Overgrowth made me think. It also made me keep coming back even on vacation! I have loved this author’s previous work, Into the Drowning Deep, and so this is one of my highest anticipated releases! Keep reading this book review of Overgrowth for my full thoughts.
Summary
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?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I read Overgrowth on vacation and made sure to update my entire family every day about it. After the vacation, I asked them which one they’d be most interested – of my vacation reads – and Overgrowth was the winner. Why you may ask? Well for me, one of the things I loved the most was how much it made me think. There’s no surprised that Mira Grant or Seanan McGuire is responsible for many worlds that have made me think. And Overgrowth is no different except with this science fiction twist. It’s about hope, compassion, and becoming.
We are the monsters you have made
In many ways, Overgrowth is about the ramifications of us versus them. But it’s also about mercy, second chances, and ‘necessary casualties’. The actions and choices we make when we embrace fear. Within we are asked about the monsters we make. The ways we view people in fear and create situations where they can only perform this confirmation bias. How long before they become the very monsters we expect them to be? If you’ve ever wondered if humanity is our own worst enemy, this is for you. While I felt the pacing a bit inconsistent, I fell deep into these themes – if you can’t tell!
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