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A review by saraa_t
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
4.0
Oppel's The Nest is shelved as middle grade, but it's even more deliciously creepy than I was expecting.
Protagonist Steven is plagued with anxiety and nightmares, and after his newest sibling is born with a congenital disorder, he begins to dream about a queen wasp who claims to be able to "cure" his little brother. After agreeing to something he can't take back, Steven's world begins to spiral out of control at the hands of the wasps who live in the nest outside his brother's window.
Coupled with John Klassen's illustrations, which tie in with the creepier elements of this story perfectly, Oppel succeeds in delivering (another) original story that will stick with me.
Protagonist Steven is plagued with anxiety and nightmares, and after his newest sibling is born with a congenital disorder, he begins to dream about a queen wasp who claims to be able to "cure" his little brother. After agreeing to something he can't take back, Steven's world begins to spiral out of control at the hands of the wasps who live in the nest outside his brother's window.
Coupled with John Klassen's illustrations, which tie in with the creepier elements of this story perfectly, Oppel succeeds in delivering (another) original story that will stick with me.