Review: A very unique story and beginning of a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2013
I was given this book to review by the author & it in no way affects my review.This book was quite a trip to read & experience. It was so real to me in so many ways, since as a young teen, I spent a month at a similar seeming place and boy did this bring back all the bad memories & feelings. But Wakefield, the facility these teens were at held so many darker, scarier and even paranormal secrets. These weren't all troubled kids getting "care" by the Dr. and people who worked at this facility. Some of these kids were very special, but if they trusted you enough to tell you even a little about their secrets, you would question their sanity. But in the end, you'd question them no more.This book was told mostly by the pov of two new patients, Astrid and Max. They don't understand why they were put there and seem to be the most normal and intelligent functioning of the patients. It's thru their eyes and experiences that we get to know the others and experience what is happening at this facility. Treatment by the faculty becomes more bizarre, confusing & more tense as things at Wakefield seem to become more twisted. All Astrid, Max & their friends just want out! Well,the ending was a complete surprise to me and I was reading with my jaw dropped open, unable to believe what was all happening, but it was perfect! It really was a great way to end this book 1 & It left things set up nicely for the next book.I'm really excited to find out what's going to happen in the next book!I'm giving it 4 stars because I felt that too much of the book was taken up with the boring day to day life in Wakefield. The monotony and treatment by the workers didn't need to take up most of the book. The relationships between patients could have been sped up just fine as well. Also, I wish more of the book explored these special patients and shown more of what they were capable of.