Review: From "Red Adept Reviews"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2011
Plot/Storyline/Characters: 5 StarsWarning:This novelette contains violence, some involving a cute kitty, and sexual content, though only involving one person, sort of.What? You're still reading? Well, okay...Right up front, I have to admit that, as a child, I had a fear of showers. Part of this was having watched the movie, Psycho, at a young age. The other problem stemmed from another movie. I can't remember the name of it; all I remember was a scene where a woman was in a shower and attacked by worms that burrowed...Ugh...never mind.  I don't even want to type it. I finally outgrew my fear,well, at least until I read this novelette. It instilled some completely new fears.Although it was short, I found it to be satisfactory in encompassing a full plot. Bruce, the main character, pulled a lot of empathy, especially in how much he loved his cat. There was just something about the scenes where a grown man is calling, "Kitty, kitty" that really got to me. In this novellette, Bruce was more developed than many main characters in full-length novels.One thing that I really loved about this story was that the main character didn't do anything stupid. The violence happened so abruptly and was so intense that he didn't really have time for that, anyway. He was too busy trying to survive.The culminating scene was fast and furious. I don't mean "short," though. It kept on for awhile, but it held my attention until the bitter end.  Like many a horror short, this one didn't have a great explanation of the danger the main character endured. As a matter of fact, the ending "wrap-up" was almost humorous. However, I was glad of that, since I enjoy taking showers and really didn't want to end with being terrified of mine.Writing Style: 5 StarsThe ease in which this story drew me in speaks highly of the flair and smartness of this Mr. Pyle's style. There was no dialogue to speak of, so I can't go into that. The descriptions showed a mastery of storytelling as they depicted every scene vividly. The action was well sequenced with no confusion. No mean feat when the action involved a killer bathtub.