Thank you to netgalley I received this as an ARC. I enjoyed it. It was good solid read. Solid 3.5 Stars for me!

If you walked past Afton, you wouldn’t notice her. Small in stature, fragile looking and a librarian. But you wouldn’t know that she had murderous thoughts and wanted to right a wrong.
Was she a psychopath, that was the question that kept bothering Afton, she wanted to kill but she also wanted to do right. Not having much family, she kept herself to herself. But when a man has got off with rape several times she knew that she needed to kill. With the help of Animus Afton her alter ego, her dark side was making an appearance. But as she was watching the rapist, someone was watching her.
This was a quick read, that kept you guessing will she wont she. As the story continues we get to learn her secret that she has kept even from her brother. The story intensives as Afton gets ready for the kill and I found myself reading faster. The man in shadow adds mystery and as the story continues I hope that I get to learn more about him and whilst I can guess his connection to Afton, I would like to know if I am correct. This story does have a few comedy moments and I did laugh when Afton and Kim get their own back on the teenage boy that wrecked the library books.
I did learn something whilst reading this. The story is set in Wakefield and as I live in the UK I just presumed that it was set there. It was not till Afton mention dollars that I had to stop, check the author’s bio and I soon realised that it was set in Canada
This story does finish on a cliff-hanger and I hope that I do not have to wait to long for book 2.

First of all, thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for sending me this book to review.

'Go Home, Afton' was not at all what I was expecting from having read the synopsis! It was very surprising and even more refreshing, and I'm not sure if it was intended, but I found it to be a rather humoring read.

The main character, Afton, is a librarian in a small town, one who deals mostly with children at that, but she is nothing you would typically expect of a small-town librarian. She is not - as she says herself - "girly" nor is she very scared of getting things done her way. She has an imaginary "twin" who presses her to kill literally every person she comes across - honestly, understandable, if I may say so (which is weird, I know). She also has a stalker who seems to be linked to her past and who also gets quite dangerous as the story progresses. But even in all this mess, Afton is a character that I found funny and relatable to and sympathy for. I even found myself liking her imaginary twin, Animus, despite her urges for Afton to murder someone.

The writing was not at all boring, it kept you interested in what was going to happen next and the story proceeded at a good pace, so it stretched out nicely but without getting too dragging. I really liked the nice moments what were not exactly related to the basic storyline, like Afton's work and her relationship with her brother and Kim, and Neil was so adorable too but I feel a mystery surrounding him, which hopefully gets cleared up soon.

My only hiccups were when Afton commented on Jared's running prowess by saying "you run like a girl". That coming from another girl annoyed me a tad bit. And also, that cliffhanger. I do not like cliffhangers, which means I need the next part already haha.

Written in the first person, Welcome Home Afton starts out with an egotistical narrator who appears to lack a sympathy or empathy from the reader. As this is a personal review, this maybe that I couldn’t really connect with the main character which may have been one of the reasons I personally didn’t get on with the book that well.

I will continue writing about what worked for me. The plot is interesting and with the different gender switch, adds a different twist to the norm. The story meanders but does have high and low points which carries the novel forward to its conclusion.

The novel does build to a crescendo but as this is the first of the series, it feels slightly unfinished which can be a little off putting as the story only feels like a part of the story and doesn’t feel complete. As this is a novella, it may have been worth putting two volumes together to give a more complete version. From my understanding, the subsequent sequels should be out in a matter of months.

The plot moves at a brisk place and some of the characters are not fully formed but give fodder for the main character. Afton is an interesting character that works on a personality curve based on contradictions. At times, her voice grinds slightly against the nerves through her thought process which comes across as maniacal instead of a voice of reason.

Overall, there is a lot of interest here for people who have the patience for this and there is a lot of interesting twists and turns within its narrative. Unfortunately as I had difficulty getting along with the main character and as it is written in the first person, this book wasn’t particularly for me. For the right audience, I am sure this will a pleasing start for a new series.

Loved the fact that the killer was a woman... after all, we can be just as evil as men; maybe more so when there's unrequited love involved. This "heroine" doesn't disappoint, delivering plenty of deadly deeds for our reading enjoyment from beginning to end. Want to stay awake all night with the lights on? Then this is the book for you! Definitely recommended.

In the beginning of the story the main character was a bit off putting but as I got into this part of the serial book I really began to understand what made her tick and it made me want to keep reading faster to see where she went next. I wish that the whole book was in one piece but I will be patient. I will say this to some....There is a constant flow of harsh language and cursing which some people might not appreciate but I would rather have this than non-stop unnecessary sexual scenes.

Meet Afton Morrison. She's a female psychopathic vegetarian librarian who has a thirst for violence and craves the thought of taking a human life. She also has a pet goldfish.

She knows the difference between right and wrong; she just chooses to draw the line differently than most people. She talks to an imaginary version of herself ..... and someone she calls "The Man In The Shadows' who seems to be following her. The thing is .. she doesn't know if he's real or not.

Afton is certainly a unique kind of anti-heroine. She's really likable but really strange, too. She dislikes children, yet she is the child librarian who reads during story hour, arranges art products, and treats the children kindly. It's the mothers she doesn't care for.

Afton is on a mission. She promised her dying mother that she would do good in the world. So she's decided that killing those who have escaped justice her good deeds. And she's starting with Kenneth Pritchard, who has been charged numerous times with assaulting women. Lack of proof or evidence has allowed him to remain uncharged for any of his crimes.

She wants her first killing to go off without a hitch .... but things don't exactly go off as planned.

This story is full of twists and turns and lots of action. Being a novella, it's a fast read. Warning --- this is part 1 of 4 part series. There is a cliff hanger ... but you won't have to wait long between books. Book 2 will be available 8/7/18 -- Book 3 available 9/17/48 -- and Book 4 available 10/29/18.

Many thanks to the author and Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this novella. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.