Also, for all the things Ethan did, how truly good he was, to be cheated in the end with Rochelle's death was just irritating. I felt the way that their father’s grief is dealt with was incredibly sensitively handled, and my heart really ached for his evident pain and loss. Books like this are imperative in remembering darker parts of the past which, in turn, allows us to be proud of just how far we’ve come – and continue to progress – with helping those who suffer with mental health issues.

It was heartwrenching, main characters die all over the place, the romance is piling up, the blood is every-freakin'-where. They are joined by a host of new characters who are equally well-drawn: Cardinal Secretary Clementi who may be in too deep as he engages in shady dealings in an attempt to hide the fact that the Church is broke; the mysterious and creepy Ghost, scouring the desert for ancient relics and selling them on the black market; the massive Dick, a man with a love for words who, for this reader at least, evokes the memory of another giant of literature: Daniel Bunkowski, better known as Chaingang, from the series of novels by Rex Miller that bear the giant’s name. Matt, presented as overprotective and obnoxious in the first book grows into a strong and ultimately beloved character over the course of this final chapter.

It felt like it took a long time to get to Sarah but we eventually loop back, though in some ways she’s (ultimately) more on the periphery; also more a narrator than anything. What’s even more shocking is why many of the patients were committed in the first place – reasons ranging from ‘hysteria’ (predominately presented in women) and depression, to physical disability and the simple reason that parents didn’t know what to do with their difficult offspring. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Que un chico de 15 años lidere en vez de uno de 600 es tan inverosímil que me parece que la historia esté escrita por un niño.In An Instance of the Fingerpost, a historical mystery by Iain Pears, a book cipher conceals one character's family history and its relationship with the English Civil War. Le dan tantísimas vueltas y los personajes cambian de opinión tantísimas veces en apenas dos líneas, que es que parece que la autora quisiera sorprender, confundir al lector, pero no supiera cómo hacerlo.