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dernhelms_bag's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Miscarriage
marareading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I received this book from NetGalley. I have to say, it is weird. If you like horror and the weird sci-fi this is for you! It is a slow burn, gothic, and very creepy story. The Doctor has died and a new one has arrived. I was a little thrown at first because they refer to themselves in the multiple, and you realize they use host bodies. They find a parasite that is killing people, and have a mystery to solve. This book is unlike anything I have read before.
I can't say this book was for me, but I definitely think it is worth the read, and would recommend to those who enjoy this specific genre and style of writing.
I can't say this book was for me, but I definitely think it is worth the read, and would recommend to those who enjoy this specific genre and style of writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
lexi17d's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What..? This book was such a wild ride right from the start all the way to the last page.
Leech is a dark sci-if following a doctor who travels to a remote town to research a mysterious illness that has killed the previous doctor of the town. I can’t say much more about the plot without spoiling anything, but trust me when I tell you this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
The beginning of this book has a dense scientific prose which took me a little while to get used to, but once the technical terminology settled down, this book was such a tense and exciting read. As the debut novel of Hiron Ennes, consider me impressed.
I did feel as though the ending was a little too abrupt. It could have benefited from having an extra 20 or so pages to close the book out, and I still feel as though there are some questions that are left unanswered. Besides these critiques, this was an incredible debut novel and I cannot wait to read more novels by this author.
TWs included in review
Received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Leech is a dark sci-if following a doctor who travels to a remote town to research a mysterious illness that has killed the previous doctor of the town. I can’t say much more about the plot without spoiling anything, but trust me when I tell you this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
The beginning of this book has a dense scientific prose which took me a little while to get used to, but once the technical terminology settled down, this book was such a tense and exciting read. As the debut novel of Hiron Ennes, consider me impressed.
I did feel as though the ending was a little too abrupt. It could have benefited from having an extra 20 or so pages to close the book out, and I still feel as though there are some questions that are left unanswered. Besides these critiques, this was an incredible debut novel and I cannot wait to read more novels by this author.
TWs included in review
Received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Animal death, Abortion, Homophobia, Death, Self harm, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Child death, Ableism, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Violence
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