SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Carmen Rose narrates this sapphic horror/romance with a sardonic wit that makes for an immersive listening experience. Shesheshen is a shape-shifting monster who, weary of devouring an endless line of hunters seeking to eradicate her kind, constructs a makeshift human body and infiltrates the human world. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Homily, a human woman who is haunted by a family curse. Romance for Shesheshen's kind often entails egg incubation from a willing partner and the violent hatching of said offspring, but she sees in Homily the possibility of a gentler life. Rose brings each character's traits to life--from Shesheshen's deadpan humor to Homily's earnest compassion--and performs fight scenes with a liveliness that transports listeners into the battle. C.J.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]