Asylum (Asylum, #1)
Asylum (Asylum, #1)
Book Brief
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Novel • Fiction
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Horror & Suspense•
Mystery & Crime FictionNew Hampshire • Contemporary
2013
14-18 years
HL720L
Super Short Summary
Madeleine Roux's Asylum follows a group of students attending a summer program at a college, where they discover that their dormitory was once a psychiatric hospital. As they uncover the building's dark history, the line between past and present begins to blur, revealing unsettling secrets linked to their own lives.
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Asylum by Madeleine Roux offers a gripping, though occasionally predictable, horror narrative set in a chilling mental institution. Readers praise the eerie atmosphere and engaging characters, but some feel the plot lacks depth and originality. The novel successfully blends suspense with unsettling imagery, making it a decent read for horror enthusiasts.
Who Should Read Asylum (Asylum, #1)?
Fans of eerie, psychological thrillers and young adult horror will enjoy Madeleine Roux's Asylum. Readers who appreciated the atmospheric tension in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs or the supernatural suspense of The Asylum Novellas by Madeleine Roux will find this novel captivating.
64,236 ratings
Loved it
Mixed feelings
Not a fan
Asylum by Madeleine Roux incorporates real, unsettling photographs alongside the text to enhance the eerie atmosphere of the story and engage readers' imaginations.
The book was initially released as a hardcover by HarperTeen in 2013 and became popular among young adult readers for its combination of psychological thriller elements and supernatural mystery.
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Novel • Fiction
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Horror & Suspense•
Mystery & Crime FictionNew Hampshire • Contemporary
2013
14-18 years
HL720L
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