Violence Rating: 1/5 - Warning Growl
This story started so damn well, I was hooked, the book seemed to have fused with my hands for hours. Yes, I read it in one sitting because it was that good in the beginning and then I just wanted to see how it ends. The writing style makes this an easy read. It’s written in 1st POV, which obviously feels personal and engaging.
I loved the sweet/nice family John had, his relationship with his brother and mother was a fresh breath of air in a sea of deranged and troublesome families in most books. Dolores, his mother, was such a wholesome parent, when she offered John’s Christmas gift earlier it made me smile foolishly and warmed my heart whenever she encouraged her son to follow his passion.
Atmosphere wise, it also gets another point, it starts very suspenseful only to quickly become predictable and almost comical.
Yes, it’s easy to guess who’s the werewolf, if we can even call it a guess considering how predictable it is to get that right in one single try. And since we’re on the darker side of the review, what truly struck me as unrealistic was how fast John and his mother moved past Owen’s violent death. I mean, people cope differently, but seriously? Such a close knit family moves on that fast from such a death?
Then, of course, I realized this book is more of a YA story (yes, I was that dum dum and didn’t see the tag). I should’ve seen that coming earlier, mea culpa, I was too excited and involved in the beginning to see the hints.
Becca's character is utterly annoying, the most typical high-school cheerleader type dating the jock, and finding a group of nerdy guys to spend time with and prove how cool she actually is. Again, this is clearly not intended for a mature audience, just a pseudo horror story peppered with boring, cliche tropes.
The ending was just the final slap across my face. A cold shower to bring me back to reality and accept this was not what I was led to believe in the initial chapters.