Asylum

Wow, so I really dropped the ball on this whole blog thing. I must've been really busy reading. I have read a ton of books since I started this blog but I guess I should just pick up with the last book I read.

I read Asylum by Madeleine Roux. I was looking for something a bit spooky without it being horror since it's so close to Halloween and I am a scaredy cat. I would give this book 3 1/2 stars. I read it all the way through and I am also willing to read the sequel so it did keep my interest. It was a bit slow getting started and at times it was a bit confusing. Was it possession? Was it a ghost? I am still not 100% sure on that.

Since this isn't really a review I don't think it is necessary to retell the whole story but here is my brief overview in case you might be interested in checking it out. It is essentially about a 16 year old boy named Daniel Crawford who is attending a college prep program where he will go to the college for a few weeks in the summer and take courses. Of course, the dormitory where the students are supposed to stay is closed for renovations and a building purchased by the college, (you guessed it: a former mental institution for the criminally insane) is used in the interim. There are some strange and spooky things that happen and Daniel and his newly acquainted friends start investing the "off-limits" wing of the building. Anyway, that is really all I have to say about it for now. Has anyone else read this? Let me know what you thought.