Got it from ala, which is why I was able to read so early.
Really enjoyed it, although I felt the sequence in the woods at the beginning was a little longer than it needed to be. ( )

We were indeed a pitiful pair, the monstrumologist and I, bound to each other in ways inexplicable to both of us.

This was both an improvement and a disappointment after book 1.
On one hand, both the doctor and Will Henry are more fleshed out. The two of them have a strange relationship where they cannot be without the other, but love is too big of a word. Will Henry is an adopted son and a bullied assistant, the only person who unconditionally believes in the doctor and the one person who knows his flaws better than anyone. In turn, the doctor feels responsible for the boy but can’t see him as a full person either.
This twisted affection was far better written than in book 1

The plot never truly got my attention. The first book felt like gripping horror and this one like a supernatural detective novel.
“I have devoted myself to the study of them. Capturing or killing them is something I try to avoid.”
“Doesn’t sound as fun.”
“I suppose that depends upon your definition of ‘fun.’”
This pretty much sums up my feelings.
The macabre science made the monsters interesting to me, and the horror was learning what they were and what creepy biological murder weapons they had.
The hunting and mystery were just meh by comparison. ( )

SWEDISH REVIEW

Med står förtjusning gav jag mig i kast att läsa Wendigons förbannelse, uppföljaren till Monstrumologen som jag läste några månader sedan. Jag älskar att läsa gotisk skräck och denna serie har blivit en favorit för min del och jag var nyfiken på vad Doktor Warthrop och Will Henry skulle utsättas för denna gång?

I första boken fick vi lärt känna Doktor Warthrop och Will Henry, deras bakgrundshistoria, varför Will bor och arbetar för Doktor Warthrop. I Wendigons förbannels får vi reda mer om Doktor Warthrop förflutna och jag måste erkänna att jag var förbluffad hur tragiskt hans förflutna är. Just att man fick lära känna honom mer gjorde också at jag kände mer för honom och hans kamp i denna bok at rädda en gammal vän mer akut. Som vanligt lyckas Rick Yancey blanda in skräckelement på ett bra sätt i boken. Jag kände dock inte samma obehag som när jag läste första boken, dock så fanns det en och annan obehaglig scen.

Jag tycker att Wendigons förbannels är en fantastisk bok, så otroligt bra och vackert skriven. Yancey har en förmågan att skriva så att jag kan stanna upp mitt i berättelsen bara för att läsa om en vackert skriven mening. Yancey förmågan att skriva tillsammans med fantasin att komma på en sådan fantastisk historia gör boken så otroligt bra.

Nu vill jag bara säga en sak: Läs denna och den föregående boken. Du kommer inte ångra dig!

Tack till Modernista för recensionsexemplaret!

ENGLISH REVIEW

It was with great delight that I started to read The Curse of the Wendigo, the sequel to Monstrumologist that I read a few months ago. I love to read Gothic horror and this series has become a favorite for me and I was curious to find out what Dr. Warthrop and Will Henry would face this time?

The first book introduced to Dr. Warthrop and Will Henry and we got to learn the basic fact about them, their background history, why Will live and work for Doctor Warthrop. In The Curse of the Wendigo, we learn more about Dr. Warthrop's past and I have to admit I was taken aback by how tragic his past is. I found that getting to know him more also made at I felt more for him and his struggle in this book to save an old friend acuter. As usual, Rick Yancey's manage to add in horror elements in a good way in the book. However, I didn't feel the same discomfort as when I read the first book, but there was the occasional unpleasant scene.

I think The Curse of the Wendigo is an amazing book, so incredibly good and beautifully written. Yancey has an ability to write so that I suddenly have to take a pause up in the middle of the story just to re-read a beautifully written sentence. Yancey ability to write, together with imagination to come up with such a great story makes the book so incredibly good.

Now I just want to say one thing: Read this and the previous book. You will not regret it!

Thanks to Modernista for the review copy!

Read this review and others on A Bookaholic Swede ( )

Read The Monstrumologist...then read this. I am blown away by Yancey's talent and I want to thank him from the bottom of my heart for not assuming teens are stupid. ( )

The Curse of the Wendigo follows the famous monstrumologist Dr.Warthrop and his assistant Will Henry as they try to disprove that monsters exist. This book is an excellent view into the horror genre and leaves the reader hanging at the edge of their seat. This book is also great to use within a science classroom as it details the Scientific Method and how to come to a rational conclusion based on the evidence presented. I also think this book can aid with making observations, as our hard-working scientists try to disprove the existence of monsters. ( )