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We Are Monsters
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Nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel.
"A stark and frightening novel. Horror fans should definitely seek this one out." – Booklist
Some doctors are sicker than their patients.
When a troubled psychiatrist loses funding to perform clinical trials on an experimental cure for schizophrenia, he begins testing it on his asylum s criminally insane, triggering a series of side effects that opens the mind of his hospital s most dangerous patient, setting his inner demons free.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
"A stark and frightening novel. Horror fans should definitely seek this one out." – Booklist
Some doctors are sicker than their patients.
When a troubled psychiatrist loses funding to perform clinical trials on an experimental cure for schizophrenia, he begins testing it on his asylum s criminally insane, triggering a series of side effects that opens the mind of his hospital s most dangerous patient, setting his inner demons free.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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Kissabird
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Ashley Saywers
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“3.5 stars
The moment I saw the word asylum associated with We Are Monsters I thought ohhhhh color me intrigued! I LOVE asylums. Well, I love reading about them. I dont want to live in one.
We Are Monsters was a gripping story, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, desperate to know what hell would surface next. And trust me - there is a new disaster on each page.
I found there to be a lot of characters and backstory that got to be a bit tedious. Crosby was a grisly villain who definitely freaked me out. I did appreciate the character development of Dr Eli Alpert. Overall, I enjoyed this story and will continue to read more by Brian Kirk.”
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“LOVED this novel up until the end. I loved the different personalities. I also think it brings to light how people treat mental illness and the stigma it has in our society. It’s actually very sad in some parts how patients were treated. I do like that it gave a very real perspective on what those with mental illness may be feeling and their views on what’s going on around them. I think it lent itself to be a book that offered a way to understand that.
That being said, I hated the ending. I couldn’t put this book down until the end. The whole alternative universe thing had me uninterested and it just seemed like it didn’t fit. It felt like it was thrown in there as a catch all to answer anything the read felt unanswered.”
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“Surreal, Atmospheric Horror!
Brian Kirk is definitely gifted in how he weaves a world or should I say asylum that has elements of Lovecraft throughout while taking the time to build his characters to enhance the story he is telling.
Everyone at the asylum has problems whether they are patients or the ones treating them.
A psychiatrist tries experimental cures for his patients and in the process, releases his most dangerous patient's darker side.
The descriptive horror of the unleashed nightmare was imaginative to the point where I felt like I was living the nightmare with the characters in the novel. Definitely an entralling and unsettling read.”
JessNicolesBookshelf
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“I want to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
We Are the Monsters is a book that is complicated for me to review. Even as I was in the middle of reading it, I was like sheesh, how am I going to explain my thoughts on this one. I liked to cover. I thought the premise sounded cool. Ultimately, by the end of the book it just reminded me of a B level thriller/horror movie.
When I first began reading it several months ago, I was intrigued and then abruptly became incredibly bored and stopped reading it until the pandemic started at which point I decided to give it another go.
I can't say whether I'm glad I read it or not. The writing wasn't the problem, as far as the ability to write descriptive sentences that allow the reader to really visualize Sugar Hill Hospital/Asylum in all it's "glory." The symbolism throughout the book and one-liner quotes were pretty great.
There were parts of the book that were very interesting, mostly involving character development and laying the scene out for the reader.
However, that's where it ends for me as far as positive comments about the book. The wheels just fell off, it was all over the place. I mean, I like weird stuff, I'm cool with books about asylums, ghost, murder, mystery, time jumps, lucid dreams, alternate realities, medical advancements, crazy people etc etc but man, the wheels really came off early on in this book. It was just all over the place and too many different STRONG themes tossed into a literary blender which just didn't do it for me. I can understand how some people would enjoy it, but I just didn't.
I would absolutely try to read another book by this author but maybe next time, I'll check out the reviews first.”
About Brian Kirk
Brian Kirk is an author of dark thrillers and psychological suspense. His debut novel, We Are Monsters, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. And his short fiction has been published in many notable magazines and anthologies alongside multiple New York Times bestselling authors.
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