Love a nostalgic read and werewolves, PLUS it’s based in Ohio (where I reside) so I had to read it! Aside from grammatical errors-this was a solid story. Loved the take on the curse of werewolves. Very atmospheric throughout. Slow to start, but picks up in the middle! Will definitely look for more from this author!

I enjoyed this style of writing. I loved how you not only got the werewolf, but also the ghosts. This was full of blood and gore which is exactly what I want in a werewolf horror. I definitely had some nostalgia from the 90s slasher style of this book.

I will say that there is some editing that needs to be done on this. I look forward to seeing this do well.

Thank you NetGalley, Bryan Wayne Dull, and Anthropolis Pubishing for allowing me to review.

First I want to thank Netgalley for giving me the chance to read this book!

I love horror and when I saw this was about a town in Ohio I had to read it. As an Ohio resident, it felt like it had to be done.

I enjoyed the supernatural elements in this story and the werewolves. They were interesting in the way that they thought. Less of the person becoming a mindless werewolf machine, more of them attempting to "fight" back against their curse. My favorite part of this book was the apparitions though and how things could feel so real and then not be. I did struggle at the beginning of this book because it took a bit for me to get into it. The action picked up more towards the middle and that ending! I was not expecting the plot twist that was thrown. I can often tell when a story is going to go a certain way and the author really got me this time.

The main reason this was a 3-star read for me and not a 4-star is due to mechanical errors within the story that would stop me in my tracks. There was one point when Valerie was thinking of the wife but instead husband was written, for example. I don't think these errors mean the book isn't worth reading though.

If you love horror and things that go bump in the night you will enjoy this book. I also felt rather nostalgic about the 80s setting of the story. So many toys that I had as a child were included. My husband still has his garbage pail kids cards from when he was Ryan's age. If you remember the 80s and 90s this book will send you on a terrifying trip down memory lane.

I wanted to love this book. The premise was so intriguing. Unfortunately, the writing kept me from being able to get into the story.

ARC Review

This book had a good premise, I really enjoyed the mix of supernatural creatures & being from Ohio, i was intrigued.

With that being said, this book had a lot of grammatical errors. Whether that be due to spelling mistakes, using the wrong word (example: “the” instead of “there” or “an” instead of “and”, etc), forgetting quotations or periods or commas & occasionally using the wrong medical terms. Not to mention there were several times in the story where one character would speak but then the next character would use the wrong characters name or one character would be in the scene but then all of a sudden, a new character took over the scene. It also felt like i was reading a book written by someone who found a thesaurus & wanted to tryout all the complicated similar words besides just a normal one and like they were trying to reach a word count.

I was going to DNF at about 50% but decided to push through. It got a little better with the story picking up, though the grammatical errors kept coming. The “plot twist(s)” were also pretty predictable.

All in all, the story has good bones, if you will, but just needs a good look over to correct the grammar errors & plot issues.

DNF'ing @ 8%. This is why I almost never review anything from independently published or super small press authors – I hate, hate, hate being put in the position of giving a less-than-stellar review. I mean, Stephen King? Whatever. He probably gets a hundred bad reviews every day and laughs over them while rolling around in his millions. Small-time authors are much harder.

But, anyway, I didn't love the writing in this one. I think it has a great premise, and I love me a good werewolf story. It has potential, but (and there's always a but) it needs some editing. Lots of editing. The writing isn't bad, exactly – it's obvious that the author has talent – but it reads more like a college creative writing assignment than a published novel.

I did love Miss Boot-Boots Bittenbacher, though. Leave it to a cat to watch from behind the sofa while you get maimed by a werewolf.

So, yeah, it's gonna be a 2-star rating from me, dawg. Sorry. I'd love to give it another try once it's a bit more polished. Truly.

I wasn't so sure about this book but it proved me wrong. It was pretty good. I am not a huge fan of the cover but oh well.

I had to give up on this book. I read the preface and the writing was horrible.
The author should SHOW the reader what is happening NOT tell what is happening.

I thought that the synopsis was good enough to pique my interest, but the writing leaves a lot to be desired.