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When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
4.5

Thank you so much to MacMillan Audio for the complimentary ALC!
Thank you to Dennis @scaredstraightreads for the giveaway win of the physical copy!

This book is out now!

This book was alllll over my bookstagram page leading up and after it came out and I made myself prioritize reading it. I just had to see what all this hype was about. I have been trying to explore the horror genre more to find out what I enjoy and between the hype and expanding my reading, I was excited!

This book is such a wild ride from start to finish! Just like with any suspense book, you think it's going to go one way but then the author goes and surprises you! I am not going to get into detail about all the specifics of the book because where is the fun in that. As the description says, the FMC Jess befriends this little boy (we are not provided a name) who is scared of his father. Though some of the moments as a reader you have to suspend reality but the way Cassidy wrote made it all seem SO real since it was real in the reality of the book. Cassidy does provide a list of content warnings in the beginning of the book and to me I did not think it was bad at all. Perhaps my tolerance is high but it felt like just the right amount of gore.

The main point of view is Jess but throughout the book you get to meet different characters and we get their point of view through what is happening. There was a twist that happened that I didn't see coming but I need to read some other spoiler reviews and maybe some podcasts because I have some logistical questions that my brain just can't comprehend.

Helen Laser did such a great job with the narration! She did such a great job with altering her voice to the different characters but especially between our FMC Jess and the little boy. She made the listening experience fun and easy to follow along.

This was my first Nat Cassidy and I definitely would read him again! Plus I think he is local to PA which I love supporting local authors.
I would definitely recommend if you love a fast past thriller that keeps you on your toes with a little gore.