Catacomb

Madeleine Roux

Sept 2015 · Asylum Book 3 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this eBook

The heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series follows three teens as they take a senior year road trip to one of America's most haunted cities, uncovering dangerous secrets from their past along the way. With all the thrills, chills, and eerie found photographs that led Publishers Weekly to call Asylum "a strong YA debut," Catacomb is perfect for fans for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Sometimes the past is better off buried.

Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they're just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they're being followed . . . and photographed. Then Dan starts receiving messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween.

When the trio arrives in New Orleans and the strange occurrences only escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence, but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past.

Now Dan's only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.

Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.

Ratings and reviews

My Review: In this third installment of the Asylum series, Dan, Jordan, and Abby are taking a road trip to New Orleans before everyone goes off to college. But with Dan's past, nothing ever goes as planned, and before the trio now, they are elbow deep in a new mystery surrounding Dan and his parents, Micah and a host of new characters. I love this series, there's always mystery when it comes to Dan and his past, and that past keeps popping up no matter where he is. This series always takes readers for some loops, however, for me personally, the loops in the book seem to confuse me, having me ask more questions than I got answers. There is a book out called Scarlets that I have yet to read, and is supposed to talk about events taking place before the series. While you do not have to read that book to read the Asylum series, I wonder if that would help me understand of how the cult and Dan are related, unless he and his friends just happened to stumble across it at NHC. The same is true with Felix and Professor Ryes. They both appeared to be completely nuts, and after their fates, you don't hear too much about them, just a mention here and there. I would think those characters who cause major havoc in the first two books, would some how be related to all this. Finally, Warden Crawford, yet again, a character that has a big part in one of the books, and then all of a sudden you only get a few mentions here and there. I understand each book is a new adventure and mystery for Dan and his friends, but I would think the book would address some of those stories in this book. The only real follow up we get is Micah. Read More: http://enchantedbooknook.net

I loved the first two books, this one just seemed too far-fetched. The plot seemed to ramble on. Definitely seemed like the author was trying to reinvent the whee with this onel. She should have stopped after the first two.. it would have left more to the readers imagination.

I loved every bit of it as well as the others in the series. One of my favorite books of all time

About the author

Madeleine Roux is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Asylum series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. She is also the author of the House of Furies series and several titles for adults, including Salvaged and Reclaimed. She has made contributions to Star Wars, World of Warcraft, and Dungeons & Dragons. Madeleine lives in Seattle, Washington, with her partner and beloved pups.