“The Need” to be more than a thriller novel
It’s not often that I purchase a book solely because of the cover. I recently made an exception to this rule when I saw Helen Phillip’s “The Need.” Visually pleasing and alluring, the cover depicts a silhouette of a woman filled in by foliage. “The Need” tells the story of a mother, Molly, home alone with her two young children when she hears the noise of an intruder inside her home. As the story progresses, it seems as if the intruder knows too much about her family. Molly attempts to protect her two children from this unknown threat while simultaneously coming to terms with her own weaknesses. “The Need” falls within the genres of thriller and horror.