Having read Blanchard's Darkness Peering and The Breathtaker, I knew that I would enjoy her writing style. That certainly hasn't changed; her words flow smoothly and create vivid pictures, and the story moved along quickly. However, I am glad the story moved swiftly because the book suffers from "too much middle" and needed tighter editing. It certainly didn't help that I deduced very early on the identity of the killer, and-- although she has reason to be fragile-- Kate's insecurities wore me down.
On the whole, A Breath After Drowning is a fast-paced enjoyable read with a thought-provoking plot, and I'm glad I read it. Give it a try!
On the whole, A Breath After Drowning is a fast-paced enjoyable read with a thought-provoking plot, and I'm glad I read it. Give it a try!
One of her books I liked and one I didn't like at all, this one kind of falls in the middle
I wanted to like it but by page 200 it was going nowhere, the story just dragged on and on and on, that is not my kind of reading, if you have to read 400 pages to get to the 'action' part and the conclusion of the story I don't call that good writing
I'm not saying don't read this book I'm just saying it is overly long and takes way too long to get anywhere with it and I didn't care much for the main character, she didn't seem qualified to me to be a Dr. to help people with mental problems.
I wanted to like it but by page 200 it was going nowhere, the story just dragged on and on and on, that is not my kind of reading, if you have to read 400 pages to get to the 'action' part and the conclusion of the story I don't call that good writing
I'm not saying don't read this book I'm just saying it is overly long and takes way too long to get anywhere with it and I didn't care much for the main character, she didn't seem qualified to me to be a Dr. to help people with mental problems.
