Born Sick by Aaron Lebold

 

Rating: ★★★★★

Genre: Horror

Format: eBook

Pages: 194

Read: 08/14/22

Synopsis:

When two soon-to-be doctors find themselves as roommates in medical school, they have no idea how much they have in common. As light begins to lift the shadows of the past, thoughts for the future begin to take shape. Being a doctor has been a dream for both men, but both have also struggled with their own personal nightmares. Years of counseling and searching for some kind of trauma to explain their individual desires has left them with no conclusions except for the obvious. They weren’t made into monsters by society. They weren’t tortured adolescents who were pushed into darkness. They were just born that way. They were born sick.

Follow two timelines on a twisted road trip of experiments, kidnapping, and much more. No need to worry, these men are professionals.

Advanced Review:

Charles and Jason meet when they become roommates at college. They are both there to earn their degrees as MD’s. As time passes, they learn more about each other and realize they are alike in many ways. They both have dark desires and grotesque obsessions and as they share their past with each other their friendship bond becomes even stronger. They accept each other for who/what they are…."I guess when I think about it, the only logical conclusion is that we were both born sick, my friend."

Following two timelines we are taken into the dark depths of the lives of Charles and Joan Benway and Jason Sax.

Holy wow these characters are as dark as they can get. They all have different obsessions that are utterly disturbing and unnatural. Their friendship bond is strong, and no matter the situation they help each other fulfill their dark desires. 

From the synopsis I had an idea of what “Born Sick” would mean pertaining to the story. Being familiar with the minds of serial killers we know they are disturbed. These characters are not serial killers but have very similar qualities and the fact that they are helping each other is even worse. The things they do are sick, sick, sick!

I was so engaged in this story, I stayed awake all night reading it, one of those that had to be finished to see what was going to happen in the end and it definitely had an ending I was not expecting. 

Horrifying, absolutely horrifying, focusing on the disturbed minds of humans and their ability to be ugly and cruel. 

Fans who love grotesque and disturbing,  you are going to love this one!

From the author:

This book includes scenes of child and animal abuse. Read at your own risk.

Available to purchase on Amazon on 8/19 and Godless 8/20.

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https://www.amazon.com/Aaron-Lebold/

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