They Bloom at Evening by Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury, March 4)
2025 brings us a brand new younger grownup horror novel from Trang Thanh, the writer of She is a Haunting. Ever since Mercy, Louisiana, was hit by a catastrophic hurricane, purple algae covers the whole lot and unusual mutations are all over the place. Midday’s mom is satisfied their deceased relations have been reincarnated as sea creatures. Now Midday and her mom scour the submerged city, trying to find something that would lead them again to their family members. In the meantime, Midday is hiding a secret of her personal, and shortly she shall be pressured to confront the previous and uncover the reality of what she actually is.