There is something so old-fashioned about this book that makes me think of the 90s grunge horror novels I used to love, by authors like Annette Curtis Klause and Kathe Koja and Tanith Lee. A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is a queer werewolf romance between a wolf and the blood witch who loves her. I loved the mythology, and the way that Black identity was interwoven into the story, as well as the way that sex was portrayed as this beautiful, primeval thing. Shiloh Sloane did the same thing with THEN, EARTH SWALLOWED OCEAN, and I think readers who loved the feral violence of that book will love this.
This book was more character-driven than it was focused on plot, which is not my personal preference, but works here because the characters are both interesting and complex and it's fun to see them falling in love. I was kind of hoping for more of the lore, or a twist involving the witch's blessing that made the wolves shape-changers in the first place, and also maybe reasons about why some of the wolves choose to live as wolves rather than humans. The ending was also a little abrupt and left me wanting more. I hope this author explores more of this world they built. They're very talented.
3 to 3.5 out of 5 stars
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