Asylum by Tamera Lawrence

Asylum.

A place of safe haven.

A place meant to be your sanctuary.

A place meant to protect you from the demons outside.

Imagine a world where your ‘sanctuary’ itself turns out to be your tormentor, your demon.

Asylum by Tamera Lawrence is a gut-wrenching thriller that explores the dark realities of the ‘homes’ meant to keep us safe.

Nine year old Kyle Hampton wants freedom.

Freedom from torture, bullying and violence.

Freedom from Rose Hill Asylum.

Freedom that comes at a cost. The cost of leaving his younger brother behind.

In the choice between family and self-perseverance ultimately it is his sense of survival that wins.

At a cost that will haunt him forever.

Adopted into a loving yet strangely secretive family, Kyle grows up to forget his past.

Save for one link, his friend from the asylum Randy.

All grown up with a wife and baby daughter, Kyle’s past returns to haunt him when he reads of the impending destruction of Rose Hill Asylum. Jolted into a desire to find his brother Kyle embarks on a quest to find the truth.

But truth always comes with a cost, doesn’t it!

Kyle’s quest into the labyrinths of his past through the tunnels of his mind and the tunnels beneath Rose Hill Asylum lead to spine-chilling scenarios that have you gasping for breath.

Terrifying scenarios keep unfurling at a pace that keeps threatening to make you lose your balance. With palpable build ups of horror (so like those of Edgar Allen Poe) this book will keep you on the edge of your seat from the get go. And don’t get me started on the villain. His devious, wicked actions might make the sturdiest lose their lunch.

Underneath all that horror and mayhem lies Tamera’s astute take on the adoption system and the fears, hurt and trauma faced by the children living in the system.

Tamera’s visual writing style makes this a book that is un-put-down-able. I hope they adapt it into a movie or mini-series. It will definitely be a hair-raising or hair-losing epic thriller.

 

So glad I got this ARC, it was a nail bitingly scary read. Hope you liked my fair and honest review.

Happy Reading☺