Escape from Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Escape from Asylum

Asylum #0

Madeleine Roux

352 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)

fiction horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Escape from Asylum is ideal for readers who enjoy intense, character-driven horror stories that blend psychological tension with dark, atmospheric settings and themes of survival against sinister forces.

Description

In this terrifying prequel novel to the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, a teen is wrongfully committed to the Brookline psychiatric hospital and must find a way out—before he becomes the next victim of the evil warden’s experiments. With...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 945 reviews

Moods

dark: 88%

mysterious: 74%

tense: 73%

emotional: 40%

adventurous: 25%

sad: 25%

challenging: 21%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 5%

reflective: 4%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

34% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
2% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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