In Tiny Wild Things, Danielle M. Wong delivers a compelling, twist-filled narrative that blurs the lines between journalism and personal truth. When Fran, a journalist chasing the scoop of a century, finds herself immersed in a story that feels too strange to be true, she quickly realizes she’s in far deeper than she ever anticipated.

Wong masterfully peels back layers of secrets that not only rattle Fran but also upend the entire trajectory of the investigation. As Fran digs further, the story spirals into a web of revelations that are both shocking and deeply personal, forcing her to confront truths she never expected.

What makes Tiny Wild Things so engaging is its ability to maintain a steady pace of suspense while slowly unraveling the emotional and ethical weight behind the headlines. With rich character development and unexpected turns, this novel keeps readers hooked until the final page. A smart, gripping, and emotionally charged read.

1⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for an advanced copy of Tiny Wild Things.

Fran is a journalist who is given the opportunity to interview a reclusive artist named Jonathan Kramer who has not given an interview in years. She starts receiving messages that he is lying and she needs to get far awat from him.

This was just not my kind of book. The majority of this book was redundant and boring. Then the end picked up a little but the plot was just to ridiculous to believe.

Tiny Wild Things
by Danielle M. Wong
Pub Date: Aug 04 2025

Tiny Wild Things is an utterly gripping psychological thriller with some jaw dropping twists you don't see coming! The biggest twist? The one that hits just before you reach the last page? Absolutely jaw-dropping and completely unexpected! If that doesn't make you want to pick this 5 star book up and start reading it, nothing will!

Synopsis: Journalist Fran Hendrix thinks she’s about to get the scoop of her career. A reclusive artist has chosen her to take his first interview since the tragic death of his wife years before. Not long after arriving at his secluded country estate, Fran receives a shocking anonymous message. He is lying to you. Get out while you can.

But Fran is a journalist. She’s not going anywhere without her story, even when her host refuses to answer her questions while seeming to know things about her life she hasn’t told anyone. When he suggests they go hunting together, Fran sees it as a chance to finally break through his defenses. But alone with him in the wilderness, she starts to question whether the note was right all along – and she should have gotten out while she still had the chance…

Many thanks to #TinyWildThings #NetGalley and #StormPublishing for providing me an E-ARC of this fantastic story!

This is a very dark tale. Fran is invited by a reclusive artist to interview him. He rarely gives interviews, and there is not much known about him. She will traveling to a very isolated place. But sees this as an opportunity to further her career. Yet when she meets Johnathon Kramer, he is reticent to answer questions. And she feels a sense of danger.

So the first part of this book is slow. We get to learn all about Fran's sleeping habits, or lack thereof. There is also a lot of time spent on her dreams. I really didn't know where this was going, especially when we are reminded quite a few times that she really likes tiny wild animals.

The second half of the book takes off at rocket speed. I felt like I started reading a completely different book. The characters in this book are very much on the dysfunctional side. And many of the decisions and choices didn't make sense to me. I get that they were very dysfunctional, but I could not see where any motivation lay that started this whole thing. It does come together towards the end. I will say that the twist at the end really surprised me!

The atmosphere of this book is out of this world. Dark, creepy, overpowering- it exudes this in every scene. In some ways this was a little too dark and violent for me.

I do not think this book was for me- but it has so many higher ratings. So please, if you are interested, read the other reviews!

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing, and Danielle Wong for providing an advanced ARC copy of “Tiny Wild Things”. This book grabs your attention from the very beginning. Danielle has a remarkable ability to crawl into your mind, crafting a thrilling and dark story that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end.

Well this was bloody good!!!! Wow I actually never would have seen this one going where it did. I loved it, wouldn’t change a thing, fantastic!!!

I really enjoyed this thriller Tiny Wild Things. Fran is a journalist sent in to interview reclusive artist Jonathan Kramer. As she sets off to join him at his estate, she isn't allowed any knowledge as to where his property is. She is to basically get on a plane and be escorted to the property without any knowledge of what part of the country she is even in. Once she arrives at the estate though, she finds that her outside communications are very limited as well, since the reception is very random and spotty.
Jonathan is very peculiar and strange. Questions regarding his wife that has passed on seems to be a trigger for him. He wants to interview, but on his own terms in his own way, and he seems to be procrastinating and putting it off. But in the meantime, Fran feels very unsettled in the house. She even feels like she sees a woman in her room at night, though she swears she's locked the door, and she begins to wonder if it's some sort of premonition or foreshadowing of something because the woman she sees standing in her room is her. She's also getting random weird messages to not trust Mr. Kramer and a doll keeps disappearing and reappearing in her room.
The story is very unsettling and gives very creepy vibes with Mr. Kramer seemingly being the catalyst for it all. I didn't see the twist coming at all but then, as if that wasn't enough... the ending had me reeling!!! I didn't expect that at all! If you're looking for something to leave you feeling unsettled and have you looking over your shoulder, give this one a read.

A very good psychological thriller that leaves the reader guessing until the end. A well thought out and constructed plot that provides garrisons tail of family life and deception. Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to ARC this book.

This book makes a hunting trip that feels like a twisted metaphor for vulnerability and power. In the wilderness, truth turns feral.

Fran Hendrix has "always been drawn to tiny, wild things."

Her civilized job as a journalist at SYNC is a part of the veneer of civilization that she wears like a cloak. There are hints of something darker lurking beneath.

An assignment to interview a reclusive artist named Jonathan Kramer is just what Fran needs to open more doors professionally.

Too bad the next week of her life will be full of doors she can't open and a subject who is skittish about being interviewed. What is going on?!

This is a darkly atmospheric story that was too feral for my tastes. Danielle M. Wong tells an extremely unsettling tale. It wasn't for me, but that ending will bring out some extra stars on the rating.

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.

What. A. Wild. Ride. Seriously, you're going to need a moment (or two) to catch your breath after finishing Tiny Wild Things. The most exhilarating roller coaster in the world would be no match for this book in terms of twists and turns. It's actually hard to review this triumphant thriller because I don't want to spoil anything. I can say you will NOT be disappointed. Danielle Wong crafts a masterful tale around a journalist seeking her big break and the world famous artist who could be the interview of a lifetime. I had no idea what direction this book would take after the first few pages but I was captivated from the start. You will be too. So, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride. Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the advance reading copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Tiny Wild Things is a fast paced horror novel that I could not put down! Fran is a journalist who has finally been assigned the interview of her dreams. She gets to travel to an undisclosed location to write about a reclusive and incredibly famous artist. When she arrives, she begins to receive creepy messages, the artist is not very cooperative, but at the same time she is intrigued and feels like there is a story. Well, it’s one crazy story! Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Books for the ARC!

This book is very atmospheric, and creepy and I ate that shh up! I haven't picked up any other books from this author, so this was very new to me, the writing style included, but I fell in love with every part of this book.

Even if the the action picks up towards the end of the book, I wouldn't say this is "just the last 100 pages" that did it for me. I feel like everything was carefully built for the reveal at the end, and without those tiny details throughout the book, it just wouldn't hit the same.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I hope that it will get the hype that it deserves!

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion! Needless to say, as always, all thoughts are my own and I have not been influenced in any way.

Tiny Wild Things by Danielle M. Wong was an entertaining read that I truly enjoyed reading.
A well written story that kept me hooked from the very beginning.
The characters draw you in and keeps you flipping the pages.
I really liked the writing style. I found myself hooked, turning the pages.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this ARC.

Fran Hendrix is going to interview Jobathan Kramer, a recluse artist, and this article will make her career. However, when she arrives at an undisclosed location, Kramer seems to be withholding from Fran. He makes excuses, cuts the interviews short, and rarely answers the questions. Soon, Fran starts to feel creeper out. She starts to see things and can't connect with anyone back home because there is little to no cell service.
Fran is in trouble, and it isn't only from Kramer himself. It seems that there may be someone roaming the hidden halls of Kramer's home. Kramer is lying to Fran, and she is about to find out some horrible things about her family.

Loved the premise, and each revelation is better than the next. I just couldn't help gasp. And the end, now that is the twist of all twists!

Thank you, Netgalley and Storm Publishing, for this ARC. All opinions are entirely my own.

What an opening line! The whole prologue absolutely gripped me.

The entire book I felt completely unsettled. The author has created an eerie, isolated setting where the main character, Fran, while on assignment to get an exclusive interview from reclusive artist Jonathan Kramer, not only is essentially trapped on his secluded estate, but she has no idea where she actually is, and her connection to the outside world is all but cut off due to no signal.

We get a glimpse of Fran struggling with something in her past. It gave depth to her character and made me lean into her story, wanting to know more about her and what had happened.

With the message she receives we see her struggle with trusting her instincts and trying to leave, or staying to get her story and find out the truth.

The interactions she has with Jonathan and his housekeeper Laurel, increase the feelings of unease, turning from unsettling, to haunting, to terrifying.

It's a slow burn psychological thriller but the short chapters really have you flying through the pages. When the twists start dropping, it really picks up and you question everything you thought you knew. I did not see any of it coming and the ending is just perfection!

Perfect for Freida McFadden fans.

Thank you to Storm publishing for this advanced copy

This book is wildly atmospheric, and the author brings Fran, her past, and present to life as if you're right there. The estate she's at, and the desolate woods surrounding it, made me feel unnerved, even though I was reading in bed.

This story moves more slowly in the beginning, with the tension ratcheting up. Fran is initially frustrated with the artist, Jonathan Kramer. He keeps stopping and starting the interview, and one second is forthcoming, and then shuts down the next. But as her time on the estate goes by, she slowly becomes more aware that something is not right. Random text messages from an unknown number, strange sightings in the hallway.

One thing I really enjoyed about this story is it takes aspects of a locked-room popcorn thriller without being entirely one or another. Fran is on a desolate estate, but it's a reclusive artist and she just has spotty cell reception. So it's a little locked room, but it's not to the point where it's predictable. The last third of the book is insane.

This story is really a mix of a slow-burn, but also a popcorn thriller. I normally don't enjoy those, but I think it works here because the twists are nuts. Like insanely crazy. If you're looking for a book to make you feel creeped out, and then driving in wild twists, you should read this.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this advanced copy. This was a creepy one!
I did like the way it is written and how the characters are described. I got lost in the middle but then it was back to be very suspenseful!

2.75 stars

This book is like an entire season of Riverdale condensed into 270 pages. As an ardent lover of truly preposterous thrillers, I had to think long and hard why it didn't really work for me. Ultimately, it was the lack of internal consistency where Tiny Wild Things fell short. I can roll with a million choices that are unhinged from a reader's perspective, as long as they make sense to the characters. The motivations in this - when there were any beyond 'lunacy' - didn't ring true.

It didn't help that this is very much a book of two halves. The first is a psychological thriller in the vein of AJ Finn. It's a slow, sloooow burn where we spend more time with Fran tossing and turning restlessly in bed than the plot progressing. The second half is a balls to the wall, lightening speed action thriller worthy of Harlan Coben. While both were fine, the transition between them was unconvincing and probably the weakest section.

I wish I could have bought into this story more. Even in the scenes that had me on the edge of my seat, I wasn't invested in the outcome.

Thanks to Storm Publishing for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing, and Danielle M. Wong for the advanced copy of this book.

I’m giving this book a 3.5/5.

The beginning was very slow, I almost DNF’d it because the story kept repeating itself and became confusing at times. The very ending was completely unexpected.

The author really knows how to write characters that feel unhinged. Some of them had me questioning their sanity!

The setting was a highlight for me. I always love a giant, creepy mansion in the middle of nowhere, it really set the mood. My personal guess for the location was the state of Maine.