Leech

Hard to know exactly what to say about this one.

When I started the book, I was worried there might be more gothic/fantasy elements than sci fi, but there were more than enough fascinating ideas to draw me in. It didn't go in the direction that I had expected/hoped, but the subversion of my expectations ended up interesting in itself. It kind of goes in a more philosophical direction than the sci fi one I'm used to.

I do think that the story probably could have ended several chapters earlier, taking longer to wrap up than I expected. I'd love to read more about the world built in this book, but the last few chapters of this one ended up a bit predictable and strayed from the cool ideas of the first 2/3.

One note about the audiobook - while on the whole it was well done, the French accent was basically impossible to understand (as someone who speaks French, this was frustrating). Might have to flip through a physical copy to see what it looked like in print.