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Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

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laneychaney's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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sonygaystation's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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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tayngerous's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

5.0

books that make me say “maybe I don’t need to have kids”
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athompson0429's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The mystery of the book was the most interesting part. Both leads had their annoying moments, but the husband was the most annoying part. Made me want to rip my hair out! I was dissatisfied with the ending, but I understand how it got to that point.
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gilmargirl's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • 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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cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • 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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brandon_the_beldam2993's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my first read by Nat Cassidy and boy am I intrigued to see what this guy does in the future.
There’s no other way to put it: The story is Cassidy’s take on Judaism Vampires.
Now the story itself is excellent and the characters feel incredibly authentic and not paper thin bores. Ana and Reid with their one year old daughter Charlie win a penthouse Apt in Manhattan in a housing lotto.
After escaping a landlord who as Cassidy says in the foreword “a racist sexist piece of shit” believe me that is the TIP of how unbearable the character of Frank is. The apt at The Deptford at first seems too good to be true, but as the novel moves along the atmosphere and building itself as well as its tenants become more deranged.
At the core of this story though is a theme of Motherhood and Ana’s experiences/adjustments living in a wheelchair after a dance injury caused by a hemorrhage in her spine and the effects of childbirth worsened it.
The book follows her conceived thoughts and attitude about her daughter, her husband, depression, anger, her mother’s internalized gaslighting on what it means to be a mother to her own daughter.
On top of all of all this horrific other shit happening in the building.
The imagery in this book is not for the faint hearted and will lead to some being upset especially if they’re new mothers. Because the climax of the book will you leave some devasted but it also leaves with a feeling of hopefulness.
I really really enjoyed this book.
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alisonvh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rosemary’s Baby meets Salem’s Lot. ‘Nough said.
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dehernandez3169's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think I will read ANYTHING Nat Cassidy publishes. 

While this book wasn't as perfect and life altering as Mary, it was another masterpiece. 

Nat Cassidy has a way of writing female characters with such understanding it is so puzzling that the prose come  from a man. Ana is broken and pessimistic and she reads like a real woman.
Her husband doesn't come in and save her. She is able to save herself.
 

I don't love vampires and had I known, I might not have picked up this book. I would have missed out. I never knew I needed a Jewish take on vampire lore.

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for Nat Cassidy's next book. 
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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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