The tendency to assume that women can't be trusted to accurately convey their symptoms comes from the historical diagnosis of 'hysteria', which was once thought to be a medical condition said to only affect women" Another scan reveals that she is in fact still pregnant and is delighted! However, there are some very strange going on's through her pregnancy and she has no idea who to trust. Afterward, things really start going awry. She forgets appointments, then someone breaks into their apartment.

She's not sure If she's being paranoid but feels as if she's being followed, worried her food is being poisoned and finds dolls of her placed around the property they are staying at The twelfth season of the American horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Delicate, is based on Danielle Valentine's book Delicate Condition. Series mainstays Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Denis O'Hare, and Leslie Grossman and newcomers Matt Czuchry, Kim Kardashian, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Cara Delevingne, Julie White, and Maaz Ali star in the season, with Odessa A'zion, Debra Monk, Dominic Burgess, and Zachary Quinto appearing in recurring roles. Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for cable network FX, the series is produced by 20th Television. What I found interesting was how woman are treated by the medical staff and almost gas lighted in believing their pain was not that bad - "what would it take for our husbands and doctors to take our seriously?"The narrative deepens its intrigue as Anna discovers that her close friend, Sobhian, is also a member of the cult, shedding light on the peculiar red mark beneath her chin. I was surprised many times throughout this novel and the building tension made this a book that was very difficult to put down! I’ve been a fan of Danielle Valentine for years. As a teenager I read “The Merciless” series written under her pen name Danielle Vega, and fell in love with her writing style and characters.

So many reader emotions, I didn't know who to trust; if anyone! Delicate Condition is a thriller, a horror, a mystery and it's lingering in my mind, an aftereffect of a chilling read!" ―J.M. Hewitt, author of The Life She WantsEnduring pain in prenatal yoga classes adds to Anna’s fear, and she questions everything going on in her body. Thank you #Netgalley and both the author Danielle Valentine and the publishers for my E-arc of #DelicateCondition giving me the opportunity to read this outstanding novel, in exchange for my honest review . It is when Anna learns that her daughter’s birth was a result of a mystical intervention by the coven cult. Yet, there is a condition— she must convey Sobhian’s past memories to her daughter to ensure her healthy upbringing; failure to do so will result in Sobhian’s demise. Wow!! This was not what I expected - literally couldn't put it down as I had no idea what was going on

And in the year since Claire’s death, Alice’s life has completely fallen apart. Her parents have gotten divorced, she’s moved into an apartment that smells like bologna, and she is being forced to face her sister’s killer and a courtroom full of people who doubt what she saw in the corn maze a year prior. Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a gruelling IVF regime, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments are moved without her knowledge. She's sure she's being followed. And when she finally does get pregnant, someone breaks into her house and steals the ultrasound photograph of her baby. But despite everything she's gone through, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her.On January 9, 2020, American Horror Story was renewed for up to a thirteenth season. [6] On April 10, 2023, series co-creator Ryan Murphy confirmed that the season would have Halley Feiffer as showrunner and be based on Danielle Valentine's upcoming book Delicate Condition, making it the first season in the series' history to not have Murphy as showrunner and to lean into source material. Murphy also announced that the season would be titled Delicate. [7] Casting [ edit ] In the suspenseful novel, readers are drawn into the harrowing journey of Anna Alcott, a woman yearning to conceive. However, Anna’s quest for motherhood takes a sinister turn as she becomes increasingly suspicious that someone is determined to thwart her pregnancy, no matter the cost.