Werewolf Hamlet is a touching, funny, and heartfelt middle-grade novel that balances family drama with a love of theater. Angus, the quirky 10-year-old protagonist, is impossible not to root for as he quotes Shakespeare and works on his 5th grade project: staging a werewolf version of Hamlet. The real heart of the story, though, is Angus's relationship with his troubled older brother Liam, whose unpredictable behavior feels as wild as a werewolf’s mood swings. The family dynamics are handled sensitively, making the story both relatable and full of emotion. It's definitely perfect for readers who enjoy books like Better Nate Than Ever that mix humor with deeper themes.

This is the adventurous story of a little kid Angus who quotes Shakespeare and has little to no idea why his seventeen year old older brother Liam is snarky all the time. He is struggling with the tension in his family regarding his parents, his older sister Hannah getting fed up with them all and a little sister who doesn’t understand anything yet.

He has this entire responsibility upon him to fix things as he can when his brother goes missing and has to stage his play “Werewolf Hamlet”. This plays a huge role in fixing the gap between him and his brother.

I find the notes in between (text messages between him and Liam) quite endearing and adorable!

The parents are little crazy and too busy which I can understand with four kids. But yes it gets a bit too much in the story now and then.

But yes all’s well that ends well!

The writing is good, fast paced with amazing character development.

Thank you, Charlesbridge Moves, for the ARC.