How a Monster is Made by RaShell Lashbrook

Psychologically dark and viscerally penned, How a Monster is Made by author RaShell Lashbrook is a gripping and provocative novel about the long-term impact of abuse and childhood trauma. Exploring both the painful origin story of Randall Carter and the cruel manifestations stoked by his damaged youth, this intense read provides a troubling perspective on modern life. Psychotic and sociopathic behavior, as well as chronic abuse, are troubling realities that Lashbrook delicately unpacks in this hard-hitting story. Written with fearless nerve and a goal of seeing past society’s easy label of “monster,” some occasional lapses in editing are easily forgiven in this gut-punch of a novel.