A review by charlottethebookharlot
The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray

4.0

In the future there are cramped poor living conditions in cities and the rich living in 'villages' where the poor are only allowed entrance in order to serve the rich. Ben Parr is a artist who makes a living painting portraits of the rich in the villages; however, when Cara his girlfriend tells him that she won't return to the city and will instead stay on the island where she has been working alongside the mysterious Sir John the creator of this new utopia he decides to travel there himself and find her at all costs. However, instead of Cara what he does discover is nothing that he ever could have predicted.

This was a fast paced and interesting dystopian thriller. I loved Ben's journey to the island and then his slowly facilitating feelings towards Sir John as his suspicions grew and then were allayed as this brought a sense of paranoia and questioning of what was really happening. A gripping and exciting read that kept me hooked until the very last second.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review