David Crawfors is said to be an extraordinary student who excels greatly in the subjects of history and science. He is goinng to a summer program for gifted students: The New Hampshire College Prep program (NHCP). This is a fantastic cant-miss opportunity for David and his educational career. There is one twist however to the build-up of the story...
The program is for those who are acedimically gifted and would regularly be treated with great honor to its attendees, but the housing for the summer has been closed, as they were being renovated, and now the students must stay in a former mental hospital (Brookline), or a Dan explains, an asylum. The building is more of a hair-raising, goosebump-bringing creepy rather than a hold-me, scream-for-your-life scary. There is not a well-paved road on the way to the asylum; trees formed a tunnel over the bumpy gravel road, the sunshine peering through the gaps in the leaves. There were overgrown bushed along the path. The inside wasn't so bad, Dan was directed to his room, where he found suitcases zipped up and tucked under the nearest bed, neatly organized clothing hanging in the closet and books organized on a bookshelf. Next to the unclaimed bed was a bedside table and a decent desk. Inside the top drawer of the desk was a photo of a man, likely a doctor with the eyes scribbled out.
So far, within the first three chapters, nothing too out-of-the-ordinary has happened besides the picture. Granted, Roux does seem to mysteriously build up the level of creepy printed on the pages. Nonetheless, I'm sure something lies within the pages ahead that could give nightmares to a Marine.
Above is the a picture of the cover page. I"m not necessarily sure whether this displays how creepy the novel is going to be, or something else but...
Here is a website that reviews the book:
http://www.harperteen.com/books/Asylum-Madeleine-Roux/?isbn=9780062220981
This sounds creepy, but also how it would want to keep you reading. Do you know if there is a movie about this book yet?
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