Asylum by Madeleine Roux

About the Book:

 

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Rating: Really Good

Pages: 310

Released: 2013

Published by: Harper Collins

 

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Synopsis:

Dan Crawford gets chosen to attend a summer program for gifted students. When he arrives he discovers the summer housing is closed and the students have to stay in the Brookline dorm, which was formally a psychiatric hospital. As Dan forms new friendships in Abbey and Jordan and they start exploring Brookline they start uncovering disturbing secrets about what really happened there and links that connect Dan and his friends to the asylums dark past.

 

First Line:

"The built it out of stone - dark grey stone, pried loose from the unforgiving mountains."  

 

Review:

I loved the first two thirds of this book. The storyline was intriguing and grew increasingly suspenseful as the story went on. It definitely had that spooky paranormal feeling to it that was only enhanced by the creepy (and in some cases disturbing) photographs that were placed throughout the book. But as the book reached its climax I couldn't help but feel like it fell flat slightly. The ending had that rushed feeling so it was disappointing as the two thirds of this book beautifully built up the story. However, it was still an enjoyable read.

 

Review:

Anyone who enjoyed Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Anna Dressed in Blood.