I really enjoyed Feed, Mira Grant's zombie series and so I went into Parasite with the same sort of expectations. Unfortunately, Parasite is lackluster, predictable, and I just didn't enjoy it as much. The topic is interesting, but the plot twists are foreseeable and none of the characters are memorable. Tapeworms are such a cool topic and definitely have that ick-shock-omg this happens in nature!? factor to them, so bravo to Mira Grant for choosing them as her focus here. A little too much time was spent in the beginning of the book setting it up, so it took some patience to get into the thick of things. Also, I feel no reason to read the next book honestly.