Review: This Story was Begging to Happen
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2013
It was inevitable in this politically correct day and age that eventually someone was going to realize anyone subjected to continual destruction by pitchfork-wielding, torch-bearing peasants is bound to develop a persecution complex.  If a monster always gets mowed down without a chance to give his side of the story, he's definitely going to reach out to those likewise afflicted for assistance.Novels, movies, and television haven't helped.Ms Peterson has cleverly taken all those horror clichés making each club member "monstrous" and transformed them into phobias appearing ridiculous in creatures invented to inspire terror in the hearts of the book-reading, movie-going public.  Truly they are more than human. They bicker among themselves, trade insults, sulk in private, and...fall in love.Club Monstrosity is an original take on the creature-versus-monster hunter theme, written from the monster's point of view. It's clever, tongue-in-cheek entertainment, with a couple of unexpected twists, while pointing out that sometimes those we call monsters aren't the vile creatures we make them out to be. It's a welcome entry to the stories about those supernatural entities we've come to know and love...and perhaps still fear a little.This novel was supplied by the publisher and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.  This is an excerpt taken from the original review as written by me for the New York Journal of Books.