewolf lore is a great vehicle for. The book captures the homophobia and veneer of respectability in a small southern town, though I wish that some of the depictions of the adults in the story went a bit deeper, but sometimes that is just how a teen like Victor who has been repeatedly harmed sees people in their lives. I also wish that there had been more werewolf transformations sooner in the book, but that is just my personal preference.

Ultimately, this is a book I am still thinking about, and therefore one that I think was worth the read.