This is the first VNA I have read, and I'm understanding that that was maybe not a great idea. The prose is such a slog, and hacking through the grotesque violence and body horror done to these characters felt like an immense chore. It's a fascinating concept, once I'm finally told what's going on. But at some points, I would have much preferred to have alien bugs crawling under my skin slowly changing me from the inside than keep reading.