Phased

I did not expect this book to become one of my favorite reads of the last few months, but here we are. The main and supporting characters feel like real people, which is helped by the story being allowed to occasionally take a back seat and let the characters just exist together; then, when the story comes back, it's with their human-ness fresh on the reader's mind.

Phased uses the werewolf idea as a lens into deeper themes of family, trauma, and the dangers of society “othering” populations on the basis of fear and misunderstanding, and treats those themes with the respect, nuance, and impact they deserve. I am absolutely looking forward to seeing what the author does next.