They Bloom At Night

About this episode

This episode features a review of 'They Bloom At Night' by Trang Thanh Tran, focusing on its themes and setting.

Send us Fan Mail This month we read and review They Bloom At Night by Trang Thanh Tran. Like all of our reviews, the first part is spoiler free. Here's a little about They Bloom At Night: THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MONSTERS ALL AROUND US . . . Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae bloom. Noon and her mother have carved out a life in the wreckage, trawling for the mutated wildlife that lurks in the water and trading it to the corrupt harborma...

Topics covered

• They Bloom At Night
• Trang Thanh Tran
• horror
• Louisiana
• monsters

Keywords

• fan mail
• book review
• red algae bloom
• hurricane
• mutated wildlife

Mentioned in this episode

Products: They Bloom At Night

Books & works: They Bloom At Night

Places: Mercy, Louisiana

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