Sanctum
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror
4.1
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Madeleine Roux
In the chilling second book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, three teens must return to the asylum that still haunts their dreams to end the nightmare once and for all. With the page-turning suspense and horror that made Asylum such a standout, and featuring found photographs from real vintage carnivals, Sanctum is a mind-bending reading experience that's perfect for fans of the smash hit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.Dan, Abby, and Jordan remain traumatized by the summer they shared in the Brookline asylum. Much as they'd love to move on, many questions remain, and someone is determined to keep the terror alive, sending the teens photos of an old-timey carnival, with no note and no name. Forsaking their plan never to go back, the teens return to New Hampshire College under the guise of a weekend for prospective students, and there they realize that the carnival from the photos is not only real, it's here on campus, apparently for the first time in many years.Sneaking away from sample classes and college parties, Dan and his friends lead a tour of their own—one through the abandoned houses and hidden places of a surrounding town. Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the truth behind Dan's connection to the asylum's evil warden is more terrifying than Dan ever imagined.Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.
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Author
Madeleine Roux
Pages
368
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2014-08-26
ISBN
0062221019 9780062221018
Ratings
Google: 4
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"This was my least favorite of the three books. I can't quite put my finger on it, except that in some ways it felt like the plot was rushed along. I also felt some of the "coincidences" were getting to be too much - i.e. they get creepy carnival postcards then go back to the school and there's a creepy carnival.<br/><br/>My biggest issue is if the "bad guy" (don't want to give it away) really thought Dan was a crucial person, why did they let Dan get away in the first book? <br/><br/>The book was still well-written and kept me interested in unraveling the mystery and connections but besides it being dark all the time and them running away from creepy masked people, I didn't get the same creepy vibe I enjoyed so much in the first book. If you liked the first book and intend to read the series, then you need to read this book before continuing. I just have to admit I was a little disappointed in this one but the third book gets better again."