When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy: a poignant thriller, this book is must-read weird fiction, and a fast-paced, genre-smashing classic.

Fans of great horror, fantasy, and literary fiction will not want to miss this one.

Dare I mention Ray Bradbury?

“As if the universe chose that moment to come alive for them and tell them there was nothing to worry about. As if it knew their names.”
― Nat Cassidy, When the Wolf Comes Home

Cassidy builds on accessible page-turning genre fiction and establishes endearing characters that you would give an eye to, just to see that they are okay (see what I did there?).

The boy becomes our adopted son and our endearing friend met during the hardest of times.

The following book review of When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy will be Spoiler-free.

I cannot understate how difficult it is to write a realistic five-year-old that you fall in love with, as if they were your own child in trouble.

And make no mistake, terrible trouble is following this runaway boy and leaves behind a slew of bloody wrecks that used to be bodies.

This is not a spoiler as it is touched on in the novel’s description: the boy can turn his every fear into reality.

This power is unnerving, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.

Two favorite trailblazing books of mine – two cornerstones of contemporary fiction – reverberate in my head while reading When the Wolf Comes Home: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Stephen King’s Firestarter.

This brilliant modern fairy tale soars to innovative heights while remaining grounded in two GREAT protagonists the reader cares deeply for: Jess and the boy.

The young woman, a failing actress with a heart of gold, and big time father issues, is also a brilliant, likable character you root for wholeheartedly.

This is one of the best books I have read this year.

If you love Ray Bradbury or Richard Matheson, do as the King says: “Sink your teeth into a classic.” —Stephen King

“The wolf lets out a tremendous, world-splitting roar. The stench is appalling: rot and decay and the promise of ruined flesh.”
― Nat Cassidy, When the Wolf Comes Home

We reviewed Nat Cassidy’s Mary too and it is also phenomenal.

The Forgotten Fiction Grade: YEA (read it!)!

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“When the Wolf Comes Home By Nat Cassidy: A Poignant Thriller” Was Written By R.J. Huneke.