Y’all. I can’t stop won’t stop with T. Kingfisher whether she is doing horror, or romance, or a little of both maybe, or fairy tale retellings, or whatever.
Thank you to the author, as well as Tor via NetGalley for the review copy.
Sonia Wilson is a talented scientific illustrator—but she is only able to follow her dream because of her father’s reputation as a renowned scientist. Such is the lot in life for a woman in science in 1899. And after his death, she is left without work, prospects, or hope.
So when the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use.
Once there though, she encounters dark happenings in the Carolina woods, and even darker questions come to light, like what happened to her predecessor? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”
With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder’s entomological studies have taken him down a twisted road. His ground-breaking discoveries come with a cost—one that Halder is paying with human flesh.
If Sonia can’t find a way to stop the monstrosity, she may be next under the knife.
Y’all, I went into this book knowing exactly what a wolf worm is and insects like that are my actual nightmare so, this says a lot about how much I enjoy T. Kingfisher books.
Wolf Worm is the story of Sonia Wilson. It’s 1899 and Sonia has found work as a scientific illustrator for Dr. Halder, a reclusive entomological expert who needs her to illustrate his huge collection of insects. While she is settling in, she notices that strange things are happening in the woods. Chickens are going missing, animals are acting strangely, and the locals are whispering about ‘blood thiefs’ which are… what? On top of that, Sonia is obviously replacing another illustrator and nobody will explain what happened to them. Curious as she is, Sonia does a little investigating… and what she finds out is more than a little strange.
While this wasn’t my favorite T. Kingfisher book, I will admit I liked it a lot more than I expected to (the actual nightmare thing and all). I found Sonia a likable character, and I hoped that she would figure out just what horrible nonsense Halder was up to. I didn’t really see the twist coming, and I thought that it was a really unique way to introduce… what it did.
All told, I thought this was another banger from T. Kingfisher. Not my favorite, as I said, but still one that I picked up and finished on the same day. I’ll just keep on reading her books until the end of time. 4/5 stars!~
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