Review by sterlingeatsbooks - You Weren't Meant to Be Human

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You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh boy did I love this book. No surprise from AJW though.

We follow Crane, a man who has been drawn into a cult that centers around a hive of worms and flies that demand absolute loyalty in exchange for salvation. He even has a kinda sorta boyfriend named Levi, an ex-marine who isn’t afraid to treat him roughly. When Crane gets pregnant and the hive demands he keep it, he decides maybe the hive doesn’t have his best interest in mind after all.

First off, please read the trigger warnings before reading this book. It’s chock full of them. That said, this novel hit me hard. It was so raw and real and didn’t shy away from uncomfortable and taboo topics. I love AJW’s YA novels, but it made so happy to see him be able to write this way. It was such an emotional journey and Crane is going to go down as one of my favorite characters.

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