by Alexander Gordon Smith
PRMS paperback 290 pages
genre: YA horror
Alex Sawyer - thief, bully . . . NOT a killer, tried & convicted for the murder of his best friend Toby
Donovan - his cell mate, been in Furnace five years (for killing abusive father figure to prevent his mother's death)
Zee - went in with Alex, helped him once, planning with him to escape
Montgomery - went in with Alex and Zee, picked on by the Skulls
Gary - new "fish" - cruel, takes over the Skulls
After the horrible "Summer of Slaughter" when so many teenagers ran rampant and killed innocent people for no apparent reason, Furnace was built deep underground. "An underground hellhole. A place of pure evil with walls soaked in blood." The horrors of Furnace are part the reality of a really horrible prison and part the imagined horrors of supernatural creation. This book is intense (and part of me wants to keep reading the series . . . ). My favorite parts were when the guys talked about the importance of having hope. And the author interview at the end. What a fun individual!
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