Overgrowth is overwritten. The novel's concept, being in the mind of an alien colonizer who was born and raised on Earth and didn't realize her bloodlust until the invasion, is a fascinating thought experiment. But it should have been a novella instead of 480 pages. I read a DRC, so maybe (maybe?) they'll weed the book before it comes out in May?

The characters are really good. Anastasia--Ana at work and Stasia to her friends--is the main character. Her boyfriend, Graham (a trans man, because I know you'd want to know this novel is queer) is a herpetologist, and her roommates, Mandy and Lucas have shared nerdy interests. Other than that, Stasia doesn't have a lot of friends. That might be because she can't shut up about being an alien on the vanguard of an invasion. Some people find that annoying.