Bought this on a whim in January during an online sale, having not previously heard of Jones but of course now his reputation is well-known as a horror author steeped in Native American mythology and diaspora. Mongrels follows a family of werewolves as itinerants throughout the USA, with the main character being a boy that isn't sure if he inherited the werewolf gene from his teenage mother.

This book has a lot of issues I see in contemporary horror and gore: yes, it's horrific, but I don't actually feel many stakes. The constant traveling is autobiographical from Jones' own comments, but I simply was left feeling cold as every character sneered at each other. Spec fic authors: please, please stop having your characters sneer.