The book attempts a serious discussion of whether the church truly follows God's will or not, but (a) there is far too much values dissonance.
It's never a good sign when you're thinking of improvements to a book whilst reading it, and there were plenty of improvements to be made, particularly concerning the God element. I think partly because of this, I found myself constantly wondering why there even needed to be a werewolf element, why it wasn't written for an older age group, why it wasn't a thrilling, suspenseful, but realistic view of the terror of the times. While I believe we're leaning into the extreme in censoring what children read and see these days, this book is a lot to take, especially without historical context, and most kids are not going to be learning about witch trials just yet. It's a rather intense read for a kid, with discussions of burning at the stake, the tortures performed in dungeons, drowning, blood spraying, nudity - and the dog dies (none too pleasantly, either). I'm a bit surprised Scholastic sold this. However, I'm sure the religions of the day really would have called any type of person who is occasionally a wolf a werewolf, so my personal terminology preferences aside. One was a personal preference: I don't like portrayals of 'werewolves' that are actually just shapeshifters with a two form limit (Animagi, as J.K.
The writing merits the three stars, but.well, a few things bothered me.
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