vixenreader 's review for:

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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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Other than relating hard to this protagonist, this book demonstrates how childhood fear manifests into the fear we live with today, how abandonment intensifies it, and what can be done to harness your own inner power, despite fear. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Dementia, Car accident, Sexual harassment

Be aware that this book deals with subjects including parental neglect, unwanted child, lack of control over abilities, worst fears coming to life, fear of contracting diseases, being stabbed by a dirty needle, being stuck in your early thirties, objects and fictional creatures coming to life, and being erased from existence.