Are You Even Human: Volume 1

Are You Even Human, Book 1

By: Natalie Maher

Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

In 2025, the moon hatched and its child died. Things have since gotten worse.

Some people have superpowers now, but so do the extradimensional invaders slowly wiping humanity out. By Julietta's eighteenth birthday, the war has been loss after loss for far longer than she's been alive, so she can't bring herself to be terribly shocked when the sky splits in half and weeps death. Surviving is the real surprise.

Unexpectedly gaining the powers of a shapeshifter, Julietta can change into any living thing she has touched, mixing and matching parts with flesh as mutable as flowing water... Except when she tries to return to her original form. Trapped behind enemy lines in someone else's skin, Julietta must adapt to new powers, new bodies, and new threats, all just to survive. But when she makes it out, will she still be Julietta?

©2024 Natalie Maher (P)2025 Podium Audio

Mind Bending

What an insane story. I say that in multiple ways. Everything written feels like it was written with multiple meanings. Every power, ever plot point, every character is incredibly well thought out. My only issue I had was at the beginning; the number of quips per minute could rival a modern marvel movie but once the story really got going this issue passed. Definitely excited for the next book.

excellent story

I really enjoyed the book and will look for the next one. The book was captivating. I enjoyed the premise of the story and how it was put together

Natalie Maher strikes again!

Hot off the heels of the Bioshifter and Vigor Mortis she gives us what I what like to call Cogito Ergo Sum: The book

Diving into a myriad of topics from what is a person, to the complexities of body image. all wrapped up in a entertaining moment to moment narration and dialog.

Can't wait for part 2

literally couldn’t put it down

I somehow managed to listen to it in one sitting. I just couldn’t stop. It pulled me in. Perhaps it’d sit better overall if you break it up and take it In chunks though.


I’m not one for writing reviews on things and without gushing and spoiling there isn’t much I can say about it aside from some of the basics already covered in its description. If it sounds like you’d like it? Try it. If you’re skeptical, try it.

Even if you’re unfamiliar with the genre, the author, or any of that I’d strongly recommend it.

It’s a little YA-ish, but not as aggressively as it could be. Lovely elements of character growth (or sometimes a meaningful lack of it), introspection and general existential horror.



It somehow manages to mostly get worse and worse for our characters the whole way while not doing so in a lazy way. There aren’t cheap emotional jabs. And yet still they all grow and come together in that worsening world and make it just a little better and more manageable for themselves.

PS, the narration was excellent. No complaints at all there.

Slow start, but great plot. Hated the narration.

I loved the way shapeshifting was described in this book, but could only survive two chapters of the performer. Please sample before buying. I headed over to Amazon and bought the Kindle edition and was much happier.