This fast-paced urban horror story follows a couple who's had a spate of awful luck leading up to and following the birth of their first child. Finally, a chance to move into a storied downtown high-rise overlooking the park seems like a chance to turn things around. Little do they know, the building chose them for a special fate. Gruesome and relatable post-pandemic horror for fans of Rosemary's Baby and Mexican Gothic.
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cibertina reviewed Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
cibertina reviewed The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
Mind-bending, thoughtful spec-fic thriller about non-human intelligence
5 stars
Absolutely adored this book. A lonely scientist is tasked with deciphering possible signals from an apparently advanced species of octopuses on an island in the near-ish future. That's the basic plot, but the author digs into linguistics, AI, non-human intelligence, and communication generally in a gentle and well-paced thriller. Super fun read.
cibertina reviewed Every Last Secret by A. R. Torre
cibertina reviewed Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
An instant classic that doesn't let you go
5 stars
A harrowing portrait of a rapid descent into fascism taking place in a fictional Ireland ruled by a nationalist party. Haven't stopped thinking about it since I put it down, destined to be a classic of the dystopian genre (although it so close to home it barely qualifies as dystopia.)
cibertina rated Heir of Ra: 3 stars
cibertina rated Dimensions of a Cave: 3 stars
cibertina rated Prophet Song: 5 stars
cibertina rated Doppelganger: 5 stars
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who was almost you and yet …
cibertina reviewed Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
cibertina rated Looking Glass Sound: 4 stars
cibertina rated The Lottery and Other Stories: 4 stars
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery and Other Stories is a 1949 short story collection by American author Shirley Jackson. Published by Farrar, Straus, …
cibertina rated Daughter of Doctor Moreau: 3 stars
cibertina rated Silver Nitrate: 4 stars
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the …