Why read The Vile Thing We Created?

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Lola and Ian had what they thought was the perfect relationship. Vacations. Fine dining. A healthy sex life.

But when their childless lifestyle begins impacting their social lives, they decide to take the natural next step.

But what happens when that next step cracks the perfect foundation Lola and Ian…

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1 author picked The Vile Thing We Created as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Randee Dawn

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I have a few soft spots when it comes to horror book subjects – and homes and wacky kids are among them. Robert Ottone's novel gives me both, in a sense.

A domestic drama that takes a little while to get going, it's about the terror of not being parents and losing your friends – and then the terror of becoming parents and losing your sanity. Ottone isn't afraid to go there with his creepiness and the slow fracturing of what seems like an unbreakable relationship, and he doesn't mind making the titular child in the book a true terror.…

From Randee's 3 favorite reads in 2023.