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Asylum (Asylum, #1)

Madeleine Roux
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Asylum (Asylum, #1)

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2013

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Madeleine Roux

Asylum (Asylum, #1)

Fiction | Novel | Published in 2013
Book Details
Pages

317

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

New Hampshire • Contemporary

Publication Year

2013

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

Lexile Level

HL720L

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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.

Reviews & Readership

3.9

64,236 ratings

57%

Loved it

28%

Mixed feelings

14%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

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 this

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.

3.9

64,236 ratings

57%

Loved it

28%

Mixed feelings

14%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

317

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

New Hampshire • Contemporary

Publication Year

2013

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

Lexile Level

HL720L

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