Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - Nestlings

This book was good enough to (begrudgingly) finish but not to recommend. It tries to be too much and doesn’t fully succeed at any of it. The biggest travesty is that the worst character got the happy ending, it would have been more satisfying had there been no happy ending at all.

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laneychaney's review against another edition

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4.0

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sonygaystation's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this for a lot of reasons, but it definitely comes second to Mary (which blew me away with how much I just LOVED it). I really liked Ana as a character - her disability and her relationship with motherhood were so good. I also absolutely loveeeed the inherent Jewish-ness of the novel. I think the way it was incorporated was so satisfying and the fact that you couldn’t have major plot beats happen if you erased the Judaic aspects is so chef’s kiss. I’m not even religious and I want to see more religion in horror. The vampires were an interesting new take too. Not my favourite the way they were presented but definitely novel and cool! I do wish the book had maybe been a bit more scary or had more of the vampires doin their thing than it did, but also hearing about it was so GROSS LMAO that maybe I’m good with what we got. I also really enjoy hearing Nat Cassidy’s thoughts at the end of the book and it felt comforting that his 2021 was as much a dumpster fire hell year as mine was, even though I wish very much that there wasn’t need for comfort or to be comforting. Also Reed wins shittiest man award I hated him and baby bird was the cutest friggin nickname ever ok that’s all :)

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gilmargirl's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thefinalfangirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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kultumirjam's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Interesting premise and the story reeled me in quickly. I don't usually really love horror books with (view spoiler), and this book didn't make an exception. There were a few creepy moments though and the story felt original enough – possibly because of the themes of disability and Jewish cultural references. Quite well written, if not exactly my type.

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cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“Know your home. Know you’re home.”

4.5 ⭐️

When I tell you nothing could have seriously prepared me for this book. I am so fucking amazed at how Nestlings is a horror story that also teaches the bitter, painful realization of grief and heartbreak. Eerily so, this story begins when a couple with their baby daughter moves into the Deptford, a luxurious high-rise building from winning the lottery. Things have been fine till they start noticing creepy shit going on inside the building and when their baby starts showing up with bite marks, they later realize that the Deptford is hiding something. The plot escalated from there and it’s just so mindfucking. You’d think this was simply a book about vampires, but it really isn’t. This book will truly leave you speechless. It’s about how beautiful and scary motherhood can be and that it can truly fuck you up. It was an emotionally challenging read for me and

I think I’ll be suffering because of this book days from now. I’ve loved horror & slasher films since I was a kid but reading this was truly an unforgettable experience.

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bibliograflieg's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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