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A review by precioussantiago
The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P. Ottone
4.0
4.5 Stars for this bad boy!
What an amazing reading experience. This story has all the elements I appreciate in a horror story; relatable characters, family drama, occult and supernatural elements. All encompassing and very entertaining.
Ian and Lola, are a young happily married pair (with great taste in music and band tees). The story sort of kicks off when Lola, a baker with our own catering business delivers an order of sweets to a children's party. With Ian and tow they find their former friends are all in attendance and they immediately feel a bit left out. They are not parents and don't necessarily feel any urgency to start a family, but feelings of nostalgia and overall FOMO push the couple towards parenthood and thats when this story really gets interesting. The pregnancy is rough and the first few years of their sons early years are littered with strange, supernatural events, seemingly a result of the theirs sons ominous personality and strange behavior. Over time Ian and Lola question their decision to become parents and are forced to make tough decisions after a fatal tragedy.
This was a very cinematic read, I absolutely could see this as a film. It was so suspenseful and never a dull moment. I especially adored Lola and Ian, these characters were written so well. They definitely had flaws but they were the sort of quirks that I think most readers would find relatable. This was a book that overall takes a look at the horrors of parenthood, an extreme look, but the story manages to capture the overall essence of the ups and downs of parenthood.
As previously mentioned there were occult supernatural elements that gave Rosemary's Baby vibes. There was also some very creepy imagery in this story that freaked me out. Though a slow burn the story was very well paced and engaging. I would have given it a full 5 star, but I really wanted a lot more in the way of the horror. I also was expecting the story to incorporate more interactions with other parents and their kids. A majority of the story is very contained and not much interaction with other parents, which for me personally is part of the horrors of parenthood-LOL. Overall I highly recommend this book, one of the blurbs on the book calls this "suburban folk horror" and I would definitely agree-if you like modern folk stories set in the suburbs this book is for you.
What an amazing reading experience. This story has all the elements I appreciate in a horror story; relatable characters, family drama, occult and supernatural elements. All encompassing and very entertaining.
Ian and Lola, are a young happily married pair (with great taste in music and band tees). The story sort of kicks off when Lola, a baker with our own catering business delivers an order of sweets to a children's party. With Ian and tow they find their former friends are all in attendance and they immediately feel a bit left out. They are not parents and don't necessarily feel any urgency to start a family, but feelings of nostalgia and overall FOMO push the couple towards parenthood and thats when this story really gets interesting. The pregnancy is rough and the first few years of their sons early years are littered with strange, supernatural events, seemingly a result of the theirs sons ominous personality and strange behavior. Over time Ian and Lola question their decision to become parents and are forced to make tough decisions after a fatal tragedy.
This was a very cinematic read, I absolutely could see this as a film. It was so suspenseful and never a dull moment. I especially adored Lola and Ian, these characters were written so well. They definitely had flaws but they were the sort of quirks that I think most readers would find relatable. This was a book that overall takes a look at the horrors of parenthood, an extreme look, but the story manages to capture the overall essence of the ups and downs of parenthood.
As previously mentioned there were occult supernatural elements that gave Rosemary's Baby vibes. There was also some very creepy imagery in this story that freaked me out. Though a slow burn the story was very well paced and engaging. I would have given it a full 5 star, but I really wanted a lot more in the way of the horror. I also was expecting the story to incorporate more interactions with other parents and their kids. A majority of the story is very contained and not much interaction with other parents, which for me personally is part of the horrors of parenthood-LOL. Overall I highly recommend this book, one of the blurbs on the book calls this "suburban folk horror" and I would definitely agree-if you like modern folk stories set in the suburbs this book is for you.