Ratings45
Average rating3.9
A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive novel from the author of Cackle and The Return. Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into Ian, an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked. Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver—and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She’s changing into someone else—something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance? This darkly comedic love story is a brilliantly layered portrait of trauma, rage, and vulnerability.
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I love Werewolf books. And so happy I got to read this book. And get to see a different perspective of werewolf and how they turn into one. It was a enjoyable experience to read.
I went back and forth and back and forth with this book. There were times where I thought it was just a silly superficial werewolf book, and there were times that I thought a very specific, very triggering aspect of the book was what the werewolf story was an allegory for. I'm choosing to believe the latter, and rate this 4 stars, rather than assume that the author would be so unaware. As an allegory for [redacted] this book shines, a la the Babadook. As anything else, it is terrible.
It's a book about werewolves, but somehow the whole werewolf thing felt like it took the backburner to the family issues. It was enjoyable, but I feel like it could have done more for the werewolf thing.
-ARC received via goodreads giveaway
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