One thing that I really appreciated about this novel and was rather refreshing is that after the narrator, Rory, gets bit by a werewolf, she doesn’t spend weeks denying the idea of the supernatural. From the beginning, she acknowledges that she was bitten by a monster, even if she tells everyone it was a bear because she doesn’t want people to think she is crazy. Based on her new cravings and other changes, she quickly puts it together with werewolf. She still doesn’t totally believe it until the full moon, but this isn’t one of those novels where the reader spends half the time yelling at the character, “it’s a vampire/werewolf/etc. – I know it’s unbelievable but you are in a supernatural novel so I need you to catch up.”
Now, that isn’t to say that Rory deals perfectly with the changes – she is a mess but it’s not only the werewolf thing. She is back in the hometown she escaped to help her sister with her pregnancy and she is confronting some past trauma. Additionally, as much as she loves her twin, something about their relationship doesn’t feel quite right and she’s not sure what to do.
Also, after all this time avoiding serious relationships, she might be falling for one of her best friends from high school who has had feelings for her forever. Rory just has a lot going on so throwing anger management issues and erratic behavior on top of already complicated life stuff isn’t helping anything at all.
I enjoyed this one: it was a good genre blend between horror/comedy/romance and I’ll definitely check out this author again. But I guess it also wasn’t totally what I wanted? Honestly no matter how well-written or engaging, I sometimes struggle with novels where the main character is wrecking their life so as a result I liked this but didn’t love it. 3 stars but definitely still worth a read!
