Leech

By: Hiron Ennes

Narrated by: Abigail Thorn

A surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.

“A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!”—Tamsyn Muir

MEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE

In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.

For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.

In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

Entertaining and dark

Story keeps you engaged in figuring out this dark but engaging world. The twist and turns of events were as welcoming as the horrors that propelled them.

A point of view shift I enjoyed

This books shocked me in so many ways and I’m happy I picked it up on a whim . Giving us a gothic horror from the perspective of the monster and getting us to empathize with horror was really well done and recommend for any gothic horror fan .

Excellent narration

After I finished the book I listened to it again. Great read. I really enjoyed the book.!

Hard to finish

Poor narration
Difficult to follow story
Unable to tell who was speaking
Unsatisfying listen
A struggle to finish

Fever dream

Disjointed as a fever dream, Leech is one of the most imaginative books I have ever read. I was really enjoying it up until the 60% mark and then I started to get bored. The author builds a fantasy world and drops us into it without much explanation about what is going on. The plot is both confusing and intriguing. The narrator’s pronunciation was often difficult to understand and I had to listen to some passages three times to make sense of her accent. I recommend Leech to anyone looking to shake up their brain a little by reading something weird.