Lisa's Loves(Books of Course): BLOG TOUR/GIVEAWAY & REVIEW--The Requiem Red by Brynn Chapman-4 *

The Requiem Red
by Brynn Chapman
Publisher: Month9Books
Release Date: April 5th 2016

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Patient Twenty-nine.

A monster roams the halls of Soothing Hills Asylum. Three girls dead. 29 is endowed with the curse…or gift of perception. She hears messages in music, sees lyrics in paintings. And the corn. A lifetime asylum resident, the orchestral corn music is the only constant in her life.

Mason, a new, kind orderly, sees 29 as a woman, not a lunatic. And as his belief in her grows, so does her self- confidence. That perhaps she might escape, might see the outside world.

But the monster has other plans. The missing girls share one common thread...each was twenty-nine's cell mate. Will she be next?

This was as much a mystery/suspense as it was a fantasy. It keeps you guessing as to whether 29 is actually crazy or not. I figured out about 90% of it before it was explained but still enjoyed it. Having read another book about the ill treatment of women in asylums during the 1800-1900's, it is horrifying that humans could treat other humans so sadistically. My biggest dislike of this book was it was told from several different POVs and I got lost as I tried to figure out WHO was telling the story.

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Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Brynn Chapman is the daughter of two teachers. Her writing reflects her passions: science, history and love—not necessarily in that order. In real life, the geek gene runs strong in her family, as does the Asperger’s syndrome. Her writing reflects her experience as a pediatric therapist and her interactions with society’s downtrodden. In fiction, she’s a strong believer in underdogs and happily-ever-afters. She also writes non-fiction and lectures on the subjects of autism and sensory integration and is a medical contributor to online journal The Age of Autism.

She also writes under the pseudonym R.R. Smythe.