“The Only Child”
Written by Andrew Pyper
Review written by Diana
Iozzia
“The Only Child” is very reminiscent of horror classics
that I have read thus far in my life. It takes inspiration from “The Strange
Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, “Frankenstein”, and “Dracula”. Andrew
Pyper has created a horror classic, and it’s only a few months old.
We read about our main character, Lily, a criminal
psychologist who isn’t living a very happy adult life. She talks about her lack
of sexual interest, her drinking, and she seems to choke it up to her childhood
tragedies. She meets her newest client, who tells her that he is the monster
who inspired the classic stories I’ve mentioned above. He also tells her that
he is her father.
This is a whirlwind of a tale. Pyper has created a new
monster, that is unlike other monsters I’ve read before, but exactly like other
monsters. Without any further detail, (I feel I may spoil this), this is one of
the best monster horror books I’ve read in a very long time. I am a longtime
fan of Stephen King, who often makes his humans the monsters, but Andrew Pyper
makes his monsters very human.
This is a brilliant read, but there are some duller
parts. The opening chapters are very reminiscent of the beginning of “The
Silence of the Lambs”. I liked drawing the comparison, but it’s very obvious
and not that thrilling. The last quarter of the book, including the climax, was
very thrilling, and I couldn’t stop reading. However, I can’t lie and say the
rest of the book was one where I couldn’t put the book down. I could, but when
I picked it back up, I was happy to jump right back in.
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