Strange New Moons

Review of Strange New Moons

Strange New Moons is an anthology of a collection of werewolf stories that features the following authors: Somer Canon, Simon Clark, Matthew R. Davis, Kayleigh Dobbs, John Durgin, Amanda Headlee, Stephen Kozeniewski, Tim Lebbon, Keawe Melina Patrick, Rebecca Rowland, Mary SanGiovanni, EJ Sidle, Rose Strickman

Author: Kayleigh Dobbs, Stephen Kozeniewski, Simon Clark, Tim Lebbon, John Durgin, EJ Sildle, Matthew R Davis, Somer Canon, Rose Strickman
Title: Strange New Moons
Published On: 1/27/25
Publisher: French Press Publishing
Pages: 233
Genres: Paranormal, Werewolfs
Format: eARC

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

SYNOPSIS

You can hardly swing a dismembered deer carcass these days without hitting a “No vampires, no zombies, and no werewolves” sign on an anthology.

Well, to that we say “Pshaw!” And also, “Awooo!”

Because what readers really don’t like are dull werewolf stories. So, we tasked the horror community with writing the weirdest, wildest, most creative, utterly bonkers tails (ha!) of lycanthropic lunacy possible.

And did they ever deliver! Wait until you read:

- a brutal, boneshattering peek at the kind of “dogfights” the super-wealthy watch to amuse themselves

- a story of two inquisitive city employees trying to find out who (or what!) keeps pooping on a local landmark

- a ride along with a delusional cop trying to prevent the total werewolf apocalypse. Werepocalypse!

Plus werewolf Frankenstein! And werewolves in space! This book is all gore and no bore.

With a lineup running the gamut from brand, spanking new cubs to heavyweight timber alphas, you’d have to be the weakest elk in the herd not to slobber all over…

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the werewolf genre. Unlike other werewolf books, movies, or stories I’ve encountered in the past, this collection offers a series of unique and captivating tales about werewolf characters. In particular, I appreciated the wolf icons scattered throughout the pages, which added a nice thematic touch.

However, the only aspect I found slightly frustrating was that some stories felt as though they began in the middle of a narrative, while others ended abruptly, leaving me curious and wanting to know more. Despite this, one story that stood out to me the most was It’s All for the Best, Sweetie by Rose Strickman. I was especially fascinated by the way this story unfolded through letters from a grandmother to her granddaughter, and it felt like a creative spin on the classic Red Riding Hood tale. Additionally, the fact that the story concluded with a police report added a fun and unexpected twist. I would have loved it even more if the book had included letters from the granddaughter back to the grandmother, as this story truly left me wanting more.