Werecat: The Rearing, by Andrew J. Peters

[Ulysses]

Werecat (Book 1, The Rearing)
Andrew J. Peters
Vagabondage Press 2013
Four stars

There is something oddly hurried about Andrew J. Peters’ “Werecat: The Rearing.” It is a novella, part of a series, about Jackson Dowd, known as Jacks, who, on a college break, becomes entangled with a mysterious loner in Montreal named Benoit. The ultimate struggle between Jacks and Benoit once Benoit’s true nature is revealed is double-edged: Jacks must decide if his love for Benoit is more important than keeping his own humanity intact.

It is fast-paced, and while the writing is rather spare, there is enough there to give the reader a good visual image of what’s happening and where. Despite some creative vocabulary choices that had me scratching my head, the story pulled me along like a well-edited television episode.

The ending clearly requires a next book, although it is not technically a cliffhanger (which I appreciate). Whatever my reservations might be, I’ve already bought the second book. I had to find out what happens next.

[Andrew]

Hi Ulysses - Many thanks for taking the time to read and review the book! Just FYI, it's not self-published. The publisher is Vagabondage Press: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Ulysses]

Oops...I'll correct that!