Lata's Reviews > Mongrels

Not a plot-driven novel. Rather, it's a series of vignettes ranging over several years, related by the main character, who is part of a family of werewolves. Though, really, the main character is waiting to go through his first change into a werewolf. In the meantime, he, his aunt Libby and Uncle Darren move constantly, always trying to find a place to make some money and stay under the radar and safe. The three live on the edges of whatever small town they're in, and the main character spends much of the book cataloguing werewolf behaviour, while he waits and wonders why he hasn't turned yet. I hadn't realized before I began reading that there would not be much plot, so was a little frustrated by this. On the other hand, there is plenty of character stuff in this book, and an interesting and violent take on werewolf families and behaviours.