Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy
Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary's Baby and the urban horror of Salem's Lot, set in an exclusive New York City residential building. Best Adult Books 2023—New York Public Libary NPR Books We Love 2023 Best Horror of 2023—Esquire, Den of Geek Best Horror of 2023 (Honorable Mention)—Paste Ana and Reid needed a lucky break. The horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed, bitter, and struggling: with mobility, with her relationship with Reid, with resentment for her baby. That's about to change with the words any New Yorker would love to hear—affordable housing lottery. They've won an apartment in the Deptford, one of Manhattan's most revered buildings with beautiful vistas of Central Park and stunning architecture. Reid dismisses disturbing events and Ana’s deep unease and paranoia as the price of living in New York—people are odd—but he can't explain the needle-like bite marks on the baby. Other Books by Nat Cassidy: Mary: An Awakening of Terror At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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I want to give it more like 3.5 stars. Decent enough. It’s Rosemary’s Baby meets Salem’s Lot if it was written during Covid. A little on the nose sometimes with those two influences. Creepy and interesting setting and setup, but ultimately the main character’s actions—though justified and relatable—lead to an unsatisfying end.