The Wehrwolf

I like the idea behind this one and the message (how easy it is for well-meaning ordinary people to get swept-up into regrettable movements/ideas) it was trying to convey but I think it needed more space to be really effective and that a different setting might have helped it.

More of a 3.25 than an actual 3.

3.5 stars!!!

This was a very interesting depiction of people who think they are doing the right thing actively causing harm to those around them. I haven't loved Alma Katsu's novels but I did enjoy this short story. I enjoyed how the author took something as simple and wellknown as Werewolves and turned it into something new. Unfortunately, I just think her writing just isn't for me so this fell a bit flat.






Thank you to Amazon Original Stories and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.

And the main lesson history has to teach us is that it's easy to slip the skin of humanity and become a monster.

This was absolutely brilliant. So powerful. The layers of metaphor woven into this story were beautifully done and I felt completely transported during this short little piece. This was my first time reading Alma Katsu's work, but it absolutely won't be the last; in fact, it made me immediately want to read more of her books.

What a horrifying reminder of how easily, and how painfully frequently humans become monsters.

✨ Content warnings for: Nazi rhetoric, racism, war, violence, murder, child death (vague), grief

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