Mongrels
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I usually hate coming-of-age novels.
But, clocking in at around 80,000 words, Mongrels is a novel that comes head-strong with teeth and claws and doesn’t let go, leaving readers to wrestle with its raw, bloody beauty long after the last word. Stephen Graham Jones crafts a story that’s as wonderfully feral as it is poignant, dragging readers through the dusty backroads of America alongside a family of werewolves who are as much outcasts by their nature as by their indigenous heritage. It’s a tale that’s equal parts a gritty bildungsroman and a visceral reimagining of the werewolf myth, steeped in themes of identity, survival, and belonging.