A review by kodi_rae
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An intriguing addition to werewolf canon centering on a Native family and a coming-of-age tale. I loved the underlying themes of class, race, family trauma, all while centering Indigenous perspectives. The chapters go back and forth in time which I personally found a little hard to track, but it didn't prohibit me from enjoying the story. Take note that it is fairly bloody/gorey so I'd avoid if that's something you have a harder time with.