Monster required research into offender profiling and embalming. Wells had not planned to write a sequel novel, but after the success of I Am Not a Serial Killer, his publisher requested that the book be expanded into a trilogy. The sequel to this book, I Don't Want to Kill You, was released in March 2011. An audiobook of the novel is available, narrated by Kirby Heyborne. It has been published in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Czech, and Croatian. The novel was the co-winner of the 2010 Whitney Award for Novel of the Year. Reviewers have praised both the continuation of the series' plot and the depth found in John's characterization. Monster', as well as the emergence of a second serial killer in Clayton County. The book focuses on the dual threats of the conflict between John and his darker side, which he calls 'Mr.

It is the sequel to I Am Not a Serial Killer and the second book in the John Wayne Cleaver series. Monster is a young adult horror novel by Dan Wells, published in 2010 by Tor Books and by Headline. I recommend it as a quick and entertaining read.Mr. It may even give you something to think about with its many looks at exactly what it means to be human.

The narrative is tight and moves along at a rapid pace. Teenagers and adults alike can read and enjoy this book. But, I have read this threw a few people for a loop while reading what they thought was just a young adult thriller.Īlso, do not let the “young adult” label scare you away. Since I knew it going in, I wasn’t surprised by it. On the other hand, I found that I cared for the main antagonist much more than the main character himself.Īnother thing about this novel that needs saying, without spoiling anything, is that it is a supernatural horror. I did enjoy the drama that plays out between him and his mother, as she tries to deal with her eccentric child. But as this is a first novel, I am sure there is a lot of growth over the course of the next two installments, Mr.

I was a bit concerned that I did not find that I cared too much for the main character, John. This sets John on a mission to profile and find this killer, all the while fighting back the monster within himself that is eager to come out and play too.Īs I said, it’s a fun novel. All those misunderstood, angst ridden, teenage feelings come to a head when a serial killer actually does show up in his small town, and starts murdering people. This is confounded by the fact that his therapist diagnoses him as a sociopath. He even suspects that he may potentially be one himself. I Am Not a Serial Killer is about a fifteen-year-old boy, John Wayne Cleaver, obsessed with serial killers.

I am not a serial killer by dan wells