Moonsick, Tom ODonnell
Moonsick, Tom ODonnell
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Moonsick

Author: Tom O'Donnell

Narrator: Ellie Gossage

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vibrance Press

Published: 11/25/2025


Synopsis

Scream meets Stephen King in this fast paced debut YA horror novel about a girl trying to survive a world where becoming a werewolf is a contagious disease.

High school senior Heidi Mills seemingly has it all: a charming (arrogant) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, not yet). With her mom and stepdad away on vacation, she’s going to host a rager at their mansion to celebrate the end of high school.

The party is tomorrow. But the full moon is tonight―when the worldwide werewolf epidemic that has run rampant for the past few years turns deadly, and the infected transform into beasts.

Safe in her home, with its state-of-the-art lockdown system to keep the monsters out, Heidi expects to wait out the night. But when two intruders show up to rob what they think will be an empty home, the life of privilege, ease, and safety that Heidi has taken for granted comes crashing down. Suddenly exposed to the realities of this virus and the way that the rest of the world has been living all this time, Heidi embarks on a dark adventure accompanied by the mysterious--but intriguing--boy who broke into her house. As she fights to survive the underbelly of a post-pandemic society, she'll learn that not all monsters have fangs.

With flourishes of Wes Craven and The Purge, this comedic horror novel is perfect for fans Grady Hendrix, Adam Cesare, and things that go bump in the night.

About Tom O'Donnell

Tom O’Donnell is the author of the Hamstersaurus Rex series as well as Space Rocks and its sequel, Space Rocks 2: For the Love of Gelo! He has written for the New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and the show TripTank on Comedy Central. His comic strips have been featured in the New York Press and the Village Voice. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. Read more at www.tomisokay.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on July 01, 2025

Creepy and thought provoking, Moonsick takes place when there is a worldwide werewolf epidemic! Everyone is aware of the existence of werewolves and how this epidemic can spread easily. Those who are infected will turn into, you guessed it, werewolves. They will then be hunted while the uninfected w......more

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on September 09, 2025

Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell Horror NetGalley eARC Pub Date: Sept 23, 2025 St. Martin's Press Ages: 18+ Heidi is a senior in high school and is waiting for her acceptance letter to Harvard, but when her parents are on vacation, Heidi goes to bed in her state-of-the-art home located in a gated community, think......more

Goodreads review by Pamela Jo on August 01, 2025

This was great!! A virus turns people into werewolves, the government created task forces to find a cure (or not), to full out eliminate the werewolves on the nights of the full moon by any means necessary, enforcing curfews and lock downs, putting infected into quarantine camps. This storyline has......more

Goodreads review by Emily on July 24, 2025

I don’t know about the Scream comparison, and I’ve never read Stephen King, but Moonsick hits like a silver bullet. It's a fast, fun, blood-slicked YA thriller with some sharp teeth and surprising depth. It’s messy, chaotic, and honestly? A blast. The setup is simple: a full moon, a high-tech mansion......more

Goodreads review by Aileen on July 04, 2025

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was a super fun read for me. Story had you hooked within the first couple of chapters and didn’t want to put it down. Well told coming of age story werewolves style. Was also relatable when it came to the pandemic. Would recomme......more