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So many questions... Dan is going away to New Hampshire College Prep for the summer. This program is to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Dan to prepare him for college. There's one problem... this college used to be a sanitarium for the criminally insane! When things start to get really weird, Dan will need the help of his friends Abby and Jordan to help him figure out the mystery and catch a killer on the loose. But the question is, will any of them survive the summer? This is a good book but it is definitely aimed towards the younger crowd, which I think is awesome that such a cool horror novel is in the YA section. The details in this book are a bit scant and I had trouble clearly envisioning some of the character's world however, that did not take away from the story. I personally found the three main characters a little mean and annoying but honestly I think that's just the age difference between them and myself. Oh to be young again 😂 One thing I absolutely loved about this book was the insertion of all the black and white photos that were apparently from actual asylums!!! They really help you paint the picture but not enough to where it controls your imagination. They are great helpers in setting the mood for this book and helping you to see through the character's eyes. I can't help but wonder what came first, the photos or the story? The photos seem to fit the story so well it is almost as if the author found these old photos and wrote a story to go along with them. Quite possibly so. Nevertheless they are a great addition and I wish that more horror novels included some illustrations or photos along with their wonderful stories. The problem that I had with this novel was that there are a lot of questions left unanswered. The end of the book doesn't fully explain a few things such as Daniel's bloodline details and whether or not Felix was indeed possessed by a spirit of the asylum or whether he was actually the killer. It also does not explain whatever happens/will happen to Felix once he is sent to a psychiatric care unit. We don't even know if Jordan went home to his parents or whether he stayed with Dan at the end of the book. These are plot holes that are pretty big and should have been explained more thoroughly. All things considered it was a very exciting read and it definitely had me turning the pages. Unfortunately, I fear, I cannot give it a higher rating because of the humongous plot holes. We can only hope that the questions that lay unanswered will be answered in the next books in the series. I will most certainly be reading them. I do recommend this book to those who enjoy YA and a good horror book.
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