{"id":17861,"date":"2024-07-16T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=17861"},"modified":"2025-09-26T21:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:57:40","slug":"book-blender-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-blender-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Blender Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2740\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_blenderbabies.png?fit=250%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blender Babies\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Blender Babies<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/jon-athan\/\">Jon Athan<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2023-11-02\">November 2, 2023<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 364<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/extreme-horror\/\">Extreme Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/post-apocalyptic\/\">Post-Apocalyptic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/splatterpunk\/\">Splatterpunk<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/4\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/123912984-blender-babies\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>They called it: \u2018The Craze.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>No one saw it coming. It started with isolated reports of people kidnapping babies and blending them to drink their \u2018essence\u2019\u2014a highly potent and highly addictive chemical compound found in infants. The phenomenon spread through social media, infecting other addicts. Cases of kidnapping and murder\u2014femicide and infanticide\u2014skyrocketed, leading to governments around the world to issue state of emergencies and strict shelter-at-home orders.<\/p>\n<p>But it was too late.<\/p>\n<p>Society had collapsed into itself.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Brian Turner finds himself trapped in a police station with his family\u2014his wife Leslie, his five-year-old son Cameron, and his newborn daughter Harper\u2014and a group of shellshocked survivors. With their supplies running low and a horde of baby-fiends waiting to strike outside, he must find a way to protect his family and search for a new home away from the carnage and madness.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Athan, the author of The Groomer and Lovesick, presents a disturbing post-apocalyptic vision unlike anything he\u2019s written before. Can you survive the Craze?<\/p>\n<p>WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZTuxoD\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-07-16T05:00:15+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Blender Babies\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-blender-babies\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Blender Babies\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jon Athan\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/jon-athan\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 364,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_blenderbabies.png?fit=250%2C375&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-11-02T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/123912984-blender-babies\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Extreme Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be honest, <strong>Blender Babies<\/strong> was my dark horse in this year&#8217;s Books of Horror Indie Brawl. I hadn\u2019t read any of Jon Athan\u2019s books but was interested. The second I saw the cover and title I wrote this book off as not for me. I gave it a shot for the sake of the event and honestly, I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this, but the book far exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blender Babies<\/strong> is a post-apocalyptic novel about a family man trying to find safety for his family, standard stuff. The book remixes some of the common tropes of the genre by introducing a unique threat: drug-addled psychopaths addicted to adrenochrome. Notably, adrenochrome was the subject of far-right conspiracy theories about Satanists harvesting children. Cook up those conspiracies and toss in a manosphere minor villain to steal the show, and <strong>Blender Babies<\/strong> was a surprisingly funny and cutting satire of the fringes of modern society, sustained by social media.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it&#8217;s still a splatterpunk novel with some truly grisly scenes and a few heart-stopping moments. I was unsure of my feelings for most of the book but the second half of the novel sold me on it. The social and political commentary are razor sharp and the book reminded me why I love the post-apocalyptic genre.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;All men are welcome here, even the traitors\u2014so long as they renounce their old ways and accept <em>our beliefs<\/em>. And what are our beliefs, you ask? Simple. <strong>All men are created equal<\/strong>&#8230; and <strong>all women are whores<\/strong>. Sacks of <em>flesh<\/em> for our pleasure&#8230; and our <strong>consumption<\/strong>. <em>Brainless dolls<\/em> for us to play with&#8230; and take apart. <strong>Slaves<\/strong> to our whim&#8230; and incubators of our <strong>seed<\/strong>. We\u2014you and I and him and him and him\u2014are everything. They are <em>nothing<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Assault, Cannibalism, Child Abduction, Dead Babies, Death, Dismemberment, Drug Addiction, Drug Relapse, Female Genital Mutilation, Femicide, Forced Impregnation, Infant Death, Infanticide, Gore, Misogyny, Mutilation, Rape, Torture, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Jon Athan<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jonathan.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jonathan.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jonathan.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jonathan.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jon Athan is an author from California. Jon was born on September 12, 1992 during a stormy night. As a child, he enjoyed writing and telling scary short stories. Some of these stories got him into some serious trouble with his teachers, but he persevered through the detentions and therapy sessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splatterstore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jon-athan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Blog<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jonny_Athan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorJonAthan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/9842651.Jon_Athan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eyYGOC\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DeepRedMedia\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I&#8217;ll be honest, Blender Babies was my dark horse in this year&#8217;s Books of Horror Indie Brawl. 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