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macym26 's review for:
Breathe In, Bleed Out
by Brian McAuley
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Boring. Cliche. Campy in a bad way.
Slashers can be done so incredibly well, this was not one of them. Which is a huge shame since the opening chapter was amazing. Everything was just downhill from there. The writing was surface level at best and too "explainy". I like when I'm shown the plot, not really told. Everyone sucks in this book. The one upside was the red herring thrown in for the killer but other than that I was bored. I cared for no one and the rating lost an entire star when apparently Elk grow horns now. So either the original animal changed species and they didn't change it to antlers or they don't know the appendages of Elk.
Sure if you want a cookie cutter, cultish, insecure crazy men plot then read it. But if you're a huge horror fan who loves when they are actually scary and you feel the thrill, hard pass.
Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this early.
Slashers can be done so incredibly well, this was not one of them. Which is a huge shame since the opening chapter was amazing. Everything was just downhill from there. The writing was surface level at best and too "explainy". I like when I'm shown the plot, not really told. Everyone sucks in this book. The one upside was the red herring thrown in for the killer but other than that I was bored. I cared for no one and the rating lost an entire star when apparently Elk grow horns now. So either the original animal changed species and they didn't change it to antlers or they don't know the appendages of Elk.
Sure if you want a cookie cutter, cultish, insecure crazy men plot then read it. But if you're a huge horror fan who loves when they are actually scary and you feel the thrill, hard pass.
Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this early.