That has all kinds of potential! The author does do a good job of creating a tense and spine-tingling atmosphere whenever the kids are in the basement. A student dorm built in what used to be an asylum and featuring a (sort of) locked basement with the trappings to spell out the horror that once occurred there. The setting for this novel is phenomenal. Is this meant to be a series? Am I missing something? Couldn't the author have at least had them "meet" online, prior to attending the summer school program? What's more, there is an underlying plot featuring Jordan's obsession with an "unsolvable equation" that seems to completely drop out of the storyline without any resolution. We are expected to believe that the three are the best of friends after having known each other for only a week. It seems important to the plot that we understand the drastic changes in their personality that are brought on by living in the asylum, but we are given little to no time to actually get to know them before those changes begin. The characters in Asylum are far too one dimensional. However, the book itself is not strong enough to hold them there for long. That cover is sure to pull in any horror fan. Feeling a strange connection to the building's history and suffering from nightmares that don't always come at night, Dan and his new friends begin to explore the bowels of the building and find that there are some secrets that should stay buried. He soon discovers that the dorm in which they are to spend the summer is actually Brookside, a former asylum that featured drastic experiments meant to cure the criminally insane. At New Hampshire College Prep, a summer program for teens, he is excited to spend his days with students that share his thirst for knowledge and geeky tendencies. The Gist: Dan Crawford has finally escaped the opression of his foster home and high school. Asylum is just far too common - a Goodreads search provides 837 results. Although, I do wish they had given the book a more stand-out name.
The shadows draw your eye into the frame and the blurring coupled with the lace adds the perfect spooky factor. I believe this is the final cover and it is a great change. The first one that I saw had similar shading but just featured a set of keys. This and other reviews can be found on Reading Between ClassesĬover Impressions: This cover is awesome.
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