Monday, November 3, 2014

BOOK REVIEW: SANCTUM, MADELEINE ROUX

Title: Sanctum (Asylum, #2)
Author: Madeleine Roux
Edition: Paperback
Published: August 26, 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 400
Genre: Mystery, Paranormal



In this haunting, fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling photo-illustrated novel Asylum, three teens must unlock some long-buried secrets from the past before the past comes back to get them first. Featuring found photographs, many from real vintage carnivals, Sanctum is a mind-bending reading experience that blurs the lines between past and present, genius and insanity, 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, 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 the surrounding town. Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the influence of the asylum runs deeper than Dan ever imagined.


Have you ever heard of the series Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs? If you do, I assure you that you'll like this book too. If not, WHY HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF IT YET? It's basically a book with pictures (not a lot) and the pictures give you a visual representation of what the protagonist is looking at.

If you're wondering, "Where's the first book?"

Well, I started this blog with the book I was currently reading and I have finished the first book, which is Asylum, before the blog was even born. As you can see the cover is really creepy. Much more if you search for it on the internet while it's moving. If you judge a book by it's cover, I assume that you don't read a lot.

Even though the book is scary, the story is not. Not directing dislike, but just an opinion, to the author but I felt that I was reading a book targeted for children, not teens nor young adults. Her writing was simple and a little non-professional. It was easy for me to understand, but I'm fine with that.

The plot was somehow better than the previous book and there were more twists. It sometimes will creep you out, but it won't scare you. It's just a book. Deserving four stars because I don't read much books like this one, especially with pictures.

I do love how she works with book and pictures altogether. :)



"Everything has been so much better since I found the bright burning star."


"Just decide to move on. Just decide to forget. Just stop having nightmares."

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