A review by stephanieluxton
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is about Jess, a waitress and aspiring actress who after having a reall lousy shift at the diner, returns home late at night and finds a little boy hiding in the bushes outside her house. Then a bunch of crazy shit happens.

My favorite thing about this book is that the synopsis doesn't reveal too much. This books allows you to be pleasantly surprised by the basic plotline, which is revealed fairly early on. This is more interesting than your average creature feature, and it's best to go in not knowing too much.

The characters are fun, flawed, and feel real. They all have fairly distinct personalities. This book is a quick, fast paced read. The action starts early on and doesn't really let up. It would be a 4 star read for me but then something happens closer to the end that I wasn't expecting and it bumped it up to 5 stars for me. 

This is my 3rd Nat Cassidy book. It's better than Nestlings but I think I may have liked Mary more than this one. It's close though.
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