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You Weren't Meant to be Human

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Max Meyers
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Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.

Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It's an offer that none refuse.

Crane is grateful. Among his hive's followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won't destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant—and the hive demands the child's birth, no matter the cost—Crane's desperation to make it stop will drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood.

©2025 Andrew Joseph White (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK Coming of Age First Contact Genre Fiction Horror Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Scary

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'A defining voice of our generation.' (H.E. Edgmon)
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I love how hard this goes. It’s a wonderful, awful story. Perfect narrator too. Check the content warnings if you need to!

Amazing and gruesome

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It’s a very emotional story with a serious and graphic undertone but fantastically written and brilliantly read.

Amazingly graphic but amazingly good

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the reading of this audio book was amazing! it did take some time to get into but it is a great depiction of an autistic trans man who navigates an alien cult who let's him be him and accepts him for this. the description of pregnancy from their point of view is very vivid and one that I'm sure some people have thought of!

Great narrative

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When I say Max Meyers makes this book enjoyable, its not a slight against the author. I tried reading the book first and had difficulty getting into it. I really wanted to give it another go so I decided to listen to the audiobook instead. Max Meyers, you have done a fantastic job at making this story truly thrilling. The voices, the suspense added by the work you have done is AMAZING.

Max Meyers makes this book enjoyable

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