Delicate Condition

Danielle Valentine

Aug 2023 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

THE INSPIRATION FOR FX'S AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DELICATE STARRING EMMA ROBERTS AND KIM KARDASHIAN

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK

As seen in People, Vanity Fair, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Shondaland, and more!

Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a grueling IVF journey, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments get swapped without her knowledge. Cryptic warnings have her jumping at shadows. And despite everything she's gone through to make this pregnancy a reality, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her.

Then her doctor tells her she's had a miscarriage—except Anna's convinced she's still pregnant despite everything the grave-faced men around her claim. She can feel the baby moving inside her, can see the strain it's taking on her weakening body. Vague warnings become direct threats as someone stalks her through the bleak ghost town of the snowy Hamptons. As her symptoms and sense of danger grow ever more horrifying, Anna can't help but wonder what exactly she's carrying inside of her...and why no one will listen when she says something is horribly, painfully wrong.

Ratings and reviews

The fact that this season of "American Horror Story" is based on this book, I was curious of what to expect. Oh, boy! Let me tell you, I was SHOOK + BLOWN AWAY that I couldn't put it down! In fact, I read this ebook in less than 48 hours. 😳 And this far, the episodes of AHS: Delicate (1-5) has kept me on the edge of my seat. While the television show deviated some aspects of the novel, 80% is recognizable from the book. Bravo to Danielle for such a TWISTED story that, about pregnancy of all things, I found intriguing and yearning for more. In fact, I could see a PART 2 / SEQUEL if the author wished to continue the storyline. 😉

There's non-stop guessing as to what happens next. I thoroughly enjoyed the suspense and would love to read a part two if it were ever written. It's very rare to find a story with such uniqueness; this story is just that. Full disclosure - I read this book in less than 72 hours because of how gripping it is.

It was alright. Bought the book after seeing the first epiode of AHS:Delicate.

About the author

Danielle Valentine is a pseudonym for the young adult novelist Danielle Vega. Her work, which includes The Merciless series and HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MURDER, has been optioned for film and television by Lionsgate and Warner Bros, and has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. Danielle lives outside of New York city with her husband, daughter, and two ornery cats. DELICATE CONDITION is her first adult novel.