Thursday, May 9, 2013

Club Monstrosity by Jesse Petersen, 180 pages



Natalie is what you’d call a “traditional” monster. She is a creation of Dr. Frankenstein, and she’s been chased by torch carrying mobs, but she’d be more than content to live a quiet, peaceful life, and is perfectly capable of stringing more than two words together, unlike the portrayals by books and movies over the years. Natalie gets together every week with other NYC monsters in a support group, to help them deal with their erroneous portrayals, ways of coping and survival methods to keep the average human from discovering who they are. Along with a wolfman, mummy, swamp creature, vampire, and other creatures, Natalie starts to investigate when members of their group start dying like their books. Maybe it’s time for Natalie to get her monster on after all.
Jesse Petersen is known for her outstandingly funny zombie books, now she takes on the monster genre with her same sense of wickedly delightful humor. Throw in some sexy seduction scenes with a wolfish anti-hero, and “Club Monstrosity” is a book you’ll hate to put down. For anyone who feels that the zombie scene may be getting played out, Jesse Petersen’s take on monsters promises a whole new series with just as much action and laughter. The only hard thing will be waiting for the next book.

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