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Sanctuary Bay is the collaborative effort of authors Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz. It is a young adult mystery that was totally mind warping. In a really good way. This book really had me on the edge of my seat. It takes place at an exclusive boarding school, and right away the authors did a great job setting the spooky atmosphere. As soon as the main character, Sarah arrives, she finds out that there is no leaving the island- not to shop, or visit town, not to get packages and not to even talk to people. There is no internet or contact with the outside world. I knew something creepy was going on. But I was instantly hooked. And as the story unfolds, it just kept getting more and more twisted and intense.

I love boarding school settings. And when you throw in a super mysterious setting, and secret societies, I just have to check it out. Sanctuary Bay was all that it promised and even more. It reminded me of the movie, Shutter Island. A psychological thriller, that just kept catching me off guard. Authors Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz zigged when I expected them to zag, and they went off the freakin' charts when I expected them to stay the course. To say they took me by surprise is a complete understatement. Sanctuary Bay is a book that you need to read closely and stick with until the very last page because thee is a lot going on. I loved the characters and the plot had me reading as fast as I possibly could so I could see what was going to happen next. I skipped dinner, I was so engrossed! (and trust me, that does not happen with me.)

Bottom line: if you like books that mess with your mind, Sanctuary Bay is one that you need to be reading like yesterday. But be sure to block off an afternoon and a night because you will not want to put this one down. Perfect for fans of creepy boarding school settings and of the movie Shutter Island. Read Sanctuary Bay and then come talk to me, because I want to chat with you about a lot of things!

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