Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Leech by Hiron Ennes

46 reviews

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

dellybear's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A stunning piece of literature that had me guessing till the very end. Loved every second of it. A fantastically unique main character, one entitity spread out over hundreds of bodies. Very gorey and tense. I enjoyed this book immensely. Lots of medical themes, wouldn't recommend if you can't handle parasites and medical scenarios.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, and Pregnancy

zeus_strider's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I'll just say it first and foremost I am unapologetically a Parasite apologist! 

I found the beginning of this book to be utterly delightful and so charming, I love the Institute they were such a captivating character and I adored them as a protagonist, watching a hive mind unknowingly creep further into danger in this uncanny winter tundra was gold it would have been five Stars⭐ if they had remained the protagonist.

Somewhere in the middle of this dreadfully long track are poor Institute is sidelined as the antagonist before they are completely dropped as the POV character all together, while there is some merit to telling your story from antagonist perspective I believe there are much better works that showcase it.

As for the world building I found it to be rather delightful again in the beginning, it was all very odd and sprinkled in gingerly and just a touch of lovecraftian flair but then the book has a crisis of identity to be a to be horror or mystery, with most mysteries you want an answer but when it comes to horror answers can be a fatal. As for this book it chose to answer every question I didn't want answered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Police brutality

bazer63's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The book started off very strong but towards the end because confusing and hard to keep track of, though that maybe have been intentional.

I found the lead way more compelling when they still under the control of a parasite than when they were themselves again. And their relationship with Emile to be kindof boring.

The worldbuilding was compelling, I like the slight amorality, or orange and blue morality of the parasite especially.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

racl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Very cool, love a hivemind, love a fictional doctor. How about a hivemind that's a doctor? Easy win for me. So far post apocalyptic we're in fantasy territory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse

jess2obsess's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage

jully_bean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

charlatte_lee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infertility

samanthachen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I wanted to love this book, but the perspective shifts through the main character were not for me. However, I can say that the book is beautifully written. While I gave it a 3, this has to be someone’s 5. It’s stunning. The plot is perfect in my opinion. I just had the hardest time keeping up with the hive mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

ablanket42's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicide