A Cosmology of Monsters Review

 A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill Review

   

    I was pleasantly surprised by both the style and feel of this story. I had gone in with certain ideas based on the description on the back of the jacket. It proved a far more complex and nuanced story than I had expected. The story is told by the youngest child of the Turner family, baby Noah, relaying the events told to him from before his birth and then his own experiences until the story's conclusion. This is not your typical monster story, it veers away from many of the typical tropes and reveals something fresh and new. It is a horror story that unwinds slowly and with a softness to it that seemed unusual for the genre, or at least in my experience of it. This is cosmic horror and has some of the strange and unusual creatures that populate the genre but in a fashion, I did not see coming. Noah is a sympathetic character who often makes poor choices but in the end, makes the only one that can bring about a conclusion that is not completely without hope. Shaun Hamill is definitely an author I will be keeping a lookout for in the future. I am deeply looking forward to seeing what else they are capable of bringing to the genre, or any other that they may choose to delve into. I would recommend this to any fan of horror, and more so to those that enjoy the cosmic horror elements of the genre. I would say however that this is more a story that lingers, than startles, it has more of a haunting quality to it than outright terror. 

I would rate this book 4.5 out of 5 and can't wait to see what Shaun Hamill does next. 

Hope you all enjoy it and give it a go.

If any of you have recommendations for other good horror books let me know, and feel free to let me know what you thought of this book if you've read it.