Genuinely one of the most interesting interpretations of werewolves/shape-shifters I've ever read. Das manages to imbue a true sense of inhumanism into his narrative – the way the shifters are portrayed, and how they view the world and themselves, is so completely distanced from anything familiarly human.

The gore, too, is strangely abstract; this is not a negative. Das' use of dreamscape horror is effective in both enrapturing you within these blood-stained scenes while not not scaring away potential readers who are squirmish. His horror is surreal and lyrical.

The juxtaposition between the human element of queerness and its inhuman counterpart was interesting to see play out. I don't really have anything else to add without giving major spoilers, but I really enjoyed how these themes were handled and interwoven with one another.