It’s only early April and this is the second T. Kingfisher book I’ve read this year. It’s always a good time to be a T. Kingfisher fan. Wolf Worm is especially gruesome, and if you have a fear of bugs and creepy crawly things, you should absolutely give this one a miss.
Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator, and goes to work for reclusive academic Dr. Halder to help document his vast collection of bugs. Unsurprisingly, there is more to Dr. Halder than a surface weirdness. His housekeeper and her husband seem to know a lot more than they let on, and when Sonia starts investigating for herself, she finds something incredibly horrific.
Kingfisher fans will not be disappointed with Wolf Worm; it contains all the things we’ve grown to expect and love. A snarky, smart female protagonist who gets in over her head, a pet, and paranormal nightmarish imagery.
Accomplished and prolific voice artist Mary Robinette Kowal does an incredible performance of the audiobook; she captures every character so well. I remembered her expert narration from Kingfisher’s novel, A House with Good Bones.
As a lover of horror, and someone who is not easily scared, I cannot emphasize enough just how uncomfortable this book made me. “Unimaginable horrors” doesn’t even begin to cover it. But I mean this as a compliment; don’t let it put you off.
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