Books from the Backlog #395

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

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This week’s neglected book

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Narrator: Helen Laser, Nat Cassidy
Published by Macmillan Audio on April 22, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Horror
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Pages: 304
Source: Publisher
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Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality.

A USA Today bestseller!
ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!
Best Horror of 2025—Men's Health, Vulture
Editors' Pick—Page Six

“Get your claws into this one, horror fiends. It's terrific. . . . Sink your teeth into a classic.”—Stephen King

“A crazy-good, balls-to-the-wall horror novel . . . it’s full throttle from the first pages.” —Joe Hill

“This is the kind of great, big, epic horror novel we got back in the '80s that came out swinging for the fences and left everything on the field. Welcome back, you shaggy, bloody monster of a book!” —Grady Hendrix

Best Books of 2025—Vulture
The 25 Best and Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025—Men's Health
Most Anticipated Horror of 2025—Paste Magazine, LitHub

One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.

As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.

And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.

Other Books by Nat Cassidy
Mary, an Awakening of Terror
Nestlings

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Why did I add When the Wolf Comes Home to my bookshelf?

This is a relatively new book, but one that I’m surprised I haven’t read yet. This book seems like one that I will really love, and I have been in the mood for a lot of horror lately. We were talking about books at the library recently (what a shock), and a co-worker recommended it to me. I think that it might be a sign that it is time to brush the dust off of this one.

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?

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