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taypee 's review for:
Breathe In, Bleed Out
by Brian McAuley
This was a well-executed slasher— full of LA stereotypes, comical, over-the-top, and each character dies poetically doing what they love.
That said, the psychiatrist doing weekly talk therapy with the main character threw me off from the very introduction of his character, since psychiatrists traditionally just prescribe meds, which is all she wanted. Their retreat was supposed to be a weekend, but they spent more than two nights there, so that was off.
I also found all the constant descriptions of LA in the first few chapters superfluous. A riveting horror story though!
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the eARC!
That said, the psychiatrist doing weekly talk therapy with the main character threw me off from the very introduction of his character, since psychiatrists traditionally just prescribe meds, which is all she wanted. Their retreat was supposed to be a weekend, but they spent more than two nights there, so that was off.
I also found all the constant descriptions of LA in the first few chapters superfluous. A riveting horror story though!
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the eARC!