Brood
Chase Novak
Little, Brown/Mulholland, Oct 7 2014, $26.00
ISBN 9780316228008
Manhattan residents Alex and Leslie Twisden lived
a great lifestyle until they went to Slovenia for illegal fertility treatments. The procedure worked and they had twins
Alice and Adam, but also turned the nice couple into malevolent ogres (see
Breed).
Moving into the renovated Upper East Side townhouse that Alex and Leslie
turned into a monstrosity, antiques dealer Cynthia Kramer becomes guardian to
her troubled niece and nephew. She hopes
to nurture them into a good mental state through love. However, the youngsters fear puberty will
make them a chip off the cannibalistic block and especially do not want to harm
their caring aunt. Alice and Adam flee
to Central Park where evil greets them with a scheme to use the siblings.
The efforts to prevent what seems inevitable turn
this sequel into an exciting urban horror though Mother Cynthia’s constant
anxiety panic
attacks detract from an otherwise electrifying family drama. With a stunning climax to an overall tense
tale (mainly when the twins rule the storyline), this is a winning read particularly
when the Twisden brother and sister invade Central Park.
Harriet Klausner
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