Week 51 Review: Overgrowth

From Goodreads:

Annihilation meets Day of the Triffids in this full-on body horror/alien invasion apocalypse.

This is just a story. It can't hurt you anymore.

Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has been willing to listen.

Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia's biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child.

What happens when you know what's coming, and just refuse to listen?

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love Mira Grant's writing so much, under this name and as Seanan McGuire. This alien story sounded so interesting, and it was such a great moral conversation that was amazing to read!

The idea of an alien invasion, that starts off with humans being replaced by aliens, and then said replacements having the urge to tell their story, that they are aliens? It's such an interesting idea, and a pretty scary one.

Stasia isn't sure if she's telling the truth when she says she's an alien. But then a signal is received and she understands it, that her people are coming to Earth. I really enjoyed being in her head as the time ticked on towards the invasion, and the found family that she had. 

There's a big question of morality, of how they took over the humans that they did, as well as which side were they going to be on, the aliens, or the humans that raised them, It was such an interesting dilemma and would've been horrible if it'd been real. It was such a great horror element of this book! 

I had so many questions, about how the whole system worked, why it was happening like it did. As we got answers, it was really well done, but again, horrifying. I wasn't sure where this book was going to go, but I was along for the ride. 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Mira Grant! 

Author: Mira Grant 
Read: December 20th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Expected Publication: May 6th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars