Rachel Harrison shows what happens going from human to
werewolf in a modern world:
Rory never wanted to return to her hometown, she thought she had put the place behind her and the memories along with it. But her twin sister Scarlett is pregnant and wanting her help as she is now estranged from the babies father. For Scarlett Rory would do anything. While on a night out, Rory runs into an old friend who has always had feelings for her and Rory thinks what if? While driving home that night she hits a large animal with her vehicle. When she goes out to investigate suddenly Rory is now the prey and finds herself in the woods and bitten. When Rory wakes up in the hospital, she is happy to be alive but things do not feel right. She's changing, changing into something else, something new, something that shouldn't exist.
I was not sure what to expect with this book as i have not
Harrison before. I will say that in order to enjoy this book you need to like
books that are more character driven than plot driven. This book is very much
an exploration of Rory coming to terms of now being a werewolf and what that
entails, the good, the bad and the downright ugly. I appreciate that Harrison
did not make being a werewolf glamorous (other than some amazing hair and super
strength). Rory's transformation is pretty gory, with just enough description
of being disturbing and have you cringe a bit here and there. Also what happens
after the night of the full moon is not fun either.
Rory is reluctantly back in a town that she does not make a
habit of visiting and basically tells everyone she fled this place for something
more. Rory is trying to not only figure out herself but also this new self that
she is at and I cannot think of a worst time to start dating. Trying to date in
regular life is hard enough, then trying to do it after being bitten by a
werewolf adds a whole new level. But Rory handles it as well as I think all of
us would, panicking and binge eating certain foods (though in Rory's case it is
A Lot of Protein).
Not sure if it was just me but i liked the juxtaposition
between Rory becoming a werewolf and Scarlett being pregnant, as both were
stating the same things about changing bodies and their bodies feeling like
they don’t belong to them anymore. Only for Scarlett, she will no longer be
pregnant as some point, but still her life and body will be forever changed.
I was also able to figure out who the werewolf was / who
bit Rory.
This was a good read and i enjoyed going along with Rory as
she tries to figure out how to be a werewolf in the modern world. I would read
another book by Harrison.
Enjoy!!!
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