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Breathe In, Bleed Out
by Brian McAuley
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fun slasher with a disappointing ending.
We follow Hannah, a woman trying to get over witnessing her fiancé's untimely death. When she's invited to a health retreat in Joshua Tree with her friends, things are not quite what they seem. Guru Pax is unsettling, the retreat is built near the infamous Dead Man's Due Mine, and Hannah's starting to see more ghosts than just her fiancé...
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. It read like a b-slasher movie in the best way, despite the "spiritual retreat is actually sinister" plot being relatively overdone. However, the ending felt rushed and quite honestly, the reveal of the slasher's identity was disappointing. The motive was weak and there were many other characters that would have made more sense. I hate when horror novels try so hard to make a twist unpredictable that it just becomes flimsy.
We follow Hannah, a woman trying to get over witnessing her fiancé's untimely death. When she's invited to a health retreat in Joshua Tree with her friends, things are not quite what they seem. Guru Pax is unsettling, the retreat is built near the infamous Dead Man's Due Mine, and Hannah's starting to see more ghosts than just her fiancé...
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. It read like a b-slasher movie in the best way, despite the "spiritual retreat is actually sinister" plot being relatively overdone. However, the ending felt rushed and quite honestly, the reveal of the slasher's identity was disappointing. The motive was weak and there were many other characters that would have made more sense. I hate when horror novels try so hard to make a twist unpredictable that it just becomes flimsy.