𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℭ𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔫 𝔒𝔫 𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔶 𝔍𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔣𝔢𝔯 𝔐𝔠𝔐𝔞𝔥o𝔫

“A genre-defying new novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, which brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.

1978: at her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill.

But when she’s home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she’s just Gran—teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love.

Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris—silent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feral—does not behave like a normal girl.

Still, Violet is thrilled to have a new playmate. She and Eric invite Iris to join their Monster Club, where they catalogue all kinds of monsters and dream up ways to defeat them. Before long, Iris begins to come out of her shell.

She and Vi and Eric do everything together: ride their bicycles, go to the drive-in, meet at their clubhouse in secret to hunt monsters. Because, as Vi explains, monsters are everywhere.

2019: Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular podcast Monsters Among Us, is traveling to Vermont, where a young girl has been abducted, and a monster sighting has the town in an uproar. She’s determined to hunt it down, because Lizzy knows better than anyone that monsters are real—and one of them is her very own sister.

The Children on the Hill takes us on a breathless journey to face the primal fears that lurk within us all.

Content notes include Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Animal death, Child death, Confinement.”

B-RANDS REVIEW: 2/5

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The cover alone on this book was very enticing as well as the title of the book. I almost thought of ghosts or creepy little kids. However, that was not the case. It was more experimental and doctors and things like that. I don't want to say that overall the whole book was just not for me because there were good page-turning sections in the book but it was far and in between. I often found myself sleeping and fighting to keep my eyes open when Vi just went on and on about things I felt could've been explained in fewer sentences. It was almost a 'did not finish' book for me but because it picked up around times in the book made me want to finish it. It took me a lot longer than usual as well to finish the book.

*Please remember this is my personal opinion and I invite you to read this book and tell me what you think of this read ;)*

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• NO. They are terrifying and also who thinks like that?!
• They're the future to progressing as humans! We need them!

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