Welcome to Litsy!

The first Owlcrate Science Fiction special edition is here and it's gorgeous.🌱

I loved Grant‘s INTO THE DROWNING DEEP, so I was excited to listen to her latest. Drawing you in with an excellent audio performance, mysterious outer space seeds grow across the earth—& their flowers harbor a dangerous secret. Decades later, Anastasia learns the truth about who & what she really is with her friends by her side. Dark & gory, these plantforms mean business! Too bad my book clubs are never up for #scifi! This‘d be fun to discuss!

What if you walked into the woods one day and came out as something else? Anastasia disappeared in the woods for several days. When she came back out, she was no longer human, but part of a plant species. She never wavered in the belief. Now, years later, the aliens make contact and are about to invade. What follows is nature vs. nurture, found family adventure. For even if Anastasia isn't human, she feels a need to protect her friends. 4.5 stars.

Stasia has spent her whole life warning the people around her that she‘s an alien & that an invasion is coming. & then the first signal is received. Everyone will have to believe her now.

So interesting! Grant does such an amazing job making me love characters, even the advance spy of a race coming to destroy humanity. There were a couple pacing issues, but the horror was so well done, & the ending took me completely by surprise!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

I actually loved this alien invasion/plant apocalyptic narrative. It was definitely a very fresh take, yet heavily inspired by Cold War sci fiction alien invasion stories like Day of the Triffids (or John Wyndham ‘s work in general), Invasion of the Body Snatchers, etc. I loved the critical analysis of the ethics of colonialism and colonization. It was definitely a great read

New Mira Grant book! New Mira Grant book! *Kermit flailing* #CoverReveal

05/06/2025