Well, I'm feeling like the wool was pulled over my eyes, and not in a good way. For those thinking this is a new release by Malerman, this is actually a rerelease of a 2019 limited edition book called On This, the Day of the Pig. I won't be rating this publicly, as I couldn't get past the first chapter knowing this isn't what I thought I had signed up for, but if telepathic and psychotic pigs are your thing, then give this a try. (3 star rating is for NetGalley purposes only)

I'm feeling a little bit duped here if I'm being honest. I was so excited to see Malerman had a new book out and the synopsis while vague was so intriguing. I was expecting something sinister and creepy. So when I cracked open this arc imagine my surprise when I realized this is a re-released book under a new title. The old title was "On This, the Day of the Pig" and had it kept that title and cover I would have NEVER requested this. Again, I wanted a sinister and creepy reading experience but what I got was a telepathic and psychopathic PIG. That's right, a killer pig. Ugh. Most mornings I wake up excited to get reading but this morning, with the idea of picking this up again, I decided I just couldn't do it. Reading 37% of this is an accomplishment as far as I'm concerned. This doesn't even come close to the genius that Bird Box was. I wouldn't even have guessed that they were the same author. There is plenty of blood, guts, and gore if that's your thing then give it a try but I couldn't possibly recommend this to anyone. 1 star!

Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for my copy.

I had read one other book by this author, Josh Malerman. That was entitiled, Unbury Carol and it was brilliant. This one did not even seem like it was written by the same author. The story did not hold together well and the characters were not well defined, not even the pigs. It was hard to tell what was going on and this book seemed like a campfire story. I was very disappointed. Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to have the arc of this book.

Josh Malerman is an original voice for sure. I didn't get to read this book under its original title and release, so I was very much looking forward to it. I have to say, although it's a decent, quirky story, I didn't enjoy it as much as his other books I've read. Maybe it was just the timing or my expectations were different, but it failed to leave me wanting more like his previous books have. Definitely worth a read but just not the caliber of his other books on my opinion.

A rebranding of Malerman's, On This, the Day of the Pig. I wasn't a big fan of this book about a murderous pig when I first read it years ago and I'm afraid my opinion hasn't changed. This would appear to be an attempt to capitalize on the success of Bird Box