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A review by versmonesprit
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.25
I hate that I’m writing this review, because the author seems to be such a sweet person. I loved his afterword, and that made me question why he wasn’t the one narrating this audiobook, because I think half of the fault lies in the narrator.
I found the book boring, and that’s pretty much it. I’m yet to read Rosemary’s Baby so I can’t comment on the comparisons, but I’m currently reading ‘Salem’s Lot and I can say that they’re alike at least in that they’re both books that somehow manage to make vampires completely uninteresting. As someone who has read several True Blood books and the Twilight saga, I would rate Nestlings far below either.
The book fails to create tension, atmosphere, and any bond with the characters to the point I wish they were all killed off on page 2 so we could just move onto a better story. Mentions of Amazon, Covid, and Beyoncé immediately dated this book for me, which could be fun if the setting were retro, but is just annoying when it’s within the last 3 years. If I enjoyed this timeline, I would read less and go live in it more, so no thanks for anything that dates itself in the last 15 or so years.
I’m not sure if this would be my exact experience had I read the book myself, because my God, what a horrendous narrator! I sped up immediately, and even at 3x the book was torturously long! The reading pace was all over the place, and I was profoundly repulsed by the creepy whispery voice she made, which was so unwarranted??? It made me want to throw up.
I found the book boring, and that’s pretty much it. I’m yet to read Rosemary’s Baby so I can’t comment on the comparisons, but I’m currently reading ‘Salem’s Lot and I can say that they’re alike at least in that they’re both books that somehow manage to make vampires completely uninteresting. As someone who has read several True Blood books and the Twilight saga, I would rate Nestlings far below either.
The book fails to create tension, atmosphere, and any bond with the characters to the point I wish they were all killed off on page 2 so we could just move onto a better story. Mentions of Amazon, Covid, and Beyoncé immediately dated this book for me, which could be fun if the setting were retro, but is just annoying when it’s within the last 3 years. If I enjoyed this timeline, I would read less and go live in it more, so no thanks for anything that dates itself in the last 15 or so years.
I’m not sure if this would be my exact experience had I read the book myself, because my God, what a horrendous narrator! I sped up immediately, and even at 3x the book was torturously long! The reading pace was all over the place, and I was profoundly repulsed by the creepy whispery voice she made, which was so unwarranted??? It made me want to throw up.