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You Weren't Meant to Be Human
by Andrew Joseph White
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Never thought I'd get to say that I read a book about a cult centered around sentient worms and flies, but here we are. You Weren't Meant to be Human was AMAZING! Andrew Joseph White has written 3 YA horror novels over the years, but this is his first entry into the adult horror area. And WHAT A DEBUT. This book was overwhelming in everyway possible that can be good and amazing. It claws its way under your skin and will live there forever. There were so many moments where my jaw was on the FLOOR. THE FLOOR.
Crane, a young autistic and mute trans man, has had a rough go at life to say the least. On his last attempt at ending his life, he is brought into the fold of a cult that centers around a sentient mass of worms and flies. And he is able to become the man he wants to be, all thanks to The Hive. He unquestioningly works for The Hive. He's even found a companion. But one day he finds out he is pregnant, and it's the last thing he could possibly want for himself. And to his horror, The Hive is insistent on him keeping the baby.
As a woman who never wants children, the idea of getting pregnant horrifies me. I can't imagine the terror of it not only being unwanted but harmfully dysphoric for someone like Crane. Crane's pain was palpable on every page of this book.
This has to be Andrew Joseph White's best work yet!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Saga Press for giving me the chance to read this book. It was one of my most anticipated books of 2025 and it did not disappoint.
Crane, a young autistic and mute trans man, has had a rough go at life to say the least. On his last attempt at ending his life, he is brought into the fold of a cult that centers around a sentient mass of worms and flies. And he is able to become the man he wants to be, all thanks to The Hive. He unquestioningly works for The Hive. He's even found a companion. But one day he finds out he is pregnant, and it's the last thing he could possibly want for himself. And to his horror, The Hive is insistent on him keeping the baby.
As a woman who never wants children, the idea of getting pregnant horrifies me. I can't imagine the terror of it not only being unwanted but harmfully dysphoric for someone like Crane. Crane's pain was palpable on every page of this book.
This has to be Andrew Joseph White's best work yet!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Saga Press for giving me the chance to read this book. It was one of my most anticipated books of 2025 and it did not disappoint.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia